Growth and Engagement in EA Groups: 2022 Groups Census Results

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BrianTan·CEA Groups Team

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This census provides empirical data on EA community infrastructure growth and is useful for understanding how EA movement-building efforts have scaled, though it is tangential to core AI safety technical research.

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The 2022 EA Groups Census surveyed 309 active EA groups across 56 countries, documenting 31% growth in groups in 2021-2022 with university groups nearly doubling. Notably, deeply engaged members per group doubled on average despite stable median group sizes, suggesting improved engagement quality. Rapid growth was especially pronounced in Asia, South America, and Africa.

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•309 active EA groups surveyed across 56 countries; total group count grew 19% in 2020-2021 and 31% in 2021-2022
•University groups nearly doubled, driven partly by the University Group Accelerator Program and EA Virtual Programs
•Deeply engaged EAs per group doubled on average and tripled at the median, indicating quality improvement in engagement
•Fastest regional growth in Asia, South America, and Africa at 65-86% annually, suggesting global EA expansion
•Median group size remained stable, implying growth came from new groups rather than existing group expansion

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# [Growth and engagement in EA groups: 2022 Groups Censusresults](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/aetatCMGqcAPsNbLs/growth-and-engagement-in-ea-groups-2022-groups-census)

by [BrianTan](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/briantan?from=post_header), [CEA Groups Team](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/cea-groups-team?from=post_header)

Jun 23 202315 min read6

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[Growth and engagement in EA groups: 2022 Groups Census results](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/aetatCMGqcAPsNbLs/growth-and-engagement-in-ea-groups-2022-groups-census#)

[Summary](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/aetatCMGqcAPsNbLs/growth-and-engagement-in-ea-groups-2022-groups-census#Summary)

[Background on the 2022 Census](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/aetatCMGqcAPsNbLs/growth-and-engagement-in-ea-groups-2022-groups-census#Background_on_the_2022_Census)

[Number of groups](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/aetatCMGqcAPsNbLs/growth-and-engagement-in-ea-groups-2022-groups-census#Number_of_groups)

[Number of active groups per type](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/aetatCMGqcAPsNbLs/growth-and-engagement-in-ea-groups-2022-groups-census#Number_of_active_groups_per_type)

[Number of active groups over time](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/aetatCMGqcAPsNbLs/growth-and-engagement-in-ea-groups-2022-groups-census#Number_of_active_groups_over_time)

[New groups founded per year by type](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/aetatCMGqcAPsNbLs/growth-and-engagement-in-ea-groups-2022-groups-census#New_groups_founded_per_year_by_type)

[Number of active groups by location](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/aetatCMGqcAPsNbLs/growth-and-engagement-in-ea-groups-2022-groups-census#Number_of_active_groups_by_location)

[Data on groups’ activity levels, size, and EA engagement](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/aetatCMGqcAPsNbLs/growth-and-engagement-in-ea-groups-2022-groups-census#Data_on_groups__activity_levels__size__and_EA_engagement)

[Summary of the group measures](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/aetatCMGqcAPsNbLs/growth-and-engagement-in-ea-groups-2022-groups-census#Summary_of_the_group_measures)

[Engaged EAs per group in 2020 vs. 2022](https://forum.effectivealtruism.or

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