Andreas FTDNA has hundreds of thousands of Geno kits on file, plus some from their science side. I'm not sure what the grand total of all of them are. Jim - www.segmentology.org > On Nov 26, 2015, at 7:41 AM, Loretta Layman via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Thank you for the correction as to atDNA Andreas. Perhaps FTDNA should > restate their claim. It certainly was true for many years, but no doubt > Ancestry's superior assets and advertising have begun to pay off in atDNA > customers. As with society in general, those who have more money are able > to invest more and thus gain more. > > > > In any case, it still stands that Ancestry's reply claiming a lack of female > interest in Y-DNA is simply false. > > > > Loretta > > > > From: Andreas West [mailto:ahnen@awest.de] > Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 3:18 AM > To: Loretta Layman; genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com > Subject: FTDNA's claim to have the largest DNA database is wrong! > > > > Loretta, > > > > > > a small correction. FTDNA's claim to have the world largest DNA database is > wrong. Either 23andme or Ancestry has it, both have over 1 million atDNA > tests since months. FTDNA doesn't even have half of that. > > > > They have the largest Y-DNA and mtDNA database in the world. > > > > I know it's just Marketing bla bla but let's keep it straight and factual > > > > Andreas (WEST) born BASSO > > > > My ancestors: <http://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Basso-Family-Tree-23> > http://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Basso-Family-Tree-23 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

But... those are just Y and mtDNA results (until now), and not a very high proportion of those are integrated into the FTDNA databases accessible to customers. I hope the new Next Generation web pages will promote transfers better than previously. I do think some people are misled by the statement about having the largest database when they're considering where to purchase an autosomal test. Ann Turner Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 6:04 AM, Jim Bartlett via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Andreas > > FTDNA has hundreds of thousands of Geno kits on file, plus some from their > science side. I'm not sure what the grand total of all of them are. > > Jim - www.segmentology.org > > > On Nov 26, 2015, at 7:41 AM, Loretta Layman via < > genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > > Thank you for the correction as to atDNA Andreas. Perhaps FTDNA should > > restate their claim. It certainly was true for many years, but no doubt > > Ancestry's superior assets and advertising have begun to pay off in atDNA > > customers. As with society in general, those who have more money are > able > > to invest more and thus gain more. >