2,895 new users joined Numista in May 2023, increasing the total member tally by 1.4%. This is the highest monthly tally in Numista history, again!
This May's new members added 76,100 coins into their collections. 25% of May's new users appear to be active and 10% are not publicly visible.
2,822 of May's new members selected a nation. 516 are American, 313 are French, 222 are Indian, 197 are British, 118 are Canadian, and 114 are Filipino. 136 nations are represented this month, and 76 of them have added at least one coin to their collections.
There were notable surges in memberships from Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Indonesia, Israel, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, Vietnam and Zambia. Almost half of these countries (9 out of 22) speak Spanish.... I wonder why that is.
Afghanistan, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Benin, Bosnia & Herzegovina, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Iceland, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lesotho, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Oman, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan each gained one new member.
Croatia passed Norway for 36th rank.
Of the top 30 nations, Mexico grew the fastest in May (3.7% increase), while Russia grew the slowest (0.8%). The USA grew by 1.3% and France grew by 1.1%.
Morocco added their 1,000th member. Puerto Rico added their 100th member.
User Participation rates for May (how many new users are actively cataloging coins):
50% Netherlands
49% Germany
44% Turkey
43% Portugal, Poland
42% Italy
40% UK, Brazil
38% Spain, Canada
33% Czech Republic, France
32% Australia, Colombia
31% Romania
30% Argentina
26% USA, Ukraine
24% Mexico
23% India
19% Pakistan
18% Belgium, Bangladesh
17% South Africa
14% Indonesia
12% Malaysia
9% Philippines, Morocco
7% Egypt
