How many divers increased in 2019 globally?

[minos2014]

Hi, This is Minos,I am a rescue diver from Shenzhen, I have searched "how many divers increased in 2019 globally" on google and i couldn't get the result. So I want to ask it here on the diveforum.

The coronavirus in 2020 hard-hit all the dive trips and I guess there are a very few increases of divers in 2020.

 

[Wookie]

I increased, although not as much as a globe.

Welcome to ScubaBoard.

 

[Johnoly]

...I am a rescue diver from Shenzhen,.

I have non-diving friends in ShenZhen. Just curious,,,where is the closest place to ShenZhen that you can rent tanks and go diving?

 

[minos2014]

I have non-diving friends in ShenZhen. Just curious,,,where is the closest place to ShenZhen that you can rent tanks and go diving?

I am from shenzhen, But I am definitely NOT dive in Shenzhen, We must dive to South Asia

 

[minos2014]

Thank you so much for the answers.

Let me ask again.

How many PADI certified OW diver increased.

 

[michael-fisch]

Thank you so much for the answers.

Let me ask again.

How many PADI certified OW diver increased.

PADI has always done a very good job of not releasing that information. Without a court order and an FBI breakin over the weekend you'll never get that information.

Michael

 

[NothingClever]

I think the real question will be how far short of projected annual gains (in divers) did the licensing agencies fall in 2020?

I think there will be various rounds of business re-structuring in the weeks and months ahead which means lay offs or at least salary cuts and therefore less discretionary funds to spend on expensive activities such as SCUBA.