Introduction
I started compiling these lists in December 2020 to continue something @pennsif used to do as I think it helps bring the community together. Since then I have found lots more people to include. @HiveSQL has been really useful for this. I was using beem to generate this post, but that is not in active development and I found HiveSQL could do it much quicker. I use Python for most things. Some of the post is manual as I like to include some commentary and I will keep tweaking it. I am open to suggestions for improvements. I aim to do a fresh list on the first Saturday of each month.
I also rely on the community to let me know of more people to include who may not have obvious account metadata. You can find me in the @teamuksupport Discord to discuss it or drop me a comment.
The #teamuk tag has been used to show you are in the UK and was earning extra votes from a bot, but that has not been active lately. Using the tag may still help me to find you, but please contact me if you think you should be on the list.
The list will include anyone living in the UK as well as Brits who have moved abroad. Inclusion on this list does not mean I recommend people, but I will remove accounts if they are known to be abusing Hive or are falsely reporting their location. I can also remove anyone who asks me to. If you have lost control of your account through phishing or other means then let me know so that I can update your entry. There is the option to be counted without being tagged on these posts if you want that.
The code to produce this post is on Github. People are welcome to use it for their own regional version. I can help you with that if necessary.
Previous editions
- August 2025 - 132 active
- July 2025 - 135 active
- June 2025 - 143 active
- May 2025 - 150 active
- April 2025 - 156 active
- March 2025 - 150 active
- February 2025 - 155 active
- January 2025 - 155 active
- December 2024 - 148 active
- November 2024 - 150 active
- October 2024 - 151 active
- September 2024 - 160 active
- August 2024 - 161 active
- July 2024 - 153 active
- June 2024 - 152 active
- May 2024 - 164 active
- April 2024 - 175 active
- March 2024 - 168 active
- February 2024 - 174 active
- January 2024 - 174 active
- December 2023 - 165 active
- November 2023 - 156 active
- October 2023 - 170 active
- September 2023 - 178 active
- August 2023 - 172 active
- July 2023 - 176 active
- June 2023 - 187 active
- May 2023 - 185 active
- April 2023 - 191 active
- March 2023 - 221 active
- February 2023 - 220 active
- January 2023 - 190 active
- December 2022 - 205 active
- November 2022 - 205 active
- October 2022 - 214 active
- September 2022 - 213 active
- August 2022 - 213 active
- July 2022 - 216 active
- June 2022 - 231 active
- May 2022 - 237 active
- April 2022 - 242 active
- March 2022 - 247 active
- February 2022 - 250 active
- January 2022 - 250 active
- December 2021 - 235 active
- November 2021 - 213 active
- October 2021 - 193 active
- September 2021 - 190 active
- August 2021 - 173 active.
- July 2021 - 184 active.
- June 2021 - 200 active.
- May 2021 - 198 active.
- April 2021 - 158 active.
- March 2021 - 139 active.
- February 2021 - 112 active.
- January 2021 - 106 active.
- December 2020 - 92 active.
What it means
The numbers above are for those who had posted or commented in the previous month. In the lists below I break each region into three lists:
- Active as above.
- Just voting. I will guess that a lot of these use automatic votes, e.g. HiveVote. Previously there were some that appear to have been compromised as they vote for known abusers. Those are now excluded until I hear that they have recovered control.
- Inactive in the last month, but most have done something since Hive started. We can hope to bring them back.
I want to count people rather than accounts as some have several. I can include those in brackets if you want. Let me know if you want me to update your listing. You can be as specific as you like about your location. Otherwise I will use what is on your profile or what I am told or can deduce from your posts.
Other Countries
I have produced similar lists for the following countries. Active numbers are from the last time I ran them. These have used simpler queries than what I use for the UK, so they are likely to miss people. What it needs is for local communities to take up this work. The data and scripts are all on my Github for anyone to make use of. I can do other lists on demand.
- Australia
- Brazil
- Ghana
- Germany
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland (2022)
- Italy. @bencwarmer has done a more comprehensive list.
- Japan
- Netherlands by @michelmake
- Nigeria
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Scandinavia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Turkey
- Ukraine (2022)
- UK latest on #BritList
Commentary
Today marks nine years since I joined this blockchain. Back then my experience with cryptocurrencies was mostly playing with faucets that paid tiny amounts, but the $DOGE I got did gain some value. I had tried various social platforms, including TSU that paid users a small amount from advertising revenue. I had been disappointed that so many of these got shut down by the companies (Google!!!), but I could see that a blockchain could persist as long as people were willing to run nodes. We have come a long way from 2016 and Hive has seen massive developments as well as changes in how rewards work. Some will not realise that powering down originally took two years!
