NaMoPaiMo by the numbers

Today was database day. Ryan and I sat down and ran the numbers for NaMoPaiMo 2025. Here's the breakdown for this year's event.

Six hundred eighty five people signed up to paint a horse in February, which is almost identical to last year.

Seven percent of us are first time painters, eleven percent are professionals and the vast majority falls somewhere in between.

• First Time Painters - 46
• Beginners - 198
• Intermediates - 227
• Advanced Amateur - 151
• Professional - 76

We hail from twenty two countries, with sixty eight percent of us living in the United States. Here's the complete list.

• USA - 477
• Poland - 47
• United Kingdom - 38
• Canada - 29
• Germany - 27
• Australia -19
• Netherlands - 17
• France - 9
• Russia - 7
• Sweden - 6
• Ireland - 4
• Czechia - 4
• New Zealand - 3
• Norway - 3
• Equador - 1
• Austria - 1
• Slovenia - 1
• Spain - 1
• Denmark - 1
• Finland - 1
• United Arab Emirates - 1
• Italy - 1

Last year, the Sarah's reigned supreme. This year, they had to share the title of most popular painter name with the Emmas. Here the top nine.

• Sarah - 13
• Emma - 13
• Heather - 11
• Hannah - 9
• Julie - 8
• Karen - 7
• Christine - 6
• Amy - 6
• Anna - 6

While we do have some kids and teenagers painting this year, most of us are... a little bit older.

• Under 12 -11
• 12-20 - 78
• 21-40 - 335
• 41 and over - 274

Finally, just over half of the registered entrants chose to pay the optional entry fee. Thank you so much, especially to those who sent more than two dollars. Without your generosity, NaMoPaiMo would not be possible!