Much more interesting would be the accounts as a percentage of the countries population.
(Most Popular) Countries by Number of Chess.com Accounts
Much more interesting would be the accounts as a percentage of the countries population.
And I might do so with additional time. For now, this was several hours' work and sufficient enough information to present a novelty.
Much more interesting would be the accounts as a percentage of the countries population.
Well then why don't you provide such a list?
This statistics does not look very accurate. I play about 5 games a day. The most likely opponents are from the US, India and Indonesia. For example, I don't remember playing against Philippines, maybe because of ~12hrs time difference.
Below are the top 120 accounts, sorted by members per 100,000 population. Omitted are International and European Union as no data for their population base. Thanks to oquo for the original data and, as he mentioned, these include inactive accounts.
chess.com population members per
country members (year 2023) 100,000 pop.
Montenegro 14719 626,485 2,349
Iceland 7666 375,318 2,043
Portugal 132666 10,247,605 1,295
Norway 64464 5,474,360 1,178
Armenia 27723 2,777,970 998
Georgia 36172 3,728,282 970
Ireland 48517 5,056,935 959
Albania 26858 2,832,439 948
Croatia 36840 4,008,617 919
Sweden 96852 10,612,086 913
Slovenia 19324 2,119,675 912
Ukraine 325481 36,744,634 886
Estonia 11308 1,322,765 855
Lithuania 23028 2,718,352 847
Israel 76987 9,174,520 839
Netherlands 146447 17,618,299 831
Denmark 48813 5,910,913 826
Canada 319953 38,781,291 825
Finland 45359 5,545,475 818
Latvia 14710 1,830,211 804
Serbia 56324 7,149,077 788
Australia 194116 26,439,111 734
New Zealand 37934 5,228,100 726
Singapore 43511 6,014,723 723
Switzerland 63058 8,796,669 717
Cyprus 8467 1,260,138 672
United Kingdom 453172 67,736,802 669
Mongolia 22559 3,447,157 654
Belgium 72898 11,686,140 624
North Macedonia 12882 2,085,679 618
Poland 249393 41,026,067 608
France 380957 64,756,584 588
Bulgaria 39289 6,687,717 587
Czech Republic 60797 10,495,295 579
Austria 50660 8,958,960 565
Bosnia &Herzegovina 18127 3,210,847 565
Malaysia 191632 34,308,525 559
Greece 57671 10,341,277 558
Spain 262064 47,519,628 551
Kuwait 23426 4,310,108 544
Italy 289366 58,870,762 492
United ArabEmirates 46307 9,516,871 487
Kosovo 8972 1,873,000 479
Hungary 47864 10,156,239 471
Germany 385318 83,294,633 463
Palestine 24664 5,371,230 459
Uruguay 15266 3,423,108 446
Lebanon 23291 5,353,930 435
Romania 86523 19,892,812 435
Slovakia 25077 5,795,199 433
Kazakhstan 83348 19,606,633 425
Philippines 453618 117,337,368 387
Qatar 9630 2,716,391 355
Chile 69241 19,629,590 353
Moldova 12062 3,435,931 351
Belarus 33268 9,498,238 350
Turkiye 300429 85,816,199 350
Morocco 126946 37,840,044 335
Tunisia 41641 12,458,223 334
Azerbaijan 31792 10,412,651 305
Argentina 134909 45,773,884 295
Kyrgyzstan 19768 6,735,347 293
Hong Kong, China 21406 7,491,609 286
Puerto Rico 9006 3,260,314 276
Vietnam 256650 98,858,950 260
Costa Rica 12840 5,212,173 246
Russia 348427 144,444,359 241
Jordan 27345 11,337,052 241
Saudi Arabia 86546 36,947,025 234
Jamaica 6531 2,825,544 231
Peru 76141 34,352,719 222
Oman 9961 4,644,384 214
Nepal 64865 30,896,590 210
Colombia 109038 52,085,168 209
Egypt 222167 112,716,598 197
South Korea 100183 51,784,059 193
Scotland 10507 5,448,000 193
Brazil 413060 216,422,446 191
Bolivia 22668 12,388,571 183
Libya 12020 6,888,388 174
Mexico 210828 128,455,567 164
Dominican Republic 17628 11,332,972 156
Panama 6623 4,468,087 148
Indonesia 411039 277,534,122 148
United S.ofAmerica 500000 339,996,563 147
Uzbekistan 51213 35,163,944 146
Catalonia 10649 7,566,000 141
Paraguay 9470 6,861,524 138
Iraq 60654 45,504,560 133
Ecuador 23880 18,190,484 131