To mark my milestone I have expanded the chart of account ages. From that we can see that a lot of currently active Brits joined in the first couple of years. We split from Steemit five years ago and we lost a fair few people around then. I do not know why recruitment dropped so much a couple of years ago. The number of active Brits peaked in early 2022. It dropped a little in the last month, but that is not helped by a stagnant $HIVE price. It does better in some other countries where incomes are much lower.
Are people still trying to recruit? I can create lots of free accounts, but I do not know too many people who would really be interested. Part of our problem is a lack of engaging content, but we do have some really good stuff. I would mention the cool car videos from @planetauto who are based in the Lake District. They do fairly well on Hive, but they have nearly 40k subscribers on YouTube. That is far more than the total active users on Hive so we need to build the audience too.
I am not aware of any upcoming UK events, but let me know if you are doing anything. Meetups can be any size and do not have to be too fancy. Just find a venue and set a date.
The Numbers
London and the South East (43/38/50)
Posting: @adetorrent (London), @alonicus (Hampshire), @awah, @basilmarples (Norwich), @benthomaswwd (Northampton @heartbeatonhive @benthomasuk @pulsation @pfsonhive), @blockchainfpl (Eastbourne @the-gorilla @fplcanary), @bombaycrypto (London), @cezary-io, @chris-uk (Norwich), @cryptosneeze, @daine-cherry, @daniellemurray (Herts @radioliquorice), @davidthompson57 (West Sussex), @donatello, @drceeyou (Essex), @dubble (London), @edenmichelle, @gillianpearce (Brighton), @grokfree (London), @mcsamm (Milton Keynes), @mightyrocklee (Bedfordshire @heruvim1978 @heruvim78), @molometer (London @mopal), @nicklewis (Berkshire), @practicaleric (London), @purplesinger (Bedfordshire), @pvmihalache (Bedford), @raymondspeaks, @revisesociology, @risingstargame (@atomcollector @juxtamusic @jux), @robpye (London), @samsmith1971, @sergiomendes (@thesassysergio), @spectrumecons, @steevc (Bedfordshire @tenkminnows @swing47 @theriverkicks), @stickchumpion, @stickupboys (Brighton), @talesfrmthecrypt, @tarabh (Luton), @teooo (Brighton), @tonybad (London), @triority (Chichester), @ura-soul (Norfolk or elsewhere), @witcher73 (Hounslow)
Voting: @andy4475 (Woking @andy-jahm @andy-vibes @andy-cine), @anna-newkey (Cambridgeshire @steve.and.anke), @archatlas (Shoreditch), @assassyn (Reading), @bellou61 (Brighton), @blockchainyouth, @dannyshine, @dashfit, @devosdevosi (London), @elmerlin (London @liketu), @has-k (London), @holisticmom, @icepee, @immarojas, @kaazoom (East Sussex), @liverehab, @lloyddavis (Guildford @steemcampuk @lloyd-social), @matildamoment, @mattniblock, @mhel (London), @nakedverse, @nanzo-scoop, @notaboutme, @pepskaram (London), @pizzadalek, @rafique, @redrica, @reviewed, @richardslater (Brighton), @rmsbodybuilding, @slayerkm, @soundminds (Bedfordshire @roaminglewis @todayslight), @stevermac1966 (Crystal Palace), @stimp1024, @tricki, @trippymane, @wilfredn, @winkandwoo
