Ancestry.com has finally updated their corporate page to say that their DNA database is “over 10 million people”. Until this…
Ever wonder how much computer processing goes into relative matching? Probably not, but there’s some fun math behind it, so…
I received word today from Yaniv Erlich, the Chief Science Officer at MyHeritage, that their database contains 670,000 individuals! That’s…
Well, it’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks in DNA World, what with AncestryDNA reporting that they’d surpassed 6 million…
It’s time once again for one of my favorite posts: an update of how many people are in the autosomal…
I’ve updated the autosomal testing growth graph with current and historical numbers provided by the good folks at GEDmatch. Feel…
I recently published a post in which I estimated the effective database sizes for Family Tree DNA, 23andMe, and MyHeritage…
One of my favorite things to do is update the graph I provide to the genetic genealogy community showing the…
The past few months have brought some exciting news from two of the main autosomal DNA (atDNA) companies: AncestryDNA exceeded 3 million…
AncestryDNA and 23andMe periodically announce the sizes of their autosomal databases. AncestryDNA reached 3 million in January, and 23andMe just announced…