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The two simplest statistics for a jam are the number of entries and number of participants, which can be determined directly from the jam pages (on itch.io).  
This page maintains leaderboards for the largest [[VN Jam|VN jams]] across a variety of metrics. For additional details about each occurrence of jams, see [[List of VN jams]].


For the purposes of statistics the numbers to take are the officially visible ones on the itch page, immediately after the jam is completed. Aside from the specific jam restrictions that influence the amount of people who can join, there are additional caveats to these numbers, such as:
==Data Collection Methods & How to Interpret==
{{Main|Interpreting VN Jam Statistics}}


* one VN submitted to multiple jams (either as the same version, or updated version of the original)
The VNDev Wiki collects the officially visible participant and entry counts on the itch.io jam page, immediately after the jam is completed. Caveats for this data are available on the above reference page.
* not all team members joining the jam officially
* itch page displaying a number that doesn't correspond with the amount of visible entries (usually 1-2 entries off, e.g. the page may have 3 VNs visible, but the counter states 4 entries
* entries which don't follow the jam rules, but have been missed or are being tolerated by the jam hosts, which can lead to significant differences when counting "manually", e.g. 105 (official) vs. 91 (manual count) entries in NaNoRenO 2020 as appeared in the article [https://atpprojects.medium.com/what-vn-jam-statistics-tell-us-e90583014134 What VN statistics tell us] by mikey
* jams which allow the submission of pages without a link to a playable entry, these count towards the number of entries (at a later stage after the jam period they may indeed feature a playable entry)
* over time creators may choose to delete their games and pages, leading to innacuracies when revisiting old jams
* for any more nuanced statistics such as determining partial or full completion, and any qualitative features such as inclusion of voice acting, game length and similar, each entry must be examined and/or information gathered from the creator's pages, which will necessitate some level of editorializing and bias (e.g. what constitutes a "demo")


===Most entries in a single jam===
===Most entries in a single jam===

Revision as of 17:09, 14 July 2024

This page maintains leaderboards for the largest VN jams across a variety of metrics. For additional details about each occurrence of jams, see List of VN jams.

Data Collection Methods & How to Interpret

Main article: Interpreting VN Jam Statistics

The VNDev Wiki collects the officially visible participant and entry counts on the itch.io jam page, immediately after the jam is completed. Caveats for this data are available on the above reference page.

Most entries in a single jam

Rank Count Jam
1 210 Spooktober 2023
2 185 NaNoRenO 2022
3 161 NaNoRenO 2023
4 160 Spooktober 2022
5 155 O2A2 2023
6 152 NaNoRenO 2024
7 138 WinterJam 2022
8 115 SuNoFes 2022
9 112 Spooktober 2021
10 106 O2A2 2022
11 105 NaNoRenO 2020
12 (tie) 103 Otome Jam 2024
12 (tie) 103 O2A2 2023 Queer Edition
14 96 O2A2 2021
15 (tie) 88 NaNoRenO 2019
15 (tie) 88 NaNoRenO 2021
17 77 WinterJam 2021
18 75 NaNoRenO 2016
19 73 Winter Jam 2023
20 (tie) 71 NaNoRenO 2018
20 (tie) 71 Otome Jam 2023

Most participants in a single jam

Rank Count Jam
1 1391 SuNoFes 2024
2 1097 Spooktober 2023
3 965 SuNoFes 2022
4 891 NaNoRenO 2022
5 852 WinterJam 2022
6 811 Spooktober 2022
7 802 Otome Jam 2024
8 708 NaNoRenO 2023
9 678 SuNoFes 2021
10 535 Spooktober 2021
11 466 NaNoRenO 2024
12 465 WinterJam 2021
13 450 NaNoRenO 2020
14 439 NaNoRenO 2017
15 394 NaNoRenO 2021
16 380 Winter Jam 2023
17 373 YaoiJam 2022
18 368 SuNoFes 2020
19 364 O2A2 2024 (recorded before jam end)
20 335 Yuri Jam 2023

Cumulative VNs per jam

Rank Count Jam Includes
1 1149 NaNoRenO 2024
2 541 Spooktober 2023
3 418 YuriJam 2023
4 386 SuNoFes 2023
5 376 O2A2 2023
6 311 WinterJam 2023
7 271 Otome Jam 2024
8 203 YaoiJam 2023
9 132 Josei Jam 2024
10 124 Yandere Jam 2024

Cumulative participants per jam

Rank Count Jam Includes
1 4130 NaNoRenO 2015-2024
2 3997 SuNoFes 2024 (partial)
3 2680 Spooktober 2023
4 1965 YuriJam 2023
5 1803 WinterJam 2023
6 1634 Otome Jam 2024
7 1495 Yaoi Jam 2023
8 1267 O2A2 2024 (partial)
9 585 Yandere Jam 2024
10 533 Trans Representation Jam 2024 (partial)

Most participants per year

Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2023 Spooktober (1097) NaNoRenO (708) WinterJam (380)
2022 SuNoFes (965) NaNoRenO (891) WinterJam (852)
2021 SuNoFes (678) Spooktober (535) WinterJam (465)
2020 NaNoRenO (450) SuNoFes (368) YaoiJam (198)
2019 NaNoRenO (330) YuriJam (177) YaoiJam (84)
2018 YuriJam (251) NaNoRenO (235) YaoiJam (123)
2017 NaNoRenO (439) YuriJam (325) TyranoJam (320)
2016 NaNoRenO (178) YuriJam (166) YaoiJam (105)
2015 YuriJam (103) TyranoJam (41) NaNoRenO (39)

Most entries per year

Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2023 Spooktober (210) NaNoRenO (161) O2A2 (155)
2022 NaNoRenO (185) Spooktober (160) WinterJam (138)
2021 Spooktober (112) O2A2 (96) NaNoRenO (88)
2020 NaNoRenO (105) SuNoFes (62) Spooktober (44)
2019 NaNoRenO (88) YuriJam (37) BaraJam (19)
2018 NaNoRenO (71) YuriJam (55) Ren'Py Jam (27)
2017 NaNoRenO (68) YuriJam (66) TyranoJam (44)
2016 NaNoRenO (75) YuriJam (56) YaoiJam (19)
2015 NaNoRenO (34) YuriJam (33) TyranoJam (33)


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