Blog stories related to this nine year worldwide CCIE count:
Note from Cisco: Currently "suspended" CCIE's are included in the published worldwide statistics. As these candidates are eligible to recertify, we believe that we should continue to count them as part of our global community of expert networking professionals.
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7/31/2000 |
7/31/2001 |
9/31/2002 |
7/31/2003 |
8/1/2004 |
8/1/2005 |
8/1/2006 |
8/1/2007 |
8/1/2008 |
| Total CCIEs Worldwide |
4,996 |
6,368 |
8,578 |
10,144 |
11,275 |
12,421 |
13,602 |
15,062 |
17,660 |
| Total Router and Switching CCIEs |
11,150 |
11,824 |
12,850 |
13,898 |
15,754 |
| Total Security CCIEs |
404 |
511 |
720 |
1,046 |
1,699 |
| Total Service Provider CCIEs |
168 |
222 |
371 |
569 |
916 |
| Total Storage CCIEs |
0 |
11 |
46 |
90 |
135 |
| Total Voice CCIEs |
64 |
181 |
330 |
543 |
778 |
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8/1/2005 |
8/1/2006 |
8/1/2007 |
8/1/2008 |
| Total Multiple CCIE Certifications Worldwide |
625 |
898 |
1,240 |
1,680 |
| Total Routing and Switching with a Security CCIE |
356 |
483 |
483 |
632 |
| Total Routing and Switching with a Service Provider CCIE |
169 |
288 |
268 |
402 |
| Total Routing and Switching with a Storage Networking CCIE |
2 |
19 |
22 |
34 |
| Total Routing and Switching with a Voice CCIE |
86 |
241 |
167 |
228 |
| Total with 3 or more CCIE Certifications |
100 |
147 |
189 |
268 |
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7/31/2000 |
7/31/2001 |
9/31/2002 |
7/31/2003 |
8/1/2004 |
8/1/2005 |
8/1/2006 |
8/1/2007 |
8/1/2008 |
| Americas |
2,557 |
3,183 |
3,923 |
4,440 |
4,778 |
4,908 |
5,162 |
5,571 |
6,209 |
| North America |
2,488 |
3,070 |
3,746 |
4,236 |
4,563 |
4,686 |
4,920 |
5,291 |
5,863 |
| Canada |
145 |
171 |
226 |
317 |
410 |
458 |
549 |
617 |
726 |
| Mexico |
44 |
40 |
54 |
63 |
61 |
60 |
68 |
75 |
111 |
| USA |
2,299 |
2,859 |
3,466 |
3,856 |
4,092 |
4,168 |
4,303 |
4,599 |
5,026 |
| Caribbean |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
11 |
13 |
| Barbados |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Bermuda |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
| Cayman Islands |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Dominican Republic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Guadeloupe |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Jamaica |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Puerto Rico |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Trinidad & Tobago |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| South America |
67 |
109 |
170 |
191 |
200 |
208 |
225 |
256 |
315 |
| Argentina |
19 |
29 |
49 |
50 |
46 |
50 |
51 |
57 |
68 |
| Brazil |
35 |
61 |
96 |
106 |
117 |
119 |
151 |
147 |
177 |
| Chile |
5 |
5 |
8 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
20 |
| Colombia |
1 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
13 |
16 |
17 |
24 |
32 |
| Ecuador |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Peru |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| Uruguay |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Venezuela |
7 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
| Central America |
0 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
13 |
18 |
| Costa Rica |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
11 |
| Guatemala |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Panama |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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7/31/2000 |
7/31/2001 |
9/31/2002 |
7/31/2003 |
8/1/2004 |
8/1/2005 |
8/1/2006 |
8/1/2007 |
8/1/2008 |
| EMEA |
1,674 |
2,052 |
2,735 |
3,113 |
3,257 |
3,409 |
3,592 |
3,879 |
4,624 |
| Europe |
1,571 |
1,942 |
2,572 |
2,904 |
3,018 |
3,129 |
3,275 |
3,482 |
4,006 |
| Albania |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Andorra |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Austria |
35 |
39 |
48 |
56 |
56 |
60 |
60 |
62 |
65 |
| Belarus |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Belgium |
154 |
180 |
208 |
224 |
231 |
233 |
228 |
232 |
263 |
| Bosnia-Herzegowina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Bulgaria |
3 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
32 |
45 |
| Croatia |
0 |
2 |
9 |
14 |
17 |
22 |
29 |
33 |
40 |
| Czech Republic |
21 |
22 |
33 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
42 |
49 |
66 |
| Denmark |
39 |
38 |
45 |
48 |
50 |
49 |
54 |
57 |
70 |
| Estonia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Finland |
23 |
21 |
22 |
26 |
27 |
26 |
29 |
29 |
35 |
| France |
126 |
145 |
199 |
217 |
211 |
209 |
207 |
214 |
233 |
| Germany |
282 |
329 |
444 |
491 |
508 |
523 |
550 |
565 |
608 |
