Eugen RochkoOct 28, 2022
I got asked this by a few different journalists today, so I'm just going to share the numbers. 10,801 people signed up on different Mastodon servers today, and 22,139 since last week.
Reinhild TemmingOct 29, 2022
Show threadEugen Rochko
Update: 49,215 new users across different Mastodon servers since yesterday. Probably a lot of them are actually from yesterday. My crawler only runs once a day so I get a bit of a delayed view of things.
Oct 29, 2022 at 12:09pmWeb
Show threadEugen RochkoOct 30, 2022
So, that total... By the end of day, it's more like 70,849... That's quite a lot for a single day, isn't it. Federated social media is better than commercial silos, and I'm happy that more people are learning about it.
Show threadJ.R. OrciOct 30, 2022
@Gargron Just wait until Trump and Infowars are reinstated on Twitter. I hope Mastodon can handle the load.
Show threadBen RamseyOct 30, 2022
@orci @Gargron The federated ecosystem can handle the load. It’s more a question of whether the flagship instances can keep up. 😊
Show threadTim ChambersOct 30, 2022
@ramsey @orci @Gargron this is a good argument that one key way to help the Fediverse project is to launch or support more instances….
Show threadBen RamseyOct 30, 2022
@tchambers @orci @Gargron I think it’ll happen. As more move, they’ll naturally coalesce into communities and create instances, but when they’re starting out, the flagship instances are the most logical to join and get an idea of what things are like.
Show threadScumlord Eris, Acolyte of AnnaOct 30, 2022
@ramsey @orci @Gargron we shouldn't have flagship instances anyway, better to split the load between all of us and have the flagship instances help make that happen
Show thread(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈Oct 30, 2022
@ramsey @orci @Gargron exactly! One might think they’d not be able to - seeing as how many were really really laggy today alone!
Show threadpluhmenOct 30, 2022
@Gargron Wow, this is huge. 💪
Show threadAnastasiyaOct 30, 2022
@Gargron
Hi, Just joined this place...
Two questions:
1 - What's your opinion on russian fascist imperialistic state and russian war crimes in Ukraine?
2 - How many cats do you have?
Show threadEugen RochkoOct 30, 2022
@Anastasiya 1. Fuck Putin
2. None currently 😢
Show threadAnastasiyaOct 30, 2022
@Gargron
1. russian fascist regime must be defeated. It's the best for everyone, inc. russian populace.
2. Oh. I feel you. I would like to adopt a cat again in the future.
Show threadWasABoojumOct 30, 2022
@Gargron @Anastasiya As a former russian, I'd use harsher words for Putin... Luckily Russian has enough of those for him.
Show threadAnastasiyaOct 30, 2022
@boojum @Gargron
Some more action would be preferable.
-revolt or quiet sabotage
-fleeing the country is also an option to avoid mobilization
-otherwise trying to surrender to the Ukrainian army.
Show threadAnastasiyaOct 30, 2022
@boojum Btw, we need Feygin and Arestovych on this platform. I am sure Mark will have valuable contributions to add to these conversations (of course, with some of his favourite anecdotes and Samara's approach.
Show threadDaniel Howard 🌻Oct 30, 2022
@Gargron the federated model perhaps facilitates scalability?
Show threadCеmrе KаrаkаsOct 30, 2022
@dannyman @Gargron to some extent, yes. But the load is far from being evenly distributed between instances, sometimes due to new users not really getting the hang of how all this works
Show threadCarsten WawerOct 30, 2022
@Gargron Those numbers are numbers of the whole #fediverse, not just instances you manage, right?
Show threadEugen RochkoOct 30, 2022
@carsten They are numbers for all Mastodon servers, not just the ones I manage. But they are not numbers for the whole fediverse.
Show threadCarsten WawerOct 30, 2022
@Gargron Got it. Thanks.
Show threadSascha Pallenberg 🇹🇼 ♻️ ⚡Oct 30, 2022
@Gargron I truly hope we can keep up this momentum. Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into this 🙏
Show threadHibiscusOct 30, 2022
@Gargron I miss Drükos. I used to retweet English threads and translate them above. Could you reconsider allowing Drükos?
Show threadpinkmanOct 30, 2022
@Gargron encouraging! I would say the sign up process seems to be a turn off for some people, based on what I’ve heard from friends
Show thread(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈Oct 30, 2022
@pinkman @Gargron agreed…especially the “I signed up and my friends aren’t there”. I know we have to explain how it works, but all they’re usually greeted with is a “Glad you are here. Here’s a blank timeline with the admin’s toots that we subscribed you to”.
It’s hard to onboard them.
Show thread👽 Alien Max 🇺🇦Oct 30, 2022

@Gargron today was like an epiphany for me when #mastodon was recommended to me by a friend. Spent a few hours here and realized that I will stay for a long time and will recommend it to everyone I know in #gamedev

Thanks for the opportunity and cool system! ❤️

Show threadtinybugOct 30, 2022
@Gargron what does federated socia media mean
Show threadDesirée Oct 29, 2022
@Gargron that's a lot omg
Show threadVael 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 29, 2022
@Gargron So many!
Show threadDušan MitrovićOct 29, 2022
@vaelfonia @Gargron A drop in the bucket actually. A lot for Mastodon, but lets not get ahead of ourselves here.
Show threadVael 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 29, 2022
@dusnm @Gargron Well, yes. I suppose I shouldn't be that surprised either
Show threadMarcellusOct 29, 2022

@dusnm @vaelfonia @Gargron to be entirely certain how small of a drop this is.