Inactive: @adamaslam, @audiohive-me (@riverstage), @benwesterham (Northamptonshire), @bigbanginfinity (London), @bleepcoin, @blue.raspberries (London), @britishstacker (Near London), @caprio (London), @charliesmith11 (Hampshire), @cosmicwolf19 (London), @d3p0, @dd01a (London), @digna, @dougdigital, @dunsky (London), @expo.void (Northampton), @ezzy, @frostdrop (Hampshire), @goforma (London), @greenjhon (London), @ifeherart (London), @jaxsonmurph, @jgiordi (London), @jotphototravel (London), @kabir88, @knelstrom, @kph (Ipswich), @kwaddarth (London), @likeadivauk (Brentford), @londondiamondonl (London), @manandvanstratf (London), @martinem (London), @maryanamurat (London), @maryroot121 (London), @mcgregoragri (Hampshire), @ministickupboy (Brighton), @mr-neil (Portsmouth), @mrbullionhunter (London), @mrpeople (Brixton), @nftbyveritas (London), @philipkay (Essex), @queenoftheworld, @richlyblk (Shoreditch), @silvergoldhunter (London), @stav (Norfolk), @stormkeepergu (East London @stormkeepersmdk), @tartanclothing (London), @tdctunes (London), @theessexfunko (Essex), @thehodler (London)
The Midlands (13/7/15)
Posting: @article61, @belemo (Nottingham), @dannewton (@earthsea), @dickturpin, @doombot75 (Nottinghamshire), @ellenripley, @jin-out (Birmingham), @michelle.gent (Sherwood Forest), @neopch, @shanibeer (@susie-saver Leicester), @shmoogleosukami (Lincolnshire), @snowboarderpete (North Lincolnshire), @wolfofnostreet (Nottingham)
Voting: @beautifulbullies (Nottingham), @dawnsart, @leighscotford, @s0u1 (Nottinghamshire), @skaarl, @tamiapt6, @zeeshannaqvi72
Inactive: @awakingelements, @bbphotography (Lincoln), @bettynoir, @brownsvillegirl (Leicester), @fastchrisuk (Nottinghamshire), @grottbags (Northamptonshire), @kryptoe (Warwickshire), @mamamiles, @martynjay (Northamptonshire), @mscleaning (Birmingham), @neilru75, @redfeend (Lincolnshire), @renaessanceman, @rthelly, @voipuk25 (@netconuk Birmingham)
The South West (8/11/3)
Posting: @davidlionfish (Bristol), @diveratt, @livinguktaiwan (@lut-studio), @pompeylad (South Coast), @riverflows (Somerset and Australia), @stuartcturnbull (Cornwall), @theworldaroundme, @ukbitcoinmaster
Voting: @countrysid (Somerset), @cubapl (Bristol), @dontcare89 (Newquay), @grizzle, @jimbobbill, @kathrynkw (Somerset), @nockzonk, @perceptualflaws, @sharpshot, @thomaskatan, @wolven-znz
Inactive: @cryptokingzno1, @killerkev (Bristol), @nurseflo (Bath)
The North (19/19/12)
Posting: @alessandrawhite (USA and Leeds), @artonmysleeve, @ashtv (Yorkshire), @bitterirony (Leeds), @chrisyt1 (Scarborough), @dadspardan (Burnley), @darrenflinders (Sheffield @dazzler75), @demotruk (Isle of Man), @gaming-hero (Liverpool), @inksurgeon (Sheffield), @karenb54, @keithtaylor (Shipley Yorkshire), @makerhacks (York), @planetauto (Lancashire), @raj808 (Liverpool), @saltycat, @slobberchops, @stevenwood, @teamhumble
Voting: @bingbabe, @c0ff33a (Halifax @whiterosecoffee @teamuksupport), @chisdealhd (Newcastle Upon Tyne @alloyxuast @chisfund @alloyxuastcur @chisuploads), @cryptocurator, @digitaldan, @dismayedworld, @goblinknackers, @introvert-dime, @jskitty, @lastravage, @makrotheblack (Liverpool), @mattbrown.art (Isle of Man), @onw (@b8l), @pcste, @radicalpears (Huddersfield), @socialmediaseo, @someguy123, @steddyman, @youloseagain (Yorkshire @hive-woodpeckers)
Inactive: @bliss11, @bng11 (Manchester), @didaka6466 (Newcastle), @fadetoblack (Stockport), @jphamer1, @kyoba, @llag, @richgaynor, @sidneybrown, @sisygoboom, @viajeracebuana (Berwick-Upon-Tweed), @yunnie (Isle of Man)
Scotland (6/12/4)
Posting: @epicdave, @joshuaslane, @kevmcc, @meesterboom (@b00m), @slothlydoesit (Edinburgh @slothbuzzcurator @slothbuzz @sloth.buzz @slothburn ), @tengolotodo (@tengogaming @tengolotodo.leo @mmonline)
