313 Free Humans, 31 countries — and now the lyrics of the Wave are understood in 15 languages
Two days ago, we were 286.
Today, we are 313 Free Humans in 31 countries.
In between, the 300 mark was passed, Barbados joined the map, dozens of energy gestures were sent, conversations started... and the music of the Wave found a much larger place on the site.
Because these songs are not just there to provide a nice background sound.
They tell the story of what we are trying to create.
They speak of the human before flags, of the need to find each other again, of that very simple thing we can do immediately: take our place, help other humans find theirs, and watch together something positive grow.
The music of the Wave can now be read
The Music page has been entirely reorganized.
The text and the songs now find their place next to the image, in the same clear structure as the other pages of the site.
But the most important change concerns the lyrics.
From the tablet, the original English lyrics now appear side by side with their translation: the song on one side, its meaning in the reader's language on the other.
So you can listen to a track, follow the lyrics that were sung, and understand exactly what they are about.
It was important.
The songs on the album do not just repeat the name FreeWillWave. They carry real lyrics, with beautiful phrases, images, and a different energy depending on each track.
Rock, folk, country, world music... the styles change, but the intention remains the same: to convey something alive, positive, and human.
Since its upload, the album has already been listened to 53 times across its 11 tracks.
The most listened to track so far is the rock version of Already Begun, with nine listens.
It is still only a beginning, but the Wave now has its own music. Music that we can listen to, understand, and above all share.
The 300 mark
On July 26, 2026 at 19:05 UTC, Ella Michy (#300), from Nigeria, took the 300th spot.
A week earlier, we were still under 200.
Today, the counter shows 313 Free Humans, 27 more people in two days.
Fifteen people joined us in the last 24 hours. For a week, the pace has been close to a dozen new arrivals per day.
Canada now has 49 Free Humans, Nigeria 46, the United Kingdom 41, France 36, and the United States 35.
Uganda has 14, India and New Zealand 12 each, Kenya 11, and Australia 9.
Among the latest arrivals are notably two people from Papua New Guinea, two from Zimbabwe, one from the Philippines, one from Malaysia, and Chile (#313), from Zambia.
Chile is the person's name here — not their country.
Barbados becomes the 31st country
On July 26 at 14:22 UTC, a person from Barbados joined FreeWillWave.
Barbados thus becomes the 31st country visible on the map, one day after the arrival of Malaysia, which already has two members.
Each new country produces something special.
Of course, it adds a point on the map, but that point first represents a real person. Someone who discovered the project, decided to be counted, and now occupies a permanent place in this story.
That is why the arrival of a human and the opening of a new country are now celebrated separately.
Previously, when someone opened a country, the celebration of the country could hide the person who had just made it exist on the map.
Now, we see the human first.
Then we celebrate the country.
Thanks to KOTZEMAN RECORDS (#309)
The story of KOTZEMAN RECORDS (#309), from Zimbabwe, sums up quite well what I love about the way the site is evolving.
Zimbabwe was available at the time of sign-up, but then disappeared in the profile settings.
An old shortened list only offered 50 countries. The other 149 became inaccessible when a person wanted to correct their profile — with a large part of Africa missing from the list.
Unable to choose their real country, #309 ended up selecting South Africa, simply because it was next to it.
The problem has now been fixed.
All countries can be declared everywhere on the site, and their name is displayed in the reader's language.
So KOTZEMAN RECORDS (#309) got their Zimbabwe back.
But they didn't stop there.
On the very day of their sign-up, they sent 25 energy gestures. This places them directly at the top of the energy sent in the last 24 hours and in fourth position in the overall ranking.
Thanks to them for helping to reveal this problem, and especially for immediately choosing to make the Wave live.
Thanks to Alistair A (#40)
I also want to thank again Alistair A (#40), from New Zealand.
Alistair continues to look at the site carefully and point out words or details that don't seem natural in English.
This time, they drew my attention to the word 'Remarks', used to refer to the feedback sent by members.
The word was understandable, but cold and unnatural in this context.
It was replaced by 'Feedback'.
