This graph may provide a better picture of the number of transactions (excluding popular addresses like satoshi dice): https://blockchain.info/charts/n-transac

This graph may provide a better picture of the number of transactions (excluding popular addresses like satoshi dice): https://blockchain.info/charts/n-transactions-excluding-popular?timespan=all&showDataPoints=false&daysAverageString=1&show_header=true&scale=0&address= https://blockchain.info/charts/n-transactions-excluding-popu... This one shows a much higher growth. (Although this kind of data doesn't mean much, and i agree bitcoin isn't being used much for actual transactions)