MAKE: Timeline
2005:
- MAKE founded by Dale Dougherty
- MAKE Magazine launched
- makezine.com launched
- Dougherty coins the terms: “Makers” and “Maker Movement”
2006:
- Maker Faire Bay Area Launched
2009:
- Young Makers Launched
2010:
- World Maker Faire New York Launched
2012:
- Maker Education Initiative Launched Hardware Innovation Workshop debuted Mentor Makerspaces Launched
- Maker Camp on Google+ Launched
MAKE magazine: Readers
- Total Readership: 300,000
- 81% Male, 19% Female
- Median Age is 44
- Median Household Income is $106,000 73% own their home
- 97% attended college
- 80% have post-graduate education
- 83% Employed
*Source: Maker Market Study, May 2012
Maker Faire: Attendees
- Maker Faire Bay Area 2012: 110,000 Attendees, 900 Makers
- World Maker Faire, New York 2012: 55,000 attendees, 650 Makers
- 66% Male, 34% Female
- Median Age 46.5
- Median Household Income $117,000
- 98% Attended/Graduated from College
- 87% Graduated College + post-grad work
- 43% with Post-Graduate Degrees
- 67% Married
- 45% have children under 18 living at home
- 6 in 10 participate in demos and hands-on craft projects
- 87% of attend Maker Faire with family or friends
- 80% gave Maker Faire high praise – saying it was either “the best event I’ve been to all year” or it was “pretty darn great”
*Source: Maker Faire Bay Area Attendee Survey, Aug 2012
