111@zerobytes.monster to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTwitter (X) loses over 30% of users in two months!en.shiftdelete.netexternal-linkmessage-square131fedilinkarrow-up11.03Karrow-down1277cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1757arrow-down1external-linkTwitter (X) loses over 30% of users in two months!en.shiftdelete.net111@zerobytes.monster to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square131fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squareEvilHaitianEatingYourCat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up68·1 year agoThat’s 30% less downloads, not 30% less traffic . I am not sure how that translates to current users.
minus-squareSaneless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoGood question… There’s always some background noise in installs. People get new devices constantly and they’d usually download it again. Those are fewer Then there’s usually some consistent downloads from new users. Those are probably down Traffic being down is a good measure and that’s dropping too
minus-squarejarfil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIf it counts updates, that would mean 30% fewer people have the app installed.
minus-squarebfaliszek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·1 year agoOr X don’t pushed any new update in last month 😉
minus-squareUFO64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoGive the rapid churn in their code base these days, I’m gonna press X to doubt that.
minus-squarescottywh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIt’s barely been 6 weeks since the change from Twitter to X was announced… I don’t know for certain but I suspect there to have been at least one update in the last month.
That’s 30% less downloads, not 30% less traffic . I am not sure how that translates to current users.
Good question…
There’s always some background noise in installs. People get new devices constantly and they’d usually download it again. Those are fewer
Then there’s usually some consistent downloads from new users. Those are probably down
Traffic being down is a good measure and that’s dropping too
If it counts updates, that would mean 30% fewer people have the app installed.
Or X don’t pushed any new update in last month 😉
Give the rapid churn in their code base these days, I’m gonna press X to doubt that.
It’s barely been 6 weeks since the change from Twitter to X was announced… I don’t know for certain but I suspect there to have been at least one update in the last month.