Global Pandemic: the first month...
2,084 new users joined Numista in March 2020, increasing the total member tally by 1.6%. This is neither high nor low compared to recent months.
In comparison, Numista added 1,845 new members in March 2019 and 1,643 new members in March 2018.
This March's new members added 150,000 coins into their collections. This is about twice as much as usual.
67% of March's new users have not yet entered a coin into their Numista collection.
2,063 of March's new members selected a nation. 114 nations are represented this month. 435 are American, 293 are French, 181 are Indian, 176 are British, 88 are Canadian, and 75 are Filipino.
21 users from March still have not selected a nation.
There were notable surges in memberships from Albania, Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Germany, Reunion, Slovenia, and South Korea.
Not one but two members declared that they are from "British Palestine".
American Samoa, Bahamas, Belarus, Cabo Verde, Congo, Cuba, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Ghana, Guernsey, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Jordan, Libya, Malawi, Martinique, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Panama, Paraguay, South Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkmenistan, Uruguay, Yemen, and Zimbabwe each gained one new member.
70% of March's new users belong to one of the Top Ten nations on Numista by user count (USA, France, India, UK, Canada, Belgium, Australia, Philippines, South Africa, Brazil). Pakistan passed Turkey for 30th rank.
Of the top ten nations, the Philippines grew the fastest in March (3.5% increase), while France grew the slowest (1.5%). The USA grew by 1.9%.
User Participation scores for March (how many new users are actively cataloging coins):
55% Brazil
53% Italy
52% Portugal
48% Netherlands
44% Argentina
43% Belgium
40% Greece, Poland
38% Germany, UK
36% Spain
34% France
33% Canada, Romania, Turkey
31% USA
29% Malaysia
27% South Africa
25% Australia
24% India
17% Philippines
13% Pakistan