mWater by the Numbers: Q1 2026
By Petri Autio, March 2026
Over the past few months, we've published a series of data deep dives looking at different dimensions of how the mWater platform is used from the million-plus water points mapped over the last decade, to E. coli contamination trends, to how our 200,000+ survey forms evolve from simple questionnaires into full operational tools.
Each of those posts told one part of the story. Today we're putting the full picture in one place.
We've added a new Impact page to our website. It compiles the key platform statistics into a single reference that we'll keep updated. Whether you're a current user, a potential partner, a researcher, a journalist, or just someone trying to understand how WASH data works at scale, the numbers are now all in one place.
Here's what the platform looks like as of Q1 2026.
The cumulative picture
Since mWater's founding in 2012, the platform has grown to 360,000+ registered accounts across 198 countries and territories. Over 7,000 organizations have signed up ranging from governments, water utilities, NGOs, and research institutions to community organizations and private businesses.
Users have designed more than 200,000 survey forms and submitted over 46 million survey responses. The platform supports 28 languages, with data collection happening on phones, tablets, and browsers, online or offline.
What a typical day looks like
Numbers like 46 million surveys can feel abstract. So here's what happens on the platform on a typical day:
60,000+ survey responses are submitted
50,000+ images are uploaded from the field
5,000+ infrastructure sites are mapped or updated
200 new accounts are created
That's data flowing in from field workers mapping boreholes in rural Uganda, utility operators logging meter readings in Haiti, enumerators running baseline surveys in Kenya, researchers collecting water quality samples in Bangladesh, all in one platform.
Infrastructure at scale
The infrastructure database has grown into one of the largest open-access registries of water and sanitation sites in the world:
1.7 million+ water points individually mapped
100,000+ water systems mapped
6.7 million+ total infrastructure sites tracked
13 million+ standardized indicator results generated through the Global Indicator Library
Users always control the visibility and access permissions of any sites and surveys they collect. Learn more about our privacy policy here.
That last number is significant. Standardized indicators mean that a water point functionality assessment in Malawi is directly comparable to one in Papua New Guinea or Honduras. This kind of cross-country, cross-organization comparability is what makes sector-wide learning possible.
Why we published this
We published the Impact page because we think transparency about platform usage matters.
mWater is a digital public good. The platform is free. Users own their data. Every feature that gets built for one partner becomes available to every user. That model only works if the people who use it, fund it, and build on it can see what the shared investment has produced.
It also matters for practical reasons. When someone searches for "WASH data platforms" or "free alternative to KoboToolbox" or "how many water points are mapped in Africa," we want them to find current, accurate numbers, and not the outdated figures that still circulate on third-party listings from years ago.
What's next
We'll update the Impact page quarterly. As the platform continues to grow — particularly with the recent launches of utility billing and accounting tools, Workflows, and the AI-powered Integrator — the numbers will keep moving.
If you're a current user and these numbers include your work: thank you. Every survey submitted, every water point mapped, every dashboard built adds to a shared resource that the whole sector benefits from.
See the full numbers: mwater.co/impact
Use the platform: portal.mwater.co
Read the data deep dive series: