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5

YEARS OF TAKINGITGLOBAL


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Fun Facts

Just for fun, we decided to compile some little-known facts about our organization. When you make it to 5 years, you realize that many factors are keeping you afloat, especially the activity and enthusiasm of members!
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These figures were compiled in July, 2005 and continue to grow as our membership base grows.


bulletBirthday Buddies
Number of members with a September birthday: 6,076

bullete-cards
Number of TIG e-cards sent: over 332,000

bulletTIG Messenger
Number of TIG Messenger messages sent: over 477,000

bulletFamily Tree
Number of staff including volunteers, interns, co-op and board members since September 2000: 124

bulletIn the news
Approximate number of references to us in print, online and other media: 53

bulletMember Gender
Male: 45,285
Female: 33,440
Other: 794
Non-specified: 9,502

bulletMost Hits
Busiest site day recorded: February 14, 2005 - 2,000,000 hits

bulletYou Can Say That Again
Total languages spoken by members: 235

bulletTop 20 Languages
  1. English (54,877 members)
  2. French (4,250 members)
  3. Spanish (3,632 members)
  4. Arabic (1,982 members)
  5. German (1,315 members)
  6. Russian (1,300 members)
  7. Hindi (893 members)
  8. Portuguese (787 members)
  9. Urdu (714 members)
  10. Italian (626 members)
  11. Yoruba (555 members)
  12. Bengali; Bangla (386 members)
  13. Dutch (340 members)
  14. Chinese (S) (333 members)
  15. Japanese (311 members)
  16. Tamil (300 members)
  17. Swahili (282 members)
  18. Kiswahili (269 members)
  19. Tagalog (240 members)
  20. Turkish (223 members)