schollz/howmanypeoplearearound
Count the number of people around you :family_man_man_boy: by monitoring wifi signals :satellite: observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3401
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 746
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
7088 stars · 384 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Python CLI tool that estimates how many people are nearby by sniffing WiFi probe requests from smartphones using tshark. It works with monitor-mode WiFi adapters and is suitable for setups like Raspberry Pi foot-traffic monitoring.
Use cases
- count people nearby by sniffing wifi probe requests
- monitor foot traffic with a raspberry pi
- check if my roommates are home
- estimate smartphone density in an area
- detect nearby cellphones via wifi signals
When to choose
- you have a monitor-mode WiFi adapter and tshark installed
- you want a lightweight passive presence counter on Linux or macOS
- you're building a Raspberry Pi-based foot-traffic sensor
When to avoid
- monitoring networks you don't own - it may be illegal in your jurisdiction
- you need precise people counts rather than smartphone-based estimates
- you need a solution that works without special WiFi hardware
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
monitoring networking analytics security iot analytics python cli iot wifi-sniffing tshark probe-requests foot-traffic privacy-sensitive raspberry-pi command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/schollz/howmanypeoplearearound · fetched 2026-08-28 · 30d9d89ae97c
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/howmanypeoplearearound/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 95fd4eead1f1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| schollz/howmanypeoplearearound | main | 23 |
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markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="schollz/howmanypeoplearearound")
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