Voting: @agrestic, @barge (@krunkypuram), @beardoin, @btcvenom, @cadawg, @eveningart (Orkney), @fiftysixnorth, @hoosie (Edinburgh), @howiemac, @myskye, @rafalforeigner, @wisbeech
Inactive: @acidtiger, @camuel (@acousticguitar), @manunez (Edinburgh), @tduffy (Glasgow)
Wales (4/4/5)
Posting: @cassi, @grindle, @pumpkinsandcats, @welshstacker
Voting: @gazbaz4000, @nozzy, @stevelivingston, @theturtleproject
Inactive: @elcolonel (Cardiff & João Pessoa & Istanbul), @gvybona, @jonboka, @p-props, @ruckmesideways
Northern Ireland (0/3/0)
Voting: @enzibatavia, @silverstackeruk, @strega.azure
Somewhere in the UK... (15/35/34)
Posting: @alzee, @artysteps, @brofund (@brofund-1up), @brucegryllis, @candy49, @collinz, @cryptosneeze, @fantagira, @izikyeshua, @jmehta, @kirhyip, @millycf1976, @mrfahrenheit211 (England), @rokasimir, @scubahead
Voting: @alheath, @anarchojeweler, @blue.panda, @britcoins (England and SE Asia), @brothershield, @cynicalcake, @damianjayclay, @danwhodoesart, @english-ant, @eternalsuccess, @filmmaking4hive (England), @frugal-fun, @hive.curation, @iansart, @imbartley, @itcouldbecloud, @kennybobs, @lefty619, @music-beatcz, @nekolive, @ninjakitten, @nockzonk, @nooblogger, @owenwat, @peaceandmoney (England), @realjohnaziz, @steemboat-steve, @stephyymullen, @stevieboyes, @tazbaz, @tkolpaczek, @tomatom, @trading-tokens (England), @utopia-hope (England), @webdeals
Inactive: @adamrobinson (@adzrobinson), @alienbutt, @basejumper (@bitcoinbeast), @charliesmith11, @dazzarella, @ddsexyauto, @earnxtreme, @emilythomas113, @fintheanimalfan, @golfinggorilla, @grahamharvey, @haitch, @heartsofoakuk (England), @hopehuggs, @imaobongbong, @jimjean, @johngreenfield, @julssian, @labelprint, @learningpages, @lgsm, @mastersassignmen, @mastersio, @ripebanana, @rmcaesthetics (England), @steemingmark, @tggr.trb, @thedeltron (England), @thencsshifters, @tobias-g, @tomkow, @tommyrobinson, @ukprepper, @vtravels
Anonymous (2/1/1)
Some people ask not to be listed, but they will still be counted
Expats (22/12/7)
Posting: @abh12345 (Spain), @atma.love (Bulgaria), @brianoflondon (Israel), @clareartista (Portugal), @cristina-zac (Spain), @cryptoandcoffee (South Africa), @ctrpch (Australia), @eco-alex (Planet Earth), @elricmoonslayer (Spain), @felt.buzz (France), @hadrianwild (Thailand), @hirohurl (Japan), @imfarhad (India), @minismallholding (Australia), @mobbs (China), @momogrow (Netherlands), @mypathtofire (Germany), @namiks (Armenia), @nathen007 (@leedsunited Thailand), @starkerz (Cyberspace), @sunsethunter (New Zealand), @trucklife-family (The Earth)
Voting: @accelerator (@rycharde Thailand), @actaylor (Netherlands), @adambarratt (@abtv Spain), @biggypauls (Philippines), @dmcamera (Florida USA), @eftnow (Spain), @juliamulcahy (Ireland), @mangomayhem (Philippines), @samstonehill (France), @sebcam (USA), @tggr (Singapore), @willmington-w (Philippines/UK)
Inactive: @abdex9, @annasworddancer (Mallorca), @jeffandhisguitar (SE Asia), @myinnervoice (Guatemala), @shepz1 (Poland), @thinkit (Thailand), @ursula-rose (Spain)
Totals
Total active Brits: 110, Expats: 22
Charts
This shows the numbers in each category of the active and voting accounts. Level is based on 'VESTS' with Minnow equating to a million VESTS.
| Level | Number | Threshold |
|---|---|---|
| Redfish | 119 | |
| Minnow | 85 | 601.15 HP |
| Dolphin | 51 | 6011.47 HP |
| Orca | 18 | 60114.75 HP |
| Whale | 1 | 601147.49 HP |
This shows when people joined Hive. The last few months are shown separately to make any changes obvious.