South Africa 77977 60,414,495 129
Algeria 57789 45,606,480 127
Iran 110409 89,172,767 124
Syria 24191 23,227,014 104
Sri Lanka 21888 21,893,579 100
Cuba 10360 11,194,449 93
Venezuela 25061 28,838,499 87
Honduras 7311 10,593,798 69
Taiwan 15440 23,923,276 65
Thailand 46284 71,801,279 64
Guatemala 11072 18,092,026 61
Pakistan 141944 240,485,658 59
Zimbabwe 7848 16,320,000 48
Cambodia 7986 16,944,826 47
North Korea 12048 26,160,821 46
Bangladesh 63395 172,954,319 37
Myanmar 19411 54,577,997 36
India 500000 1,428,627,663 35
Kenya 18836 55,100,586 34
Japan 37139 123,294,513 30
Zambia 6103 20,569,737 30
Afghanistan 11054 42,239,854 26
Yemen 8355 34,449,825 24
England 11762 55,980,000 21
Nigeria 37321 223,804,632 17
Sudan 7597 46,870,000 16
Ethiopia 9183 126,527,060 7
China 17893 1,425,671,352 1
El Salvador 6026 6,364,943 < 1
Bahrain 5975 1,472,000 < 1
Sorry, above was formatted into columns. Apparently chess.com eliminates extra spaces : ( Perhaps I should have held the space with underscores.
The last number is the one of interest, accounts/members per 100k pop.
Where is Norway? Did I miss it?
"40. Norway, with 64464"
Thanks. The problem with my chess: not a keen observer of the facts on the board.
Impossible to format as this font is not mono-spaced.
__________________chess.com___population___members per
__country_________members____(year 2023)__100,000 pop.
_Montenegro_______14719_______626,485____ 2,349
_Iceland______________7666_______375,318____ 2,043
_Portugal__________132666____10,247,605____ 1,295
_Norway____________64464_____5,474,360____ 1,178
_Armenia___________27723_____2,777,970______ 998
_Georgia_______ ____36172_____3,728,282______ 970
_Ireland_____________48517_____5,056,935______ 959
_Albania____________26858_____2,832,439______ 948
_Croatia_____________36840_____4,008,617______ 919
_Sweden____________96852____10,612,086______ 913
_Slovenia___________19324_____2,119,675______ 912
_Ukraine___________325481____36,744,634______ 886
_Estonia____________11308_____1,322,765______ 855
_Lithuania__________23028_____2,718,352______ 847
_Israel______________76987_____9,174,520______ 839
_Netherlands______146447____17,618,299______ 831
_Denmark___________48813_____5,910,913______ 826
_Canada___________319953____38,781,291______ 825
_Finland_____________45359_____5,545,475______ 818
_Latvia______________14710_____1,830,211______ 804
_Serbia______________56324_____7,149,077______ 788
_Australia__________194116____26,439,111______ 734
_New_Zealand______37934_____5,228,100______ 726
_Singapore__________43511_____6,014,723______ 723
_Switzerland________63058_____8,796,669______ 717
_Cyprus______________8467_____1,260,138______ 672
_United_Kingdom__453172____67,736,802______ 669
_Mongolia___________22559_____3,447,157______ 654
_Belgium____________72898____11,686,140______ 624
_North_Macedonia__12882_____2,085,679______ 618
_Poland____________249393____41,026,067______ 608
_France____________380957____64,756,584______ 588
_Bulgaria____________39289_____6,687,717______ 587
_Czech_Republic____60797____10,495,295______ 579
_Austria_____________50660_____8,958,960______ 565
_Bosnia_&Herzegovina_18127__3,210,847______ 565
_Malaysia___________191632____34,308,525______ 559
_Greece______________57671____10,341,277______ 558
_Spain______________262064____47,519,628______ 551
_Kuwait______________23426_____4,310,108______ 544
_Italy________________289366____58,870,762______ 492
_United_ArabEmirates_46307_____9,516,871______ 487
_Kosovo_______________8972_____1,873,000______ 479
_Hungary_____________47864____10,156,239______ 471
_Germany___________385318____83,294,633______ 463
_Palestine_____________24664_____5,371,230______ 459
_Uruguay_____________15266_____3,423,108______ 446
_Lebanon_____________23291_____5,353,930______ 435
