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Global Geocaching Map: 276,080 Geocaches across 147 Countries

Logs: Countries

Sorted by number of logs.
CountryLogsPercent
Germany Germany159,342
57.72%
United States United States59,064
21.39%
Netherlands Netherlands9,652
3.50%
Austria Austria9,258
3.35%
Switzerland Switzerland7,826
2.83%
France France5,211
1.89%
Denmark Denmark2,956
1.07%
Czechia Czechia2,357
0.85%
Spain Spain1,746
0.63%
Canada Canada1,686
0.61%
United Kingdom United Kingdom1,589
0.58%
Belgium Belgium1,512
0.55%
Sweden Sweden1,353
0.49%
Australia Australia1,260
0.46%
Luxembourg Luxembourg1,118
0.40%
Italy Italy1,061
0.38%
Croatia Croatia1,021
0.37%
New Zealand New Zealand917
0.33%
Poland Poland880
0.32%
Portugal Portugal593
0.21%
Japan Japan569
0.21%
Norway Norway542
0.20%
Greece Greece499
0.18%
Ireland Ireland419
0.15%
Thailand Thailand257
0.09%
Hungary Hungary247
0.09%
Finland Finland221
0.08%
Cyprus Cyprus199
0.07%
Slovenia Slovenia189
0.07%
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein149
0.05%
South Africa South Africa148
0.05%
Slovakia Slovakia133
0.05%
Iceland Iceland109
0.04%
Namibia Namibia109
0.04%
Romania Romania108
0.04%
Lithuania Lithuania98
0.04%
Malta Malta86
0.03%
Estonia Estonia80
0.03%
China China72
0.03%
Seychelles Seychelles57
0.02%
Latvia Latvia56
0.02%
Jersey Jersey55
0.02%
Mauritius Mauritius53
0.02%
Turkey Turkey49
0.02%
Guernsey Guernsey44
0.02%
Bulgaria Bulgaria41
0.01%
Mexico Mexico41
0.01%
Russia Russia41
0.01%
Indonesia Indonesia37
0.01%
Morocco Morocco37
0.01%
Malaysia Malaysia34
0.01%
Serbia Serbia34
0.01%
Aland Islands Aland Islands31
0.01%
Ukraine Ukraine31
0.01%
Monaco Monaco30
0.01%
Singapore Singapore30
0.01%
Tunisia Tunisia30
0.01%
Israel Israel29
0.01%
Curaçao Curaçao28
0.01%
Cuba Cuba27
0.01%
Montenegro Montenegro25
0.01%
Egypt Egypt24
0.01%
Gibraltar Gibraltar22
0.01%
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico22
0.01%
Albania Albania21
0.01%
Bermuda Bermuda21
0.01%
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands21
0.01%
Afghanistan Afghanistan19
0.01%
Andorra Andorra19
0.01%
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates18
0.01%
Aruba Aruba15
0.01%
Vatican City State Vatican City State14
0.01%
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda13
0.00%
Argentina Argentina13
0.00%
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina12
0.00%
Ecuador Ecuador12
0.00%
Mozambique Mozambique12
0.00%
North Macedonia North Macedonia12
0.00%
Angola Angola11
0.00%
Belize Belize11
0.00%
French Polynesia French Polynesia11
0.00%
Grenada Grenada11
0.00%
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis11
0.00%
US Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands11
0.00%
Bahamas Bahamas10
0.00%
Oman Oman10
0.00%
Senegal Senegal10
0.00%
Anguilla Anguilla9
0.00%
Barbados Barbados9
0.00%
Bahrain Bahrain8
0.00%
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia8
0.00%
Cabo Verde Cabo Verde7
0.00%
India India7
0.00%
Locationless Locationless7
0.00%
Maldives Maldives7
0.00%
Martinique Martinique7
0.00%
Saint Barthelemy Saint Barthelemy7
0.00%
Belarus Belarus6
0.00%
Tajikistan Tajikistan6
0.00%
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands5
0.00%
Colombia Colombia5
0.00%
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic5
0.00%
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands5
0.00%
Qatar Qatar5
0.00%
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe5
0.00%
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan5
0.00%
Chile Chile4
0.00%
Dominica Dominica4
0.00%
Eswatini Eswatini4
0.00%
Greenland Greenland4
0.00%
San Marino San Marino4
0.00%
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten4
0.00%
South Korea South Korea4
0.00%
Vietnam Vietnam4
0.00%
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan3
0.00%
Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire3
0.00%
Isle of Man Isle of Man3
0.00%
Macao Macao3
0.00%
Moldova Moldova3
0.00%
Panama Panama3
0.00%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3
0.00%
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands3
0.00%
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago3
0.00%
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands3
0.00%
Bangladesh Bangladesh2
0.00%
Costa Rica Costa Rica2
0.00%
Jamaica Jamaica2
0.00%
Jordan Jordan2
0.00%
Kenya Kenya2
0.00%
Mali Mali2
0.00%
Palestine Palestine2
0.00%
Peru Peru2
0.00%
Saint Martin Saint Martin2
0.00%
Uruguay Uruguay2
0.00%
Algeria Algeria1
0.00%
Antarctica Antarctica1
0.00%
Gambia Gambia1
0.00%
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe1
0.00%
Honduras Honduras1
0.00%
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan1
0.00%
Lebanon Lebanon1
0.00%
Nicaragua Nicaragua1
0.00%
Nigeria Nigeria1
0.00%
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia1
0.00%
Taiwan Taiwan1
0.00%
Uganda Uganda1
0.00%
Zambia Zambia1
0.00%

