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Lemmy active user base skyrockets by an astounding 1600% in June!

https://lemmy.world/post/845369

Lemmy active users grew by an astounding 1600% in June - Lemmy.world

From 2,997 active users across all lemmy instances at the beginning of June, the number increased to 52,797 by June 30th. Source [https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/dailystats&days=30]. An active user on Lemmy is "someone who has posted or commented on our instance or community within the last given time frame.” Source [https://join-lemmy.org/docs/contributors/07-ranking-algo.html]. That means lurkers are not counted as active users. We’re really building something here!

Jun 30, 2023 at 10:56amWeb
Show threadUnnamedNickJun 30, 2023
Insane Growth
Show threadI_Miss_DanielJun 30, 2023
I'm not sure it was all warm blooded. Active, warm blooded users are probably the real metric.
Show threadMcBinaryJun 30, 2023

Using 'Active Users' as the metric of growth is much more reliable than the total user count since there have been rashes of instances started up just for spam accounts.

It even mentions this as a note on the fedidb site:
https://fedidb.org/current-events/threadiverse

FediDB - Fediverse Network Statistics

Fediverse Network Statistics

Show threadBaggySpandexJun 30, 2023
Registration and discovery needs to be simplified tremendously for long term viability. But it’s a good start.
Show threadBecomingTheFalconJun 30, 2023

From the outside looking in, the whole model seemed needlessly complicated. So it’s like there’s a LOT of reddit.coms over here? But they’re all the same? But also different? What’s the difference? Which one do I sign up on?

But then I get here and realized it doesn’t really matter that much, since you can more or less use all of them regardless of which one you sign up for.

Something about the way users try to communicate what Lemmy/Fediverse IS, is the complicated part. It’s like everyone wants to jump straight to the more technical details behind how the model works; which probably scares off a lot of the people who just want a place to pop in and talk about their hobbies.

Show threadRyumast3rJun 30, 2023

I just told my fairly tech-unsavvy partner the email analogy:

You sign up on Google, I sign up on yahoo, my bro-in-law runs his own from a server in his house. We can all email each other and the email looks mostly the same no matter who reads it, but yahoo isn't Google isn't my bro-in-law.

She immediately got it and has an account on some instance and has subscribed to a bunch of places.

Show threadBecomingTheFalconJun 30, 2023
This is probably my favorite analogy for it so far, at least as a high level overview. I kind of made the same connection myself and that’s when it clicked for me.
Show threadcaptainlezbianJun 30, 2023
Yeah I think it might be better to explain it like if anyone could boot up their own reddit and link to other people’s reddits. Some are popular, some aren’t, some don’t want to be huge because they want to be niche like some subreddits did. We may have subreddits with the same name but it’s ok because people can tell based on which Reddit it’s on. Also they’re called instances not reddits and communities not subreddits.
Show threadTheSilentOne59Jun 30, 2023
I keep seeing people say this but honestly registering is really easy. It took me 5 minutes to figure out how to create an account after leaving reddit
Show threadBaggySpandexJun 30, 2023
Well, sure, anyone posting here at the moment figured it out. But I’d bet there’s tons of people interested but intimidated.
Show threadjennwiththeseaJun 30, 2023
I had heard about it for a week, but finally signed up when a mod I trusted on a reddit sub I used posted a sign-up link to lemmy.world. I'm somewhat tech proficient, but that extra step of figuring out a good instance to join was enough to stop me for a while. I didn't want to join a dud and have yet another dead login somewhere. YMMV, of course!
Show threadMcBinaryJun 30, 2023
I disagree. At first I was frustrated that people were having so much difficulty with such a simple process, but after a while I adopted the mindset that if they're too stupid to figure out something so mundane then I don't want them here anyway. 🤷‍♂️
Show threadBaggySpandexJun 30, 2023
Eh. This is kind of a weak attitude.
Show threadcerevantJun 30, 2023
And sadly, the software seems to be little better than proof of concept quality. It seems poorly architected for functionality, usability and scalability.
Show threadStukaJun 30, 2023

UX is on par or better than reddit back when I joined. Mobile apps are certainly better.

Similar experience to reddit and apps, albeit slightly clunky.

Show threadQuinceDaPenceJun 30, 2023

I keep seeing this said about lemmy but kbin was identical to any other site. So I looked up what the process is for lemmy and, aside from like 2 glitches to look out for it was exactly the same.

Please tell me what is difficult.

Show threadLilninoJun 30, 2023

My issue was I didn't know where to go to sign up. It took me a little time to understand the fediverse, then I had to figure out what instance I should sign up for. After that I started hearing some instances weren't accepting new accounts but didn't know if that was a thing everywhere or only one instance. I consider myself above average compared to the general public when it comes to my capabilities with the Internet and computer tech in general, it's never taken me days to understand stand how to sign up for a website like this before.

It does seem simple now that I'm here and understand things better. It's just a learning curve; this is unique to any website\forum\whatever I've played with before.

Show threadCrowJun 30, 2023
I’m in that graph, and wow my curves look good.
Show threadTerrJun 30, 2023
I’m in this photo and I like it.
Show threadeuJun 30, 2023
I'm in this picture and I do like it
Show threadzatekJun 30, 2023
I’m in there twice! (One NSFW account and this - on Reddit I used multireddits to keep the two somewhat separated.)
Show threadIrateKnightJun 30, 2023
Only going to get better in July!
Show threadTheTechNerdJun 30, 2023
The biggest issue with this website is the lack of basic explanation of how it works. Imo, the moment someone visits this website for the first time, a pop-up should appear explaining what this is, and how it works in maybe one simple paragraph at most.
Show threaddeviousJun 30, 2023
I am the 0.00001% !
Show threadxc2215xJun 30, 2023
That is pretty crazy. Good to see.
Show threadBaohwongJun 30, 2023

The barrier to entry is super high but hopefully websites and apps are developed to make it easier for people to join. (Sync for Lemmy)

Let's also do out part and post/comment to add content to this website to make it appealing for new users.

