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
- September 2025 - 141 active
- 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
The count went up a little this month. I found some new accounts and a few people came back. With some of the new accounts I do not hold out much hope of them staying active as some just seem to do one or two posts that may just be for SEO. It does help when people come back and we need to make them feel welcome. I did recruit someone in my band recently.
I did notice that we no longer have a UK whale as he is powering down. I hope it is not to leave permanently. I know there has been discontent in some quarters over how things are going. Some projects seem to feel that they are not welcome on Hive, but we really cannot afford to drive anyone away. Anyone should be able to build on Hive. Whether they get community funding is up for debate, but there are other ways to earn.
We have nobody posting in Northern Ireland at the moment unless I have not found them yet. I can see that more people have passed nine years on Hive. I think a fair few active people joined in the early days.
Each of us can play a part in making Hive better and I do what I can to encourage people. I have had some accusing me of being against them, but I do not hold grudges and avoid confrontations. I have been involved in downvoting actual abuse such as plagiarism, but I do not get too involved with that now. I try to keep most communications on the blockchain so people can see where I stand.
The $HIVE price is fairly stagnant at the moment, but we can still keep earning it every day to benefit when it improves. I have not been buying any for ££ lately, but if you have then let others know how it is easiest to do that. I have a Wirex card that I can use to buy crypto, but you cannot get $HIVE directly with that.
The Numbers
London and the South East (46/37/45)
Posting: @adetorrent (London), @alonicus (Hampshire), @assassyn (Reading), @awah, @basilmarples (Norwich), @benthomaswwd (Northampton @heartbeatonhive @benthomasuk @pulsation @pfsonhive), @blockchainfpl (Eastbourne @the-gorilla @fplcanary), @bombaycrypto (London), @cezary-io, @chris-uk (Norwich), @cryptogee, @daine-cherry, @daniellemurray (Herts @radioliquorice @themoonshots), @davidthompson57 (West Sussex), @devosdevosi (London), @donatello, @drceeyou (Essex), @dubble (London), @edenmichelle, @edent (London), @gillianpearce (Brighton), @greenjhon (London), @mcsamm (Milton Keynes), @mightyrocklee (Bedfordshire @heruvim1978 @heruvim78), @molometer (London @mopal), @nicklewis (Berkshire), @practicaleric (London), @purplesinger (Bedfordshire), @pvmihalache (Bedford), @raymondspeaks, @renaissancegeek (St Albans), @revisesociology, @risingstargame (@atomcollector @juxtamusic @jux), @rmsbodybuilding, @samsmith1971, @spectrumecons, @steevc (Bedfordshire @tenkminnows @swing47 @theriverkicks), @stickchumpion, @stickupboys (Brighton), @talesfrmthecrypt, @tarabh (Luton), @teooo (Brighton), @tonybad (London), @triority (Chichester), @ura-soul (Norfolk or elsewhere), @zoltarian
Voting: @andy4475 (Woking @andy-jahm @andy-vibes @andy-cine), @anna-newkey (Cambridgeshire @steve.and.anke), @archatlas (Shoreditch), @bellou61 (Brighton), @blockchainyouth, @cryptosneeze, @dannyshine, @dashfit, @digna, @elmerlin (London @liketu), @has-k (London), @holisticmom, @icepee, @immarojas, @liverehab, @lloyddavis (Guildford @steemcampuk @lloyd-social), @matildamoment, @mattniblock, @mhel (London), @nakedverse, @nanzo-scoop, @nftbyveritas (London), @notaboutme, @pepskaram (London), @pizzadalek, @rafique, @redrica, @reviewed, @richardslater (Brighton), @sergiomendes (@thesassysergio), @slayerkm, @stevermac1966 (Crystal Palace), @stimp1024, @tricki, @trippymane, @wilfredn, @winkandwoo
Inactive: @adamaslam, @audiohive-me (@riverstage), @benwesterham (Northamptonshire), @bigbanginfinity (London), @bleepcoin, @blue.raspberries (London), @charliesmith11 (Hampshire), @cosmicwolf19 (London), @d3p0, @dd01a (London), @dougdigital, @dunsky (London), @expo.void (Northampton), @frostdrop (Hampshire), @goforma (London), @grokfree (London), @ifeherart (London), @jaxsonmurph, @jgiordi (London), @jotphototravel (London), @kaazoom (East Sussex), @kabir88, @kph (Ipswich), @kwaddarth (London), @likeadivauk (Brentford), @londondiamondonl (London), @manandvanstratf (London), @martinem (London), @maryanamurat (London), @maryroot121 (London), @mcgregoragri (Hampshire), @mr-neil (Portsmouth), @mrbullionhunter (London), @mrpeople (Brixton), @philipkay (Essex), @queenoftheworld, @richlyblk (Shoreditch), @robpye (London), @stav (Norfolk), @stormkeepergu (East London @stormkeepersmdk), @tartanclothing (London), @tdctunes (London), @theessexfunko (Essex), @thehodler (London), @witcher73 (Hounslow)
