PMI Passes 1.6 Million PMP® Certified Professionals in 2025
PMI’s global community kept growing in 2025, with more than 1.6 million PMP® certified professionals in 214 countries and territories.
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PMI’s global community kept growing in 2025, with more than 1.6 million PMP® certified professionals in 214 countries and territories.
PMI’s global community kept growing in 2025, with more than 1.6 million PMP® certified professionals in 214 countries and territories.
The Eighth Edition places a stronger emphasis on adaptive practices, core principles, and real-world application, and PMI certification exams will change from July 2026.
A new PMP® exam aligned with the PMBOK® Guide, Eighth Edition, will be introduced in July 2026, with a pilot phase starting in January 2026.
PMI welcomed the U.S. expansion of 529 savings plans to cover career certifications such as the PMP®, making credentials more accessible as demand for project professionals grows.
Seven chapters, one from each PMI region, were named finalists for the 2025 PMI Chapter of the Year Award, including the PMI UAE Chapter for MENA.
PMI’s Cert Summer initiative encourages professionals to turn summer downtime into career momentum through certification, with toolkits for chapters to support their members.
PMI’s Board of Directors invited members to the Annual Membership Meeting on November 13, 2025, and introduced a monthly Board Perspectives column.

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