How many people have reached the summit of Mount Everest?
World hard Data from 2024
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The answer
6,600 people
Roughly 6.6K.
About 6,600 different people have stood on the summit of Everest, in roughly 12,000 total ascents since 1953. More than half of all successful summits have happened since 2010, as commercial expeditions industrialised the route.
Where this number comes from
| Source | The Himalayan Database |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | people |
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