Community Statistics

Data drawn from 16,069 members, 8,021 articles, 63,918 forum threads, and 14,943 member profiles spanning 2001–2025.

Active Members Per Year

Members who posted at least once in a given year. Peak: 2,501 in 2009.

13
01
459
02
719
03
1.1k
04
1.4k
05
1.6k
06
1.9k
07
2.3k
08
2.5k
09
2.1k
10
2.2k
11
2.1k
12
2.1k
13
2.0k
14
1.7k
15
1.7k
16
1.6k
17
1.5k
18
1.3k
19
1.0k
20
952
21
872
22
778
23
323
24
166
25

New Members Per Year

Members making their first post. Peak: 1,244 in 2008.

13
01
449
02
550
03
759
04
923
05
864
06
1.0k
07
1.2k
08
1.2k
09
828
10
980
11
867
12
935
13
905
14
715
15
764
16
714
17
599
18
433
19
321
20
330
21
233
22
129
23

Total Members (Cumulative)

Running total of all members who ever posted. Reached 15,827 by 2023.

13
01
462
02
1.0k
03
1.8k
04
2.7k
05
3.6k
06
4.6k
07
5.8k
08
7.1k
09
7.9k
10
8.9k
11
9.7k
12
10.7k
13
11.6k
14
12.3k
15
13.1k
16
13.8k
17
14.4k
18
14.8k
19
15.1k
20
15.5k
21
15.7k
22
15.8k
23

Articles Published Per Year

Editorial articles on Wetpixel.com. Total: 8,021. Peak: 619 in 2011.

51
02
117
03
241
04
286
05
392
06
365
07
335
08
238
09
564
10
619
11
584
12
494
13
490
14
599
15
510
16
491
17
395
18
299
19
373
20
298
21
173
22
105
23

Forum Threads Per Year

New threads started. Total: 63,918. Peak: 5,102 in 2008.

1.2k
02
2.5k
03
2.8k
04
3.7k
05
4.5k
06
4.6k
07
5.1k
08
5.0k
09
4.3k
10
4.0k
11
3.5k
12
2.9k
13
2.6k
14
2.2k
15
2.0k
16
2.0k
17
2.0k
18
1.9k
19
1.7k
20
1.6k
21
1.6k
22
1.6k
23

The Editorial Handoff: Cheng vs. Hanlon

Articles authored per year by Wetpixel's two primary editors. Eric Cheng (2001–2013) built the platform; Adam Hanlon (2010–2023) ran it at industrial scale.

4
02
6
03
154
04
149
05
204
06
132
07
153
08
134
09
117
335
10
13
552
11
10
543
12
7
411
13
376
14
460
15
364
16
357
17
288
18
298
19
373
20
298
21
172
22
104
23
Eric Cheng Adam Hanlon

Wetpixel Live Episodes

Video episodes co-hosted by Adam Hanlon and Alex Mustard, launched July 2020 during COVID. Total: 254 episodes.

2020
119
2021
98
2022
34
2023
3

Member Locations

Self-reported locations from 3,576 member profiles (24% of all members), normalized to countries.

United States
1,514
Australia
246
United Kingdom
231
Canada
140
Germany
63
Netherlands
45
Spain
44
Singapore
43
France
42
Indonesia
40
Thailand
39
Sweden
37
Philippines
32
Belgium
28
Hong Kong
28

Camera Brands

From 6,293 member profiles listing camera gear.

Canon
2,192
Nikon
2,112
Olympus
871
Sony
785
Panasonic
170
Fujifilm
87
Sea & Sea
47
GoPro
29

Housing Brands

From 3,952 member profiles listing housing gear.

Ikelite
1,260
Nauticam
995
Sea & Sea
467
Aquatica
433
Subal
320
Seacam
143
Hugyfot
95
Gates
85
Nexus
81
Light & Motion
73

Strobe & Lighting Brands

From 3,646 member profiles listing strobe/lighting gear.

Sea & Sea
1,191
Inon
1,121
Ikelite
1,111
Light & Motion
87
Subtronic
55
Retra
44
Keldan
28
Backscatter
9

Data sourced from the Wetpixel archive: person_matrix.json (16,069 activity profiles), temporal_analysis.json (content metrics), and forum_profiles.json (14,943 scraped member profiles). Location data is self-reported and covers 24% of members. Gear data reflects profiles as last updated by members and may not represent current equipment.