Update: 17th June 23: We are now past 150,000 users.

🎉 🎉🎉🎉

GET READY FOR JULY 1st


Update: We are now past 140,000 users. Growth is still accelerating.


When I checked yesterday it was 91,000 users, it’s now 109,000 and counting up fast!

100,000 🎉

Stats can be found here: https://the-federation.info/platform/73 - this site has been hugged to death for the moment.

Stats can also be found here: https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/dailystats

  • DVD@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s all of our jobs to build this place up to what Reddit used to be. Definitely attainable. My only concern is that the more technical part of Lemmy (federated and what not) will shrink the site’s critical mass and thus prevent it from being a major player on the internet.

    But then again, that excuse was heard back when the current status quo of websites were taking off.

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      1 year ago

      I think it needs a critical mass to keep enough content flowing, but being a major player on the Internet isn’t as desirable as it once was. A few million active users would be plenty. Once you get to Reddits size, undesirables are attracted… Companies want to advertise, governments take notice, news companies comment about everyday BS, and “investors” want to buy it and find ways to monetizing.

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        1 year ago

        Good point. Once a website is too noticeable, it is much more scrutinized. This has been seen countless times and its much harder to have the free flow of information when everyone is in on it. Then again though, that’s why there are hundreds of instances, you can drop ship in the mainstream one and take a quieter approach.

      • Wolf Link 🐺@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Don’t forget scammers. The sub I was a regular in had 900k+ members and there were scam bots trying to farm karma with reposts, selling fake merch with stolen art etc. constantly, sometimes multiple at once. That basically never happened to the smaller subs I regularily visited, as they apparently weren’t “interesting” enough for those people. …and I have the feeling that this issue will get only worse with the planned reddit changes and whatnot, but that’s no longer my concern.

      • Revan343@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        Crypto is sullied by the profit motive, which Lemmy lacks; I have high hopes for the fediverse

      • Zetaphor@zemmy.cc
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        1 year ago

        Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, it’s still a niche interest and carries a lot of negative stigma, much of which is rightly deserved