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GBIF records with images

GBIF — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

296M
records · 2026-07-20
3.1 yr
doubling time
350M
projected 2027
292M311M331M350M20262027350M 2027
Exponential fitN(t) = N₀·e^{r(t−t₀)}
growth rate r 22.2% / yrdoubling time 3.1 yrR² (window) 0.9882fit window last 0 yr · 4 ptsforecast 350M 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
2026-07-20296,261,563
2026-07-13295,492,676
2026-07-06293,903,220
2026-06-25291,922,475

Machine-readable: /api/research-data?metric=gbif-images · back to all metrics

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