| Greece |
5 |
15 |
24 |
32 |
36 |
36 |
39 |
41 |
44 |
| Hungary |
18 |
27 |
38 |
42 |
39 |
40 |
42 |
45 |
60 |
| Iceland |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| Ireland |
16 |
22 |
29 |
36 |
38 |
41 |
50 |
54 |
61 |
| Italy |
38 |
60 |
85 |
109 |
113 |
119 |
127 |
128 |
139 |
| Latvia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
| Lithuania |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
| Luxembourg |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
11 |
| Macedonia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Maldova |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Netherlands |
76 |
91 |
118 |
137 |
144 |
148 |
146 |
161 |
195 |
| Norway |
22 |
21 |
37 |
41 |
44 |
46 |
52 |
57 |
59 |
| Poland |
30 |
39 |
62 |
74 |
79 |
88 |
98 |
108 |
129 |
| Portugal |
11 |
16 |
21 |
37 |
48 |
53 |
58 |
61 |
59 |
| Romania |
1 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
15 |
18 |
24 |
| Russia |
48 |
55 |
84 |
116 |
152 |
175 |
200 |
230 |
284 |
| Slovakia |
4 |
5 |
13 |
17 |
17 |
19 |
19 |
22 |
33 |
| Slovenia |
9 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
23 |
| Spain |
44 |
51 |
94 |
113 |
119 |
132 |
136 |
146 |
170 |
| Sweden |
65 |
70 |
90 |
93 |
90 |
91 |
91 |
91 |
95 |
| Switzerland |
101 |
144 |
166 |
181 |
176 |
178 |
173 |
178 |
203 |
| Ukraine |
3 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
16 |
16 |
20 |
25 |
30 |
| United Kingdom |
389 |
521 |
663 |
710 |
716 |
720 |
742 |
783 |
910 |
| Yugoslavia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
17 |
| Africa |
83 |
79 |
85 |
97 |
94 |
104 |
111 |
132 |
193 |
| Algeria |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Botswana |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| Cameroon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Chad |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Egypt |
0 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
11 |
19 |
16 |
27 |
54 |
| Ethiopia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ghana |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kenya |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Mauritius |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Morocco |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
| Nigeria |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
13 |
| Senegal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| South Africa |
82 |
76 |
72 |
83 |
77 |
77 |
80 |
84 |
100 |
| Tunisia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Zimbabwe |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Middle East |
20 |
31 |
78 |
112 |
145 |
176 |
206 |
265 |
425 |
| Bahrain |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
| Cyprus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Israel |
9 |
16 |
26 |
27 |
30 |
34 |
38 |
39 |
51 |
| Jordan |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
12 |
18 |
| Kuwait |
0 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
18 |
18 |
20 |
27 |
37 |
| Lebanon |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
18 |
| Oman |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| Qatar |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
11 |
20 |
| Saudi Arabia |
5 |
4 |
18 |
32 |
33 |
39 |
44 |
64 |
114 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Turkey |
0 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
18 |
19 |
23 |
40 |
| United Arab Emirates |
6 |
7 |
15 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
49 |
70 |
114 |
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7/31/2000 |
7/31/2001 |
9/31/2002 |
7/31/2003 |
8/1/2004 |
8/1/2005 |
8/1/2006 |
8/1/2007 |
8/1/2008 |
| Pacific Rim |
765 |
1,127 |
1,900 |
2,547 |
3,287 |
3,822 |
4,593 |
5,345 |
6,815 |
| Pacific Islands |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
337 |
417 |
468 |
543 |
609 |
| American Samoa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Australia |
184 |
226 |
287 |
324 |
324 |
360 |
402 |
466 |
522 |
| Christmas Island |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Fiji |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Guam |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Kirbati |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| New Caledonia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| New Zealand |
37 |
39 |
40 |
47 |
52 |
56 |
65 |
75 |
82 |
| Asia |
543 |
862 |
1,573 |
2,176 |
2,910 |
3,405 |
4,125 |
4,802 |
6,206 |
| Afghanistan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Azerbaijan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Hong Kong |
44 |
59 |
98 |
125 |
146 |
159 |
188 |
200 |
228 |
| India |
4 |
17 |
39 |
72 |
102 |
115 |
144 |
200 |
410 |
| Indonesia |
11 |
13 |
22 |
28 |
27 |
33 | |