_Romania_____________86523____19,892,812______ 435
_Slovakia____________25077_____5,795,199______ 433
_Kazakhstan_________83348____19,606,633______ 425
_Philippines________453618___117,337,368______ 387
_Qatar________________9630_____2,716,391______ 355
_Chile_______________69241____19,629,590______ 353
_Moldova_____________12062___3,435,931______ 351
_Belarus_____________33268_____9,498,238______ 350
_Turkiye____________300429____85,816,199______ 350
_Morocco__________126946____37,840,044______ 335
_Tunisia_____________41641____12,458,223______ 334
_Azerbaijan__________31792____10,412,651______ 305
_Argentina__________134909____45,773,884______ 295
_Kyrgyzstan__________19768_____6,735,347______ 293
_Hong_Kong,_China____21406___7,491,609_____ 286
_Puerto_Rico__________9006_____3,260,314______ 276
_Vietnam___________256650___98,858,950______ 260
_Costa_Rica__________12840____5,212,173______ 246
_Russia_____________348427__144,444,359_____ 241
_Jordan______________27345___11,337,052______ 241
_Saudi_Arabia_______86546____36,947,025______ 234
_Jamaica______________6531_____2,825,544______ 231
_Peru________________76141____34,352,719______ 222
_Oman_________________9961____4,644,384______ 214
_Nepal_______________64865____30,896,590______ 210
_Colombia__________109038____52,085,168______ 209
_Egypt______________222167___112,716,598______ 197
_South_Korea________100183___51,784,059_____ 193
_Scotland___________10507_____5,448,000______ 193
_Brazil_____________413060___216,422,446______ 191
_Bolivia_____________22668____12,388,571______ 183
_Libya_______________12020_____6,888,388______ 174
_Mexico___________210828___128,455,567______ 164
_Dominican_Republic__17628__11,332,972_____ 156
_Panama______________6623____4,468,087______ 148
_Indonesia_________411039__277,534,122______ 148
_United_S.ofAmerica_500000__339,996,563_____ 147
_Uzbekistan__________51213____35,163,944_____ 146
_Catalonia___________10649_____7,566,000______ 141
_Paraguay____________9470_____6,861,524______ 138
_Iraq________________60654____45,504,560______ 133
_Ecuador____________23880____18,190,484______ 131
_South_Africa_______77977___60,414,495______ 129
_Algeria_____________57789____45,606,480______ 127
_Iran_______________110409____89,172,767______ 124
_Syria_______________24191____23,227,014______ 104
_Sri_Lanka___________21888____21,893,579______ 100
_Cuba________________10360____11,194,449______ 93
_Venezuela___________25061___28,838,499_______ 87
_Honduras_____________7311____10,593,798______ 69
_Taiwan______________15440____23,923,276_______ 65
_Thailand____________46284____71,801,279_______ 64
_Guatemala___________11072____18,092,026_______ 61
_Pakistan___________141944___240,485,658_______ 59
_Zimbabwe_____________7848____16,320,000_______ 48
_Cambodia_____________7986____16,944,826_______ 47
_North_Korea_________12048____26,160,821_______ 46
_Bangladesh__________63395___172,954,319_______ 37
_Myanmar___________19411____54,577,997_______ 36
_India______________500000_1,428,627,663_______ 35
_Kenya_______________18836____55,100,586_______ 34
_Japan_______________37139___123,294,513_______ 30
_Zambia_______________6103____20,569,737_______ 30
_Afghanistan_________11054____42,239,854_______ 26
_Yemen________________8355____34,449,825_______ 24
_England_____________11762____55,980,000_______ 21
_Nigeria_____________37321___223,804,632_______ 17
_Sudan________________7597____46,870,000_______ 16
_Ethiopia_____________9183___126,527,060________ 7
_China_______________17893_1,425,671,352________ 1
_El_Salvador__________6026_____6,364,943_______< 1
_Bahrain______________5975_____1,472,000_______< 1
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__________________chess.com___population___members per
