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EMBL-EBI / ENA

54M
samples · 2026-07-20
Gompertz
best-fit model
72M
projected 2028
84K24M48M72M201020132016201920222025202872M 2028
Gompertz (S-curve) fitbest fit (AICc)N(t) = L·e^{−e^{−k(t − t₀)}}
carrying capacity L 679Msteepness k 0.073 / yrinflection t₀ 2039 0.9962forecast 72M by 2028

Forecast = 10% of the 17-yr record (1.7 yr ahead). Anchored on the latest value; levels off toward L ≈ 679M.

SourceEMBL-EBI / ENA
Update cadenceweekly
Live endpointhttps://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/portal/api/count?result=sample&format=json
Parsejson · count
Datesamples
2026-07-2053,934,213
2026-07-1353,790,249
2026-07-0653,655,189
2026-06-2453,402,316
2026-01-0143,816,447
2025-01-0138,863,188
2024-01-0133,823,122
2023-01-0127,240,621
2022-01-0120,162,054
2021-01-0113,355,311
2020-01-0110,162,219
2019-01-017,568,506
2018-01-015,651,976
2017-01-014,029,178
2016-01-012,852,158
2015-01-011,921,110
2014-01-011,377,336
2013-01-01942,985
2012-01-01476,313
2011-01-01238,252
2010-01-0184,098

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