Wow, since my post yesterday, lemmy.world has added 2000+ new users to cross the 30000 user mark! Just think, it was only at 20k three days ago. Crazy growth.

With that, lemmy.world is the clear second largest lemmy instance and has left the third largest instance beehaw.org’s 12k in the dust. It’s now within 6000 users to overtake the #1 spot from lemmy.ml (their registration is closed). Exciting to see this growth!

What are some of your favorite communities on lemmy.world so far?

To track lemmy’s growth: https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/list

  • Ulu-Mulu-no-die@lemmy.worldEnglish
    39·
    1 year ago

    it was only at 20k three days ago.

    It was less than 500 when I joined 10 days ago :D

    The server itself is pretty new also, I think Ruud created it the first few days of June, huge props to him!

  • Ahmed@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28·
    1 year ago

    Great job Ruud!!

    This will probably increase the cost of operationg and maintaining the server to keep this level of excellent server uptime.

    A kind reminder that we can support Lemmy World and donate thru Patreon / Open Collective

  • Cna@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    1 year ago

    As a reddit refugee it feels great to see Lemmy grow, and even better when you’re on the winning instance!! :)

      • Omega@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        I was on Beehaw, but made an account over here so I can switch between the two since they’re defederated. Someone said it’s actually better to be on another instance since you can access both.

  • Zed@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    1 year ago

    I’ve joined two days ago and so far I’m really liking it, it seems like a nice alternative and there’s something about it that really feels fresh, I think it’s the fact that it’s kind of slow content wise as of now since it takes time to build communities but that just makes me appreciate it even more.

    we’re witnessing something great taking place and I’m glad I’m part of it.

    • Noreia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      To me it feels like the soul of the old internet in the look and convenience of the modern internet. I am not sure if that’s the right assumption since, but I feel like this decentralised, anyone can make a forum and host it and connect to others (fediverse) is what the internet was supposed to be like, a way to share information amongst each other

    • Techlos@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Honestly reminds me a lot of the digg migration - the amount of people joining a Lemmy instance is staggering

    • Omega@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      So, are you excited for the new NFL season or are you more into college football? Let’s talk fantasy football. My work buddies insist on using the ESPN app. But the Yahoo fantasy app is so much better.

  • TheSaneWriter@vlemmy.netEnglish
    18·
    1 year ago

    It’s been amazing to see how fast this has all grown. There are seem real, sizeable communities here now!

    • Sparking@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      My main understanding is that lemmy.ml was the original instance hosted by the devs, and they want to focus their time on developing the platform rather than moderating new users. They also have some stricter mod rules over there.

      But the whole intention was to get others to start hosting instances, so everything is going as planned.

    • aceshigh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      i keep reading here and on reddit that that it’s an alt right instance, and they don’t want non alt right people joining. but that’s hearsay.

        • Moonguide@lemmy.mlEnglish
          0·
          1 year ago

          Yeah, aceshigh might’ve confused lemmy.ml for the wolf something instance (genuinely can’t remember). I’m a refugee too so I’ve only read about it but afaik it got defedersted pretty quick and died soon after.

          While lemmy.ml is leftist and the devs are leftist, they aren’t militant about it. Might be me tho. Though I’m biased, I’m leftist too.

          • Sparking@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Yeah, I’m definitely on the left side of politics as well. But I believe in free speech, and as long as racist bigots aren’t facilitating violence or other crimes, they have a right to talk to each other. Doesn’t mean that I want to be in a space where views like that go unchallenged, or support the people that make it possible.

            It is interested that things went down like this right away in a federated landscape. Reddit really struggled with this for years, but it seems like the federation model was much more effective at moderating.

  • SJ_Zero@lemmy.fbxl.netEnglish
    142·
    1 year ago

    As a neighbor, I appreciate your empty defederation list. Too many lemmy instances start off with the atom bomb instead of user or community bans in response to bad behavior from individuals.

    I hope you have lots of success. This side of the fediverse really needs more intellectual diversity, and I get the feeling that’s what I’ll continue to see from lemmy.world.

    • GONADS125@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      The only thing I’d be okay with defederating from is lemmygrad. It’s only half satire and a wholeheartedly hateful place. It’s a fast track to the reddit communities that would be removed for spreading hate and extremism. It’s enevitably going become a misinformation chamber. Fuck that place… Should cut the cancer out now before it metastasizes.

    • Sleepographer@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      this seems like a strange place to post about that; too off-topic in my mind. but nevertheless i’m glad to have found said community and did subscribe. you could promote your new community in a place like this: newcommunities@lemmy.world