11. Worldwide Statistics as of May 5th Number of Couchsurfers 1 848 310 Successful Surfings (approx) 1 990 538 Friendships Created (approx) 2 144 279 Positive Experiences (approx) 3 411 945 Unique Countries Represented 238 Unique Cities Represented 71 811 Unique Languages Represented 326 In the last week, before May 5th, there were... 24 571 real-life introductions 18 252 positive, 36 negative 6 604 new couches 46.8% of 14 119 signups
12. Couchsurfers by World Region as of May 5th Europe 50.6% (934 796) North America 28.0% (518 423) South America 6.1% (111 828) Central Asia 5.4% (99 837) Oceania 3.7% (67 556) Southeast Asia 2.0% (36 907) Africa 1.7% (32 065) Middle East 1.4% (26 699) Central America and Caribbean 0.5% (9 161) Antarctic Region 0.0% (71)
Non-profit organization: funded by users on a volunteer basis An online community but grounded on very reliable face-to-face interactions A gateway to intercultural communication A free accomodation network? These two are the most important parts of it