Worth noting is that what counts as an "active user" has changed between now and then. During the Reddit API exodus, an "active user" was a user who had posted or commented in the past month. Now, it includes users who have voted. If the 54k MAU record was set using the first algorithm, it is likely that the MAU using the new algorithm (which includes voting) would have been much higher.

[–] Sudomeapizza@lemm.ee 43 points 18 hours ago

Huzzah, us lurkers now count towards the global stats!

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 8 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

I think that change was done way back when. Do you have a reference for the algorithm change? I tried a quick search and came out empty.

[–] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works 14 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The change was merged in Dec 2023 (see here). The Reddit Exodus was in summer 2023.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 13 hours ago

Thanks 👍

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 14 hours ago

Probably in the 0.19.3 changelog. There was a bump when LW changed, and I don't think they've updated since

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Good point