MicroWaveJul 10, 2023

10 days after 3rd party reddit app shutdown, Lemmy's top 10 instances combine for a thriving userbase of 234,000

https://lemmy.world/post/1303827

10 days after 3rd party reddit app shutdown, Lemmy's top 10 instances combine for a thriving userbase of 234,000 - LemmyWorld

Current breakdown at the time of this post: 1. lemmy.world [https://lemmy.world/]: 101,013 users 2. lemmy.ml [http://lemmy.ml]: 41,972 users 3. beehaw.org [http://beehaw.org]: 12,270 users 4. sh.itjust.works [https://sh.itjust.works/]: 17,509 users 5. feddit.de [http://feddit.de]: 8,675 users 6. lemm.ee [http://lemm.ee]: 10,348 users 7. lemmynsfw.com [http://lemmynsfw.com]: 22,967 users 8. lemmy.fmhy.ml [http://lemmy.fmhy.ml]: 8,777 users 9. lemmy.ca [http://lemmy.ca]: 5,072 users 10. programming.dev [https://programming.dev/]: 5,058 users Source: https://the-federation.info/platform/73 [https://the-federation.info/platform/73]

Show threadxantoxisJul 10, 2023

That’s pretty cool.

I’m truly not being a negative nancy but the last time I checked reddit had 400M user accounts. We should be comparing active user numbers, but either way, this is a drop in the bucket and reddit rightly does not consider Lemmy a threat to its supremacy at this point.

We’re doing great though! Good trajectory.

Show threadTheSpookiestUserJul 10, 2023
I don’t need Lemmy to compete with or kill Reddit. All I wanted was any one platform to get enough of an influx of users to be self-sustaining even after the outrage started to die down, which appears to have been successful.
Show threadrelative_iteratorJul 10, 2023
Yeah as long as we have an active enough community here it doesn’t matter what goes on at reddit.
Show thread_haha_oh_wow_Jul 10, 2023
It kinda does in that when things worsen, more people come to Lemmy, but I agree that Lemmy’s success doesn’t depend on reddit’s demise.
Show threadHistorical_General
It should behave as a viable and threatening adversary for reddit. As long as reddit carries on doing as it does and lemmy’s communities carry on building, we’re winning by blocking Reddit’s monopoly on mainstream forum-type social media.
Jul 10, 2023 at 7:27pmWeb
Show thread_haha_oh_wow_Jul 10, 2023
I guess what I’m saying is: Lemmy won’t kill reddit, reddit will kill reddit.