• 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.