I wonder if Ancestry is counting the y-DNA testing they did before they abandoned doing them (twice) and the Sorenson Data that they acquired from Sorenson and then abandoned making both databases inaccessible to anyone? Maybe not, but I still have not forgiven them for that. I presume that as long as they keep making money selling the AncestryDNA tests they probably won't abandon that product. The differences may be due partially to the costs. Family Tree DNA tests overall have always been higher in cost than tests at Ancestry and 23AndMe I think. They have become more competitive in recent times. I am not in 23AndMe but I have not found Ancestry to be any more helpful in identifying "cousins" than Family Tree. And I have experienced exactly the same general lack of interest in the two systems on the part of people who have tested to replying to contacts from people who appear to match them. To me that is probably the most frustrating part of the Family Finder and AncestryDNA testing. You know there is a match if you could only get them to open up and help figure out the how of it. On 8/31/2017 1:30 AM, Eric S Johnson wrote: > This new Wirecutter comparison of the atDNA-testing companies … > > > http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-dna-ancestry-testing-kit/ > > … says AncestryDNA’s database’s now (claimed to be) 5M, whereas 23andMe’ > s only 2M, and FTDNA’s 1.5M. > > Does this comport with what y’all think? > > > > 5M seems like “a lot,” but I do find a lot more new “DNA cousins” > popping in to my kits’ matchlists on AncestryDNA than on 23andMe, so, maybe > so … > > … although it “feels to me” (again based on new matches > popping in) like FTDNA’s much smaller than 23andMe … > > > > Best, > > Eric > > OpenPGP > <https://keyserver.pgp.com/vkd/DownloadKey.event?keyid=0xE0F58E0F1AF7E6F2> : > 0x1AF7E6F2 ● Skype: oneota ● XMPP/OTR: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> ● Silent Circle: +1 312 614-0159 > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- Orin Wells 253-630-5296