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2022 Grand Totals

2022 Grand Totals
  • Branches of Jehovah’s Witnesses: 86

  • Number of Lands Reporting: 239

  • Total Congregations: 117,960

  • Worldwide Memorial Attendance: 19,721,672

  • Memorial Partakers Worldwide: 21,150

  • Peak of Publishers a: 8,699,048

  • Average Publishers Preaching Each Month: 8,514,983

  • Percentage of Increase Over 2021: 0.4

  • Total Number Baptized b: 145,552

  • Average Pioneer c Publishers Each Month: 1,489,252

  • Average Auxiliary Pioneer Publishers Each Month: 381,310

  • Total Hours Spent in Field: 1,501,797,703

  • Average Bible Studies d Each Month: 5,666,996

During the 2022 service year, e Jehovah’s Witnesses spent $242 million in caring for special pioneers, missionaries, and circuit overseers in their field service assignments. Worldwide, a total of 21,629 ordained ministers staff the branch facilities. All are members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

a A publisher refers to one who actively publishes, or preaches, the good news of God’s Kingdom. (Matthew 24:14) For a complete explanation of how this figure is determined, see the jw.org article “How Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses Are There Worldwide?

b For more information on the steps leading to baptism as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, see the jw.org article “How Do I Become One of Jehovah’s Witnesses?

c A pioneer is an exemplary baptized Witness who volunteers to spend a specified number of hours each month in preaching the good news.

d For more information, see the jw.org article “What Is the Bible Study Course Offered by Jehovah’s Witnesses?

e The 2022 service year ran from September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2022.