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GBIF records with images

GBIF — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

319M
records · 2026-10-19
2.3 yr
doubling time
399M
projected 2027
292M328M363M399M20262027399M 2027
Exponential fitbest fit (AICc)N(t) = N₀·e^{r(t−t₀)}
growth rate r 29.7% / yrdoubling time 2.3 yrR² (window) 0.9820fit window last 0 yr · 16 ptsforecast 399M by 2027

Fitted on the last 0 yr (recent trend), anchored on the latest value. Forecast runs 0.8 yr ahead — 10% of the 0-yr record. Shaded = 95% CI.

GBIF occurrences with at least one still image attached — richer, verifiable evidence beyond a bare record.

SourceGBIF — Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Update cadenceweekly
Live endpointhttps://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/search?limit=0&mediaType=StillImage
Parsejson · count
Daterecords
2026-10-19319,248,373
2026-10-12318,396,367
2026-10-05316,136,676
2026-09-28314,489,150
2026-09-21314,387,338
2026-09-14309,525,447
2026-09-07307,592,550
2026-08-24306,383,090
2026-08-17304,592,513
2026-08-10303,206,431
2026-08-03301,155,230
2026-07-27295,362,174
2026-07-20296,261,563
2026-07-13295,492,676
2026-07-06293,903,220
2026-06-25291,922,475

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