1,405 new users joined Numista in October 2017, increasing the total member tally by 1.7%. This is the third-largest monthly increase in Numista's history.
In comparison, Numista added 1,126 new members in October 2016, and 1,026 new members in October 2015.
October's new members added 134,000 coins into their collections.
64.2% of October's new users have not yet entered a coin into their Numista collection.
1,388 of this month's new members selected a nation. 101 nations had at least one new member. 274 are French, 225 are American, 175 are Indian, 111 are British, 52 are Canadian, and 40 are Belgian.
Only 17 of this month's users still have not selected a nation for their profile.
The first user from Guinea-Bissau joined Numista!
There were notable surges in memberships from Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Ecuador, France, India, Italy, Montenegro, New Caledonia, Reunion, Spain, and Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan, American Samoa, Armenia, Bahrain, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Iceland, Kenya, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Myanmar, Saint Helena & Ascension, Saint Pierre & Miquelon, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, and Uzbekistan each gained one new member.
70% of this month's new users belong to one of the Top Ten nations on Numista by user count (USA, France, India, UK, Canada, Belgium, Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Australia). Ukraine passed Mexico for 22nd rank.
Of the top ten nations, India grew the fastest this month (3.6% increase), while Canada grew the slowest (1.6%). France grew by 2.3% and the USA grew by 1.8%.
User Participation scores for this month (how many new users are actively cataloging coins):
52% Portugal
48% Italy, USA
45% Australia, Belgium
44% Brazil
42% Germany, Spain
35% France, UK
27% Canada
25% India
5% South Africa
In general, this month's users have been more active than most. User participation and number of coins entered are exceptionally high this month.