The State of Giraffe 2025 highlights a complex and dynamic picture of conservation progress, data advancement, and ongoing challenges for all giraffe species in the wild. The Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) has collected, collated, and synthesized the latest data and insights from field surveys, expert reviews, and national monitoring efforts to provide a comprehensive overview of giraffe status by species. Our State of Giraffe 2025 estimates for each four species are: Masai giraffe (43,926), Northern giraffe (7,037), Reticulated giraffe (20,901), and Southern giraffe (68,837). Significant progress has been made in recent years through improved data collection methods specific to giraffe, as well as an increase in the frequency of giraffe-specific surveys and strengthened collaborations for data sharing. These efforts have not only yielded more accurate population estimates but also enabled more strategic conservation actions and national planning. Progress toward the development of Park, National or Regional Giraffe Conservation Strategies and Action Plans in more than half of the giraffe range states has proven critical, with evidence suggesting that countries with such frameworks have seen improved giraffe conservation outcomes. GCF and our partners continue to support African range states with the development and implementation of such strategies and plans. Targeted survey efforts have also led to revised range maps for each species, with some (sub)species showing expanded distributions due to improved detection, while we report range contractions for others due to habitat loss, insecurity, and/or limited dispersal ability due to high levels of habitat loss and fragmentation in anthropogenic landscapes. While Masai giraffe populations are stable in Kenya, with improved estimates from intensified and regular surveys, recent data from Tanzania is lacking. However, the species is facing a shrinking range due to human development and poaching throughout their distribution. Northern giraffe populations have shown genuine signs of recovery, largely driven by natural population growth, conservation translocations, and implementation of national plans in Chad, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Niger, and Uganda. While this is encouraging, the species still faces major threats from political insecurity and limited survey capacity in parts of its range. Reticulated giraffe populations are increasing within Kenya, however, data for neighbouring populations in Ethiopia and Somalia are lacking due to regional insecurity. Southern giraffe populations are widespread and generally increasing, with key strongholds in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, and reintroduction success in Mozambique. It is important to highlight that the apparent growth is partially due to better survey coverage and the inclusion of additional private land data. While giraffe conservation has gained momentum through improved survey methods, increased awareness, and collaborative national strategies and plans, ongoing threats like habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, climate change, and insufficient data do persist. Prioritizing support for under-surveyed regions and the development and/or implementation of national conservation frameworks will be essential to sustain and scale these conservation gains.