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Humans implanted

Cumulative people who have received a company's implanted brain-computer interface — the clearest sign the field has moved from animals to humans. Synchron leads with 10 recipients; Neuralink has implanted 5.

10Reached · Nov 2025

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5 people 2025 Neuralink Press · 2025-06
10 people 2025 Synchron Press · 2025-11
1 people 2025 Paradromics Press · 2025-06
1 people 2024 Neuralink Database · 2024-01
6 people 2024 Synchron Press · 2025-11
3 people 2023 Synchron Press · 2025-11

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Explainer May 20, 2026

Why "humans implanted" is the honest scoreboard

Demos and valuations are easy to inflate; people living with an implant are not. The count of humans implanted is the hardest signal that a BCI has crossed from lab to clinic — and Synchron, not the loudest name, leads it.

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