2016 Grand Totals

• Branches of Jehovah’s Witnesses: 89

• Number of Lands Reporting: 240

• Total Congregations: 119,485

• Worldwide Memorial Attendance: 20,085,142

• Memorial Partakers Worldwide: 18,013

• Peak of Publishers in Kingdom Service: 8,340,847

• Average Publishers Preaching Each Month: 8,132,358

• Percentage of Increase Over 2015: 1.8

• Total Number Baptized: 264,535

• Average Auxiliary Pioneer Publishers Each Month: 459,393

• Average Pioneer Publishers Each Month: 1,157,017

• Total Hours Spent in Field: 1,983,763,754

• Average Bible Studies Each Month: 10,115,264

During the 2016 service year, Jehovah’s Witnesses spent over $213 million in caring for special pioneers, missionaries, and circuit overseers in their field service assignments. Worldwide, a total of 19,818 ordained ministers staff the branch facilities. All are members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses.