Solange
Shohin
Just curious if anyone has any rough numbers of the amount of practitioners in North America? Cheers!
How many people practice bonsai in North America?
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M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
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Solange
Shohin
To clarify, I'm looking for overall numbers of bonsai practitioners in North America. Not the number of those who are on bonsainut. Good to know there is at least one mike!
Paradox
Imperial Masterpiece
No one has those numbers.
There is no bonsai registry so it is impossible to know for sure.
Anyone have any idea how many members ABS has?
There is no bonsai registry so it is impossible to know for sure.
Anyone have any idea how many members ABS has?
Solange
Shohin
I recognize its impossible to do a count of every head, which is why I inquired about rough numbers. Any realistic estimate would be interesting to know. The ABS membership would be a good start, and they don't appear to list it anywhere. I'm just asking because it seems like a very small group. I think I read somewhere that there are around a million practitioners worldwide, which is indeed very small. Thanks for the input and suggestion paradox!
Cypress187
Masterpiece
How much people live in North America? Maybe 0.5% of that?
Solange
Shohin
It seems that 5.1% of the population of the earth lives in North America, and if you were to extrapolate that percentage from a million it's 51,000. Not a bad start. Thanks Cypress! Anyone have any other suggestions or insights?
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
Too high. In Houston, we have 100 members in the bonsai society. Generously assume that there are 5x that number who do it, but don't join the club. That's 600 in a city of 4 million. That's closer to 0.015%.
Scott
Solange
Shohin
.015% of the population of north america is around 79,000 so that may be closing in on a correct assumption even if that number is higher than the 51,000 stated earlier. Thanks for the input markyscott!
Solange
Shohin
also interestingly enough 0.015% of the earths population is around 1,185,000 so the 1 million worldwide might be accurate if we can explode the data out from houston to the world.
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
I think that it might be fair to extrapolate the 0.015% to the fraction of the US population living in urban areas. I'd be tempted to guess that interest is lower in rural US and in North America outside of the US.
Vin
Imperial Masterpiece
I'd be surprised if there are more than 15,000 - 20,000 "active practicing" in the U.S.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Solange
Shohin
thats fair markyscott, although i would assume more people in rural areas are during it simply because of the outdoor space, maybe that assumption is incorrect? Good insight Vin. Thanks for the nod sorce! Cheers!
Solange
Shohin
its seems around 80 percent or so live in an urban area so that brings us to the number 63,480 ignoring all others.
Paradox
Imperial Masterpiece
This actually isnt a bad way to guestimate. In Nassau and Suffolk Counties, NY, the total population is 2.7 million. Of the 3 clubs there is probably 100 people total so we would have about 600 for 2.7 million.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
The only one you really need to know.
Solange
Shohin
haha! 
pretty sharp mike
pretty sharp mike
Solange
Shohin
Thanks for the added input paradox!
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Yeah....
Just count all the members here....
Minus about what....20 that we run off?
No one else matters!
Sorce
Just count all the members here....
Minus about what....20 that we run off?
No one else matters!
Sorce
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