Number of People Who Summited Mount Everest by Year (1983-2022)


The number of people summiting Mount Everest each year has increased from 23 people in 1983 to 704 people in 2022. That’s almost a 31-fold increase over a timespan when the overall global population has only increased by 70%. And that’s despite the median travel guide package for Everest exceeding $50,000.

The two interruptions to the exponential growth in Everest tourism occurred in 2014-2015 (due to avalanches) and 2020-2021 (due to Covid travel restrictions).

YearNumber of People who Summited Everest
2022704
2021461
202049
2019899
2018848
2017670
2016678
20150
2014133
2013679
2012574
2011541
2010532
2009463
2008428
2007611
2006483
2005307
2004335
2003264
2002158
2001182
2000145
1999116
1998119
199785
199698
199582
199451
1993129
199290
199138
199072
198924
198850
19872
19864
198530
198416
198323

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