Growth of the Fediverse (20260517)

**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](https://join.piefed.social/) | 4369 | 4372 | 4427 | 5033 | 4738 | 1584 | 335 | 6179 |
| [Lemmy](https://join-lemmy.org/) | 35414 | 35374 | 35526 | 36822 | 36510 | 35964 | 49075 | 72618 |
| [Mbin](https://joinmbin.org/) | 751 | 755 | 738 | 739 | 795 | 742 | 807 | 3967 |
| Threadiverse | 40534 | 40501 | 40691 | 42594 | 42043 | 38290 | 50217 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) | 746910 | 743281 | 743661 | 747788 | 749916 | 677271 | 779014 | 2737163 |
| [NodeBB](https://nodebb.org/) | 64244 | 64681 | 65315 | 76720 | 52056 | 36856 | 63388 | 76801 |
| [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) | 91097 | 87541 | 91900 | 103434 | 103924 | 82174 | 94363 | 338813 |
| [Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/) | 47242 | 47702 | 43220 | 45104 | 29431 | 26313 | 30381 | 47853 |
| [Writefreely](https://writefreely.org/) | 14328 | 13998 | 6906 | 3203 | 1407 | 1026 | 8038 | 14709 |
| [Loops](https://joinloops.org/) | 4122 | 4114 | 4027 | 4140 | 7706 | 1506 | 0 | 29821 |
| [Bookwyrm](https://joinbookwyrm.com/) | 1428 | 1486 | 1789 | 1955 | 1460 | 2881 | 3091 | 9429 |
| [NeoDB](https://neodb.net/) | 1760 | 1752 | 1746 | 1845 | 1842 | 1681 | 1776 | 2025 |
| [Friendica](https://friendi.ca/) | 2488 | 2485 | 2484 | 2506 | 1578 | 1339 | 2899 | 4734 |
| [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) | 111 | 113 | 113 | 118 | 501 | 449 | 312 | 1168 |
| [Catodon](https://catodon.rocks/) | 121 | 119 | 120 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| [Funkwhale](https://www.funkwhale.audio/) | 244 | 248 | 240 | 245 | 233 | 295 | 302 | 1114 |
| [Vernissage](https://vernissage.photos/home) | 154 | 147 | 127 | 138 | 99 | 59 | 104 | 161 |
| [Flohmarkt](https://codeberg.org/flohmarkt/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](https://join.piefed.social/) | -3 | -58 | -664 | -369 | 2785 | 4034 | -1810 |
| [Lemmy](https://join-lemmy.org/) | 40 | -112 | -1408 | -1096 | -550 | -13661 | -37204 |
| [Mbin](https://joinmbin.org/) | -4 | 13 | 12 | -44 | 9 | -56 | -3216 |
| Threadiverse | 33 | -157 | -2060 | -1509 | 2244 | -9683 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) | 3629 | 3249 | -878 | -3006 | 69639 | -32104 | -1990253 |
| [NodeBB](https://nodebb.org/) | -437 | -1071 | -12476 | 12188 | 27388 | 856 | -12557 |
| [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) | 3556 | -803 | -12337 | -12827 | 8923 | -3266 | -247716 |
| [Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/) | -460 | 4022 | 2138 | 17811 | 20929 | 16861 | -611 |
| [Writefreely](https://writefreely.org/) | 330 | 7422 | 11125 | 12921 | 13302 | 6290 | -381 |
| [Loops](https://joinloops.org/) | 8 | 95 | -18 | -3584 | 2616 | 0 | -25699 |
| [Bookwyrm](https://joinbookwyrm.com/) | -58 | -361 | -527 | -32 | -1453 | -1663 | -8001 |
| [NeoDB](https://neodb.net/) | 8 | 14 | -85 | -82 | 79 | -16 | -265 |
| [Friendica](https://friendi.ca/) | 3 | 4 | -18 | 910 | 1149 | -411 | -2246 |
| [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) | -2 | -2 | -7 | -390 | -338 | -201 | -1057 |
| [Catodon](https://catodon.rocks/) | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
