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 Publishersa: 8,699,048
Average Publishers Preaching Each Month: 8,514,983
Percentage of Increase Over 2021: 0.4
Total Number Baptizedb: 145,552
Average Pioneerc Publishers Each Month: 1,465,202
Average Auxiliary Pioneer Publishers Each Month: 381,310
Total Hours Spent in Field: 1,501,797,703
Average Bible Studiesd 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.