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darkufo Jul 7, 2023

Here is my NON-Scientific results of #Threads vs #mastondon reach.

My Mastodon account has 630+ Followers, my Threads one has 520+.

Asked both sets to Boost/Repost/Like/Favourite and comment.

Almost ZERO engagement/reach on Threads and massive reach on Mastodon.

I suspected Mastodon would easily win but not by this much.

https://fosstodon.org/@darkufo/110669173817652127

darkufo (@[email protected])

Doing a test here to see how much reach this #mastodon account with 550 followers has compared to the same test on #Threads with a 430 Follower count. I suspect I already know the answer. If you see this please Boost and Like, and if you want to leave a comment feel free to that. FINAL UPDATE - 4 Days Later Mastodon Likes: 3,200+ Boosts: 2,600+ Replies: 150+ Followers gained: 225 Threads Likes: 17 Retweet/Boosts: Unknown. No stats Replies: 4 Followers Gained: 330

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Judeau (EatTheRich)Jul 7, 2023

@darkufo interesting... I wonder why the huge disparity in engagement numbers.

Threads has FAR more users than Mastodon. I was actually kind of disgusted to hear that on its first day or two it had 30 million users vs. Masto's 13ish? million.

I chalk it up to the community. All the good people that made a conscious choice to move to this platform and support one another. 🥰

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Bonnie Jul 7, 2023

@Judeau @darkufo This makes sense to me. Larger numbers don't mean better engagement. There's a lot more crap to sift through and the use of algorithms shows people what Threads thinks they want to see or what is better for their bottom line.

On Mastodon it's just a bunch of people connecting who want to connect with other people. I saw this post come into my feed and I boosted it because I was curious. Anecdotally I get better engagement here with 500+ followers than I did on Twitter with over 3000. I think it's mindset. IMO people here want conversation, not just content.

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Judeau (EatTheRich)Jul 7, 2023

@BatsInLavender @darkufo I totally agree! Bigger numbers don't necessarily equate to more engagement.

I'm here not just for the content, but also to connect with and support other like-minded individuals.

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Bonnie

@Judeau @darkufo Right? I've met so many interesting people here across so many disciplines and interests. I didn't really know how to take Mastodon when we started our instance, but I've fallen in love with the community, not just on our server but across the whole spectrum.