Takeaways:

  • All-Time MAU Peak (in last 7 Days): Peertube
  • Positive Daily Growth (last 7/7 Days): Writefreely
  • Positive Daily Growth (last 6/7 Days): Vernissage
  • 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 4369 4372 4427 5033 4738 1584 335 6179
Lemmy 35414 35374 35526 36822 36510 35964 49075 72618
Mbin 751 755 738 739 795 742 807 3967
Threadiverse 40534 40501 40691 42594 42043 38290 50217
Mastodon 746910 743281 743661 747788 749916 677271 779014 2737163
NodeBB 64244 64681 65315 76720 52056 36856 63388 76801
Pixelfed 91097 87541 91900 103434 103924 82174 94363 338813
Peertube 47242 47702 43220 45104 29431 26313 30381 47853
Writefreely 14328 13998 6906 3203 1407 1026 8038 14709
Loops 4122 4114 4027 4140 7706 1506 0 29821
Bookwyrm 1428 1486 1789 1955 1460 2881 3091 9429
NeoDB 1760 1752 1746 1845 1842 1681 1776 2025
Friendica 2488 2485 2484 2506 1578 1339 2899 4734
Forgejo 111 113 113 118 501 449 312 1168
Catodon 121 119 120 123 0 0 0 128
Funkwhale 244 248 240 245 233 295 302 1114
Vernissage 154 147 127 138 99 59 104 161
Flohmarkt 16 16 14 25 37 12 0 40
Fediverse 1014799 1008184 1002353 1029938 992233 870152 1033885

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 -58 -664 -369 2785 4034 -1810
Lemmy 40 -112 -1408 -1096 -550 -13661 -37204
Mbin -4 13 12 -44 9 -56 -3216
Threadiverse 33 -157 -2060 -1509 2244 -9683
Mastodon 3629 3249 -878 -3006 69639 -32104 -1990253
NodeBB -437 -1071 -12476 12188 27388 856 -12557
Pixelfed 3556 -803 -12337 -12827 8923 -3266 -247716
Peertube -460 4022 2138 17811 20929 16861 -611
Writefreely 330 7422 11125 12921 13302 6290 -381
Loops 8 95 -18 -3584 2616 0 -25699
Bookwyrm -58 -361 -527 -32 -1453 -1663 -8001
NeoDB 8 14 -85 -82 79 -16 -265
Friendica 3 4 -18 910 1149 -411 -2246
Forgejo -2 -2 -7 -390 -338 -201 -1057
Catodon 2 1 -2 0 0 0 -7
Funkwhale -4 4 -1 11 -51 -58 -870
Vernissage 7 27 16 55 95 50 -7
Flohmarkt 0 2 -9 -21 4 0 -24
Fediverse 6615 12446 -15139 22566 144647 -19086

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% -1.3% -13.2% -7.8% 175.8% 1204.2% -29.3%
Lemmy 0.1% -0.3% -3.8% -3.0% -1.5% -27.8% -51.2%
Mbin -0.5% 1.8% 1.6% -5.5% 1.2% -6.9% -81.1%
Threadiverse 0.1% -0.4% -4.8% -3.6% 5.9% -19.3%
Mastodon 0.5% 0.4% -0.1% -0.4% 10.3% -4.1% -72.7%
NodeBB -0.7% -1.6% -16.3% 23.4% 74.3% 1.4% -16.4%
Pixelfed 4.1% -0.9% -11.9% -12.3% 10.9% -3.5% -73.1%
Peertube -1.0% 9.3% 4.7% 60.5% 79.5% 55.5% -1.3%
Writefreely 2.4% 107.5% 347.3% 918.3% 1296.5% 78.3% -2.6%
Loops 0.2% 2.4% -0.4% -46.5% 173.7% 0.0% -86.2%
Bookwyrm -3.9% -20.2% -27.0% -2.2% -50.4% -53.8% -84.9%
NeoDB 0.5% 0.8% -4.6% -4.5% 4.7% -0.9% -13.1%
Friendica 0.1% 0.2% -0.7% 57.7% 85.8% -14.2% -47.4%
Forgejo -1.8% -1.8% -5.9% -77.8% -75.3% -64.4% -90.5%
Catodon 1.7% 0.8% -1.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -5.5%
Funkwhale -1.6% 1.7% -0.4% 4.7% -17.3% -19.2% -78.1%
Vernissage 4.8% 21.3% 11.6% 55.6% 161.0% 48.1% -4.3%
Flohmarkt 0.0% 14.3% -36.0% -56.8% 33.3% 0.0% -60.0%
Fediverse 0.7% 1.2% -1.5% 2.3% 16.6% -1.8%

Tracker Comparison[1,2]:

Software Fediverse-Observer[1] FediDB [2]
Piefed 4369 4923
Lemmy 35414 45018
Mbin 751 1311
Threadiverse 40534 51252
Mastodon 746910 992214
NodeBB 64244 5157
Pixelfed 91097 95839
Peertube 47242 44937
Writefreely 14328 9013
Loops 4122 4160
Bookwyrm 1428 3810
NeoDB 1760 1776
Friendica 2488 3243
Forgejo 111 1659
Catodon 121 0
Funkwhale 244 744
Vernissage 154 158
Fediverse 1014799 1213962

Notes:

  1. Threadiverse is Piefed, Lemmy, and Mbin. Fediverse only accounts for listed software [17], not the other [112] software tracked by Fediverse-Observer.
  2. 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].
  3. 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).

Also of Note: I will probably have a threadiverse instance analysis post tomorrow. Still just figuring out how to create a data post about 500+ servers… I guess we’ll find out how I did it tomorrow.

Edit: removed a word.

  • Kierunkowy74@piefed.socialEnglish
    0·
    3 months ago

    Today and yesterday’s Lemmy growth is probably an anomaly. PieFed instances have been forced by an irresponsible disclosure to temporarily close down for security update.

    Piefed.zip has been down for entire Saturday and directed its users to register to lemmy.zip

    • JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish
      0·
      3 months ago

      irresponsible disclosure

      This is now the 2nd time in a week in which I’m reluctantly compelled to ask for more info. :S

      • ultranaut@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        3 months ago

        Someone used an LLM to do a basic vulnerabilities scan on the Piefed codebase and then posted about it.

        • JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish
          0·
          3 months ago

          Okay, thank you for answering-straightly.

          So… from what I gather, the whole thing’s a bit controversial, or obscure, or hard to verify very well…?

          • ultranaut@lemmy.worldEnglish
            0·
            3 months ago

            There’s conflict over whether it was disclosed responsibly. On one side, using an LLM this way is basic shit that quite literally anyone can do now. No actual skill or special resources required. On the other side, not sharing vulnerabilities with the public until the dev has had some time to fix their shit is the gold standard of responsible disclosure. There’s also weird interpersonal drama involved but I don’t really know the background.