__country_________members____(year 2023)__100,000 pop.
_Montenegro_______14719_______626,485____ 2,349
_Iceland______________7666_______375,318____ 2,043
_Portugal__________132666____10,247,605____ 1,295
_Norway____________64464_____5,474,360____ 1,178
_Armenia___________27723_____2,777,970______ 998
_Georgia_______ ____36172_____3,728,282______ 970
_Ireland_____________48517_____5,056,935______ 959
_Albania____________26858_____2,832,439______ 948
_Croatia_____________36840_____4,008,617______ 919
_Sweden____________96852____10,612,086______ 913
_Slovenia___________19324_____2,119,675______ 912
_Ukraine___________325481____36,744,634______ 886
_Estonia____________11308_____1,322,765______ 855
_Lithuania__________23028_____2,718,352______ 847
_Israel______________76987_____9,174,520______ 839
_Netherlands______146447____17,618,299______ 831
_Denmark___________48813_____5,910,913______ 826
_Canada___________319953____38,781,291______ 825
_Finland_____________45359_____5,545,475______ 818
_Latvia______________14710_____1,830,211______ 804
_Serbia______________56324_____7,149,077______ 788
_Australia__________194116____26,439,111______ 734
_New_Zealand______37934_____5,228,100______ 726
_Singapore__________43511_____6,014,723______ 723
_Switzerland________63058_____8,796,669______ 717
_Cyprus______________8467_____1,260,138______ 672
_United_Kingdom__453172____67,736,802______ 669
_Mongolia___________22559_____3,447,157______ 654
_Belgium____________72898____11,686,140______ 624
_North_Macedonia__12882_____2,085,679______ 618
_Poland____________249393____41,026,067______ 608
_France____________380957____64,756,584______ 588
_Bulgaria____________39289_____6,687,717______ 587
_Czech_Republic____60797____10,495,295______ 579
_Austria_____________50660_____8,958,960______ 565
_Bosnia_&Herzegovina_18127__3,210,847______ 565
_Malaysia___________191632____34,308,525______ 559
_Greece______________57671____10,341,277______ 558
_Spain______________262064____47,519,628______ 551
_Kuwait______________23426_____4,310,108______ 544
_Italy________________289366____58,870,762______ 492
_United_ArabEmirates_46307_____9,516,871______ 487
_Kosovo_______________8972_____1,873,000______ 479
_Hungary_____________47864____10,156,239______ 471
_Germany___________385318____83,294,633______ 463
_Palestine_____________24664_____5,371,230______ 459
_Uruguay_____________15266_____3,423,108______ 446
_Lebanon_____________23291_____5,353,930______ 435
_Romania_____________86523____19,892,812______ 435
_Slovakia____________25077_____5,795,199______ 433
_Kazakhstan_________83348____19,606,633______ 425
_Philippines________453618___117,337,368______ 387
_Qatar________________9630_____2,716,391______ 355
_Chile_______________69241____19,629,590______ 353
_Moldova_____________12062___3,435,931______ 351
_Belarus_____________33268_____9,498,238______ 350
_Turkiye____________300429____85,816,199______ 350
_Morocco__________126946____37,840,044______ 335
_Tunisia_____________41641____12,458,223______ 334
_Azerbaijan__________31792____10,412,651______ 305
_Argentina__________134909____45,773,884______ 295
_Kyrgyzstan__________19768_____6,735,347______ 293
_Hong_Kong,_China____21406___7,491,609_____ 286
_Puerto_Rico__________9006_____3,260,314______ 276
_Vietnam___________256650___98,858,950______ 260
_Costa_Rica__________12840____5,212,173______ 246
_Russia_____________348427__144,444,359_____ 241
_Jordan______________27345___11,337,052______ 241
_Saudi_Arabia_______86546____36,947,025______ 234
_Jamaica______________6531_____2,825,544______ 231
_Peru________________76141____34,352,719______ 222
_Oman_________________9961____4,644,384______ 214
_Nepal_______________64865____30,896,590______ 210
_Colombia__________109038____52,085,168______ 209
_Egypt______________222167___112,716,598______ 197
_South_Korea________100183___51,784,059_____ 193
_Scotland___________10507_____5,448,000______ 193
_Brazil_____________413060___216,422,446______ 191
_Bolivia_____________22668____12,388,571______ 183
_Libya_______________12020_____6,888,388______ 174
_Mexico___________210828___128,455,567______ 164
_Dominican_Republic__17628__11,332,972_____ 156
_Panama______________6623____4,468,087______ 148
_Indonesia_________411039__277,534,122______ 148
_United_S.ofAmerica_500000__339,996,563_____ 147
