600 !!!!???!!!?? woww !!!
(1981)
"Most law enforcement officials believe that Philip Lombardo is now the head of the Genovese family, which has about 600 members..."
600 might be a bit inflated, but it may have been an estimate of the family during its peak from the 50s-80s. I've seen lots of other estimates putting the Genovese at 300 during the 80s and even up to the early 2000s. It's also widely quoted that the Gambinos had 400 or so made members during Gottis era, and potentially even more during its peak.
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/03/nyregion/as-a-caesar-goes-so-goes-his-family.html(1992)
"The strength of the Gambino family rests with about 400 "made" or inducted members and more than 1,000 associates or people who actively assist the family.
The Genovese family's rackets include interests in the construction and garbage removal industries in New York and New Jersey. It has about 300 members and 1,000 associates."
