2014 Community Survey Results

First of all, thanks to everyone who participated in the survey! It gave us some interesting information and feedback on what people think, and we appreciate all the comments, good, bad, and neutral.

In the end, 3774 people answered the survey. Some of the questions may have different numbers, but that's because of A) some people not completing the survey, B) some people giving obviously joke answers, which we didn't count, and C) some answers getting included in multiple categories (people who said they spoke more than one language getting counted in all of them, for example).

Please note that this was far from being a scientific survey. The numbers herein might approximate the larger community (including people who aren't members of the main wiki), but do not necessarily match the stats of the larger community. So long as you go into this knowing this is more for fun than absolute scientific accuracy, there are some neat results.

Gender Results – hide block What is your gender?

Gender # of people % of responses Male 3145 83.33% Female 479 12.69% Other 87 2.31% Prefer not to say 63 1.67% Total 3774

Age Results – hide block What is your age?

Age range # of people % of responses Under 15 244 6.47% 15-19 1795 47.56% 20-24 1003 26.58% 25-29 404 10.70% 30-34 167 4.43% 35-39 76 2.01% 40-44 37 0.98% 45-49 18 0.48% 50-54 10 0.26% 55-59 3 0.08% 60+ 17 0.45% Total 3774

Languages Results – hide block What is your primary language?

Alphabetical Order

By Percentage Language # of people % of responses Notes Afrikaans 1 0.03% Arabic 9 0.24% Armenian 1 0.03% Austrian 1 0.03% German dialect Bahasa 1 0.03% unspecified which one Bengali 5 0.13% Bulgarian 2 0.05% Castellano 1 0.03% Spanish dialect Catalan 1 0.03% Chinese (Cantonese) 20 0.53% Chinese (Mandarin) 38 1.01% Chinese (other dialect) 1 0.03% Croatian 5 0.13% Czech 6 0.16% Danish 17 0.45% Dutch 35 0.93% English 2985 79.05% Estonian 3 0.08% Filipino 8 0.21% Finnish 23 0.61% Flemish 1 0.03% Dutch dialect French 70 1.85% German 74 1.96% Greek 7 0.19% Gujarati 1 0.03% Hebrew 3 0.08% Hindi 4 0.11% Hungarian 18 0.48% Icelandic 2 0.05% Indonesian 3 0.08% including Bahasa Indonesia Irish 1 0.03% Italian 34 0.90% Japanese 42 1.11% Korean 21 0.56% Latin 1 0.03% Latvian 1 0.03% Lithuanian 2 0.05% Malay 3 0.08% Marathi 1 0.03% Norweigan 13 0.34% Persian 1 0.03% Polish 37 0.98% Portuguese 55 1.46% Portuguese (Brazilian) 2 0.05% Punjabi 3 0.08% Romanian 9 0.24% Russian 24 0.64% Serbian 5 0.13% Sinhala 1 0.03% Slovak 5 0.13% Slovene 2 0.05% Spanish 107 2.83% Swahili 1 0.03% Swedish 37 0.98% Tagalog 1 0.03% Tamil 1 0.03% Telugu 1 0.03% Thai 5 0.13% Turkish 6 0.16% Vietnamese 8 0.21% Total 3776 Language # of people % of responses English 2985 79.05% Spanish 107 2.83% German 74 1.96% French 70 1.85% Portuguese 55 1.46% Japanese 42 1.11% Chinese (Mandarin) 38 1.01% Polish 37 0.98% Swedish 37 0.98% Dutch 35 0.93% Italian 34 0.90% Russian 24 0.64% Finnish 23 0.61% Korean 21 0.56% Chinese (Cantonese) 20 0.53% Hungarian 18 0.48% Danish 17 0.45% Norweigan 13 0.34% Arabic 9 0.24% Romanian 9 0.24% Filipino 8 0.21% Vietnamese 8 0.21% Greek 7 0.19% Czech 6 0.16% Turkish 6 0.16% Bengali 5 0.13% Croatian 5 0.13% Serbian 5 0.13% Slovak 5 0.13% Thai 5 0.13% Hindi 4 0.11% Estonian 3 0.08% Hebrew 3 0.08% Indonesian 3 0.08% Malay 3 0.08% Punjabi 3 0.08% Bulgarian 2 0.05% Icelandic 2 0.05% Lithuanian 2 0.05% Portuguese (Brazilian) 2 0.05% Slovene 2 0.05% Afrikaans 1 0.03% Armenian 1 0.03% Austrian 1 0.03% Bahasa 1 0.03% Castellano 1 0.03% Catalan 1 0.03% Chinese (other) 1 0.03% Flemish 1 0.03% Gujarati 1 0.03% Irish 1 0.03% Latin 1 0.03% Latvian 1 0.03% Marathi 1 0.03% Persian 1 0.03% Sinhala 1 0.03% Swahili 1 0.03% Tagalog 1 0.03% Tamil 1 0.03% Telugu 1 0.03% Total 3776

Countries Results – hide block What country do you live in?

