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We could ask dang if he can share some stats if he’s allowed to. It’s an interesting question!

• capableweb 5y ago
  Don't think there is any way of getting the stats on where people live automatically. At most they would probably be able to get most commonly used locations, as a IP belongs to a location, but that doesn't mean that the user lives there (or even that the user is physically around there [VPNs], but probably usually right).
  • hammock 5y ago
    IP data would be close enough to the actual aggregate proportions
    • hunter321 5y ago
      Given how many people browse HN at work it would be super skewed.
      • hammock 5y ago
        Let's test it
      • bradlys 5y ago
        Correct. You'd get a lot of people who suddenly seem to live in Columbus, Ohio or other random non-tech spots within USA due to AWS VPN and other such things.