Bloomberg - The number of Platinum holders doubled

Bloomberg reports Amex's number of Platinum cardholders has doubled, despite fee increases.

"American Express Co. said the number of Platinum cardholders in its portfolio doubled in recent years even as it pushed the annual fee to $695 from $450.

The company will continue to revamp the card’s perks and adjust the annual fee accordingly, Chief Executive Officer Steve Squeri said at an investor conference hosted by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in New York Tuesday."

There are other discussions from various card issuers in this article, too.

I'd like to know how many of these are first-time plat holders and if they include the CS/MS Plats in the numbers.

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EDIT: it looks like the article is being updated throughout the day so the Amex info may be down the list if you're reading it later.