| Age | Number |
|---|---|
| 1 Month | 0 |
| 2 Months | 2 |
| 3 Months | 0 |
| 3 Months+ | 5 |
| 1 Year | 3 |
| 2 Years | 9 |
| 3 Years | 33 |
| 4 Years | 26 |
| 5 Years | 26 |
| 6 Years | 26 |
| 7 Years | 75 |
| 8 Years | 58 |
| 9 Years | 11 |
Brits Witnesses
Please support your local witnesses:
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Congratulations on hitting 9 years @steevc I remember the tsu community well. It had a lot of promise but failed for a number of reasons primarily because it was a centralized system and was an easy target for the likes of Googl in terms of search rankings. Tsu did some great things before it fell apart.
We learned that running multiple discrete nodes can overcome many of those problems.
Recruitment is often a problem for growing any network but we have the added negative impact of anti crypto stuff in the legacy media.
Think about bitcoin. It was in the doldrums for most of its existence and it has no social media platforms but it does have hard core supporters and hodlers.
Stable coins like HBD are the key to future growth imo.
The ad free experience of hive is something that people may find appealing once they wake up to the lack of privacy on every other 'social media' platform out there.
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One of the best things about Tsu was the community. There were lots of charities on there. Maybe we need some way to verify them here so people can feel it is safe to donate. I met a few people there who came to this chain.
I find the corporate platforms annoying now. FB fills my feed with crap and ads. I am only on there to stay in touch with certain people. I gave up on Twtr and am reluctant to join anything else.
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9 years! Wow! Reading your commentary in the post and the responses of others in the comments has been really interesting. I want to organise a get together, especially now that I've got a car again, driving further afield is not going to be such a big deal.
Have we considered getting the people mentioned here, commenting here especially, together for a meetup and chat about how we could develop Hive further, in terms of how we use it, how we boost it's numbers and yes focus on the strengths besides crypto. To be honest, I see that as a secondary thing here, I love how this comment earns and posts in my various projects do the same.
I doubt I'll ever be a whale but give it time, who knows - what matters the most is how this platform can connect people.
Hi there, which part of the country are you in? I've arranged a few low key meet ups and was thinking about one in the Autumn that would be in the South East. Usually, I just find a friendly venue - pub or coffee-shop - with a semi-secluded area where we can chat, and then post on Hive. I have a venue in the Midlands, for something in the Spring.
@steevc and @molometer have both arranged great local meetups which included a walk, I really enjoyed the one that I was able to get to in Cambridge. Most of the ones I have been to have been six to a dozen people.
Hi @shanibeer I'm in London now so I'm up for a meetup anytime more or less. I'll check out anything that you suggest. 👍
Hope to see you again. The last time we all met was a blast. 😂👍
It's always fun 😍 I'm looking at 4 November in Holborn 4pm - more news when I've spoken to the venue.
Sounds good to me. See you soon'ish 👍
Berkshire, in a village near Reading, so south east sounds great. Let me know the details, add a mention, so that I see it.
I could arrange one at our local village hall, or one of our various pubs around here.
@steevc is always very good at mentioning meet-ups in the Brit List where everyone is tagged, so that's great promotion for anything we do. I'm thinking about Canterbury as reasonably easy for people to get to from other parts of the country. I was also just thinking about one in London - there's a really nice pub next door to where I work which has an upstairs lounge. They may be willing to make that available exclusively for Hive. I'm usually there on a Thursday during the day time - we could organise something from 4.00pm; or I could see what availability is on a Saturday when we could a lunchtime thing.
Do you mind if I resnap this?? Canterbury is a fair trek for me but London is definitely doable because I’m up there twice a month, often on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Our office is near Aldgate, The Minories.
Let's have some firmer plans before snapping :)
We're at Holborn.
Sure, we’ll keep it under the radar. Holborn is walkable from my office, so that would be a good option.
Yes, one near Reading could be great!
I’ll mull it over this week
I've organised a few meetups. I think smaller local events are more viable. Then you don't necessarily need to book a venue.
There are many reasons to be on Hive and the rewards are certainly a part of it. I think people are looking for alternatives to the corporate platforms.
I would take many years for me to reach whale status at this rate, but I'm doing okay.
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YESSS... I squeaked back on to the active list by mere hours, talk about 'skin of my teeth'.
