Stat graphs

User statistics:

Number of users: 18,812,144
Number of users who are super-user administrators: 39
Number of users who are other types of administrators: 4,587

Users added per month:

Month	Users Added
March 2023	6,601
February 2023	603,922
January 2023	607,129
December 2022	418,866
November 2022	565,803
October 2022	430,550
September 2022	450,540
August 2022	374,560
July 2022	305,424
June 2022	273,022
May 2022	274,876
April 2022	282,940
March 2022	295,588
February 2022	240,885
January 2022	244,385
December 2021	170,776
November 2021	200,734
October 2021	215,911
September 2021	220,179
August 2021	196,395
July 2021	170,279
June 2021	168,544
May 2021	197,964
April 2021	234,619
March 2021	263,440
February 2021	244,070
January 2021	250,713
December 2020	151,689
November 2020	206,653
October 2020	222,019
September 2020	210,019
August 2020	190,995
July 2020	168,679
June 2020	240,041
May 2020	358,383
April 2020	566,377
March 2020	429,685
February 2020	187,969
January 2020	188,357
December 2019	129,172
November 2019	167,808
October 2019	186,825
September 2019	195,248
August 2019	178,774
July 2019	169,763
June 2019	155,495
May 2019	157,356
April 2019	147,026
March 2019	146,023
February 2019	131,509
January 2019	143,172
December 2018	111,786
November 2018	151,831
October 2018	159,781
September 2018	138,876
August 2018	134,293
July 2018	120,528
June 2018	130,802
May 2018	160,318
April 2018	159,299
March 2018	187,491
February 2018	132,547
January 2018	138,357
December 2017	77,114
November 2017	86,327
October 2017	90,337
September 2017	82,025
August 2017	92,156
July 2017	99,547
June 2017	83,469
May 2017	205,807
April 2017	90,053
March 2017	91,791
February 2017	79,212
January 2017	53,777
December 2016	41,926
November 2016	50,282
October 2016	51,823
September 2016	46,047
August 2016	55,600
July 2016	47,105
June 2016	43,676
May 2016	45,474
April 2016	40,308
March 2016	45,129
February 2016	47,446
January 2016	38,153
December 2015	31,886
November 2015	39,428
October 2015	39,115
September 2015	35,947
August 2015	35,080
July 2015	33,490
June 2015	32,205
May 2015	37,654
April 2015	38,015
March 2015	36,462
February 2015	25,614
January 2015	44,964
December 2014	23,641
November 2014	37,683
October 2014	30,988
September 2014	33,761
August 2014	29,941
July 2014	23,191
June 2014	22,301
May 2014	25,250
April 2014	38,099
March 2014	31,101
February 2014	24,843
January 2014	30,465
December 2013	44,244
November 2013	31,729
October 2013	20,460
September 2013	18,003
August 2013	19,136
July 2013	16,316
June 2013	16,759
May 2013	20,770
April 2013	21,554
March 2013	19,567
February 2013	18,382
January 2013	21,773
December 2012	18,250
November 2012	18,905
October 2012	19,736
September 2012	19,715
August 2012	20,331
July 2012	15,523
June 2012	14,744
May 2012	15,164
April 2012	15,215
March 2012	16,265
February 2012	15,943
January 2012	16,864
December 2011	15,472
November 2011	15,319
October 2011	14,722
September 2011	16,239
August 2011	15,653
July 2011	17,007
June 2011	13,264
May 2011	15,880
April 2011	14,611
March 2011	16,514
February 2011	14,825
January 2011	16,748
December 2010	17,360
November 2010	13,870
October 2010	13,767
September 2010	13,065
August 2010	13,485
July 2010	14,095
June 2010	11,781
May 2010	13,911
April 2010	13,942
March 2010	16,351
February 2010	15,055
January 2010	16,030
December 2009	13,946
November 2009	14,665
October 2009	14,799
September 2009	13,693
August 2009	13,831
July 2009	13,702
June 2009	14,439
May 2009	16,896
April 2009	14,616
March 2009	14,378
February 2009	12,462
January 2009	12,935
December 2008	11,696
November 2008	13,538
October 2008	12,503
September 2008	10,878
August 2008	10,771
July 2008	11,083
June 2008	11,359
May 2008	12,731
April 2008	13,959
March 2008	47,618
February 2008	32,393
January 2008	17,375
December 2007	16,563
November 2007	15,904
October 2007	15,251
September 2007	14,260
August 2007	15,123
July 2007	14,362
June 2007	13,985
May 2007	11,735
April 2007	9,804
March 2007	10,991
February 2007	9,712
January 2007	10,413
December 2006	8,704
November 2006	8,945
October 2006	9,524
September 2006	9,496
August 2006	9,392
July 2006	9,623
June 2006	9,359
May 2006	10,351
April 2006	9,507
March 2006	11,524
February 2006	12,187
January 2006	13,416
December 2005	14,784
November 2005	12,950
October 2005	11,092
September 2005	10,039
August 2005	10,489
July 2005	10,198
June 2005	8,193
May 2005	7,218
April 2005	8,635
March 2005	8,817
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: 14988
Number of posts: 495,001

Top forums:

Forum	Posts	Average Length
GratefulDead	300,617	374.6
etree	50,989	323.4
feature_films	19,472	388.4
forums	17,652	297.8
netlabels	14,835	675.5
classic_tv	12,943	312.0
faqs	9,577	263.8
movies	7,051	410.2
texts	7,024	530.9
audio	6,542	292.3
opensource_movies	5,991	273.3
opensource_audio	5,201	276.3
web	5,199	364.8
prelinger	3,256	363.1
oldtimeradio	3,215	319.2
general	2,664	370.9
noisecollector	2,390	231.0
opensource	2,031	531.5
software	1,520	306.5
movie_of_the_week	1,342	355.2

Top 50 Posters:

Poster	Posts	Average Length
William Tell	15362	383.5
Jeff Kaplan	14011	81.0
direwolf0701	9861	196.1
bluedevil	9848	382.0
SomeDarkHollow	8993	342.2
robthewordsmith	6794	273.9
johnnyonthespot	6287	284.7
RBNW....new and improved!	5199	336.8
lobster12	5059	192.3
jglynn1.2	4619	216.3
high flow	4409	247.0
Diana Hamilton	4374	317.0
user unknown	4179	270.1
Arbuthnot	4038	449.4
Cliff Hucker	4006	403.1
rastamon	3870	258.8
craven714	3778	357.3
NoiseCollector	3771	392.2
stratocaster	3678	312.6
elbow1126	3571	412.4
AltheaRose	3523	555.9
ringolevio	3127	199.7
Vermoontains	2929	312.7
Mandojammer	2910	762.2
Dudley Dead	2874	671.1
wineland	2869	308.5
BryanE	2858	473.3
Diamondhead	2812	203.8
light into ashes	2755	1647.1
c-freedom	2515	593.0
snow_and_rain	2352	319.0
JodyC	2299	190.9
HappySwordsman	2282	574.5
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
simon c	1851	428.6
fenario80	1849	300.4
Reade	1827	390.7
Brad Leblanc	1796	300.5
Tyler	1741	391.7

Monthly post count (for last year):

Month	Posts	Average Length
2023-03	5	178.6
2023-02	507	311.7
2023-01	593	291.9
2022-12	486	298.0
2022-11	403	255.1
2022-10	496	291.0
2022-09	454	299.2
2022-08	433	226.9
2022-07	570	235.5
2022-06	402	339.2
2022-05	474	263.5
2022-04	405	264.8
2022-03	528	300.5

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