From
http://www.arrl.org/fcc-license-counts,
the number of current unexpired FCC issued amateur licenses held by individuals on December 24, 2022 was:
Novice: 6,314 (0.8%)
Technician 387,972 (50.4%)
Technician Plus 0 (0.0%)
General 186,482 (24.2%)
Advanced 34,569 (4.5%)
Extra 154,556 (20.1%)
Total 769,893
Percentages may not add up to exactly 100.0% due to rounding.
No new Novice or Advanced licenses have been issued since April 2000. However, the totals for those classes may sometimes show an increase over prior numbers due to renewals in the grace period.
This is not a new all-time high. It is provided to avoid a large gap in the timeline.
The all-time high total of 780,526 occurred November 24, 2021
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