r/gedmatch

1.5K archived posts · May 2015 – Sep 2026

GEDmatch Forum (Unofficial)

r/gedmatch

GEDmatch is a website and DNA database offering "Tools for DNA and Genealogy Research" and which "allow[s] law enforcement to search uploaded files as a tool to solve violent crimes." The community at /r/gedmatch exists to discuss GEDmatch related topics such as admixture calculators, genealogical relationship determination, privacy risks, genetics, and more. Do not post kit numbers nor the personal information of others.

Created Apr 24, 2015

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GEDmatch is a website and DNA database owned by Verogen, Inc., a "sequencing company solely dedicated to forensic science". The acquisition of GEDmatch was announced on Dec. 9, 2019.

Note that GEDmatch provides tools for autosomal DNA, but not mitochondrial DNA (passed down from mother-to-child) nor Y-DNA (passed down from father-to-son). For mito-DNA and Y-DNA, check out mitoYDNA, which is run by a group of genealogists through a 501(c)3 non-profit company.

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