23andMe Version Numbers

For 23andMe, the version of the raw data file indicates when that version was in service. When a new version is released, the company changes some gene sequences. Therefore, each version has a different set of sequenced genes from the previous version.[ref]

  • 23andMe v2 data was produced from 2008 - 2010
  • 23andMe v3 data was produced from Nov. 2010 - 2014
  • 23andMe v4 data ranges from 2014 to August 2017
  • 23andMe V5 data started in August 2017 and is the present version.

Within the genotype report section of each article, you can see if the rs id (SNP) is generally found in 23andMe v4 or v5 raw data files.

Ex. genotype report version numbers