[@fediverse](https://lemmy.world/c/fediverse) Fediverse user growth jumped to \~50'000'000 users. What happened ? - eviltoast

@fediverse Fediverse user growth jumped to ~50’000’000 users. What happened ?
The FediDB *Fediverse User Growth* graph shows a significant jump in user count in February. Software distribution is also 81% *other*, and the biggest server is fediverse.hanbitgaram.com with 39 million users ! What happened ?
https://fedidb.org/

  • GuyWithLag@lemmy.world
    211·
    9 months ago
    • It may be counting Threads / Bsky participants
    • More likely fediverse broke through to the awareness of bit fleet maintainers…
    • GuyWithLag@lemmy.world
      286·
      9 months ago

      Well, it’s one smartass that spun up his own system and that reports 39m users.

      A different kind of spam, looks like.

      • rglullis@communick.newsEnglish
        3116·
        9 months ago

        Could you please write the same comment, but without the namecalling for what seems to be an honest mistake?

        Good Lord, for all the talk about the Fediverse being a nicer place than corporate-controlled social media, comments like yours really show how that is very far from the rule.

    • Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyiEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      AFAIK, no bridges to Bluesky are actually active yet, and Bridgy Fed is considering ways of going opt-in.