Almost! At the time of this post, lemmy.world has a whopping 25733 users and is growing fast.

Since my last post yesterday, it has added 4000 new users, making it the clear second-largest lemmy instance out there. Also quickly catching up to lemmy.ml’s 36000 (not taking new signups).

beehaw.org (3rd largest) sits at 12500 users, partly because of more restrictive registration requirements.

Source: https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/list

Exciting to see all this growth!

  • CzeleEnglish
    36•1 year ago

    Just joined lemmy.world in response to reddit’s BS. Picked this instance because its sounds most normal compared to other gibberish names. Hi everyone!

      • @hemmesEnglish
        7•1 year ago

        Went with lemmy.one because it felt really snappy while navigating communities. I was torn between .world and .one but then I saw that beehaw de-federated from .world which I didn’t like because beehaw has some of the more popular and active subs.

        • @MicroWave@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          8•1 year ago

          It seems like beehaw.org focuses their userbase’s activity within a handful of communities, whereas lemmy.world spreads it out across a wide range of (unlimited) communities. Seems to be working for beehaw so far, but we’ll see how long that lasts.

          • @hemmesEnglish
            4•1 year ago

            I realized that there are no downvotes on lemmy? Do I have that right? Wouldn’t downvoting allow for better community moderation?

              • @TheAmorphous@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1•1 year ago

                I’ve also noticed some instances have updoots and downvotes broken out like Reddit used to, but other seem to aggregate them.

              • @hemmesEnglish
                1•1 year ago

                Got it. Yeah reading more about it in some threads now. Can you downvote my posts from your instance while it’s disabled on my instance?

                  • @hemmesEnglish
                    2•1 year ago

                    Lol, interesting! So I guess the downvote will have weight when viewing from .world for yourself and fellow .world users, but it won’t offer any weight on .one?

                    If I have that right it’s a very cool example of instances curating content for their local community members in a way that works for them. Doesn’t mean I won’t see someone’s comment, but a user that got buried may have a chance of being heard by other communities. Very cool.

    • ethane
      6•1 year ago

      You picked… Wisely! Welcome! It might be slightly confusing at first but just browse and chat wherever you can!