Facts and statistics

WorldCat facts and statistics

• Number of libraries represented worldwide:
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• Number of bibliographic records:
  153,664,566
• How often a record is added:
  Every 10 seconds
• Number of holdings:
  1,483,026,243
• Number of countries represented:
  112
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• Number of languages and dialects represented:
  More than 470
• How often a request is filled through WorldCat Resource Sharing:
  Every 4 seconds
• How often WorldCat is searched via FirstSearch:
  Every second

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