Growth of the Fediverse (20260607)
Takeaways:
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All-Time MAU Peak (in last 7 Days): Peertube (53333), Writefreely (18802), Vernissage (166)
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Positive Daily Growth (last 6/7 Days): Peertube, NeoDB
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Weekly Growth (5-10%, >500 MAU): NodeBB (5.7%), Writefreely (6.1%), Bookwyrm (6.9%)
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Nothing particularly interesting this week, beyond Peertube continuing to kill it (>20% in the last month).
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 | 4202 | 4205 | 4184 | 4486 | 4926 | 1734 | 519 | 6179 |
| Lemmy | 35318 | 35366 | 35138 | 35517 | 39050 | 35173 | 47278 | 72618 |
| Mbin | 757 | 753 | 750 | 739 | 793 | 736 | 901 | 3967 |
| Threadiverse | 40277 | 40324 | 40072 | 40742 | 44769 | 37643 | 48698 | |
| Mastodon | 733466 | 734236 | 743224 | 742967 | 777825 | 674907 | 739300 | 2737163 |
| NodeBB | 64776 | 65485 | 61301 | 66017 | 51369 | 37099 | 66861 | 76801 |
| Pixelfed | 100185 | 99895 | 102092 | 92007 | 128333 | 85244 | 138325 | 338813 |
| Peertube | 52936 | 53333 | 50878 | 42780 | 41062 | 26938 | 29425 | 53333 |
| Writefreely | 18617 | 18723 | 17554 | 5214 | 8626 | 958 | 10544 | 18802 |
| Loops | 4182 | 4162 | 4180 | 4011 | 6476 | 1988 | 26845 | 29821 |
| Bookwyrm | 1184 | 1184 | 1108 | 1904 | 1541 | 2811 | 2921 | 9429 |
| NeoDB | 1770 | 1768 | 1748 | 1753 | 1858 | 1715 | 1740 | 2025 |
| Friendica | 2454 | 2484 | 2516 | 2484 | 2531 | 1296 | 1808 | 4734 |
| Forgejo | 114 | 100 | 95 | 109 | 110 | 399 | 293 | 1168 |
| Catodon | 119 | 122 | 125 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| Funkwhale | 204 | 204 | 235 | 234 | 300 | 207 | 207 | 1114 |
| Vernissage | 158 | 158 | 163 | 130 | 95 | 64 | 93 | 166 |
| Flohmarkt | 17 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 40 |
| Fediverse | 1020459 | 1022195 | 1025313 | 1000488 | 1064933 | 871274 | 1067060 |
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 | -3 | 18 | -284 | -724 | 2468 | 3683 | -1977 |
| Lemmy | -48 | 180 | -199 | -3732 | 145 | -11960 | -37300 |
| Mbin | 4 | 7 | 18 | -36 | 21 | -144 | -3210 |
| Threadiverse | -47 | 205 | -465 | -4492 | 2634 | -8421 | |
| Mastodon | -770 | -9758 | -9501 | -44359 | 58559 | -5834 | -2003697 |
| NodeBB | -709 | 3475 | -1241 | 13407 | 27677 | -2085 | -12025 |
| Pixelfed | 290 | -1907 | 8178 | -28148 | 14941 | -38140 | -238628 |
| Peertube | -397 | 2058 | 10156 | 11874 | 25998 | 23511 | -397 |
| Writefreely | -106 | 1063 | 13403 | 9991 | 17659 | 8073 | -185 |
| Loops | 20 | 2 | 171 | -2294 | 2194 | -22663 | -25639 |
| Bookwyrm | 0 | 76 | -720 | -357 | -1627 | -1737 | -8245 |
| NeoDB | 2 | 22 | 17 | -88 | 55 | 30 | -255 |
| Friendica | -30 | -62 | -30 | -77 | 1158 | 646 | -2280 |
| Forgejo | 14 | 19 | 5 | 4 | -285 | -179 | -1054 |
| Catodon | -3 | -6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 |
| Funkwhale | 0 | -31 | -30 | -96 | -3 | -3 | -910 |
| Vernissage | 0 | -5 | 28 | 63 | 94 | 65 | -8 |
| Flohmarkt | 0 | -5 | 1 | -21 | 12 | 0 | -23 |
| Fediverse | -1736 | -4854 | 19971 | -44474 | 149185 | -46601 |
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 | -0.1% | 0.4% | -6.3% | -14.7% | 142.3% | 709.6% | -32.0% |
| Lemmy | -0.1% | 0.5% | -0.6% | -9.6% | 0.4% | -25.3% | -51.4% |
| Mbin | 0.5% | 0.9% | 2.4% | -4.5% | 2.9% | -16.0% | -80.9% |
| Threadiverse | -0.1% | 0.5% | -1.1% | -10.0% | 7.0% | -17.3% | |
| Mastodon | -0.1% | -1.3% | -1.3% | -5.7% | 8.7% | -0.8% | -73.2% |
| NodeBB | -1.1% | 5.7% | -1.9% | 26.1% | 74.6% | -3.1% | -15.7% |
| Pixelfed | 0.3% | -1.9% | 8.9% | -21.9% | 17.5% | -27.6% | -70.4% |
| Peertube | -0.7% | 4.0% | 23.7% | 28.9% | 96.5% | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| Writefreely | -0.6% | 6.1% | 257.1% | 115.8% | 1843.3% | 76.6% | -1.0% |
| Loops | 0.5% | 0.0% | 4.3% | -35.4% | 110.4% | -84.4% | -86.0% |
| Bookwyrm | 0.0% | 6.9% | -37.8% | -23.2% | -57.9% | -59.5% | -87.4% |
| NeoDB | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.0% | -4.7% | 3.2% | 1.7% | -12.6% |
| Friendica | -1.2% | -2.5% | -1.2% | -3.0% | 89.4% | 35.7% | -48.2% |
| Forgejo | 14.0% | 20.0% | 4.6% | 3.6% | -71.4% | -61.1% | -90.2% |
| Catodon | -2.5% | -4.8% | -0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| Funkwhale | 0.0% | -13.2% | -12.8% | -32.0% | -1.4% | -1.4% | -81.7% |
| Vernissage | 0.0% | -3.1% | 21.5% | 66.3% | 146.9% | 69.9% | -4.8% |
| Flohmarkt | 0.0% | -22.7% | 6.2% | -55.3% | 240.0% | 0.0% | -57.5% |
| Fediverse | -0.2% | -0.5% | 2.0% | -4.2% | 17.1% | -4.4% |
Tracker Comparison^[1,2]^:
| Software | Fediverse-Observer^[1]^ | FediDB ^[2]^ |
|---|---|---|
| Piefed | 4202 | 4799 |
| Lemmy | 35318 | 43019 |
| Mbin | 757 | 1309 |
| Threadiverse | 40277 | 49127 |
| Mastodon | 733466 | 980936 |
| NodeBB | 64776 | 9123 |
| Pixelfed | 100185 | 103010 |
| Peertube | 52936 | 48408 |
| Writefreely | 18617 | 9032 |
| Loops | 4182 | 4194 |
| Bookwyrm | 1184 | 3476 |
| NeoDB | 1770 | 1787 |
| Friendica | 2454 | 3205 |
| Forgejo | 114 | 1655 |
| Catodon | 119 | 0 |
| Funkwhale | 204 | 751 |
| Vernissage | 158 | 165 |
| Flohmarkt | 17 | 0 |
| Fediverse | 1020459 | 1214869 |
- 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).