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GBIF records with images

GBIF — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

308M
records · 2026-09-07
S-curve
best-fit model
382M
projected 2027
292M322M352M382M20262027382M 2027
Logistic (S-curve) fitbest fit (AICc)N(t) = L / (1 + e^{−k(t − t₀)})
carrying capacity L 15Bsteepness k 0.295 / yrmidpoint t₀ 2039R² 0.9393forecast 382M by 2027

Forecast = 10% of the 0-yr record. ⚠ No saturation yet, so the carrying capacity L is poorly constrained — treat the logistic curve as a lower-bound scenario.

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

How this is tracked
SourceGBIF — Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Update cadenceweekly
Live endpointhttps://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/search?limit=0&mediaType=StillImage
Parsejson · count
All data points (10)
Daterecords
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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