Scratch programming is both a high-level block-based programming language and a platform for teaching children to code.

One of the best aspects of scratch programming is that it is a visual programming language in which you do not write lines of code but simply drag and drop blocks to perform the desired coding.

Even at the age of six, children can easily grasp the fundamentals of coding thanks to this simple mechanism. The platform’s prototype was introduced in 2003, and it made its public debut in 2007.

The MIT Media Lab created Scratch. Scratch is now one of the most popular coding languages used as an educational tool.

Scratch is the world’s largest creative coding community for children, with over 92 million registered users.

Let’s take a closer look at Scratch Statistics and its growth.

Scratch Usage Statistics (Community Statistics)

• As of June 2022, Scratch reported over 92 million users.
• As of June 2022, over 107 Million projects were shared on the Scratch Platform.
• As of June 2022, there were over 32 million Scratch studios created
• As of June 2022, more than 650 million comments were posted on Scratch

Monthly Activity Trends

In May 2022, Scratch saw an additional 1.5 million-plus new registered users.

In the same month, there were more than 2.6 Million projects shared with over 14 million comments.

In June 2022 this number increased with Scratch reporting more than 1.7 million new users. 

The projects shared were over 3 Million with over 14 million comments posted.

Monthly Active Users

As far as the monthly active user trend goes it may hit a million active users in a month in the coming months soon.

In May 2022, there were 826,086 project creators, and 705,957 people who posted comments.

Similarly in June 2022, 951,914 people created projects, and 746,617 people posted comments.

Age Demographics of Scratch Users

Scratch users range in age from four years old to eighty years old. However, we must consider the possibility that many of these users are also teachers and instructors.

The 12-year-olds are the age group that dominates the Scratch user demographics with 9,013,956 users.

Number of Registered Scratch Users between 7-18 years of age group

• There are almost a million registered 7-year-old Scratch users.
• Over 2.4 million registered users on Scratch are 8-year-olds.
• Over 4.4 Million Scratch users are 9-year-olds
• Over 6.8 Million Scratch users are 10-year-olds
• Over 8.6 million Scratch users are  11-year-olds
• Over 9 Million registered Scratch users are 12-year-olds.
• Then comes the 13-year-olds with over 7.7 Million users.
• Over 5.4 million Scratch users are 14-year-olds.
• Over 4.2 million Scratch users are 15-year-olds.
• Over 3.7 million Scratch users are 16-year-olds.
• Over 2.6 million Scratch users are 17-year-olds.
• Over 3.3 million Scratch users are 18-year-olds.

Scratch Users Worldwide

The United States has the most number of Scratch users and accounts for 36.04% of the total worldwide Scratch users.

The United Kingdom has 6.46% Scratch users.

Poland and China account for around a similar number of Scratch users with 3.79% and 3.63% respectively.

Australia Accounts for 3.31% of Scratch accounts and Canada accounts for 3.39% of Scratch users.

The rest of the Scratch accounts come from various parts of the world but one thing that we can surely say looking at this data is that the Scratch platform has reached nearly all parts of the world.

Monthly Projects Shared

Scratch is also known for Project remixes where users give their own twist on projects made by other users.

In May 2022, there were over 1.8 million new projects created and 813,047 projects remixed.

In June 2022, Over 2.1 million new projects were created and 890,435 projects remixed.

Conclusion

Scratch has proven to be one of the most effective platforms for teaching children to code over the last decade, as well as one of the most simple forms of programming language, which helps in laying a solid foundation for coding in children.

It has helped millions of children around the world learn how to code as well as develop a sound temperament in computer programming.

Learn Scratch at BrightChamps with its specially designed curriculum that makes learning programming easy for students in Grade 1-12. 

BrightChamps also teaches a variety of other programs that help kids build a foundation in computer programming through activities, interactive lessons, and other means.