1,726 new users joined Numista in October 2018, increasing the total member tally by 1.7%. In comparison, Numista added 1,405 new members in October 2017 and 1,126 new members in October 2016.
October's new members added 74,000 coins into their collections.
67% of October's new users have not yet entered a coin into their Numista collection.
1,711 of October's new members selected a nation. 112 nations had at least one new member. 353 are American, 259 are French, 194 are Indian, 124 are British, 60 are Filipino, and 58 are Canadian.
Only 15 of October's users still have not selected a nation for their profile.
There were notable surges in memberships from Bangladesh, Croatia, Cyprus, Greenland, Honduras, Morocco, and the Netherlands.
Armenia, Bahrain, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Cameroon, Cuba, Fiji, Hong Kong, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Isle of Man, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Oman, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Syria, Taiwan, and Tanzania each gained one new member.
66% of October's new users belong to one of the Top Ten nations on Numista by user count (USA, France, India, UK, Canada, Belgium, Australia, Brazil, Spain, Portugal). The Philippines passed Germany for 13th rank.
Of the top ten nations, India grew the fastest this month (2.8% increase), while Brazil grew the slowest (1.2%). France grew by 1.7%, the USA grew by 2.1%.
User Participation scores for October (how many new users are actively cataloging coins):
86% Italy (wow!)
60% Argentina
59% Brazil
48% Spain
41% Canada
40% Portugal
38% UK
35% France
32% Germany, Netherlands
30% USA
29% Belgium
24% Australia
19% India
17% South Africa
15% Philippines
0% Bangladesh (really!)