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Global Geocaching Map: 216,979 Geocaches across 112 Countries

Logs: Countries

Sorted by number of logs.
CountryLogsPercent
Germany Germany144,805
66.74%
United States United States24,021
11.07%
Netherlands Netherlands8,870
4.09%
Switzerland Switzerland7,777
3.58%
Austria Austria7,338
3.38%
France France4,865
2.24%
Denmark Denmark1,775
0.82%
Spain Spain1,517
0.70%
Belgium Belgium1,273
0.59%
United Kingdom United Kingdom1,195
0.55%
Czechia Czechia1,166
0.54%
Australia Australia1,152
0.53%
Canada Canada1,111
0.51%
Luxembourg Luxembourg1,088
0.50%
Sweden Sweden1,078
0.50%
Croatia Croatia926
0.43%
New Zealand New Zealand873
0.40%
Italy Italy813
0.37%
Poland Poland799
0.37%
Portugal Portugal501
0.23%
Greece Greece414
0.19%
Norway Norway368
0.17%
Japan Japan356
0.16%
Ireland Ireland353
0.16%
Thailand Thailand257
0.12%
Cyprus Cyprus198
0.09%
Hungary Hungary185
0.09%
Finland Finland174
0.08%
Slovenia Slovenia153
0.07%
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein145
0.07%
South Africa South Africa117
0.05%
Iceland Iceland105
0.05%
Namibia Namibia86
0.04%
Malta Malta85
0.04%
Romania Romania79
0.04%
Slovakia Slovakia71
0.03%
China China60
0.03%
Mauritius Mauritius52
0.02%
Jersey Jersey49
0.02%
Seychelles Seychelles46
0.02%
Turkey Turkey40
0.02%
Guernsey Guernsey39
0.02%
Morocco Morocco35
0.02%
Russia Russia35
0.02%
Estonia Estonia30
0.01%
Lithuania Lithuania30
0.01%
Malaysia Malaysia30
0.01%
Monaco Monaco29
0.01%
Cuba Cuba27
0.01%
Serbia Serbia27
0.01%
Curaçao Curaçao26
0.01%
Tunisia Tunisia26
0.01%
Latvia Latvia24
0.01%
Egypt Egypt20
0.01%
Israel Israel20
0.01%
Afghanistan Afghanistan19
0.01%
Indonesia Indonesia17
0.01%
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates17
0.01%
Singapore Singapore16
0.01%
Montenegro Montenegro13
0.01%
Mexico Mexico10
0.00%
Bahrain Bahrain8
0.00%
Gibraltar Gibraltar8
0.00%
Oman Oman8
0.00%
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia8
0.00%
Vatican City State Vatican City State8
0.00%
Argentina Argentina7
0.00%
Bahamas Bahamas7
0.00%
Ecuador Ecuador7
0.00%
Cabo Verde Cabo Verde6
0.00%
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina5
0.00%
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic5
0.00%
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands5
0.00%
Qatar Qatar5
0.00%
Andorra Andorra3
0.00%
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan3
0.00%
Eswatini Eswatini3
0.00%
Macao Macao3
0.00%
Maldives Maldives3
0.00%
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico3
0.00%
San Marino San Marino3
0.00%
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands3
0.00%
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands3
0.00%
US Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands3
0.00%
Aland Islands Aland Islands2
0.00%
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda2
0.00%
Bangladesh Bangladesh2
0.00%
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands2
0.00%
Colombia Colombia2
0.00%
Greenland Greenland2
0.00%
India India2
0.00%
Mali Mali2
0.00%
Albania Albania1
0.00%
Belize Belize1
0.00%
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands1
0.00%
Costa Rica Costa Rica1
0.00%
Gambia Gambia1
0.00%
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe1
0.00%
Jamaica Jamaica1
0.00%
Jordan Jordan1
0.00%
Kenya Kenya1
0.00%
Lebanon Lebanon1
0.00%
Mozambique Mozambique1
0.00%
Nigeria Nigeria1
0.00%
Panama Panama1
0.00%
Saint Martin Saint Martin1
0.00%
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten1
0.00%
South Korea South Korea1
0.00%
Taiwan Taiwan1
0.00%
Tajikistan Tajikistan1
0.00%
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan1
0.00%
Vietnam Vietnam1
0.00%

Geocache Type

Sorted by number of logs.
TypeLogsPercent
Traditional Cache151,656
69.89%
Unknown Cache40,047
18.46%
Multi-cache12,584
5.80%
Earthcache2,862
1.32%
Letterbox Hybrid2,735
1.26%
Event Cache2,552
1.18%
Wherigo Cache2,114
0.97%
Virtual Cache1,780
0.82%
Cache In Trash Out Event187
0.09%
Community Celebration Event167
0.08%
Webcam Cache158
0.07%
Mega-Event Cache91
0.04%
Geocaching HQ Block Party17
0.01%
Giga-Event Cache11
0.01%
GPS Adventures Exhibit10
0.00%
Locationless (Reverse) Cache6
0.00%
Groundspeak HQ1
0.00%
Project APE Cache1
0.00%

Geocache Container

Sorted by number of logs.
ContainerLogsPercent
Micro122,302
56.37%
Small56,836
26.19%
Regular19,560
9.01%
Other11,370
5.24%
Large2,994
1.38%
Not chosen2,078
0.96%
Virtual1,839
0.85%

Elevation: Top 10 Geocaches

Sorted by highest elevation.
IdentifierElevation
United States GC2Y6MA4,210
United States GC3D6D4,201
Ecuador GC1EZDD4,049
Ecuador GC1EXPY3,859
Austria GC12VH63,713
Spain GC1EPYZ3,692
Spain GC2TA6G3,551
Spain GC2JACM3,548
Spain GC3Y6XC3,496
United States GC1E4TT3,243

Logs: Top 10 Geocaches

Sorted by log count.
IdentifierLogs
Germany GC5B4A25
United States GC8NEAT24
Germany GC13Y2Y18
United States GC9FAVE18
Germany GC1XF4Z15
Germany GC9A6E15
Germany GCZ8H715
Germany GC3AX3014
Germany GC2EJCE13
Germany GC11JM612

Owner: Top 10 most placed Geocaches

Sorted by hidden geocaches.
OwnerGeocaches
Clay4&whtwolfden1,649
Ginny & Stevecat1,000
Team GatorOKC596
listel563
Spurensucher71474
eus59462
Fred Bull453
siig350
BeardedGentleman337
[DELETED_USER]327