• doggle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    115·
    3 years ago

    I think the big deal will be if it’s sustained. Losing a bunch of users for a month isn’t a big deal if they come back, or at least stop leaving. If Reddit loses 3% of its users every month for a year then things will be pretty dire for them.

    Can’t say I’ve got much sympathy for Reddit, though.

    • lagomorphlecture@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 years ago

      I would expect July to be higher since 3rd party apps were still functioning in June. That was the first wave, the second wave would have been after the apps actually shut down and will continue for a while as people see lower quality and people talking about other sites.

      • intelati@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        1·
        3 years ago

        Precisely. “We’re” (I hate doing this, but I’m a part of the ‘oh crap I need an alternative ‘doomscroller’’ group) the early movers.

        The real test is when the official app is the only game in town… from others it seems like it’s bad and will drive the traffic down even further…