Seven

"Seven People Have Been Entrusted With the Keys to the Internet." —Gizmodo, 7/27/2010 (More here.)

"The company that owns the Thomas’ brand says that only seven people know how the muffins get their trademark tracery of air pockets — marketed as nooks and crannies — and it has gone to court to keep a tight lid on the secret." William Neuman, "A Man With Muffin Secrets, But No Job With Them," NYT,8/6/2010