It is probably due to a number of people stopping using their alts after some instance hopping.
Also a few people who came to see how it was, and weren’t attracted enough to become regular visitors.
Curious to see at which number we’ll stabilize.
Next peak will probably happen after either major features release (e.g. exhaustive mod tools allowing reluctant communities to move from Reddit) or the next Reddit fuck up (e.g. removing old.reddit)
Stats on each server: https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/list
I believe the lack of apps (that offer 100% of what Lemmy on browser has) is also playing its part. Many people will return or be more tempted to come here when apps will come out. Some are ready with a million more well on the way.
Honestly, I didn’t really start using Lemmy until Sync for Lemmy was out. I know it’s a closed source app which gets a lot of hate around here but it is already very full featured and a great browsing experience. The developer listens to user feedback and is invested in making the app the best he can.
@Kerensky1101
So what if its closed source, we can’t have a perfect world. I used sync for Reddit and it was the best mobile app for it by far. I paid once for it, and the author had regular upgrades for the past decade, and unlike other developers, didn’t ask for any renewal $. Quite frankly I wouldn’t have minded paying each year - I mean $8 a year is nothing. Developers deserve a wage for their time and effort.
@Disgusted_Tadpole
I actually don’t mind that it is closed source, just pointing out that for some reason, there is a lot of hate towards non-FOSS apps here on Lemmy for some reason. I’ve used Sync for reddit almost since it first came out so migrating to using it on Lemmy was amazing
No. Nobody likes apps. People prefer their browser. This app thing corporate bullshit.
based take. and to this i would add: if it’s not on the open web, it’s not to be used.
“Nobody likes app” Hm.
On Firefox Mobile when on your Lemmy instance hit the three dots > install