Growth of the Fediverse (20260524)
Takeaways:
- All-Time MAU Peak (in last 7 Days): Peertube, Writefreely, Vernissage
- Positive Daily Growth (last 7/7 Days): Writefreely
- Positive Daily Growth (last 6/7 Days): Peertube
- Weekly Growth (>10%, >500 MAU): Writefreely
- Weekly Growth (5-10%, >500 MAU): Peertube
Monthly Active Users^[1]^:
| Software | Current | Yesterday[1D] | Last Week[7D] | Last Month[30D] | 3 Months Ago[90D] | 6 Months Ago[180D] | 1 Year Ago[365D] | All-Time Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piefed | 4272 | 4306 | 4369 | 4875 | 5460 | 1595 | 353 | 6179 |
| Lemmy | 35266 | 35327 | 35414 | 36548 | 40727 | 35571 | 48375 | 72618 |
| Mbin | 762 | 759 | 751 | 728 | 822 | 753 | 833 | 3967 |
| Threadiverse | 40300 | 40392 | 40534 | 42151 | 47009 | 37919 | 49561 | |
| Mastodon | 746155 | 746713 | 746910 | 744973 | 1136727 | 672733 | 762701 | 2737163 |
| NodeBB | 62738 | 63386 | 64244 | 73802 | 55566 | 38376 | 62251 | 76801 |
| Pixelfed | 94457 | 92963 | 91097 | 106110 | 115634 | 82325 | 90192 | 338813 |
| Peertube | 50151 | 48675 | 47242 | 44379 | 41313 | 26560 | 29700 | 50151 |
| Writefreely | 16606 | 16147 | 14328 | 2859 | 10883 | 794 | 8700 | 16606 |
| Loops | 4150 | 4143 | 4122 | 3977 | 8006 | 1840 | 28116 | 29821 |
| Bookwyrm | 1034 | 1109 | 1428 | 2110 | 1616 | 2846 | 2974 | 9429 |
| NeoDB | 1748 | 1750 | 1760 | 1837 | 1870 | 1693 | 1771 | 2025 |
| Friendica | 2544 | 2544 | 2488 | 2445 | 2627 | 1353 | 1903 | 4734 |
| Forgejo | 110 | 107 | 111 | 114 | 121 | 419 | 294 | 1168 |
| Catodon | 123 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| Funkwhale | 244 | 244 | 244 | 235 | 269 | 199 | 303 | 1114 |
| Vernissage | 165 | 160 | 154 | 144 | 104 | 54 | 91 | 165 |
| Flohmarkt | 19 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 40 |
| Fediverse | 1020544 | 1018472 | 1014799 | 1025279 | 1421775 | 867118 | 1038557 |
Difference^[1]^:
| Software | -1 Day[1D] | -1 Week[7D] | -1 Month[30D] | -3 Months[90D] | -6 Months[180D] | -1 Year[365D] | -All-Time Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piefed | -34 | -97 | -603 | -1188 | 2677 | 3919 | -1907 |
| Lemmy | -61 | -148 | -1282 | -5461 | -305 | -13109 | -37352 |
| Mbin | 3 | 11 | 34 | -60 | 9 | -71 | -3205 |
| Threadiverse | -92 | -234 | -1851 | -6709 | 2381 | -9261 | |
| Mastodon | -558 | -755 | 1182 | -390572 | 73422 | -16546 | -1991008 |
| NodeBB | -648 | -1506 | -11064 | 7172 | 24362 | 487 | -14063 |
| Pixelfed | 1494 | 3360 | -11653 | -21177 | 12132 | 4265 | -244356 |
| Peertube | 1476 | 2909 | 5772 | 8838 | 23591 | 20451 | 0 |
| Writefreely | 459 | 2278 | 13747 | 5723 | 15812 | 7906 | 0 |
| Loops | 7 | 28 | 173 | -3856 | 2310 | -23966 | -25671 |
| Bookwyrm | -75 | -394 | -1076 | -582 | -1812 | -1940 | -8395 |
| NeoDB | -2 | -12 | -89 | -122 | 55 | -23 | -277 |
| Friendica | 0 | 56 | 99 | -83 | 1191 | 641 | -2190 |
| Forgejo | 3 | -1 | -4 | -11 | -309 | -184 | -1058 |
| Catodon | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Funkwhale | 0 | 0 | 9 | -25 | 45 | -59 | -870 |
| Vernissage | 5 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 111 | 74 | 0 |
| Flohmarkt | 1 | 3 | -6 | -11 | 12 | 0 | -21 |
