News & Press

Official news & press releases regarding FamilySearch.org

Company Overview

FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online at FamilySearch.org or through over 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

FamilySearch.org—Facts & Statistics

Launch date	24 May 1999
Number of names in searchable databases	Over 1 billion
Number of hits since launch	Over 15 billion
Number of visitors since launch	Over 150 million
Number of pages viewed since launch	Over 5 billion
Number of hits per day	Over 10 million
Number of visitors per day	Over 50,000
Number of pages viewed per day	Over 1 million
Number of registered users	Over 1 million