From @fediverse - The Fediverse's monthly active users:
@tchambers But the alt text doesn't actually say what they are.
@Fragglemuppet @tchambers the image shows a line graph. The X axis is dates (starting at September 2022, up to today, in 1 month steps), the Y axis is users (starting at 500000, up to 2.5 million, in steps of 250000)
The earliest point in the graph shows about 600000 users, which gradually fell to 500000 close to November 2022, which is immediately followed by the largest peak in the graph, with nearly 2.4 million users. By early December 2022, the numbers start to fall (cont.)
@Kiloku Ah, thanks, I thought it was just the latest stats.
@Fragglemuppet @tchambers reaching a bit less than 1.75 million in early January 2023, when a new sudden peak puts it at back up to about 2.1 million. From there it gradually falls and stabilizes at close to 1.5 million, spiking back up to nearly 2.25 million right now
(the exact value is not given in the graph)

@Kiloku @Fragglemuppet

Thak you Kiloku: added that additional alt text too

@tchambers @fediverse I was in that first big migration wave in November -- but also part of the tailing off in active use afterwards. Old habits die hard,

But, now that Tweetdeck is on death row, I'm here to stay.

@tchambers @fediverse I love the fediverse. I don’t think I use any other type of social media other than to communicate with companies. For example my isp tech support is reachable on Twitter very easily.
@tchambers @fediverse I joined during that big jump in November 2022.
@tchambers @fediverse Pretty sure this is the inverse of the "Twitter Monthly Active users who are not bots or despicables" graph.

@tchambers @fediverse I have seen weak-minded people try to claim that the dip in mid January showed that Mastodon was dead, while completely ignoring the huge increase that activity was over Oct 2022.

We'll see if the current spike results in a long term net gain in a few weeks.

@tchambers @fediverse I'm kind of expecting the arrival of Threads to make that drop again over the next few days. But we'll see.
@tchambers @fediverse wonder what the graph would be for Mastodon?
@tchambers @fediverse Going to be funny to see that graph once #Threads is federated