Can we finally put Reel to Reel out of its misery? Put it to rest people.

Best guess?

Tens of thousands worldwide.

A lot of European countries are very into r2r.

Revox still has huge following in Switzerland and I have found most of fair prices parts and machines are actually for sale by Swiss eBay members.

uberwaltz,

Thanks. My guess (completely uneducated and wild) was also in tens of thousands worldwide.

Does anyone else have more solid idea?

When it comes to Switzerland, I guess tradition means something. It is a small country and it seems to be disproportionately active with R2R.

I think the Swiss are very loyal and faithfull to their home town hero Revox.

Yes for a relatively small country the following is huge.

It’s called creating your mix of songs , from a source such As vinyl record that you record to your R2R your mix of songs or your CD and record your favorite songs,,, or from any other media source but to truly appreciate the analog experience vinyl as a source
why is it so hard for many to understand that not to long ago their was vinyl and tape
snd not a micro chip to reproduce music
i will stay with tubes , vinyl and tape yes it was fun to hear your creation 
snd going to s store and buying s LP AND IF ANY NEW BLANK tape MFG created a better tape ( scotch, TDK, BASF)

the reason so many have a problem with understanding tape / vinyl snd tubes is everything is press a button or say play with no effort 
on the other side we came from a  time creating something and didn’t mind it toke time to do. 
now it’s  immediate satisfaction