The Midlands (13/7/15)
Posting: @article61, @belemo (Nottingham), @brownsvillegirl (Leicester), @dannewton (@earthsea), @dickturpin, @doombot75 (Nottinghamshire), @ellenripley, @itsshmoogle (@shmoogleosukami Lincolnshire), @jin-out (Birmingham), @michelle.gent (Sherwood Forest), @neopch, @shanibeer (@susie-saver Leicester), @snowboarderpete (North Lincolnshire)
Voting: @beautifulbullies (Nottingham), @leighscotford, @s0u1 (Nottinghamshire), @skaarl, @tamiapt6, @wolfofnostreet (Nottingham), @zeeshannaqvi72
Inactive: @awakingelements, @bbphotography (Lincoln), @bettynoir, @dawnsart, @fastchrisuk (Nottinghamshire), @grottbags (Northamptonshire), @kryptoe (Warwickshire), @mamamiles, @martynjay (Northamptonshire), @mscleaning (Birmingham), @neilru75, @redfeend (Lincolnshire), @renaessanceman, @rthelly, @voipuk25 (@netconuk Birmingham)
The South West (9/10/3)
Posting: @davidlionfish (Bristol), @diveratt, @livinguktaiwan (@lut-studio), @pompeylad (South Coast), @riverflows (Somerset and Australia), @sharpshot, @stuartcturnbull (Cornwall), @theworldaroundme, @ukbitcoinmaster
Voting: @countrysid (Somerset), @cubapl (Bristol), @dontcare89 (Newquay), @grizzle, @jimbobbill, @kathrynkw (Somerset), @nockzonk, @perceptualflaws, @thomaskatan, @wolven-znz
Inactive: @cryptokingzno1, @killerkev (Bristol), @nurseflo (Bath)
The North (20/18/12)
Posting: @alessandrawhite (USA and Leeds), @ashtv (Yorkshire), @bitterirony (Leeds/USA), @c0ff33a (Halifax @whiterosecoffee @teamuksupport), @chisdealhd (Newcastle Upon Tyne @alloyxuast @chisfund @alloyxuastcur @chisuploads), @chrisyt1 (Scarborough), @dadspardan (Burnley), @darrenflinders (Sheffield @dazzler75), @gaming-hero (Liverpool), @inksurgeon (Sheffield), @jphamer1, @karenb54, @keithtaylor (Shipley Yorkshire), @makerhacks (York), @planetauto (Lancashire), @potterplux (Manchester), @raj808 (Liverpool), @saltycat, @slobberchops, @stevenwood
Voting: @artonmysleeve, @bingbabe, @cryptocurator, @demotruk (Isle of Man), @digitaldan, @dismayedworld, @goblinknackers, @introvert-dime, @jskitty, @lastravage, @makrotheblack (Liverpool), @mattbrown.art (Isle of Man), @onw (@b8l), @pcste, @socialmediaseo, @someguy123, @steddyman, @youloseagain (Yorkshire @hive-woodpeckers)
Inactive: @bliss11, @bng11 (Manchester), @didaka6466 (Newcastle), @fadetoblack (Stockport), @kyoba, @llag, @radicalpears (Huddersfield), @richgaynor, @sidneybrown, @sisygoboom, @teamhumble, @yunnie (Isle of Man)
Scotland (7/13/4)
Posting: @beardoin, @cottonlazarus (Edinburgh), @epicdave, @joshuaslane, @meesterboom (@b00m), @slothlydoesit (Edinburgh @slothbuzzcurator @slothbuzz @sloth.buzz @slothburn ), @tengolotodo (@tengogaming @tengolotodo.leo @mmonline)
Voting: @agrestic, @barge (@krunkypuram), @btcvenom, @cadawg, @eveningart (Orkney), @fiftysixnorth, @hoosie (Edinburgh), @howiemac, @kevmcc, @myskye, @rafalforeigner, @stef1 (@art-venture), @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 (0/3/1)
Voting: @besold, @silverstackeruk, @strega.azure
Inactive: @enzibatavia
Somewhere in the UK... (17/35/32)
Posting: @aguid, @alzee, @artysteps, @brofund (@brofund-1up), @candy49, @collinz, @fintheanimalfan, @jmehta, @kirhyip, @millycf1976, @mrfahrenheit211 (England), @neonink (England), @peaceandmoney (England), @pillowoverwatch, @scubahead, @tomatom, @webdeals
Voting: @alienbutt, @anarchojeweler, @blue.panda, @britcoins (England and SE Asia), @brothershield, @brucegryllis, @cryptosneeze, @cynicalcake, @damianjayclay, @danwhodoesart, @english-ant, @eternalsuccess, @fantagira, @filmmaking4hive (England), @frugal-fun, @hive.curation, @iansart, @imbartley, @itcouldbecloud, @kennybobs, @lefty619, @music-beatcz, @ninjakitten, @nockzonk, @nooblogger, @owenwat, @realjohnaziz, @rokasimir, @steemboat-steve, @stephyymullen, @stevieboyes, @tazbaz, @tkolpaczek, @trading-tokens (England), @utopia-hope (England)
Inactive: @adamrobinson (@adzrobinson), @alheath, @basejumper (@bitcoinbeast), @charliesmith11, @dazzarella, @ddsexyauto, @earnxtreme, @emilythomas113, @golfinggorilla, @grahamharvey, @haitch, @heartsofoakuk (England), @hopehuggs, @imaobongbong, @izikyeshua, @jimjean, @johngreenfield, @julssian, @labelprint, @learningpages, @mastersassignmen, @mastersio, @ripebanana, @rmcaesthetics (England), @steemingmark, @tggr.trb, @thedeltron (England), @thencsshifters, @tobias-g, @tommyrobinson, @ukprepper, @vtravels
