Growth of the Fediverse (20260503)

**Takeaways:**

- Positive Daily Growth (last 6/7 Days): Loops
- Weekly Growth (>10%, >500 MAU): Writefreely
- Looks like Loops finally found their post-peak bottom
- Rough week for most software, exceptions: Mbin, Writefreely, Loops, Funkwhale who grew this week

**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](https://join.piefed.social/) | 4652 | 4680 | 4835 | 5361 | 2791 | 1600 | 323 | 6179 |
| [Lemmy](https://join-lemmy.org/) | 35985 | 36002 | 36435 | 37566 | 36320 | 36482 | 50815 | 72618 |
| [Mbin](https://joinmbin.org/) | 731 | 729 | 720 | 761 | 770 | 730 | 805 | 3967 |
| Threadiverse | 41368 | 41411 | 41990 | 43688 | 39881 | 38812 | 51943 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) | 735489 | 737025 | 743327 | 721735 | 743028 | 675424 | 811876 | 2737163 |
| [NodeBB](https://nodebb.org/) | 66511 | 67265 | 71934 | 72823 | 52504 | 35325 | 287 | 76801 |
| [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) | 97390 | 98570 | 104341 | 109021 | 118480 | 88850 | 102091 | 338813 |
| [Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/) | 42689 | 43073 | 43729 | 45921 | 29094 | 21789 | 35599 | 45936 |
| [Writefreely](https://writefreely.org/) | 5565 | 5757 | 2484 | 12535 | 1277 | 1318 | 7592 | 14709 |
| [Loops](https://joinloops.org/) | 4015 | 4001 | 3975 | 4533 | 5578 | 541 | 0 | 29821 |
| [Bookwyrm](https://joinbookwyrm.com/) | 2193 | 2226 | 2193 | 1813 | 3761 | 2993 | 5429 | 9429 |
| [NeoDB](https://neodb.net/) | 1810 | 1801 | 1819 | 1769 | 1954 | 1743 | 1789 | 2025 |
| [Friendica](https://friendi.ca/) | 2398 | 2413 | 2405 | 2481 | 1482 | 1486 | 2962 | 4734 |
| [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) | 112 | 113 | 112 | 140 | 504 | 640 | 507 | 1168 |
| [Catodon](https://catodon.rocks/) | 117 | 119 | 118 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| [Funkwhale](https://www.funkwhale.audio/) | 245 | 246 | 239 | 268 | 259 | 296 | 261 | 1114 |
| [Flohmarkt](https://codeberg.org/flohmarkt/flohmarkt) | 19 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 40 |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Fediverse | 999921 | 1004046 | 1018692 | 1016776 | 997837 | 869222 | 1020336 | |

**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](https://join.piefed.social/) | -28 | -183 | -709 | 1861 | 3052 | 4329 | -1527 |
| [Lemmy](https://join-lemmy.org/) | -17 | -450 | -1581 | -335 | -497 | -14830 | -36633 |
| [Mbin](https://joinmbin.org/) | 2 | 11 | -30 | -39 | 1 | -74 | -3236 |
| Threadiverse | -43 | -622 | -2320 | 1487 | 2556 | -10575 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) | -1536 | -7838 | 13754 | -7539 | 60065 | -76387 | -2001674 |
| [NodeBB](https://nodebb.org/) | -754 | -5423 | -6312 | 14007 | 31186 | 66224 | -10290 |
| [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) | -1180 | -6951 | -11631 | -21090 | 8540 | -4701 | -241423 |
| [Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/) | -384 | -1040 | -3232 | 13595 | 20900 | 7090 | -3247 |
| [Writefreely](https://writefreely.org/) | -192 | 3081 | -6970 | 4288 | 4247 | -2027 | -9144 |
| [Loops](https://joinloops.org/) | 14 | 40 | -518 | -1563 | 3474 | 0 | -25806 |
| [Bookwyrm](https://joinbookwyrm.com/) | -33 | 0 | 380 | -1568 | -800 | -3236 | -7236 |
| [NeoDB](https://neodb.net/) | 9 | -9 | 41 | -144 | 67 | 21 | -215 |
| [Friendica](https://friendi.ca/) | -15 | -7 | -83 | 916 | 912 | -564 | -2336 |
| [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) | -1 | 0 | -28 | -392 | -528 | -395 | -1056 |
| [Catodon](https://catodon.rocks/) | -2 | -1 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| [Funkwhale](https://www.funkwhale.audio/) | -1 | 6 | -23 | -14 | -51 | -16 | -869 |
| [Flohmarkt](https://codeberg.org/flohmarkt/flohmarkt) | -7 | -7 | -12 | -16 | 14 | 0 | -21 |
| | | | | | | | |
| Fediverse | -4125 | -18771 | -16855 | 2084 | 130699 | -20415 | |