Show threadDrew Got No ClueJun 30, 2023
Is it really super high? It might not be very intuitive, but there’s nothing truly complicated. Maybe I’m out of touch.
Show threadpaulcdbJun 30, 2023
Guess i’ll just post to add to the numbers because I have nothing worthy to add! 😐
Show threadChaosJun 30, 2023
Let's go June 7 club!
Show threadRxBradJun 30, 2023

I'm not a fan of the "community" aspect of much of the Fediverse. I have more than one interest. My entire persona isn't just one thing. I don't want to log in to a different account every time I want to talk about something different.

I just join a generic-ass instance (mas.to on Mastodon, lemmy.world on Lemmy), and follow the stuff that actually interests me. (hashtags & a couple users on Mastodon; communities on Lemmy)

Following literally everything that gets farted into an entire instance is just drinking from a firehose.

Show threadT0rrent01Jun 30, 2023
Let's see how many % it grows in July when shit really hits the fan.
Show threadAlessi_ioJun 30, 2023
Leaving a comment to be counted lol
Show threadhailsatanJun 30, 2023
Let's go! Leaving a comment to participate, hoping the new place can handle the traffic tomorrow.
Show thread02bloodJun 30, 2023
Here from the mass Reddit exodus! Excited for a new platform to learn and explore!
Show threadLiar™️Jun 30, 2023
Welcome! It’s been nice over here, especially the lack of karma. Post as you feel like posting, enjoy the great discussions and memes 😁 and as always, fuck spez
Show threadDickinsonSAJun 30, 2023
Here's my two pennuth - fingers crossed this whole fedi thing works.
Show threadAndalusianGirlinRedJun 30, 2023
Wanting to be counted too!
Show threadStukaJun 30, 2023
+1
Show threadSallalJun 30, 2023
Sign me up!
Show threadsparemethewearysighJun 30, 2023
Glad to be here! Lots of similarities to Reddit but without all the fluff. Almost like how Reddit used to be. Loving it here so far!
Show threadCaptManiacJun 30, 2023

I'm looking at the Lemmy instances webpage https://the-federation.info/platform/73

Why are so many instances closed for sign-ups? Doesn't seem like a good thing for the potential July 1st deluge of new users.

Show threaddaspriiJun 30, 2023

Why are so many instances closed for sign-ups?

Probably to keep the instances from melting with the influx of new users if I had to guess

Show threadZiroJun 30, 2023
I want to say something like "we like the stock" without coming across as a silly reddit memelord. But we like the stock.
Show threadFer24Jun 30, 2023
Good luck, tomorrowcould be a really chaotic day
Show threadKaru 🐲Jun 30, 2023
I'm glad to see Lemmy is getting so much attention, just hoping not many people give up and go back to Reddit after just 2 days lol
Show threadSanelessJun 30, 2023

I haven't used it in over 2 weeks. The first few days were rough (habit) but I'm good now.

I'll keep using it as long as people keep giving me something to read

Show threadcakeistheanswerJun 30, 2023

The most wonderful part of this, for the unfortunately uncoordinated like me:

scrolling and accidently clicking a random card is now always a random post and not an ad launching a browser window I immediately close and curse.

It’s amazing how bad it got for awhile out there.

Show threadanteJun 30, 2023
Don't worry, I'm working on a solution to this. My proposed Lemmy client will auto-inject ads into your feed so you can really recreate the Reddit experience.
Show threadcakeistheanswerJun 30, 2023

Oh good, I was wondering when I could expect ‘normal’ behavior.

Honestly I wonder if the Lemmy client writers are going to be a strictly patronage model. The wefwef.app team has done a crazy good job illustrating what the free minimum is.

Show threadsamus12345Jun 30, 2023
Need to add a bunch of asshole bots to hurl insults as well.
Show threadVarunDM90Jun 30, 2023
Just signed up for lemmy and this already feels better than reddit. Hope it gains more traction ahead.
Show threadEddieJun 30, 2023
Welcome and enjoy your stay! Feel free to DM for any questions about Lemmy or Federation in general!
Show threadKlinkerJun 30, 2023
Let’s hope lemmy works and continues rising! Also wefwef for lemmy is one hell of an app!
Show threadbtaf45Jun 30, 2023
Weird that I don't see kbin on the pie charts
Show threadjennwiththeseaJun 30, 2023
Kbin measures their users differently, so it's hard to get a one for one comparison.
Show threadMyrbolgJun 30, 2023
Honestly, once apps are improving (though current ones are actually pretty nice) and more users are here - what would I be missing from reddit? Nothing. When I need old content I use Google to get it from reddit, but for anything new there is not a single feature I miss dearly (might be different for moderators).
Show threadthearcticcatJun 30, 2023
Well I kinda miss bullying spez… no I don’t.
Show threadLittleKerrJun 30, 2023
Now wait for those juicy July numbers 👌
Show threadGoriJun 30, 2023
Commenting so i'm counted as active :)
Show threadegeresJun 30, 2023
One small question, I know is a bad metric to track and that "average active users" seems much more reliable, but is the "average lemmy total users per day" going down because bot accounts are being closed?