Stat graphs

User statistics:

Number of users: 23,811,757
Number of users who are super-user administrators: 27
Number of users who are other types of administrators: 5,021

Users added per month:

Month	Users Added
November 2023	449,315
October 2023	578,890
September 2023	714,572
August 2023	613,486
July 2023	519,151
June 2023	477,193
May 2023	555,894
April 2023	491,930
March 2023	616,432
February 2023	603,066
January 2023	606,506
December 2022	418,418
November 2022	565,385
October 2022	430,204
September 2022	450,234
August 2022	374,259
July 2022	305,139
June 2022	272,798
May 2022	274,660
April 2022	282,740
March 2022	295,383
February 2022	240,701
January 2022	244,179
December 2021	170,607
November 2021	200,593
October 2021	215,759
September 2021	220,035
August 2021	196,269
July 2021	170,122
June 2021	168,432
May 2021	197,817
April 2021	234,484
March 2021	263,287
February 2021	243,941
January 2021	250,568
December 2020	151,589
November 2020	206,519
October 2020	221,928
September 2020	209,919
August 2020	190,893
July 2020	168,597
June 2020	239,934
May 2020	358,247
April 2020	566,193
March 2020	429,529
February 2020	187,886
January 2020	188,283
December 2019	129,116
November 2019	167,749
October 2019	186,755
September 2019	195,178
August 2019	178,167
July 2019	169,683
June 2019	155,428
May 2019	157,317
April 2019	146,961
March 2019	145,956
February 2019	131,454
January 2019	143,109
December 2018	111,734
November 2018	151,774
October 2018	159,728
September 2018	138,804
August 2018	134,233
July 2018	120,494
June 2018	130,764
May 2018	160,250
April 2018	159,252
March 2018	187,443
February 2018	132,502
January 2018	138,309
December 2017	77,068
November 2017	86,291
October 2017	90,312
September 2017	81,987
August 2017	92,123
July 2017	99,518
June 2017	83,446
May 2017	205,764
April 2017	90,020
March 2017	91,757
February 2017	79,179
January 2017	53,756
December 2016	41,911
November 2016	50,264
October 2016	51,813
September 2016	46,026
August 2016	55,581
July 2016	47,095
June 2016	43,664
May 2016	45,461
April 2016	40,296
March 2016	45,116
February 2016	47,432
January 2016	38,142
December 2015	31,876
November 2015	39,418
October 2015	39,105
September 2015	35,942
August 2015	35,076
July 2015	33,487
June 2015	32,197
May 2015	37,646
April 2015	38,008
March 2015	36,453
February 2015	25,611
January 2015	44,952
December 2014	23,636
November 2014	37,672
October 2014	30,982
September 2014	33,758
August 2014	29,936
July 2014	23,188
June 2014	22,296
May 2014	25,247
April 2014	38,096
March 2014	31,098
February 2014	24,840
January 2014	30,460
December 2013	44,244
November 2013	31,727
October 2013	20,457
September 2013	18,003
August 2013	19,133
July 2013	16,314
June 2013	16,756
May 2013	20,766
April 2013	21,552
March 2013	19,566
February 2013	18,381
January 2013	21,771
December 2012	18,249
November 2012	18,902
October 2012	19,733
September 2012	19,713
August 2012	20,330
July 2012	15,523
June 2012	14,743
May 2012	15,163
April 2012	15,214
March 2012	16,263
February 2012	15,942
January 2012	16,860
December 2011	15,468
November 2011	15,319
October 2011	14,720
September 2011	16,239
August 2011	15,652
July 2011	17,006
June 2011	13,263
May 2011	15,879
April 2011	14,609
March 2011	16,514
February 2011	14,824
January 2011	16,746
December 2010	17,360
November 2010	13,869
October 2010	13,766
September 2010	13,064
August 2010	13,485
July 2010	14,093
June 2010	11,780
May 2010	13,910
April 2010	13,940
March 2010	16,350
February 2010	15,053
January 2010	16,030
December 2009	13,944
November 2009	14,663
October 2009	14,798
September 2009	13,691
August 2009	13,830
July 2009	13,700
June 2009	14,437
May 2009	16,894
April 2009	14,614
March 2009	14,376
February 2009	12,459
January 2009	12,932
December 2008	11,696
November 2008	13,535
October 2008	12,501
September 2008	10,877
August 2008	10,770
July 2008	11,081
June 2008	11,358
May 2008	12,729
April 2008	13,957
March 2008	47,617
February 2008	32,393
January 2008	17,375
December 2007	16,562
November 2007	15,904
October 2007	15,251
September 2007	14,260
August 2007	15,122
July 2007	14,362
June 2007	13,985
May 2007	11,735
April 2007	9,804
March 2007	10,989
February 2007	9,712
January 2007	10,413
December 2006	8,703
November 2006	8,944
October 2006	9,524
September 2006	9,496
August 2006	9,391
July 2006	9,622
June 2006	9,359
May 2006	10,349
April 2006	9,507
March 2006	11,522
February 2006	12,186
January 2006	13,416
December 2005	14,782
November 2005	12,948
October 2005	11,090
September 2005	10,038
August 2005	10,489
July 2005	10,198
June 2005	8,192
May 2005	7,217
April 2005	8,633
March 2005	8,816
February 2005	4,662
January 2005	6,029
December 2004	4,777
November 2004	4,608
October 2004	4,191
September 2004	3,695
August 2004	3,509
July 2004	3,842
June 2004	3,124
May 2004	3,647
April 2004	3,988
March 2004	3,118
February 2004	2,438
January 2004	2,441
December 2003	2,177
November 2003	2,080
October 2003	1,864
September 2003	2,005
August 2003	1,641
July 2003	2,023
June 2003	2,169
May 2003	2,165
April 2003	2,048
March 2003	2,474
February 2003	2,417
January 2003	3,240
December 2002	2,494
November 2002	2,536
October 2002	2,030
September 2002	2,116
August 2002	91
July 2002	2
July 1996	16

