Question

Approximately how many Africans were transported across to the Americas during the era of the slave trade?

Answer 1

Answer:

Between 1525 and 1866, in the entire history of the slave trade to the New World, according to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database, 12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World.

Answer 2

Answer:

Scholars believe that around 15,400,000 slaves were exported from Africa, and around 13,392,000 landed in the Americas.

Source: theguardian.com