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Timeline of total users at the top 10 Lemmy instances (July 2023) (public.flourish.studio)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Gabino3503 to c/technology

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Two timelines I created of the total users at the top 10 Lemmy instances as a bar chart race and as a line chart. The line chart only includes the current top 10 Lemmy instances as of the 9th of June 2023 because Flourish only allows ten lines at a time.

I used the Federation to determine the current top 10 Lemmy instances as of the 9th of June and the 14th of July 2023. The website only has sorting function for the current data, and the instances have to opt in to be included. Therefore, it is likely that some instances are not included. Furthermore, the website seems to only contain data from the last year, so the website do not have documentation on the top instances prior to this period. Additionally, I excluded instances that have had quick growth in total users but not in posts and comments.

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[–] nachtigall@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Makes sense. A friend of me unfortunately turns Lemmy down because the largest instance has "only" 1.6k users

[–] setsneedtofeed 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’m going to bee honest, the mascot was a big factor in picking this instance for me.

[–] LemmyAtem 6 points 1 year ago

So far it's not over run by assholes and brigades so I'm diggin it, even if content is sparse for now!

[–] slashzero@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yup. That played a big role for me, too. The other factor was lemmy.ml was the first to approve my signup, finally giving me the ability to post. I’m still looking around to get a feel for other instances, and might even set up my own.

[–] Swintoodles 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only reason I didn't go to lemmy.ml is because their top post was "please go somewhere else." Lol

[–] slashzero@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I saw that too, but other places I signed up still haven’t approved me, so I signed up here.

[–] Hellbrewer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Wait, you guys need approvals? #wereTheMillersMeme

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[–] LemmyAtem 4 points 1 year ago

Don't bee absurd. That's no way to bumble your way through life!