According to Mikhail B. Sevryuk, in the January 2006 issue of the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, "The number of papers and books included in the Mathematical Reviews database since 1940 (the first year of operation of MR) is now more than 1.9 million, and more than 75 thousand items are added to the database each year.
Menurut Mikhail B. Sevryuk, pada Januari 2006 terbitan Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, "Banyaknya makalah dan buku yang dilibatkan di dalam basis data Mathematical Reviews sejak 1940 (tahun pertama beroperasinya MR) kini melebihi 1,9 juta, dan melebihi 75 ribu artikel ditambahkan ke dalam basis data itu tiap tahun.