In the 22nd month of the COVID-19 pandemic...
2,052 new users joined Numista in December 2021, increasing the total member tally by 1.2%.
In comparison, Numista added 1,956 new members in December 2020 and 1,751 new members in December 2019.
This December's new members added 92,700 coins into their collections.
75% of December's new users have not yet entered a coin into their Numista collection.
2,009 of December's new members selected a nation. 121 nations are represented this month. 435 are American, 246 are French, 150 are Indian, 128 are Filipino, 116 are British, ad 96 are Canadian.
43 users from December still have not selected a nation.
There were notable surges in memberships from Afghanistan, Albania, Ethiopia, Greece, Guatemala, Ivory Coast, Latvia, Malawi, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea and Togo.
American Samoa, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Belize, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Gibraltar, Iraq, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritius, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Reunion, Venezuela and Zimbabwe each gained one new member.
The first user from the Turks & Caicos Islands joined Numista!
Greece passed Hungary for 25th rank.
Of the top 30 nations, the Philippines grew the fastest in December (2.6% increase), while Hungary grew the slowest (0.7%). The USA grew by 1.4% and France grew by 1.0%.
User Participation rates for December (how many new users are actively cataloging coins):
46% Italy
43% Brazil
42% Greece
41% Argentina
39% Belgium, Portugal, Switzerland
36% Germany
35% Czech Republic
33% Spain
31% France, Romania
30% UK
29% Canada
24% Netherlands
23% Australia, USA
22% Pakistan
19% Bangladesh
18% South Africa
14% India
4% Philippines