**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](https://join.piefed.social/) | -0.6% | -3.8% | -13.2% | 66.7% | 190.8% | 1340.2% | -24.7% |
| [Lemmy](https://join-lemmy.org/) | -0.0% | -1.2% | -4.2% | -0.9% | -1.4% | -29.2% | -50.4% |
| [Mbin](https://joinmbin.org/) | 0.3% | 1.5% | -3.9% | -5.1% | 0.1% | -9.2% | -81.6% |
| Threadiverse | -0.1% | -1.5% | -5.3% | 3.7% | 6.6% | -20.4% | |
| | | | | | | | |
| [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) | -0.2% | -1.1% | 1.9% | -1.0% | 8.9% | -9.4% | -73.1% |
| [NodeBB](https://nodebb.org/) | -1.1% | -7.5% | -8.7% | 26.7% | 88.3% | 23074.6% | -13.4% |
| [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) | -1.2% | -6.7% | -10.7% | -17.8% | 9.6% | -4.6% | -71.3% |
| [Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/) | -0.9% | -2.4% | -7.0% | 46.7% | 95.9% | 19.9% | -7.1% |
| [Writefreely](https://writefreely.org/) | -3.3% | 124.0% | -55.6% | 335.8% | 322.2% | -26.7% | -62.2% |
| [Loops](https://joinloops.org/) | 0.3% | 1.0% | -11.4% | -28.0% | 642.1% | 0.0% | -86.5% |
| [Bookwyrm](https://joinbookwyrm.com/) | -1.5% | 0.0% | 21.0% | -41.7% | -26.7% | -59.6% | -76.7% |
| [NeoDB](https://neodb.net/) | 0.5% | -0.5% | 2.3% | -7.4% | 3.8% | 1.2% | -10.6% |
| [Friendica](https://friendi.ca/) | -0.6% | -0.3% | -3.3% | 61.8% | 61.4% | -19.0% | -49.3% |
| [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) | -0.9% | 0.0% | -20.0% | -77.8% | -82.5% | -77.9% | -90.4% |
| [Catodon](https://catodon.rocks/) | -1.7% | -0.8% | 550.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| [Funkwhale](https://www.funkwhale.audio/) | -0.4% | 2.5% | -8.6% | -5.4% | -17.2% | -6.1% | -78.0% |
| [Flohmarkt](https://codeberg.org/flohmarkt/flohmarkt) | -26.9% | -26.9% | -38.7% | -45.7% | 280.0% | 0.0% | -52.5% |
| | | | | | | | |
| Fediverse | -0.4% | -1.8% | -1.7% | 0.2% | 15.0% | -2.0% | |

**Tracker Comparison^[1,2]^:**
| Software | Fediverse-Observer^[1]^ | FediDB ^[2]^ |
| :-------- | -------: | -------: |
| [Piefed](https://join.piefed.social/) | 4652 | 5222 |
| [Lemmy](https://join-lemmy.org/) | 35985 | 47260 |
| [Mbin](https://joinmbin.org/) | 731 | 1298 |
| Threadiverse | 41368 | 53780 |
| | | |
| [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) | 735489 | 979741 |
| [NodeBB](https://nodebb.org/) | 66511 | 6295 |
| [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) | 97390 | 101842 |
| [Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/) | 42689 | 39526 |
| [Writefreely](https://writefreely.org/) | 5565 | 13532 |
| [Loops](https://joinloops.org/) | 4015 | 4092 |
| [Bookwyrm](https://joinbookwyrm.com/) | 2193 | 4423 |
| [NeoDB](https://neodb.net/) | 1810 | 1817 |
| [Friendica](https://friendi.ca/) | 2398 | 3130 |
| [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) | 112 | 1662 |
| [Catodon](https://catodon.rocks/) | 117 | 0 |
| [Funkwhale](https://www.funkwhale.audio/) | 245 | 746 |
| | | |
| Fediverse | 999921 | 1210586 |


- _Source: [1] [Fediverse-Observer](https://fediverse.observer/allsoftwares), [2] [FediDB](https://fedidb.com/software)_

**Notes:**

1. Threadiverse is Piefed, Lemmy, and Mbin. Fediverse only accounts for listed software [16], not the other [113] 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](https://piefed.zip/c/fedigrow/p/1165910/growth-of-the-fediverse-20260301), if interested in learning more).

Edit: Changed to correct Title Date because sometimes I don't pay attention :(