Milestone: >20,000 Structures Deposited to the PDB in 2025

12/16 

Number of PDB depositions per year

wwPDB is proud to announce that it surpassed the milestone of 20,000 new structure depositions this year. This achievement reflects the impact of rapid advances in cryo-electron microscopy, high-throughput crystallography, enhanced computational and AI-driven modeling tools, and a long-standing commitment to open data sharing.

This milestone was supported by the expertise of wwPDB biocurators, who carefully review, validate, and enhance each structure with value-added annotations, ensuring entries are accurate, discoverable, and useful to researchers across disciplines.

We extend our sincere thanks to the global scientific community for their continued support and invaluable contributions. We look forward to reaching new milestones together for the advancement of science worldwide.

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