_Uzbekistan__________51213____35,163,944_____ 146
_Catalonia___________10649_____7,566,000______ 141
_Paraguay____________9470_____6,861,524______ 138
_Iraq________________60654____45,504,560______ 133
_Ecuador____________23880____18,190,484______ 131
_South_Africa_______77977___60,414,495______ 129
_Algeria_____________57789____45,606,480______ 127
_Iran_______________110409____89,172,767______ 124
_Syria_______________24191____23,227,014______ 104
_Sri_Lanka___________21888____21,893,579______ 100
_Cuba________________10360____11,194,449______ 93
_Venezuela___________25061___28,838,499_______ 87
_Honduras_____________7311____10,593,798______ 69
_Taiwan______________15440____23,923,276_______ 65
_Thailand____________46284____71,801,279_______ 64
_Guatemala___________11072____18,092,026_______ 61
_Pakistan___________141944___240,485,658_______ 59
_Zimbabwe_____________7848____16,320,000_______ 48
_Cambodia_____________7986____16,944,826_______ 47
_North_Korea_________12048____26,160,821_______ 46
_Bangladesh__________63395___172,954,319_______ 37
_Myanmar___________19411____54,577,997_______ 36
_India______________500000_1,428,627,663_______ 35
_Kenya_______________18836____55,100,586_______ 34
_Japan_______________37139___123,294,513_______ 30
_Zambia_______________6103____20,569,737_______ 30
_Afghanistan_________11054____42,239,854_______ 26
_Yemen________________8355____34,449,825_______ 24
_England_____________11762____55,980,000_______ 21
_Nigeria_____________37321___223,804,632_______ 17
_Sudan________________7597____46,870,000_______ 16
_Ethiopia_____________9183___126,527,060________ 7
_China_______________17893_1,425,671,352________ 1
_El_Salvador__________6026_____6,364,943_______< 1
_Bahrain______________5975_____1,472,000_______< 1
India vs USA very interesting numbers.
Much more interesting would be the accounts as a percentage of the countries population.
And I might do so with additional time. For now, this was several hours' work and sufficient enough information to present a novelty.
Is this platform accessible for the region of `Donezk in western Ukraine ?
1. India, with 500000
2. United States of America, with 500000
3. Philippines, with 453618
4. United Kingdom, with 453172
5. Brazil, with 413060
6. Indonesia, with 411039
7. Germany, with 385318
8. France, with 380957
9. Russia, with 348427
10. Ukraine, with 325481
11. Canada, with 319953
12. Turkiye, with 300429
13. Italy, with 289366
14. Spain, with 262064
15. Vietnam, with 256650
16. Poland, with 249393
17. Egypt, with 222167
18. Mexico, with 210828
19. Australia, with 194116
20. Malaysia, with 191632
21. International, with 172002
22. Netherlands, with 146447
23. Pakistan, with 141944
24. Argentina, with 134909
25. Portugal, with 132666
26. Morocco, with 126946
27. Iran, with 110409
28. Colombia, with 109038
29. South Korea, with 100183
30. Sweden, with 96952
31. Saudi Arabia, with 86546
32. Romania, with 86523
33. Kazakhstan, with 83348
34. South Africa, with 77977
35. Israel, with 76987
36. Peru, with 76141
37. Belgium, with 72898
38. Chile, with 69241
39. Nepal, with 64865
40. Norway, with 64464
41. Bangladesh, with 63395
42. Switzerland, with 63058
43. Czech Republic, with 60797
44. Iraq, with 60654
45. Algeria, with 57789
46. Greece, with 57671
47. Serbia, with 56324
48. Uzbekistan, with 51213
49. Austria, with 50660
50. Denmark, with 48813
51. Ireland, with 48517
52. Hungary, with 47864
53. United Arab Emirates, with 46307
54. Thailand, with 46284
55. Finland, with 45359
56. Singapore, with 43511
57. Tunisia, with 41641
58. Bulgaria, with 39289
59. New Zealand, with 37934
60. Nigeria, with 37321
61. Japan, with 37139
62. Croatia, with 36840
63. Georgia, with 36172
64. Belarus, with 33268
65. Azerbaijan, with 31792
66. Armenia, with 27723
67. Jordan, with 27345
68. Albania, with 26858
69. Slovakia, with 25077
70. Venezuela, with 25061
71. Palestine, with 24664
72. Syria, with 24191
73. Ecuador, with 23880
74. Kuwait, with 23426
75. Lebanon, with 23291
76. Lithuania, with 23028
77. Bolivia, with 22668
78. Mongolia, with 22559
79. Sri Lanka, with 21888
80. Hong Kong, China, with 21406
81. Kyrgyzstan, with 19768
82. Myanmar, with 19411
83. Slovenia, with 19324
84. Kenya, with 18836
85. Bosnia & Herzegovina, with 18127
86. China, with 17893
87. Dominican Republic, with 17628
