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The latest update from Microsoft states:

Number of Microsoft Certified Professionals Worldwide
Updated: March 6, 2006

The Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCP) Program was established in 1992. To date, more than 1.8 million people 1 have achieved Microsoft certification worldwide.

Microsoft Certification Worldwide Achievers

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Windows 2003 (MCSE)

40,985


Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator on Windows 2003 (MCSA)

62,155


Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Windows 2000 (MCSE)

275,358


Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator on Windows 2000 (MCSA)

137,873


Microsoft Certified Desktop Technician on Windows XP (MCDST)

13,583


Microsoft Certified Database Administrator on SQL Server 2000 (MCDBA)

138,485


Microsoft.Net Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)

20,582


Microsoft Certified Application Developer on Microsoft .NET (MCAD)

45,917