MetaFilter Activity Stats

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Data is from the MetaFilter Infodump published on 20 April 2025 12:12. Charts run to the last completed month in the latest Infodump. Infodump updates show here within 24 hours.
Active users means users who made at least one comment or post on the selected site in the given month. For different definitions of activity, see this chart.
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Users

Monthly active users #

Monthly active users by year joined #

Monthly users by number of posts and comments #

New and cumulative active users #

Cumulative registered and active users #

Registered users (shaded area) completed the signup process. Active users (lines) made at least one post or comment on a given site. Users' ID numbers are much higher, because the site allocates an ID before signup is completed.

Activity distribution

Posts and comments by user account age #

User account age at time of posting or commenting.

Posts by most active posters #

Percentage of posts made by the n per cent of users who made the most posts.

Comments by most active commenters #

Percentage of comments made by the n per cent of users who made the most comments.

Posts and comments

Posts #

Comments #

Posts per active user #

1999 and 2000 are excluded so later years are readable. September 1999 saw 20 posts per active user.

Comments per active user #

Comments per post #

Deleted posts #

Infodump excludes deleted Ask MetaFilter questions.

Activity by time period

Posts and comments by day of week #

Posts and comments by hour #

Post and comment timestamps are Pacific Time. Day of week and hour charts can be filtered by site but not by time period.

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