Lemmy's total users continues to surge to over 1.1 million, up from 740k yesterday!

https://lemmy.world/post/421318

It's mostly bots, but so is Reddit. The real story is, how many of these are active participants and contributors who'll generate content and start communities?

I’ve been posting like a madman. I hope to kickstart some activity. If this place looks halfway attractive on July 1st, it should bring in enough new posters from 3PA to make more communities self sustaining.

I had to leave behind a few communities that were small even on reddit, and hope to rebuild them better here.

Yeah, having enough activity is the only way we can make this place a viable Reddit alternative. That, and good third-party apps for a better mobile experience than Reddit. That alone could give the platform a serious edge, especially since 3PA users were some of the most active people on Reddit.