Twitter had 206 million users before Elon's takeover
Reddit has 450 million
TikTok around 1 billion, roughly 700 million are real
Instagram 1.5 billion
Facebook 3.5 billion users

And this is not registered but active users.

Show threadGeotechlandOct 29, 2022

@marcellus96 @dusnm @vaelfonia @Gargron

Well, if we are comparing it to twitter, its actually decent for 1 day.

It's more a testament to how small twitter is compared to the rest.

The average person doesn't really use twitter or mastodon.

Show threadcpfOct 29, 2022
@Gargron Is the data from this public somewhere?
Show threadNordnick Oct 29, 2022
@curtispf @Gargron
I provide statistics of some instances (approx. 200 using german language) here: https://www.mastodonien.de
See also @mastodonien
Mastodonien.de * mastodonien.de

mastodonien.de

www.mastodonien.de
Show threadCasperOct 29, 2022
@Gargron No smoking servers, yet?
Show threadCyber YukiOct 30, 2022
@Casper @Gargron
Show threadliltribenftOct 29, 2022
@Gargron thank you for the updates! What will happen if millions #TwitterMigrate to #Mastodon?
Show threadNemo_bis 🌈Oct 29, 2022
@liltribenft We'll just get more instances. There are hundreds of instances open or semi-open for registration.
https://mastodon.help/instances/en?lang=0&desc=&minu=100&maxu=30000&minau=10&minki=500&black=1&creg=1&appr=0&lcok=0&ord=rand&advc=1&p=1
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Show threadDaniel LauferOct 29, 2022
@Gargron Wow, how much is this compared to registered users in total?
Show threadNegativeDeltaOct 29, 2022
@Gargron Glad to be here.
Show threadBrian 🚵Oct 29, 2022
@Gargron thank you all for your work during the #twittermigration 👍
Show threadJordinOct 29, 2022
@Gargron hi I'm one of those!
Show threadCеmrе KаrаkаsOct 29, 2022
@Gargron how do you keep up with the scaling? Are you on an auto-scalable instance or do you manually adjust it? Great news btw! Let's see how many will stick. There sure will be a snowballing effect 
Show threadNilsOct 29, 2022

@Gargron what you should respond to this?:

https://twitter.com/allenholub/status/1586111911958966272?t=dRecdm2ZWFdnDAJaYyz8Mw&s=19

Allen Holub on Twitter

“@katafrakt_pl How reliable is the communication? How eventual is the consistency? If a server's owner puts rules in place for posting, how does that impact messages that come in from other servers?”

Twitter
Show threadGruffalo's MouseOct 29, 2022
@Gargron Haha I guess I know where they come from...
Show threadSaurav ShresthaOct 29, 2022
@Gargron that's 46k more of us today than yesterday. As long as the number trends positive that's a great thing!
Show threadUkraine War Bulletins and NewsOct 29, 2022
@Gargron currently holding over 100 posts of critical Ukraine News. Please fix or make announcement your site has crashed.
Show threadKarl SappOct 29, 2022

@SocraticEthics
Hi, I think that a lot of new user can here since the past days and they need to adjust the server accordingly.
May be you can choose another instance for your account ?

@Gargron

Show threadLucOct 29, 2022
@Gargron Could it be that 48.000 of them are from the Netherlands? I've never seen so many compatriots all at once 🙈
Show threadBigLinterOct 29, 2022
@Gargron ill be at your next swipe...:-)
Show threadWarEagleOct 29, 2022
@Gargron nix start, but my guts tell, that it will cool down and become silent again once the emotions calm down. it needs multiple of these waves for a new platform to be established, or something great for the user that is better for everyone.
Show threadEugenOct 29, 2022
@Gargron круто 👍
Show threadcajusberOct 29, 2022
Impressive 🙂
Show threadfrlanOct 29, 2022
@Gargron how do you crawl?
Show threadRomeo ValentinOct 29, 2022
@Gargron
This account tracks new users hourly
https://bitcoinhackers.org/@mastodonusercount
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39.7K Posts, 0 Following, 1.19K Followers · User Count Bot for all known Mastodon instances

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Show threadRomeo ValentinOct 29, 2022
@Gargron and it's coming to the same conclusion of about 49k new users 🎉