Omics & specialized archives
EMBL-EBI / BioSamples
N(t) = L·e^{−e^{−k(t − t₀)}}Forecast = 10% of the 13-yr record (1.3 yr ahead). Anchored on the latest value; levels off toward L ≈ 378M.
Sample-metadata backbone. Historical points from BioSamples NAR updates; latest is the live API count.
| Date | samples |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 56,069,408 |
| 2026-10-12 | 56,018,279 |
| 2026-10-05 | 55,889,251 |
| 2026-09-28 | 55,573,156 |
| 2026-09-21 | 55,306,213 |
| 2026-09-14 | 55,326,192 |
| 2026-09-07 | 54,960,873 |
| 2026-08-24 | 54,771,790 |
| 2026-08-10 | 54,445,235 |
| 2026-08-03 | 54,417,527 |
| 2026-07-27 | 54,235,025 |
| 2026-07-20 | 54,180,273 |
| 2026-07-13 | 54,077,762 |
| 2026-07-06 | 53,936,004 |
| 2026-06-24 | 53,656,082 |
| 2021-01-01 | 18,000,000 |
| 2018-01-01 | 5,000,000 |
| 2014-01-01 | 2,000,000 |
Machine-readable: /api/research-data?metric=biosamples · back to all metrics