88. Taiwan, with 15440
89. Uruguay, with 15266
90. Montenegro, with 14719
91. Latvia, with 14710
92. North Macedonia, with 12882
93. Costa Rica, with 12840
94. Moldova, with 12062
95. North Korea, with 12048
96. Libya, with 12020
97. England, with 11762
98. Estonia, with 11308
99. Guatemala, with 11072
100. Afghanistan, with 11054
101. Catalonia, with 10649
102. Scotland, with 10507
103. Cuba, with 10360
104. Oman, with 9961
105. Qatar, with 9630
106. Paraguay, with 9470
107. Ethiopia, with 9183
108. Puerto Rico, with 9006
109. Kosovo, with 8972
110. Cyprus, with 8467
111. Yemen, with 8355
112. Cambodia, with 7986
113. Zimbabwe, with 7848
114. Iceland, with 7666
115. Sudan, with 7597
116. Honduras, with 7311
117. European Union, with 7186
118. Panama, with 6623
119. Jamaica, with 6531
120. Zambia, with 6103
121. El Salvador, with 6026
122. Bahrain, with 5975
123. Maldives, with 5755
124. Wales, with 5686
125. Luxembourg, with 5413
126. Nicaragua, with 5156
127. Vatican City, with 4944
128. Basque Country, with 4654
129. Uganda, with 4649
130. Madagascar, with 4422
131. Ghana, with 4414
132. Trinidad & Tobago, with 4363
133. Angola, with 4049
134. Somalia, with 4040
135. Tajikistan, with 4020
136. Malta, with 3846
137. Mauritius, with 3710
138. Guam, with 3233
139. Botswana, with 3144
140. Reunion, with 3020
141. Greenland, with 2759
142. Cameroon, with 2700
143. Namibia, with 2610
144. Niger, with 2499
145. Mozambique, with 2448
146. Galicia, with 2426
147. Guadeloupe, with 2320
148. Turkmenistan, with 2311
149. Isle of Man, with 2268
150. Brunei Darussalam, with 2168
151. Ivory Coast, with 2146
152. US Virgin Islands, with 2055
153. Haiti, with 2046
154. Bhutan, with 1941
155. Malawi, with 1871
156. Canary Islands, with 1786
157. Democratic Republic of Congo, with 1724
158. Andorra, with 1689
159. Laos, with 1688
160. Fiji, with 1683
161. Senegal, with 1660
162. Tanzania, with 1632
163. Bahamas, with 1462
164. Togo, with 1365
165. Chad, with 1355
166. Faroe Islands, with 1346
167. Barbados, with 1310
168. Mauritania, with 1282
169. Guyana, with 1172
170. Macau, with 1144
171. Saint Pierre & Miquelon, with 1127
172. Papua New Guinea, with 1089
173. Seychelles, with 1085
174. Suriname, with 1053
175. Belize, with 1052
176. Aland Islands, with 1003
177. Monaco, with 983
178. Tuvalu, with 935
179. Antigua and Barbuda, with 931
180. Aruba, with 929
181. American Samoa, with 895
182. Western Sahara, with 867
183. Djibouti, with 863
184. French Polynesia, with 860
185. Rwanda, with 855
186. Saint Lucia, with 853
187. Martinique, with 837
188. Jersey, with 814
189. Bermuda, with 767
190. Lesotho, with 764
191. New Caledonia, with 750
192. Eswatini, with 747
193. Curacao, with 746
194. Cape Verde, with 728
195. Micronesia, with 727
196. Chinese Taipei, with 678
197. Cayman Islands, with 666
198. Gibraltar, with 662
199. Gabon, with 596
200. San Marino, with 596
201. Benin, with 593
202. Kiribati, with 578
203. Timor-Leste, with 577
204. British Virgin Islands, with 565
205. Liechtenstein, with 562
206. South Sudan, with 555
207. Guernsey, with 548
208. Turks & Caicos Islands, with 528
209. Anguilla, with 521
210. Eritrea, with 511
211. Samoa, with 511
212. Vanuatu, with 501
213. Burkina Faso, with 488
214. French Guiana, with 447
215. Congo, Republic, with 443
216. Saint Vincent & Grenadines, with 443
217. Tonga, with 429
218. Mali, with 425
219. Saint Kitts & Nevis, with 413
220. Sierra Leone, with 408
221. Grenada, with 403
222. Liberia, with 400
223. Solomon Islands, with 369
224. Marshall Islands, with 364
225. Palau, with 351
226. Burundi, with 338
227. Dominica, with 317
228. Sao Tome and Principe, with 309
229. Nauru, with 289
230. Gambia, with 282
231. Sint Maarten, with 281
232. Central African Republic, with 260
233. Niue, with 244
234. Equatorial Guinea, with 243
235. Falkland Islands, with 232
236. Guinea, with 229
237. Comoros, with 212
238. Mayotte, with 206
239. South Georgia, with 146
240. Montserrat, with 123
241. Guinea-Bissau, with 108
I wanted to know which countries had the most chess players, and which countries were the rarest (to pick a rare flag for my own account). None of the forum answers I got satisfied me, as they were either instructions on what to look for or wild speculation. as a result, I formed my own list.
