https://pixelfed.fediverse.observer/dailystats

I don’t even use Pixelfed, but its growth is kind of interesting to me:

The ebb lasted a lot longer than I was rooting for. But now it seems to have caught a recent uptick. Still slight in terms of its maximum peak, but respectable: 47K Monthly Active Users. (about the same as the total number of MAUs on Lemmy!)

Furthermore, it’s also reflected in the half-year Active Users, meaning it’s not just people who signed in a couple months ago who are now checking back in – looks like brand-new active participants.

Any idea what caused this? Another “migrate” campaign? Did Instagram do something stupid again? Or is it just a data glitch?

  • Skiluros@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    472·
    28 days ago

    It’s really too bad that Lemmy MAUs are once again on a decline curve. I was really hoping we would stabilize above 50K MAU.

      • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.comEnglish
        15·
        28 days ago

        only in theory

        Pixelfed doesn’t use groups/communities, so Lemmy cannot access their content since Lemmy can’t follow users

        (maybe you were thinking of PieFed? that’s a different platform with a similar name lol)

          • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.comEnglish
            4·
            28 days ago

            I just tried and PieFed cannot access PixelFed posts. Mbin can do it.

            Personally I don’t mind the separation between some platforms, I’m fine with having 2 accounts. The UX is designed to work with the style of content anyways. But I know a lot of people want everything to work with everything.

            • JayGray91🐉🍕@piefed.socialEnglish
              1·
              27 days ago

              Is it possible that because pixelfed is more like microblogs with focus on photos mbin can access them? Because mbin always has microblogs support.