It may seem tiny, but a site that exists in 15 languages should not only translate words. It should try to speak naturally to the humans who read it.
Alistair A (#40) is also now first in the overall ranking of energy sent, with 128 gestures, ahead of Samantha Read (#87), who sent 106, and Lionel (#2), who has 81.
I removed myself from the ranking so that it truly shows the contributions of the other members.
These rankings remain tools of transparency and recognition. They do not turn the Wave into a competition.
As of today, people tied share the same rank. Two members who produced the same result are now both on the same step.
937 energy gestures
In total, 937 energy gestures have now been sent on FreeWillWave.
Fifty-seven were sent in the last 24 hours, and 69 different members have already participated.
Behind KOTZEMAN RECORDS (#309) with their 25 gestures of the day, James (#272), from Nigeria, sent seven, and Alistair A (#40) six.
Another important correction was made to these gestures.
When an energy had already arrived at someone's place, the word 'Pending' could still appear above the date.
An English-speaking member asked what it meant.
They had perfectly identified the problem: the word told the opposite of what had happened.
The energy had already been sent and received. It was no longer waiting for anything.
The status therefore became 'Arrived' in the 15 languages.
A gesture given imposes no obligation and creates no debt for the person who receives it.
It arrives. That's all.
Seeing the humans who arrive
When a new person joined FreeWillWave, their name was only displayed for six seconds.
I happened to hear the small arrival sound, open the site... and discover that the name had already disappeared.
The name of a new arrival now scrolls three times and remains visible for nearly twenty seconds.
The sound does not repeat.
The goal is not to multiply alerts, but to leave enough time to see who just joined us.
The Free Humans directory has also been corrected. Some cards and the search field were displayed in white on a white background. Names, biographies, and even the number you were typing became invisible.
So you could search for someone without seeing what you were writing.
The texts are readable again and the field now has a real label.
From a conversation, it is also possible to directly access the person's profile thanks to a Profile button. Until now, their name appeared, but the only action offered there was to block them.
That was not exactly the best way to encourage humans to discover each other.
More useful messages, without becoming dangerous
Internal links to FreeWillWave are now clickable in messages.
So a person can directly share a page of the site or the profile of another member, and the recipient can open it with one click.
External links intentionally remain as text.
The messaging system must allow humans to talk to each other. It must not become an easy way to send fraudulent or dangerous links.
The fake conversation thread titled 'the Wave' has also been removed.
It sometimes indicated that an event had occurred, but it was impossible to open it to see that event.
A notification that announces something without allowing access helps no one.
This information remains available in the notification bell, where it really belongs.
A badge that belongs to someone
A Free Human's badge no longer just shows a generic symbol.
When opened, a small card now displays their flag, their name, and their number.
The badge thus truly belongs to the person who received it.
They can look at their badge, with their identity and their place in the history of FreeWillWave — not simply the same impersonal badge as everyone else.
The large full-screen window has also been replaced by a lighter and more natural card.
A site more readable in all directions
Finally, several pages have been corrected for Arabic and Persian.
In languages that are read from right to left, some decorative images were placed behind the texts and made them difficult to read.
The seven pages concerned now properly respect the reading direction.
These are technical details, but behind each of them lies a very simple idea: a person should not receive a less clear or less pleasant version of the site because of the language they use.
The Wave continues
We are now 313 Free Humans in 31 countries.
We have surpassed 900 energy gestures.
More than 200 messages have been exchanged in 25 conversations.
And the Wave now has 11 songs whose lyrics can be read and understood in the languages of the site.
These numbers don't tell the whole story.
What matters is also found in a word improved by Alistair A (#40), in a Zimbabwe regained thanks to KOTZEMAN RECORDS (#309), in an energy gesture offered from the very first day, in a person who hears the sound of a new arrival and finally has the time needed to discover their name.
The Wave grows through these presences, these attentions, and these choices.
Music now gives it a voice.
It's up to us to make it heard.
Explore FreeWillWave
- Listen to the album and read the translated lyrics
- See the Wave, the map, and the energies
- Consult the numbers
- Discover the Free Humans
- Send feedback