• UlrichEnglish
      -2•2 months ago

      It’s not even that big compared to literally the two largest instances!

      • airportlineEnglish
        8•2 months ago

        Yeah, actually. Of the top five four instances by MAU according to FediDB, lemmy.ml has 9% of the total user base.

        I know there a pie charts that illustrate this point better, but I can’t find them right now.

        • UlrichEnglish
          -2•2 months ago

          So here’s a question: how many of the top active communities does it host?

          • airportlineEnglish
            6•2 months ago

            According to lemmyverse.net,

            One out of the top ten when sorting by MAU. That community is !memes@lemmy.ml.

            Say what you will about the Lemmy devs and their political leanings, but they did a great job at ensuring the broader Lemmy community would not centralize onto their instance.

            • UlrichEnglish
              -6•2 months ago

              So 10% of the top 10? How about the top 50?

              • airportlineEnglish
                5•2 months ago

                I don’t know. I’m just making rough estimates. Suffice it to say that that the lemmy.ml admins do not have any power over the vast majority of lemmy users.