I have always appreciated the Britlist, for connecting with those I may have missed along the way and I noticed a couple of witnesses on this months list I appear to have missed before, that shall be remedied shortly.
Thanks for the effort on keeping those on these fair isles, of from them and now further afield up to date with the state of play.
Take good care and may August be a fab month full of fun, fulfilment and fab gigs 😎🌻
I know people have other stuff going on, but if they can pop into Hive now and then it helps the numbers. I find plenty here to enjoy.
I've got some music stuff coming up, so stay tuned!
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Thanks for the update ! I keep thinking about ways we can grow UK users. Interesting content is definitely a part of it, but I actually think that steering the conversation away from crypto and towards the social side and apps is the way to go.
Most of the people I've spoken with are incredibly wary of anything linked to crypto, not helped by the very anti-crypto stance of organisations like HMRC, the FCA, Bank of England etc.
I've been quite inspired by the adoption of Distriator in places like Nigeria and Venezuela, but I think doing that in the UK would be tough to et rolling. It might need all the shops in something like a tourist retail centre (somewhere like the Elsacar Heritage Centre) to come on board all at once. Or maybe run some kind of hobby-type event or small cosplay convention where HBD was set up as the favoured payment method (perhaps with Distriator-style cashbacks).
I think that communities are part of the answer, especially as other platforms get worse with crap algorithms and ads. I don't know what issues there are for businesses taking crypto, but there are some in the UK. It's still a very niche sector for now.
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That's why I think an event or (even better) series of events where HBD is gamified might build traction. If paying by HBD got an HBD cashback, event prizes were in HBD, and there was a push to educate visitors what else was in the Hive ecosystem so they knew they could still use their wallets afterwards it might help grow the UK user base. I know a chap who periodically runs Warhammer 40K tournaments, so I might have a chat with him and see what the response is....
I think people are wise to be cautious. There were a fair few people at the workshops I ran last year who had been scammed one way or another. Communities may be a way in, where there is already a shared interest, once people are here, enjoying participating, and without having to invest a penny, then we could talk about payment systems.
I guess you haven't been inspired by Liketu, which is created and run in Britain? Or inspired by the fact that Britain has had exactly 1 whale in for the last 5 years (me) and next person down is no where near.
And I guess by adoption, you mean you're impressed at 131 weekly users and i suppose not 381?
The cashback thing is fine, but you know what would be even better? If people just earned more in the first place and that can only happen by building sustainable cryptonomics which help drift the price upwards and not perpetually down.
We can talk about how successful something is, but at some longer time frame shouldn't we also ask, to what extent if any, it is actually bringing 'value' as expressed by price back up? Or are we past the point where we care about it and its just a race to the bottom, and everything is just one big vacuous exit strategy now?
I'm not against liketu, but it may not fit my style of posts. I do think we need a variety of options for that. Distriator seems to aim for something different. Getting people actually spending crypto ought to help adoption.
We have to be realistic about how tiny Hive is. There are FB groups with more activity and plenty of people out there with more active followers on other platforms.
I think it's great that we have a whale on the list. There are only 39 in total, so I wonder where they are concentrated. I suspect a few are in the USA. I've met some of them.
Yes, I get what you're saying.
The way I see it is, social media absolutely works better when there is a broader attention base. The value behind most of the incumbent giants of social media are not their slick front-ends, but the entrenched number of users that they managed to acquire by being early or first to market.
I think twitter has had many 'clones' arguably offering better experiences from a UX perspective, Bluesky but to name one, but what is missing? The 200 or 300 million people on Twitter who refuse to use anything else.
As a protocol, we do have something pretty unique and we can absolutely refine it. But as you say, the user base is tiny, and sadly, that is quite literally what makes Hive (not) valuable at this present time. Hive is nothing without the demographics on it. The blockchain tech, whilst novel, is not especially conducive to growing a health ecosystem.
What's more frightening, is a large swath of people appear to treat Hive as some kind of charity, and bringing more people in seems to be less important for fear of their share of the ever shrinking pie, getting even smaller.
I point out the above in context to my original post, that we constantly frame things about Hive, often excluding certain elements of it to make a rather moot point, which would have even been a stronger point had Liketu been mentioned and not Distriator.
We can debate all day about which brings more value, but i broadly think of adoption in two ways:
All of which we have very high metrics of, and at literally zero cost to Hive compared with the majority of our peers.