Methodology: On July 17, 2024, I went to Social>Members on my Chess.com account and changed the settings to Rapid format. I went to the last page of members and recorded the final number on that list. Be advised that chess.com only counts up to half a million, which India and the United States surpass. Also be advised that this includes inactive and abandoned accounts. There's not too much I can do to remedy this save for going into places chess.com doesn't want me to go!
As of July 17, 2024, these are all chess.com-recognized countries, ranked by number of accounts:
1. India, with 500000
2. United States of America, with 500000
3. Philippines, with 453618
4. United Kingdom, with 453172
5. Brazil, with 413060
6. Indonesia, with 411039
7. Germany, with 385318
8. France, with 380957
9. Russia, with 348427
10. Ukraine, with 325481
11. Canada, with 319953
12. Turkiye, with 300429
13. Italy, with 289366
14. Spain, with 262064
15. Vietnam, with 256650
16. Poland, with 249393
17. Egypt, with 222167
18. Mexico, with 210828
19. Australia, with 194116
20. Malaysia, with 191632
21. International, with 172002
22. Netherlands, with 146447
23. Pakistan, with 141944
24. Argentina, with 134909
25. Portugal, with 132666
26. Morocco, with 126946
27. Iran, with 110409
28. Colombia, with 109038
29. South Korea, with 100183
30. Sweden, with 96952
31. Saudi Arabia, with 86546
32. Romania, with 86523
33. Kazakhstan, with 83348
34. South Africa, with 77977
35. Israel, with 76987
36. Peru, with 76141
37. Belgium, with 72898
38. Chile, with 69241
39. Nepal, with 64865
40. Norway, with 64464
41. Bangladesh, with 63395
42. Switzerland, with 63058
43. Czech Republic, with 60797
44. Iraq, with 60654
45. Algeria, with 57789
46. Greece, with 57671
47. Serbia, with 56324
48. Uzbekistan, with 51213
49. Austria, with 50660
50. Denmark, with 48813
51. Ireland, with 48517
52. Hungary, with 47864
53. United Arab Emirates, with 46307
54. Thailand, with 46284
55. Finland, with 45359
56. Singapore, with 43511
57. Tunisia, with 41641
58. Bulgaria, with 39289
59. New Zealand, with 37934
60. Nigeria, with 37321
61. Japan, with 37139
62. Croatia, with 36840
63. Georgia, with 36172
64. Belarus, with 33268
65. Azerbaijan, with 31792
66. Armenia, with 27723
67. Jordan, with 27345
68. Albania, with 26858
69. Slovakia, with 25077
70. Venezuela, with 25061
71. Palestine, with 24664
72. Syria, with 24191
73. Ecuador, with 23880
74. Kuwait, with 23426
75. Lebanon, with 23291
76. Lithuania, with 23028
77. Bolivia, with 22668
78. Mongolia, with 22559
79. Sri Lanka, with 21888
80. Hong Kong, China, with 21406
81. Kyrgyzstan, with 19768
82. Myanmar, with 19411
83. Slovenia, with 19324
84. Kenya, with 18836
85. Bosnia & Herzegovina, with 18127
86. China, with 17893
87. Dominican Republic, with 17628
88. Taiwan, with 15440
89. Uruguay, with 15266
90. Montenegro, with 14719
91. Latvia, with 14710
92. North Macedonia, with 12882
93. Costa Rica, with 12840
94. Moldova, with 12062
95. North Korea, with 12048
96. Libya, with 12020
97. England, with 11762
98. Estonia, with 11308
99. Guatemala, with 11072
100. Afghanistan, with 11054
101. Catalonia, with 10649
102. Scotland, with 10507
103. Cuba, with 10360
104. Oman, with 9961
105. Qatar, with 9630
106. Paraguay, with 9470
107. Ethiopia, with 9183
108. Puerto Rico, with 9006
109. Kosovo, with 8972
110. Cyprus, with 8467
111. Yemen, with 8355
112. Cambodia, with 7986