Geocache Type

Sorted by number of logs.
TypeLogsPercent
Traditional Cache193,923
70.24%
Unknown Cache49,245
17.84%
Multi-cache15,355
5.56%
Earthcache3,762
1.36%
Event Cache3,622
1.31%
Letterbox Hybrid3,496
1.27%
Wherigo Cache2,928
1.06%
Virtual Cache2,843
1.03%
Cache In Trash Out Event273
0.10%
Community Celebration Event222
0.08%
Webcam Cache212
0.08%
Mega-Event Cache138
0.05%
Geocaching HQ Block Party23
0.01%
GPS Adventures Exhibit16
0.01%
Giga-Event Cache12
0.00%
Locationless (Reverse) Cache7
0.00%
Geocaching HQ Celebration1
0.00%
Groundspeak HQ1
0.00%
Project APE Cache1
0.00%

Geocache Container

Sorted by number of logs.
ContainerLogsPercent
Micro152,041
55.07%
Small71,770
26.00%
Regular25,983
9.41%
Other16,827
6.09%
Large3,452
1.25%
Not chosen3,109
1.13%
Virtual2,898
1.05%

Elevation: Top 10 Geocaches

Sorted by highest elevation.
IdentifierElevation
Chile GCTZ434,564
United States GC6C8FY4,292
United States GC4P5BM4,278
United States GC659F4,272
United States GC2Y6MA4,211
United States GC3D6D4,201
United States GCAJG604,193
Ecuador GC1EZDD4,049
United States GC6MJHA3,937
Ecuador GC1EXPY3,859

Logs: Top 10 Geocaches

Sorted by log count.
IdentifierLogs
Locationless GC8NEAT30
Germany GC5B4A28
Locationless GC9FAVE24
Germany GC13Y2Y21
Germany GC9A6E18
Germany GC1XF4Z17
Germany GC2EJCE16
Germany GC3AX3016
Germany GCZ8H716
Germany GC57DD15

Owner: Top 10 most placed Geocaches

Sorted by hidden geocaches.
OwnerGeocaches
Clay4&whtwolfden4,038
jcTAZ1,551
Ginny & Stevecat1,230
f0t0m0m1,009
Team SageBrushers823
siig757
Team GatorOKC596
listel565
houting16520
Spurensucher71476