I know about 180 altcoins, but I'm afraid it's not all the coins at all

Do you know how many altcoins have ever exist? 100, 200 or 250?
How many of them are dead/dying?
What is the coin with the most interesting story behind it (Bitcoin is not considered!)? Whose logo is the best?
What alt coin do you like more than others?

Thanks you for answers.

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As I see nobody likes the premine and this has a significant effect on any of alt coin acceptance.
Ok, no one likes somebody having the biggest chunk of common wealth. But why are you, guys, so agressive against those who just takes a little as a fee for new currency developing? Of course when this currency is not "yet another clone"

Okey.
So, according to laowai80 advice I have opened http://coinmarketcap.com/ and that's what I have seen:

Novacoin has the highest price ($21.26).
But
PPcoin is on the third place. It's market cap is rather high ($ 56,407,676).

So what is more important for market NVC or PPC?

I like NVC more, am I right?

What characteristics should the alt coin have to be widely accepted and successful (or at least number 3 after bitcoin and litecoin)?

If you have any ideas, please, share them here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=346068.msg3709017#msg3709017

I'm doing my master thesis resaerch on this theme, so I will be very thankful for your opinions and help.

thanks. i will.
According to MicroGuy oppinion I  should start with Litecoin. What's next? There's lot of currencies names, but what of them is number 3 in alt coins world?

Thanks for advice.

I should admit that my research is not about story of cryptocurrencies and not about technology aspects.
It's about factors that may move alt coins from innovators and early adopters zone to early majority sector on the Tech Adoption curve and futher.

What alt currency have a chance to be accepted everywhere? When this will happen? Why do you think so?

I’m Alice Chittenden (not that wonderful artist, sorry). I study Economics Science in my University and I’m about to start my master thesis.

Me and my professor are very interested in Future of Money, so we’ve decided that my work will be devoted to cryptocurrencies.  As one of my colleagues has already started bitcoin research I gained the work on alternative coins.

The theme of my research  is: “Fundamental factors affecting alternative cryptocurrencies prevalence”

I really have googled and read a lot.  For example here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=134179.0) and on cryptocointalk , on TED and everywhere else.

But I’m still need some help.
How do you think what is the most important thing about alternative coins and their performance?
From what point should I start my research?

Thanks in advance for your answers!

What if this forum is also under goverment control and someone of us...?! Oh, my!
Seriously, we will never know the truth.
Just take it easy.

Bitcoin is about demand and supply.
Who is ready to pay even $10,000 for it? Do YOU have this $10,000 to pay for it?
How many ordinady people will pay $10,000 for 1BTC instead of spending it to food, house, cars and so on? Not so much, right?
What will be done to the idea of BTC if only reach guys are able to buy it?
I hope BTC is not about getting wealth doing nothing.

I guess, never.
Bitcoin has price because someone is willing to pay for it. Right now, because its price is going up, and Bitcoin is in short supply, people are willing to pay much money for it. And the ever-increasing demand for Bitcoin will keep driving the price up until people don't want to buy or hold it anymore. Would some one like to buy BTC for $100,000? Just to get $100,100 lately?

At that point, by the way, unless Bitcoin has become widely accepted as a legal means of exchange (as "money"), the price of BTC will collapse someday.