The long view
State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.
Point at a year for its exact count.
Striped: the current year so far.
FY2015: 35,004 visas; FY2016: 48,177 visas; FY2017: 54,753 visas; FY2018: 31,711 visas; FY2019: 24,608 visas; FY2020: 17,266 visas; FY2021: 22,577 visas; FY2022: 36,831 visas; FY2023: 73,624 visas; FY2024: 65,091 visas; FY2025: 66,144 visas; FY2026: 38,622 visas so far.
FY2025 had 66,144 visas (+1.6% on FY2024). That's 21% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 19% ahead of the same months of FY2025.