That's probably not a bad estimate, although that depends on their definition of success. If we include those who had unlooked for encounters, probably more. Some of those go into searching for answers etc. 

Bigfoot like creatures have been reported from places around the world, and if we go back into world history, we will probably find reports of bigfoot like creatures being captured or killed.  Evidence of these events was never presented to a group of primate biologist so proof of a bigfoot-like creature was never established and the topic became a myth and not a proven monster. Some of these reports describe human like monkeys while other ones describe bigfoot like creatures that became myths. Are these reports of bigfoot/human like apes just imagination or are they based on old reports from intelligent villagers? Research some of these reports and give your take on one or two. Go to Bigfoot - Wikipedia to find these reports. Click one of the reports below.     Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bigfoot Bigfoot - Wikipedia Similar alleged bigfoot-like creatures Almas – Central Asia Am Fear Liath Mòr – United Kingdom Amomongo – Philippines Barmanou – Afghanistan/Pakistan Bukit Timah Monkey Man – Singapore Ebu Gogo – Indonesia Fouke Monster – United States Hibagon – Japan Mande Barung – India Mistapew – Algonquinian cultures Momo the Monster – United States Nittaewo – Sri Lanka Orang Mawas – Malaysia Orang Pendek – Indonesia Sisimito - Central America Skunk ape – United States Urayuli – United States, Canada Wild Man of the Navidad Yeren – China Yeti – Asia Yowie – Australia

^ Yeah, your estimate is probably closer to the truth.  Although, me and my dog, Gracie, do look for BF in the bushes at our Botanic Garden here.  It's only a few acres though, with about 2 or 3 squirrels for food so; I wonder what their 'caloric intake' would be.  

Maybe a hundred?

Thanks for the numbers, I didn't realize that historic human population growth was so dramatic.  As I understand, the annual growth rate is currently only about .84% (probably for the best).  I even read  that human population is projected to actually decrease slowly starting sometime between 2050 and 2086 (2086 is as per the UN Populations Division).  I intend to look into the projected causes for that (along with about a billion other things on my 'research list', lol).  I currently ask AI/google/Siri/Alexa about 100 questions/day and I'm trying not to break the Internet...       How many people are actually looking for Bigfoot with any realistic chance/method of success though?  A few thousand??