Thought that it'd be interesting to compare the usage numbers of a few chat networks, since this article missed a few: IRC - 1 million users around "peak" in 2

Thought that it'd be interesting to compare the usage numbers of a few chat networks, since this article missed a few: IRC - 1 million users around "peak" in 2003 (I don't actually know if this was the peak, but couldn't find numbers prior to 2003) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat) RC usage has been declining since 2003, losing 60% of its users (from 1 million to about 400,000 in 2014) and half of its channels (from half a million in 2003). Slack - 1 million users as of last year (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slack_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slack_(software)) In 2015, Slack passed more than a million daily active users. Kik - 240 million users as of last year (http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/02/the-fall-and-rise-and-rise-and-rise-of-chat-networks/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/02/the-fall-and-rise-an...) With an updated figure of 240 million users... WeChat - 570 million users as of last year (http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/02/the-fall-and-rise-and-rise-and-rise-of-chat-networks/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/02/the-fall-and-rise-an...) As of September 2015 there are now more than 570 million people on WeChat’s network...