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What do Nexon accounts have to do with "MapleStory by the numbers"?

Every Nexon account technically has a MapleStory account (whether or not they have a character in there or not). So.... 100 million MapleStory accounts mean 100 million Nexon accounts. But since not every Nexon account has a MapleStory character (just like how some of us have a Nexon account, but don't have a Mabinogi character or Combat Arms mercenary), it makes sense to have only 40 million characters despite having 100 million accounts registered.
Nevermind.