YET, people choose to exclude us while highlighting the merits of other platform "adoption"? Why? Cause I don't call people out for gaslighting? Are we not fighting for the same future success? Are we not on the same team? Why treat us like enemies then? Its not like we're competing for the same scarcity that my success means the failure of yours (not yours specifically)?
My ego is not above acknowledging the merits elsewhere on Hive where deserved, and I have frequently supported projects in the past that have nothing to do with us, including several on the graphic I posted above. This, while being a large stakeholder and the DHF quite literally being drained for no evidence of benefit. People can atleast chuck us a bone for having an ounce of fucking morality and not jumping on the dhf gravy train. Having a modicum of moral fibre goes a long way and trust me, I read between the lines, there isn't much of it here.
Thanks for these comments, I am loving the fact LikeTu is British! I need to explore further. As for the dhf gravy train and morality fon't get me started.
9 years. Boof, get in mate!
Cheers. You were just ahead of me and it looks like we have a few of the OGs still active. 9 years using anything online is impressive as plenty of platforms don't last that long.
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Lovely to see the account age chart extended. I've often thought it would be nice to see how that tracked. I started July 2017 and thought that was the busiest year for arrivals, but 2018 picked up even more!
I knew it took a lot longer to unstake, but 2 years!! I felt like I missed a lot coming in a year later, particularly the amount that could be earned back then with such a small group of people for the vote pool. I couldn't believe how many people just powered down and pulled out those earnings then complained and left when they stopped getting hundreds (even over 1000) per post. Self voting was practically encouraged back then too, so if they'd kept the powered up portion they could have self voted themselves to that level. Interesting times, for sure.
The economics have changed a lot over the years. People made massive rewards early on when I was making almost nothing. I think the distribution is better now. Discouraging buying votes was a good move, but people will try various schemes. I think actual community curation is the best way.
What we need now is growth, but where will it come from? We're not picking up many new UK users and a lot have left. I have hundreds in my file.
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I have heard it was a bit hit and miss as to whether you got those big votes back then. Probably what started people finding ways for better distribution.
When I started there seemed to be an accepted practice that if you were on hard times and needed some extra funds to help you through you could ask the community for help and g get a lot of upvotes that way. It seemed to be used fairly honestly at the time, but probably not for long.
@steevc
nekoliveis one of my community, its a streaming platform as classified as DApps Account where when people go live different platform like Twitch and etc, it autoposts in mynekoliveCommunity every 8 hours cooldown. basely simlear as how VIMM used do but VIMM got taken down and they going threw Opensource mode but while mine just able embed twitch and etc.incase wondering why in somewhere in UK because i didnt classify location but it is linked to me and i did mention in first post on account.
and i did say on there too it never get posted anything daily or any post less updates and changes but other that doing upvotes thats it. if tried link my @nekosunevr and @nekosunevr-vsc im moving my streaming stuff over there and my witness and stuff its own account. so i can offload everything off my main account aka this 1 so recommended dont attach them and if want add
nekoliveas classify Dapps if want.but see here only post i published that account all rest does auto upvotes people streams lyk https://peakd.com/hive-152747/@nekolive/dev-update-biggest-update-release-we-launched-19-01-2025
I'll remove it from the list as I really want to list people or at least accounts run by separate people. Many of us have more than one for specific uses. Thanks for the update.
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no worries just i got pinged on my hive wallet on phone said u pinged account when doesnt nothing then posting updates of platform / changes but same time yeh nekolive classify dapps account all linked and tied to my streaming platform but all good.
I don't have a dapps section on the list yet. I really just want to see more active people. I have nearly 900 in my list, but we have lost a lot of them. Maybe some will come back.
Nice work using HiveSQL! 👍 Love seeing the Brit List keeping the community connected. Keen for the August 2025 edition! 🐴
It only takes a few minutes to run the script, so it shows that HiveSQL is efficient. It took a lot longer using beem.
Great work. Could be used to organise local meetups I guess.
#teamuk
That's part of the reason for doing it. We used to have more maps going on, but I've not been to one in a while.
Hmmm
Maybe take a Hive stand at other events ?
There is a plan to have a presence at some events. These things tend to need funding.
Congrats on the big 9
Cheers. It's been quite a journey with ups and downs.
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I also suggest using HiveVote, it is a great tool for those who have no time for manuel curation.
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