• Varyk@sh.itjust.works
    24·
    2 days ago

    I am so curious how large the furry population is in general compared to the demographics on Lemmy.

    I’m also curious about the country distribution on lemmy.

    • Sjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      16·
      2 days ago

      I’m also curious about the country distribution on lemmy.

      I’m a developer for an iOS Lemmy client. The distribution of our downloads by territory is as follows (sample size >18k):

      • 50.2% US
      • 9.9% Germany
      • 5.8% UK
      • 5.2% Canada
      • 3.5% Australia
      • 25.4% other

      Biases:

      • It only counts users who are using that specific app, which:
        • Is only available on iOS, so Android users aren’t counted. This could have a significant effect on the results because iOS has a much higher market share in the US than, say, Germany.
        • Could be ranked differently in App Store search results in different regions.
        • Only supported English, until very recently. Users who prefer a different language may have chosen an app that supports their language.
      • It includes users who downloaded the app but later stopped using Lemmy, which isn’t ideal.

      Back in 2023 lemmy.ca did a survey of their users, which you may find interesting.

      • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
        5·
        2 days ago

        oh definitely, I’ve been searching for these numbers forever, I didn’t really know where to ask. I think I tried Ask Lemmy once but no dice

        thank you so much! it’s great to know that the national distribution is so wide, even considering those statistical biases.

        thank you smjarf.