About 600k users every day, and that's only the public networks. More statistics: http://irc.netsplit.de/networks/summary.php http://irc.netsplit.de/networks/su

About 600k users every day, and that's only the public networks. More statistics: http://irc.netsplit.de/networks/summary.php http://irc.netsplit.de/networks/summary.php For developers working in teams, there is no better way to communicate as a group. Text chat has a scroll back, you can opt to participate in the conversation or just lurk, check it on your own time but are never interrupted in your focus by it (unless you set it up that way).