user61223: I am tying to understand the concept of the bitcoin blockchain, from what I understand everybody owns a full copy of the bitcoin blockchain, but is it possible to see the current size somewhere without having "checked it out/cloned it"?
And are there any backups being made? I know it's distributed and everyone owns a full copy - kinda like with a git repository - but is it also backed up on centralized servers?

user2306: Yes, you can use this website:
https://blockchain.info/charts/blocks-size

61223: <p>I am tying to understand the concept of the bitcoin blockchain, from what I understand everybody owns a full copy of the bitcoin blockchain, but is it possible to see the current size somewhere without having "checked it out/cloned it"?</p>

<p>And are there any backups being made? I know it's distributed and everyone owns a full copy - kinda like with a git repository - but is it also backed up on centralized servers?</p>
 2306: <p>Yes, you can use this website:</p>

<p><a href="https://blockchain.info/charts/blocks-size" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://blockchain.info/charts/blocks-size</a></p>