| [Funkwhale](https://www.funkwhale.audio/) | -4 | 4 | -1 | 11 | -51 | -58 | -870 |
| [Vernissage](https://vernissage.photos/home) | 7 | 27 | 16 | 55 | 95 | 50 | -7 |
| [Flohmarkt](https://codeberg.org/flohmarkt/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](https://join.piefed.social/) | -0.1% | -1.3% | -13.2% | -7.8% | 175.8% | 1204.2% | -29.3% |
| [Lemmy](https://join-lemmy.org/) | 0.1% | -0.3% | -3.8% | -3.0% | -1.5% | -27.8% | -51.2% |
| [Mbin](https://joinmbin.org/) | -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](https://joinmastodon.org/) | 0.5% | 0.4% | -0.1% | -0.4% | 10.3% | -4.1% | -72.7% |
| [NodeBB](https://nodebb.org/) | -0.7% | -1.6% | -16.3% | 23.4% | 74.3% | 1.4% | -16.4% |
| [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) | 4.1% | -0.9% | -11.9% | -12.3% | 10.9% | -3.5% | -73.1% |
| [Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/) | -1.0% | 9.3% | 4.7% | 60.5% | 79.5% | 55.5% | -1.3% |
| [Writefreely](https://writefreely.org/) | 2.4% | 107.5% | 347.3% | 918.3% | 1296.5% | 78.3% | -2.6% |
| [Loops](https://joinloops.org/) | 0.2% | 2.4% | -0.4% | -46.5% | 173.7% | 0.0% | -86.2% |
| [Bookwyrm](https://joinbookwyrm.com/) | -3.9% | -20.2% | -27.0% | -2.2% | -50.4% | -53.8% | -84.9% |
| [NeoDB](https://neodb.net/) | 0.5% | 0.8% | -4.6% | -4.5% | 4.7% | -0.9% | -13.1% |
| [Friendica](https://friendi.ca/) | 0.1% | 0.2% | -0.7% | 57.7% | 85.8% | -14.2% | -47.4% |
| [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) | -1.8% | -1.8% | -5.9% | -77.8% | -75.3% | -64.4% | -90.5% |
| [Catodon](https://catodon.rocks/) | 1.7% | 0.8% | -1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| [Funkwhale](https://www.funkwhale.audio/) | -1.6% | 1.7% | -0.4% | 4.7% | -17.3% | -19.2% | -78.1% |
| [Vernissage](https://vernissage.photos/home) | 4.8% | 21.3% | 11.6% | 55.6% | 161.0% | 48.1% | -4.3% |
| [Flohmarkt](https://codeberg.org/flohmarkt/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](https://join.piefed.social/) | 4369 | 4923 |
| [Lemmy](https://join-lemmy.org/) | 35414 | 45018 |
| [Mbin](https://joinmbin.org/) | 751 | 1311 |
| Threadiverse | 40534 | 51252 |
| | | |
| [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) | 746910 | 992214 |
| [NodeBB](https://nodebb.org/) | 64244 | 5157 |
| [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) | 91097 | 95839 |
| [Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/) | 47242 | 44937 |
| [Writefreely](https://writefreely.org/) | 14328 | 9013 |
| [Loops](https://joinloops.org/) | 4122 | 4160 |
| [Bookwyrm](https://joinbookwyrm.com/) | 1428 | 3810 |
| [NeoDB](https://neodb.net/) | 1760 | 1776 |
| [Friendica](https://friendi.ca/) | 2488 | 3243 |
| [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) | 111 | 1659 |
| [Catodon](https://catodon.rocks/) | 121 | 0 |
| [Funkwhale](https://www.funkwhale.audio/) | 244 | 744 |
| [Vernissage](https://vernissage.photos/home) | 154 | 158 |
| | | |
| Fediverse | 1014799 | 1213962 |


- _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 [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](https://piefed.zip/c/fedigrow/p/1165910/growth-of-the-fediverse-20260301), 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.