113. Zimbabwe, with 7848
114. Iceland, with 7666
115. Sudan, with 7597
116. Honduras, with 7311
117. European Union, with 7186
118. Panama, with 6623
119. Jamaica, with 6531
120. Zambia, with 6103
121. El Salvador, with 6026
122. Bahrain, with 5975
123. Maldives, with 5755
124. Wales, with 5686
125. Luxembourg, with 5413
126. Nicaragua, with 5156
127. Vatican City, with 4944
128. Basque Country, with 4654
129. Uganda, with 4649
130. Madagascar, with 4422
131. Ghana, with 4414
132. Trinidad & Tobago, with 4363
133. Angola, with 4049
134. Somalia, with 4040
135. Tajikistan, with 4020
136. Malta, with 3846
137. Mauritius, with 3710
138. Guam, with 3233
139. Botswana, with 3144
140. Reunion, with 3020
141. Greenland, with 2759
142. Cameroon, with 2700
143. Namibia, with 2610
144. Niger, with 2499
145. Mozambique, with 2448
146. Galicia, with 2426
147. Guadeloupe, with 2320
148. Turkmenistan, with 2311
149. Isle of Man, with 2268
150. Brunei Darussalam, with 2168
151. Ivory Coast, with 2146
152. US Virgin Islands, with 2055
153. Haiti, with 2046
154. Bhutan, with 1941
155. Malawi, with 1871
156. Canary Islands, with 1786
157. Democratic Republic of Congo, with 1724
158. Andorra, with 1689
159. Laos, with 1688
160. Fiji, with 1683
161. Senegal, with 1660
162. Tanzania, with 1632
163. Bahamas, with 1462
164. Togo, with 1365
165. Chad, with 1355
166. Faroe Islands, with 1346
167. Barbados, with 1310
168. Mauritania, with 1282
169. Guyana, with 1172
170. Macau, with 1144
171. Saint Pierre & Miquelon, with 1127
172. Papua New Guinea, with 1089
173. Seychelles, with 1085
174. Suriname, with 1053
175. Belize, with 1052
176. Aland Islands, with 1003
177. Monaco, with 983
178. Tuvalu, with 935
179. Antigua and Barbuda, with 931
180. Aruba, with 929
181. American Samoa, with 895
182. Western Sahara, with 867
183. Djibouti, with 863
184. French Polynesia, with 860
185. Rwanda, with 855
186. Saint Lucia, with 853
187. Martinique, with 837
188. Jersey, with 814
189. Bermuda, with 767
190. Lesotho, with 764
191. New Caledonia, with 750
192. Eswatini, with 747
193. Curacao, with 746
194. Cape Verde, with 728
195. Micronesia, with 727
196. Chinese Taipei, with 678
197. Cayman Islands, with 666
198. Gibraltar, with 662
199. Gabon, with 596
200. San Marino, with 596
201. Benin, with 593
202. Kiribati, with 578
203. Timor-Leste, with 577
204. British Virgin Islands, with 565
205. Liechtenstein, with 562
206. South Sudan, with 555
207. Guernsey, with 548
208. Turks & Caicos Islands, with 528
209. Anguilla, with 521
210. Eritrea, with 511
211. Samoa, with 511
212. Vanuatu, with 501
213. Burkina Faso, with 488
214. French Guiana, with 447
215. Congo, Republic, with 443
216. Saint Vincent & Grenadines, with 443
217. Tonga, with 429
218. Mali, with 425
219. Saint Kitts & Nevis, with 413
220. Sierra Leone, with 408
221. Grenada, with 403
222. Liberia, with 400
223. Solomon Islands, with 369
224. Marshall Islands, with 364
225. Palau, with 351
226. Burundi, with 338
227. Dominica, with 317
228. Sao Tome and Principe, with 309
229. Nauru, with 289
230. Gambia, with 282
231. Sint Maarten, with 281
232. Central African Republic, with 260
233. Niue, with 244
234. Equatorial Guinea, with 243
235. Falkland Islands, with 232
236. Guinea, with 229
237. Comoros, with 212
238. Mayotte, with 206
239. South Georgia, with 146
240. Montserrat, with 123
241. Guinea-Bissau, with 108