KGS Rank Histogram
2005
The number of players vs rank histogram for KGS
This graph is based on the data received from Bill Shubert on March 3rd, 2005.
Median: 12k
zinger: Surprisingly normal-looking, at least to me. I was expecting it to be much flatter betwen maybe 20k-5k, and also thicker on the weak side of the bulge than the strong side. Shows how much I know :)
Calvin: Perhaps you're more used to seeing tournament data. See the AGA Rating Histogram and the DGS Rating Histogram pages very different distributions.
nachtrabe: I hope nobody minds, but I've taken the liberty of cleaning up the graph a bit. You can still see the original: http://xs18.xs.to/pics/05096/kgs.png
KGS rank histogram based on the players who have confident rank (see data).
There are several local peaks: at 11-12k, 8-9k, 6k, and 2k.
There is also a small peak at 16k.
2006
Number of active users vs rank (comparison between March 2005 and May 2006)
And this is for users with confident rank
The number of active accounts at confident rank 30k was not available in March 2005 data, so it is impossible to compare how much it has changed since last year. Meanwhile, the peak of the histogram has shifted from 12k to 13k, and a small peak at 16k shifted to 17k. The other peaks identified a year ago became less significant. Now there are more players with confident rank in the range from 29k up to 5k. However, the number of stronger players (4k up) has either decreased or remained the same. Nonetheless, there are more 9d players now than a year ago.