Anonymous (3/1/0)
Some people ask not to be listed, but they will still be counted
Expats (22/11/7)
Posting: @actaylor (Netherlands), @adambarratt (@abtv Spain), @atma.love (Bulgaria), @chewsk1 (Gibraltar), @clareartista (Portugal), @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: @abh12345 (Spain), @accelerator (@rycharde Thailand), @biggypauls (Philippines), @brianoflondon (Israel), @dmcamera (Florida USA), @eftnow (Spain), @juliamulcahy (Ireland), @samstonehill (France), @sebcam (USA), @tggr (Singapore), @willmington-w (Philippines/UK)
Inactive: @annasworddancer (Mallorca), @cristina-zac (Spain), @jeffandhisguitar (SE Asia), @mangomayhem (Philippines), @myinnervoice (Guatemala), @shepz1 (Poland), @thinkit (Thailand)
Totals
Total active Brits: 119, 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 | 125 | |
| Minnow | 86 | 602.82 HP |
| Dolphin | 50 | 6028.25 HP |
| Orca | 19 | 60282.47 HP |
| Whale | 0 | 602824.71 HP |
This shows when people joined Hive. The last few months are shown separately to make any changes obvious.
| Age | Number |
|---|---|
| 1 Month | 4 |
| 2 Months | 0 |
| 3 Months | 0 |
| 3 Months+ | 6 |
| 1 Year | 3 |
| 2 Years | 8 |
| 3 Years | 31 |
| 4 Years | 27 |
| 5 Years | 27 |
| 6 Years | 21 |
| 7 Years | 70 |
| 8 Years | 57 |
| 9 Years | 26 |
Brits Witnesses
Please support your local witnesses:
@liketu, @ura-soul, @shmoogleosukami, @c0ff33a, @someguy123, @cadawg, @brofund, @brianoflondon, @ctrpch
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The man behind: | @tenkminnows: Helping good Hivers level up @proofofbrian: A bot that checks for tag typos #BritList: A monthly list of Hivers in the UK |
Well I just moved into the 4 year group and it is great to see the numbers up a wee bit.
Was pleasantly surprised to read about LikeTu being British. LikeTu is something that never seems to be mentioned on Hive. Am away to explore more.
Four years, goodness me! Congratulations!
It's flown Shani and thank you :)
It's not my thing, but it ought to appeal to the Instagram crowd. I don't see that many posts using it.
!BEER
Yeah the Insta crowd is huge though, I know a couple of filipino hivers used to post with LikeTu when they were active.
I have one of their shirts from Hivefest.
Oh that's cool
@steevc Congratulations, Happy Hive anniversary!
Today marks your 9 year on the blockchain!
the 10 years are just around the corner, so get ready, because the best is yet to come.
@meno has been developing a lovely app @snapie to provide a much simpler way into Hive for new people. It would be great if you supported his HDF proposal and joined in with testing the app. Many thanks 😍
I've been using it for a while and it's great.
Thanks for the update ! It's good to see the numbers edging up again 😀
As a thought, would it be a lot of extra work for the update to include a separate note of who the new faces are ? That way, we could put some focus on curating and commenting on their posts to help make them feel welcome.
I could extract the new ones. I'll look at doing that for next time. Thanks for the suggestion.
!BEER
Did we have a whale? Was that the Irish guy?
It was the liketu boss.
Crikey, I don't even know who that was! Hopefully they are not leaving leaving
I met him in Amsterdam. He commented a few things on the post last month. We need people like him on board.
Thanks for mentioning that, I checked the comments on last month, I had forgotten about LikeTu, but I think would be perfect for my wife and a channel she is toying with.
@steevc, I paid out 5.736 HIVE and 0.000 HBD to reward 14 comments in this discussion thread.
Wowza. I am in the UK myself now.
Cool. Do you want to be more specific about your location? That's optional, but I can add you for next month.
Suffolk
Hey Steve. It’s great to see all the colonisers in one place here. 😉 Question are you going to follow the UK governments policies and hard fork away from Hive only to regret in it the future??
Not planning to. I don't know what could affect us.
Congratulations @steevc! You received a personal badge!
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
Check out our last posts:
Cheers. It's been quite a journey.
Happy Hive Birthday @steevc
🎉🎈🎂🎉🎈