Table 1.
Size of law enforcement (LE) and third-party (3P) DNA databases (arranged in descending order, as of October 2023).
| Database | Country of origin | Year launched | DNA markers | Size (min.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AncestryDNA (3P) | United States | 2012 | SNP | 23 M |
| National DNA Index (LE) | United States | 1998 | STR | 20.6 M |
| 23andMe (3P) | United States | 2006 | SNP | 14 M |
| MyHeritage (3P) | Israel | 2003 | SNP | 7.4 M |
| National DNA Database (LE) | United Kingdom | 1995 | STR | 7.1 M |
| FamilyTreeDNA (3P) | United States | 1999 | SNP | 2 M |
| GEDMatch (3P) | United States | 2010 | SNP | 1.4 M |
Sources for the US and UK forensic DNA databases: NDIS [le.fbi.gov/science-and-lab-resources/biometrics-and-fingerprints/codis/codis-ndis-statistics]; NDNAD [www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-dna-database-statistics]; Sources for the third-party DNA databases: M. O'Brien's ‘Who has the largest DNA database? (2023)’.
[www.dataminingdna.com/who-has-the-largest-dna-database/], the International Society of Genetic Genealogy Wiki [https://isogg.org/wiki/] and the respective company websites. [last accessed 3 November 2023].