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Where are the numbers on youth disengagement? Last I checked and from what they’ve said in investor calls, daily active users are still (!!) growing. If I were

Where are the numbers on youth disengagement? Last I checked and from what they’ve said in investor calls, daily active users are still (!!) growing. If I were a streamer that gets $ from donations, I should really target 18+ anyway, who are old enough to have a credit card. Also, it seems like FB Gaming numbers are really taking off, partly due to signing some big names from Twitch. [1] Lastly, they actually do support gamertags, but I’m iffy on the anonymity concept being a negative here. Twitch has a problem with some toxic chats, users making throwaway accounts to get around ban, etc. If I were a streamer, this would be a great alternative for me to build a community with less overhead in managing the toxic parts. All in all, it doesn’t have to be a “winner-take-all”; it’s nice to have some healthy competition in the market, even if the only folks that can do it are the biggest players (Amazon / Google / Facebook.) I’m just _really_ surprised that Microsoft couldn’t make Mixer work despite the tight Xbox integrations. [1] https://www.google.com/amp/s/venturebeat.com/2020/01/09/facebook-gaming-grows-210-in-2019-as-it-battles-twitch-youtube/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/venturebeat.com/2020/01/09/face... EDIT: grammar / spelling, as typing on a phone in 2020 is still tough

duskwuff 6y ago
> Last I checked and from what they’ve said in investor calls, daily active users are still (!!) growing. How much of that is in US/EU users, though? I wouldn't be surprised if most of the growth is in other regions. (And, this being the modern Internet: How many of those new DAUs are real people?)
- s3r3nity 6y ago
  >How much of that is in US/EU users, though? I wouldn't be surprised if most of the growth is in other regions. I agree, but it's not that surprising given how strongly Facebook has dominated the North American market. In North America DAUs are at 253 million [1]; if you assume that the population of all NA is ~369 million [2], you virtually have tapped the keg, so to speak. Growth rates are going to decline once you hit market saturation like that, which has nothing to do with Product or user trends - just straight macro trends. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/247614/number-of-monthly-active-facebook-users-worldwide/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/247614/number-of-monthly... [2] https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/NAC/north-america/population#:~:text=The%20current%20population%20of%20North,a%200.65%25%20increase%20from%202017 https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/NAC/north-america/popu....

duskwuff 6y ago

> Last I checked and from what they’ve said in investor calls, daily active users are still (!!) growing. How much of that is in US/EU users, though? I wouldn't be surprised if most of the growth is in other regions. (And, this being the modern Internet: How many of those new DAUs are real people?)

s3r3nity 6y ago
>How much of that is in US/EU users, though? I wouldn't be surprised if most of the growth is in other regions. I agree, but it's not that surprising given how strongly Facebook has dominated the North American market. In North America DAUs are at 253 million [1]; if you assume that the population of all NA is ~369 million [2], you virtually have tapped the keg, so to speak. Growth rates are going to decline once you hit market saturation like that, which has nothing to do with Product or user trends - just straight macro trends. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/247614/number-of-monthly-active-facebook-users-worldwide/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/247614/number-of-monthly... [2] https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/NAC/north-america/population#:~:text=The%20current%20population%20of%20North,a%200.65%25%20increase%20from%202017 https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/NAC/north-america/popu....