Usage share among the various fediverse apps. That is, taken as a whole how much of the fediverse is Mastodon. This is the first time [ever?] it dropped below 70%.

[–] nutsack 7 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (3 children)

but mastodon is not the same type of app as Lemmy ? why would they be compared? are they being compared? I'm just guessing because it's all cropped away

[–] baronvonj 2 points 3 hours ago

What's missing is that Pixelfed shot up in usage this week with it's official app releases on Apple and Google app stores. It at one point surpassed Facebook and Instagram in the top 10 on Apple I think. That surge was enough to reduce Mastodon's usage to under 70%. I think Pixelfed monthly active users is now like twice that of Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 hours ago

Well, see, Mastodon has had a functional monopoly on ActivityPub usage, and also Mastodon users are able to and do engage with Lemmy communities. Mastodon's share of AP usage going down is of interest because the fediverse has a monoculture issue, and that's a thing people on a forum like this one should keep in mind.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 hours ago

They are all fediverse apps that talk to one another even if their purpose is different. Mastodon users can see and reply to posts on Lemmy.