{
  "meta": {
    "key": "exoplanets",
    "title": "Confirmed Exoplanets",
    "unit": "planets",
    "category": "Space",
    "source": "NASA Exoplanet Archive",
    "sourceUrl": "https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/TAP/sync?query=select+disc_year%2Ccount%28%2A%29+as+n+from+ps+where+default_flag%3D1+group+by+disc_year+order+by+disc_year&format=csv",
    "verified": "2026-09-06",
    "url": "https://exponentialtracker.com/curve/exoplanets",
    "csv": "https://exponentialtracker.com/data/exoplanets.csv",
    "json": "https://exponentialtracker.com/data/exoplanets.json",
    "retrievedFrom": "Compiled by Exponential Tracker and re-derived from the source named above. Rebuilt on every deploy, so re-fetch rather than trusting a saved copy to be current.",
    "rights": "The underlying data belongs to NASA Exoplanet Archive. This compilation may be reused with attribution to Exponential Tracker. No licence is claimed or implied over the source data.",
    "citation": "Exponential Tracker, \"Confirmed Exoplanets\", exponentialtracker.com/curve/exoplanets, data verified 2026-09-06. Underlying source: NASA Exoplanet Archive."
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "year": 1992.99,
      "value": 2,
      "label": "PSR B1257+12, first confirmed"
    },
    {
      "year": 1995.99,
      "value": 4,
      "label": "51 Pegasi b, Sun-like host"
    },
    {
      "year": 2000.99,
      "value": 46
    },
    {
      "year": 2005.99,
      "value": 172
    },
    {
      "year": 2008.99,
      "value": 318
    },
    {
      "year": 2010.99,
      "value": 498
    },
    {
      "year": 2012.99,
      "value": 783
    },
    {
      "year": 2014.99,
      "value": 1783,
      "label": "Kepler 715 validation"
    },
    {
      "year": 2016.99,
      "value": 3442,
      "label": "Kepler 1,284 announcement"
    },
    {
      "year": 2018.99,
      "value": 3902,
      "label": "Kepler retires"
    },
    {
      "year": 2020.99,
      "value": 4330
    },
    {
      "year": 2022.99,
      "value": 5261,
      "label": "JWST science ops begin"
    },
    {
      "year": 2024.99,
      "value": 5844
    },
    {
      "year": 2025.99,
      "value": 6089,
      "label": "6,000 passed Sept 2025"
    },
    {
      "year": 2026.68,
      "value": 6360,
      "label": "6,360 (NASA Archive, 4 Sep 2026)"
    }
  ]
}