| Fediverse | 2072 | 5745 | -4735 | -401231 | 153426 | -18013 |
Change (%)^[1]^:
| Software | -1 Day[1D] | -1 Week[7D] | -1 Month[30D] | -3 Months[90D] | -6 Months[180D] | -1 Year[365D] | -All-Time Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piefed | -0.8% | -2.2% | -12.4% | -21.8% | 167.8% | 1110.2% | -30.9% |
| Lemmy | -0.2% | -0.4% | -3.5% | -13.4% | -0.9% | -27.1% | -51.4% |
| Mbin | 0.4% | 1.5% | 4.7% | -7.3% | 1.2% | -8.5% | -80.8% |
| Threadiverse | -0.2% | -0.6% | -4.4% | -14.3% | 6.3% | -18.7% | |
| Mastodon | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.2% | -34.4% | 10.9% | -2.2% | -72.7% |
| NodeBB | -1.0% | -2.3% | -15.0% | 12.9% | 63.5% | 0.8% | -18.3% |
| Pixelfed | 1.6% | 3.7% | -11.0% | -18.3% | 14.7% | 4.7% | -72.1% |
| Peertube | 3.0% | 6.2% | 13.0% | 21.4% | 88.8% | 68.9% | 0.0% |
| Writefreely | 2.8% | 15.9% | 480.8% | 52.6% | 1991.4% | 90.9% | 0.0% |
| Loops | 0.2% | 0.7% | 4.4% | -48.2% | 125.5% | -85.2% | -86.1% |
| Bookwyrm | -6.8% | -27.6% | -51.0% | -36.0% | -63.7% | -65.2% | -89.0% |
| NeoDB | -0.1% | -0.7% | -4.8% | -6.5% | 3.2% | -1.3% | -13.7% |
| Friendica | 0.0% | 2.3% | 4.0% | -3.2% | 88.0% | 33.7% | -46.3% |
| Forgejo | 2.8% | -0.9% | -3.5% | -9.1% | -73.7% | -62.6% | -90.6% |
| Catodon | 1.7% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| Funkwhale | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.8% | -9.3% | 22.6% | -19.5% | -78.1% |
| Vernissage | 3.1% | 7.1% | 14.6% | 58.7% | 205.6% | 81.3% | 0.0% |
| Flohmarkt | 5.6% | 18.8% | -24.0% | -36.7% | 171.4% | 0.0% | -52.5% |
| Fediverse | 0.2% | 0.6% | -0.5% | -28.2% | 17.7% | -1.7% |
Tracker Comparison^[1,2]^:
| Software | Fediverse-Observer^[1]^ | FediDB ^[2]^ |
|---|---|---|
| Piefed | 4272 | 4821 |
| Lemmy | 35266 | 42829 |
| Mbin | 762 | 1309 |
| Threadiverse | 40300 | 48959 |
| Mastodon | 746155 | 992641 |
| NodeBB | 62738 | 5397 |
| Pixelfed | 94457 | 100480 |
| Peertube | 50151 | 47697 |
| Writefreely | 16606 | 9059 |
| Loops | 4150 | 4207 |
| Bookwyrm | 1034 | 3340 |
| NeoDB | 1748 | 1782 |
| Friendica | 2544 | 3279 |
| Forgejo | 110 | 1657 |
| Catodon | 123 | 0 |
| Funkwhale | 244 | 750 |
| Vernissage | 165 | 170 |
| Flohmarkt | 19 | 0 |
| Fediverse | 1020544 | 1219418 |
- Source: [1] Fediverse-Observer, [2] FediDB
Notes:
- Threadiverse is Piefed, Lemmy, and Mbin. Fediverse only accounts for listed software [17], not the other [112] software tracked by Fediverse-Observer.
- Fediverse-Observer provides daily MAU back to 20221130. FediDB only provides a current snapshot (snapshot within the last 15 minutes, no time series data) and only tracks some of the software [67].
- FediDB seems to use unclear math to get there counts and overestimate the MAU on most software (see previous post, if interested in learning more).
Still bleeding users from needless infighting, it seems.
Yeah, and since its monthly active users (MAU) it'll probably be a couple more weeks before we know the full fallout (since last events were a couple weeks back).
The vast majority of users were not aware of the infighting.
Could just be that it's spring/summer in the Northern hemisphere, people are spending their time elsewhere