Cinematography Merit Badge History
Earned through 2020106,448
Best year20138,465 earned
All-time popularity#137official, as of 2020#144by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 1993. Peak year 2013 with 8,465. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.
Known count No data available
"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#139 of 139" means the badge was number 139 of the 139 merit badges earned that year. The grand total comes from official reports and includes the years without a known count. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.
1989—
1990—
1991—
1992—
19931,730#102 of 123
1994—
1995—
19962,525#88 of 134
1997—
1998—
1999—
20003,295#88 of 128
20012,946#91 of 129
20023,386#93 of 129
20033,727#90 of 130
20044,950#82 of 121
20055,143#74 of 121
20064,768#81 of 121
20074,839#79 of 121
20085,673#75 of 121
20096,819#75 of 122
20106,529#75 of 125
20117,245#61 of 129
20128,308#58 of 132
20138,465#46 of 129
20144,026#97 of 136
20151,260#131 of 138
2016841#133 of 138
2017231#138 of 139
20181#139 of 139
20190#139 of 139
20200none earned
Grand total through 2020:
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