Barely born, Mastodon, the new baby of social networks, takes wings and flies higher than expectations. Indeed, Mastodon is positioned as an alternative to Twitter following the arrival of Elon Musk. Not all users of Facebook’s number one competitor seem to appreciate the arrival of the American billionaire, who wanted to revolutionize the social network. A situation that benefits Mastodon, which sees its number of users jump in just a few days.
Mastodon continues to gain traction after the Twitter pout
The date of Thursday October 27 of the year 2022 will remain an unforgettable episode for Twitter users. Indeed, the world’s first wealthy, Elon Musk, buys Twitter with its more than 230 million subscribers. In addition, the American billionaire fires the board of directors and its leaders. He is also preparing to break the contract of half the staff.
In a logic of certification of accountsthe new CEO plans to set up a paid subscription. This news was not well received by users. Which allowed to Mastodon gaining ground. According to the words of the creator of Mastodon, more than 489,000 users joined Mastodon after the October 27, 2022 announcement on Twitter.
It was in October 2016 that the social network Mastodon see the day. The creator of this social network financed in part by the European Union is Eugen Rochko, a 24-year-old German. Mastodon recorded significant growth in April 2017 with the arrival of several French people. On April 3, it already recorded 31,000 users. In the same month, it is no longer only individuals who are counted, but also instances. French authorities such as Squaring the Net, mstdn.frand Framasoft subscribe to the new network. Then, it will be the turn of the Japanese authorities to create accounts on Mastodon. More than 150,000 subscribers join the social network behind the Japanese authorities.
The last half of April sees the arrival of government authorities on Mastodon. At the end of 2021, the analyzes show more than 2.7 million users, i.e. 2,551 instances which carry more than 930 thousand registered users. In recent weeks, we have been approaching 100,000 users, this does not shake the Twitter’s new CEO.
Conclusion
Since the conclusion of the takeover of Twitter on October 27, the number of subscribers on Mastodon amounts to more than 978,000. These registrants are spread over more than 2,500 instances. Despite the fact that Mastodon represents only 1% of the number of Twitter users, one could worry about the future of Elon Musk’s new network.
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