Alphabetical Order

By Percentage Country # of people % of responses Algeria 2 0.05% Antarctica 1 0.03% Argentina 14 0.37% Armenia 1 0.03% Australia 109 2.90% Austria 4 0.11% Bangladesh 5 0.13% Belarus 1 0.03% Belgium 16 0.43% Bolivia 2 0.05% Brazil 49 1.30% Bulgaria 2 0.05% Burma 2 0.05% Canada 245 6.51% Chile 17 0.45% China 43 1.14% Colombia 2 0.05% Costa Rica 4 0.11% Croatia 6 0.16% Czech Republic 6 0.16% Denmark 17 0.45% Ecuador 2 0.05% Egypt 1 0.03% El Salvador 1 0.03% Estonia 3 0.08% Ethiopia 1 0.03% Finland 24 0.64% France 52 1.38% Germany 68 1.81% Greece 7 0.19% Guatemala 1 0.03% Hong Kong 12 0.32% Hungary 14 0.37% Iceland 2 0.05% India 7 0.19% Indonesia 5 0.13% Ireland 26 0.69% Israel 4 0.11% Italy 32 0.85% Iran 1 0.03% Japan 43 1.14% Kazakhstan 1 0.03% Latvia 2 0.05% Lebanon 2 0.05% Lithuania 2 0.05% Malaysia 5 0.13% Mexico 27 0.72% Netherlands 30 0.80% New Zealand 30 0.80% Nicaragua 1 0.03% Norway 12 0.32% Pakistan 1 0.03% Peru 5 0.13% Phillipines 31 0.82% Poland 35 0.93% Portugal 11 0.29% Puerto Rico 8 0.21% Romania 14 0.37% Russia 14 0.37% Sealand 2 0.05% Serbia 5 0.13% Singapore 12 0.32% Slovakia 6 0.16% Slovenia 2 0.05% South Africa 5 0.13% South Korea 21 0.56% Spain 23 0.61% Sri Lanka 1 0.03% Sudan 1 0.03% Sweden 39 1.04% Switzerland 6 0.16% Taiwan 4 0.11% Talossa 1 0.03% Tanzania 1 0.03% Thailand 6 0.16% Turkey 5 0.13% Ukraine 1 0.03% United Arab Emirates 2 0.05% United Kingdom 285 7.57% United States of America 2238 59.47% Venezuela 4 0.11% Vietnam 7 0.19% Zimbabwe 1 0.03% Total 3763 Country # of people % of responses United States of America 2238 59.47% United Kingdom 285 7.57% Canada 245 6.51% Australia 109 2.90% Germany 68 1.81% France 52 1.38% Brazil 49 1.30% China 43 1.14% Japan 43 1.14% Sweden 39 1.04% Poland 35 0.93% Italy 32 0.85% Phillipines 31 0.82% Netherlands 30 0.80% New Zealand 30 0.80% Mexico 27 0.72% Ireland 26 0.69% Finland 24 0.64% Spain 23 0.61% South Korea 21 0.56% Chile 17 0.45% Denmark 17 0.45% Belgium 16 0.43% Argentina 14 0.37% Hungary 14 0.37% Romania 14 0.37% Russia 14 0.37% Hong Kong 12 0.32% Norway 12 0.32% Singapore 12 0.32% Portugal 11 0.29% Puerto Rico 8 0.21% Greece 7 0.19% India 7 0.19% Vietnam 7 0.19% Croatia 6 0.16% Czech Republic 6 0.16% Slovakia 6 0.16% Switzerland 6 0.16% Thailand 6 0.16% Bangladesh 5 0.13% Indonesia 5 0.13% Malaysia 5 0.13% Peru 5 0.13% Serbia 5 0.13% South Africa 5 0.13% Turkey 5 0.13% Austria 4 0.11% Costa Rica 4 0.11% Israel 4 0.11% Taiwan 4 0.11% Venezuela 4 0.11% Estonia 3 0.08% Algeria 2 0.05% Bolivia 2 0.05% Bulgaria 2 0.05% Burma 2 0.05% Colombia 2 0.05% Ecuador 2 0.05% Iceland 2 0.05% Latvia 2 0.05% Lebanon 2 0.05% Lithuania 2 0.05% Sealand 2 0.05% Slovenia 2 0.05% United Arab Emirates 2 0.05% Antarctica 1 0.03% Armenia 1 0.03% Belarus 1 0.03% Egypt 1 0.03% El Salvador 1 0.03% Ethiopia 1 0.03% Guatemala 1 0.03% Iran 1 0.03% Kazakhstan 1 0.03% Nicaragua 1 0.03% Pakistan 1 0.03% Sri Lanka 1 0.03% Sudan 1 0.03% Talossa 1 0.03% Tanzania 1 0.03% Ukraine 1 0.03% Zimbabwe 1 0.03% Total 3763

Discovery Method Results – hide block How did you first discover the SCP Foundation?

Discovery Method # of people One of the SCP games 877 Referred by someone they know 572 Creepypasta site/blog 362 Reddit 332 TV Tropes 311 /x/ or another image board 296 Youtube 109 Saw some fanart/fanfic elsewhere 105 Don't remember 59 Tumblr 53 Googling/searching for something else 34 Facebook 25 Markiplier 24 Yogpod/Yogcast 13 Game mod 12 Twitter 11 Something Awful 10 Stumbleupon 10 Cracked 8 Wikipedia 7 FacePunch 6 Other podcast 6 Funnyjunk 4 Bay12 forums 3 Dinosaur Comics 3 Kotaku 3 Livejournal 3 Nodwick.com 3 Penny Arcade 3 Rigvedawiki 3 Translation of a SCP 3 Other 123 Total Valid Responses 3393

Official Involvement Results – hide block Which of the following do you read, follow, or use?

# of people % of total respondents Main (English) wiki 3336 97.80% Any of the non-English wikis 213 6.24% SCP Reddit subforum 677 19.85% Official SCP Facebook page 639 18.73% Official SCP Tumblr page 231 6.77% Official SCP Twitter feed 119 3.49% Total Respondents 3411