Between 2012 and spring 2022, the number of mountaineers worldwide who reached Mount Everest's summit fluctuated dramatically from year to year. For expedition members, the mean number of climbers that reached Mt. Everest's uppermost peak in this ten-year period was
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. Meanwhile, the hired personnel who were employed for assisting these expeditions averaged an annual mean of
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climbers for the same time frame.
For expedition members, the busiest year at Mt. Everest's peak in this ten-year period came in 2018, when
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climbers reached the mountain's summit. That year,
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employed personnel also reached Mt. Everest's peak. However, it wasn't until the following year that the number of hired climbers reaching Mt. Everest's summit hit a ten-year high, when
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Himalayan Database. (May 30, 2023). Number of mountaineers to have reached Mount Everest's summit worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by climber type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387498/total-summits-mt-everest-worldwide/
Himalayan Database. "Number of mountaineers to have reached Mount Everest's summit worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by climber type." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387498/total-summits-mt-everest-worldwide/
Himalayan Database. (2023). Number of mountaineers to have reached Mount Everest's summit worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by climber type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387498/total-summits-mt-everest-worldwide/
Himalayan Database. "Number of Mountaineers to Have Reached Mount Everest's Summit Worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by Climber Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387498/total-summits-mt-everest-worldwide/
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Number of mountaineers to have reached Mount Everest's summit worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by climber type [Graph], Himalayan Database, May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387498/total-summits-mt-everest-worldwide/
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