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 |
272 |
Spooktober 2024
|
2 |
210 |
Spooktober 2023
|
3 |
192 |
O2A2 2024
|
4 |
187 |
SuNoFes 2024
|
5 |
185 |
NaNoRenO 2022
|
6 |
161 |
NaNoRenO 2023
|
7 |
160 |
Spooktober 2022
|
8 |
155 |
O2A2 2023
|
9 |
152 |
NaNoRenO 2024
|
10 |
138 |
WinterJam 2022
|
11 |
115 |
SuNoFes 2022
|
12 |
112 |
Spooktober 2021
|
13 |
106 |
O2A2 2022
|
14 |
105 |
NaNoRenO 2020
|
15 (tie) |
103 |
Otome Jam 2024
|
15 (tie) |
103 |
O2A2 2023 Queer Edition
|
17 |
96 |
O2A2 2021
|
18 |
89 |
Pulse Pounding Heart Stopping Dating Sim Jam 2013
|
19 (tie) |
88 |
NaNoRenO 2019
|
19 (tie) |
88 |
NaNoRenO 2021
|
Most participants in a single jam
Rank |
Count |
Jam
|
1 |
1487 |
Spooktober 2024
|
2 |
1450 |
SuNoFes 2024
|
3 |
1097 |
Spooktober 2023
|
4 |
965 |
SuNoFes 2022
|
5 |
891 |
NaNoRenO 2022
|
6 |
852 |
WinterJam 2022
|
7 |
811 |
Spooktober 2022
|
8 |
802 |
Otome Jam 2024
|
9 |
708 |
NaNoRenO 2023
|
10 |
678 |
SuNoFes 2021
|
11 |
535 |
Spooktober 2021
|
12 |
466 |
NaNoRenO 2024
|
13 |
465 |
WinterJam 2021
|
14 |
450 |
NaNoRenO 2020
|
15 |
439 |
NaNoRenO 2017
|
16 |
408 |
O2A2 2024
|
17 |
394 |
NaNoRenO 2021
|
18 |
380 |
Winter Jam 2023
|
19 |
373 |
YaoiJam 2022
|
20 |
368 |
SuNoFes 2020
|
Cumulative VNs per jam
Rank |
Count |
Jam |
Includes
|
1 |
1149 |
NaNoRenO |
2024
|
2 |
813 |
Spooktober |
2024
|
3 |
672 |
O2A2 |
2024
|
4 |
552 |
SuNoFes |
2024
|
5 |
418 |
YuriJam |
2023
|
6 |
311 |
WinterJam |
2023
|
7 |
271 |
Otome Jam |
2024
|
8 |
236 |
YaoiJam |
2024
|
9 |
132 |
Josei Jam |
2024
|
10 |
124 |
Yandere Jam |
2024
|
Cumulative participants per jam
Rank |
Count |
Jam |
Includes
|
1 |
4167 |
Spooktober |
2024
|
2 |
4130 |
NaNoRenO |
2015-2024
|
3 |
4056 |
SuNoFes |
2024
|
4 |
1965 |
YuriJam |
2023
|
5 |
1803 |
WinterJam |
2023
|
6 |
1723 |
Yaoi Jam |
2024
|
7 |
1634 |
Otome Jam |
2024
|
8 |
1326 |
O2A2 |
2024
|
9 |
585 |
Yandere Jam |
2024
|
10 |
542 |
Trans Representation Jam |
2024
|
Most participants per year
Year |
1st |
2nd |
3rd
|
2024 (partial) |
Spooktober (1487) |
SuNoFes (1450) |
Otome Jam (802)
|
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
|
2024 (partial) |
Spooktober (272) |
O2A2 (192) |
SuNoFes (187)
|
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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