Audio statistics:

Shows added per month

Forum statistics:

Number of forums: 14993
Number of posts: 498,758

Top forums:

Forum	Posts	Average Length
GratefulDead	301,309	374.6
etree	50,988	323.4
feature_films	19,510	388.1
forums	18,635	295.5
netlabels	14,894	679.0
classic_tv	12,960	313.4
faqs	9,721	263.0
texts	7,272	524.5
movies	7,157	407.7
audio	6,666	292.4
opensource_movies	6,051	274.1
opensource_audio	5,235	276.8
web	5,199	364.8
prelinger	3,271	362.1
oldtimeradio	3,221	319.2
general	3,083	368.1
noisecollector	2,390	231.0
opensource	2,091	525.8
software	1,625	312.7
movie_of_the_week	1,342	355.2

Top 50 Posters:

Poster	Posts	Average Length
William Tell	15369	383.5
Jeff Kaplan	14230	80.7
direwolf0701	9861	196.1
bluedevil	9848	382.0
SomeDarkHollow	9047	341.9
robthewordsmith	6803	274.0
johnnyonthespot	6287	284.7
RBNW....new and improved!	5229	335.6
lobster12	5063	192.4
jglynn1.2	4619	216.3
high flow	4418	247.2
Diana Hamilton	4374	317.0
user unknown	4218	269.8
Arbuthnot	4038	449.4
Cliff Hucker	4006	403.1
rastamon	3870	258.8
craven714	3778	357.3
NoiseCollector	3771	392.2
stratocaster	3691	314.6
elbow1126	3574	412.4
AltheaRose	3523	555.9
ringolevio	3127	199.7
Mandojammer	2932	759.2
Vermoontains	2929	312.7
Dudley Dead	2901	678.8
wineland	2869	308.5
BryanE	2858	473.3
Diamondhead	2846	203.1
light into ashes	2755	1647.1
c-freedom	2567	589.1
snow_and_rain	2352	319.0
JodyC	2299	190.9
HappySwordsman	2285	574.3
cush11	2256	174.4
Moongleam	2203	704.7
SDH2O	2133	436.4
ghostofpig	2017	480.0
Earl B. Powell	1989	536.6
dead-head_Monte	1964	2082.6
grendelschoice	1950	551.4
greenone	1934	228.6
quigs	1903	119.8
ducats	1901	110.0
rdenirojb87	1896	404.5
jerlouvis	1884	462.2
fenario80	1862	299.5
simon c	1851	428.6
Reade	1850	389.9
Brad Leblanc	1796	300.5
Tyler	1741	391.7

Monthly post count (for last year):

Month	Posts	Average Length
2023-11	296	384.3
2023-10	450	421.6
2023-09	567	252.2
2023-08	447	301.1
2023-07	458	328.3
2023-06	413	294.1
2023-05	376	338.6
2023-04	384	302.6
2023-03	478	261.5
2023-02	496	295.7
2023-01	582	288.2
2022-12	485	298.6
2022-11	398	253.7

Note: some posts are from before the new site existed because they are news articles with old dates