Worldcon 75, the 2017 Worldcon in Helsinki, has released their latest membership numbers.
3,182 Attending
1,818 Supporting
5,000 Total
That’s a good size compared against other Worldcons held outside North America (provided you set aside the record-setting LonCon 3 in 2014).
Outtakes from #Worldcon75 staff weekend: the chairs make funny faces! #W75staffweekend pic.twitter.com/jwY6cLaaik
— Crystal M. Huff, ? ? (they/them) (@crystalvisits) November 13, 2016
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I suspect it’s a good size against \any/ Worldcon, considering that it’s still nine months away; how many members did London have that far out? Worldcon memberships used to rise at steadily increasing rates; the price and travel costs may flatten the end of the curve, but my guess is that nine months out is too early for that to happen.
@Chip: We got to see some charts with historical data (from several recent Worldcons), and yes, Worldcon 75 holds its own very well, and seemed to be in the top two-three for this far out among recent cons (which I believe were from Reno forward, with still incomplete MAC 2 data). Loncon (attendees) and Sasquan (supporting) were the two main outliers – Sasquan’s bar after the Sad Puppy news broke was just staggering, otherwise it was mostly slow and steady.
I do believe that the very – ah – vigorous campaign for 2017 did help to bolster Worldcon 75’s numbers, especially for supporting members.
Chip asked: ‘how many members did London have that far out?‘
At the end of November 2013, Loncon 3 had 3,751 attending and 582 supporting members, total 4,333.