Comment by runjake
2 days ago
It’s still fairly popular, but the statistics show that X usage is gradually declining. Elon claims that X is more popular than ever, but the platform doesn’t publicly release its own stats, and publicly available stats say otherwise.
If you like AI and tech, there are some pretty thriving sub-communities. AI stuff, and a lot of tech stuff happens on X first. Claudebot/OpenClaw/Hermes all began on X months before I commonly saw them appear on other platforms.
What public stats say otherwise?
Similarweb shows a consistent ~15% YoY decline. It also shows growth beginning in early Summer, so this trend may be changing as of very recently.
Sensor Tower shows a consistent ~10% YoY decline.
DataReportal/Kepios shows a ~5.3% decline in ad reach.
EU DSA Transparency repoorts shows ~10% decline
Pew Research shows a >20% decline in the US.
Regardless, I still use X and find a lot of value from the people I follow. I'm paradoxically optimist.