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 Ansible was created by `Michael DeHaan <https://github.com/mpdehaan>`_
-and has contributions from over 4000 users (and growing). Thanks everyone!
+and has contributions from over 4600 users (and growing). Thanks everyone!
 
 `Ansible <https://www.ansible.com>`_ is sponsored by `Red Hat, Inc.
 <https://www.redhat.com>`_