ISTQB® is the de facto standard in the certification of software testing competences, as marked by the following figures, updated as of October 2019:
- Number of exams administered: 920,000+
- Number of certifications issued: 673,000+
- Growth in Agile Tester certificates (2018/H1 vs 2019/H1): +4%
- Growth in Specialist exams: 187%
- Number of Member Boards: 63
- Number of countries directly covered by Member Boards: 100
- Number of countries in which ISTQB® certification activities have taken place :120
- Partners in Industry Partner Program have crossed the 225 mark, in 48 countries
- Accredited Training Providers: 324
- Countries covered by Member Boards
and Global Exam Providers - Countries covered by Global Exam Providers