MetaFilter activity stats
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MetaFilter activity stats
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- Data from the MetaFilter Infodump published 15 February 2026 11:55. Infodump updates appear here within 24 hours.
- Data runs from July 1999 to January 2026 (the most recent full month in the Infodump).
- 77,279 registered users, 643,397 posts, 15,304,579 comments, and 44,287,422 favourites.
- Questions or comments? MeFi Mail Klipspringer or open an issue. Source on GitHub. Not an official MetaFilter product.
Users
Users who posted or commented #
Users who posted or commented, by year joined #
Users by number of posts and comments #
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Number of users who made at least n posts or comments in the given month.
Users first and last active #
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Number of users who made their first (or last) post or comment on the site in the given month. Take care interpreting this chart: recent months will naturally show large numbers of users last active. This doesn't imply they permanently left the site.
Cumulative number of users #
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Registered users (shaded area) completed the signup process. Users (lines) made at least one post or comment on the given site. User ID numbers (not shown) are much higher, because the site allocates an ID number for incomplete signups.
Activity distribution
Posts and comments by user account age #
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Age in years of user account at time of posting or commenting.
Posts by most active posters #
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Percentage of posts made by the n per cent of users who made the most posts.
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Percentage of comments made by the n per cent of users who made the most comments.
Posts and comments
Posts #
Posts per user #
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Number of posts divided by number of users who posted or commented at least once in the month. 1999 and 2000 are excluded so later years are readable. September 1999 saw 20 posts per user.
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Number of comments divided by number of users who posted or commented at least once in the month.
Deleted posts #
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Infodump excludes deleted Ask MetaFilter questions.
Best answers
Questions with a best answer #
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Percentage of Ask MetaFilter questions with at least one answer marked best.
Best answers per question #
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Number of answers marked best, per Ask MetaFilter question.
Favourites
Favourites per post #
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Favourites per comment on FanFare appear incorrect. Reported to MeFi, February 2026.