Hello Everyone!
Thank you for the feedback and comments you've given to the Steem Report we've published! To be honest we're quite taken aback by how many Steemians who have expressed how the report is useful and easy to digest by them.
We're glad to know so many of you enjoyed the 11-page report. As a bonus, we're following up with a post that is sure to satiate your appetite for more raw data. It is our hope that you find the data helpful, or at least helped paint a better picture of the Steem Blockchain and community for you.
While creating this report, we've relied on @Steemsql to index the blockchain and pull on-chain data and metadata.
In this post, we will be publishing some key insights from our database exercise.
How many new accounts were registered in 2018?
It's interesting to see the rate of account signups tapers downward as the year progresses, correlated to the movement of Steem price.
However, it should be noted that price alone is not the sole driving factor for account signups. From our experience and inquiries from our users, prospective users face difficulty in signing up for a Steem account. Mostly due to the fact that it is relatively difficult for them to find the proper avenue to sign up for an account.
How many posts were made in 2018?
We've rounded up the number of posts made each month on the Steem blockchain. It's amazing to see that a single blockchain has handled 1 million posts seamlessly (not to mention that posting is only a small part of the overall blockchain transaction). Again, the number of posts appear to correlate with the price of Steem.
How many unique active users* in 2018?
To get a rough estimate of the monthly Steem activity We tally the numbers of accounts that posted either individual posts or comments during the month. Once again, the trend shows high correlation with Steem price.
*This list is for accounts that have only posted posts or comments (excluding Custom JSON, transactions etc..) on Steem Interface apps.
Who's got the most payout in 2018?
Below are the top 30 posts with the most payouts in 2018 throughout the steem blockchain.
*Bear in mind that the "payout" is in STU (Steem Token Unit) as according to SteemSQL, which may differ from Steemit.com or any interface due to price change or different calculation by the interface.
| Title | Author | Payout | created |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.Tube 0.6: Pushing it to the limit | heimindanger | 1967.317 | 2018-01-05 21:52:42 |
| Guillaume Cardinal | teamsteem | 1743.358 | 2018-01-12 20:53:33 |
| Live Streaming Challenges - the Next DLiveStar. | dlive | 1519.109 | 2018-01-10 5:26:33 |
| New Campaign Announcement | dlive | 1482.46 | 2018-01-22 3:21:54 |
| 25 Reasons Steem Will Replace Bitcoin as #1 Cryptocurrency by 2021! | jerrybanfield | 1473.954 | 2018-04-17 19:03:54 |
| Hiring 1 Developer to Build a P2P Steem/USD Gateway! | jerrybanfield | 1432.51 | 2018-01-26 16:44:54 |
| SteemPress now available in the WordPress.org plugin store! - Introducing V1.0 | fredrikaa | 1366.192 | 2018-02-05 18:15:33 |
| Fighting spam, dealing with losers, and why no one gives a fuck | themarkymark | 1364.3 | 2018-04-24 18:38:33 |
| THE TRUE STORY OF THE DEATH OF KURT COBAIN | neilstrauss | 1358.65 | 2018-01-20 0:10:24 |
| Texas state securities serves Bitconnect an emergency cease & desist order | transisto | 1315.43 | 2018-01-05 0:07:06 |
| TJ KIRK COMES TO STEEMIT AND D.TUBE | tjkirk | 1192.04 | 2018-01-21 5:35:45 |
| Announcing SteemBlockExplorer.com | penguinpablo | 1184.11 | 2018-01-19 13:47:06 |
| 10 Ways to Fund a Steem Growth Project! | jerrybanfield | 1176.956 | 2018-02-19 21:27:57 |
| CIRCUMVENTING CENSORSHIP: STEEMDRIVE BILLBOARDS TAKE FLIGHT ONCE MORE! | steemdrive | 1153.403 | 2018-04-10 9:09:00 |
| The Top 25 Steem Posts! | jerrybanfield | 1130.374 | 2018-01-09 18:48:24 |
| INTRODUCING VIPER: Sound, video, and blogging platform using STEEM and IPFS | viper.network | 1098.264 | 2018-02-13 2:21:30 |
| The "real" aantonop | aantonop | 1095.64 | 2018-02-03 20:01:45 |
| Website Launch (Beta) Promo-Steem We Want Your Input & Comments | steem-ambassador | 1093.046 | 2018-01-10 18:27:12 |
| The Steem Creators Conference Official Video! | joeparys | 1062.039 | 2018-04-21 8:56:57 |
| What is Utopian? State Of The Art Forever Stored In The Blockchain. 107 Days Since The Beginning. | utopian-io | 1048.609 | 2018-01-13 19:32:00 |
| Evander Holyfield Joins BitShares | stan | 1035.764 | 2018-01-02 3:53:06 |
| I Was a Psychic Spy for the CIA, and I Found God – A True Story | neilstrauss | 1018.315 | 2018-01-06 2:05:27 |
| Let's Watch This Fun Video From India Steem Meetup #1—Jaipur Edition! | firepower | 989.594 | 2018-01-24 17:08:54 |
| The Best Time Is Now! - Dominate Your Emotions, Keep Hope Inside Your Mind... | chbartist | 982.106 | 2018-06-29 5:25:48 |
| @haejin is stealing YOUR rewards!!! EXPOSING THE TRUTH! | berniesanders | 977.968 | 2018-01-24 13:43:24 |
| Recognizing an opportunity | chbartist | 967.983 | 2018-07-02 3:49:03 |
| Travel Reviews are broken, can Blockchain save them? | timsaid | 960.332 | 2018-06-29 22:05:48 |
| Name | Rep | Steem Power | Followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| steemit | 35.01 | 42,240,274 | 3332 |
| misterdelegation | 25 | 17,874,341 | 980 |
| steem | 25 | 11,348,341 | 1151 |
| freedom | 25 | 7,871,675 | 2306 |
| blocktrades | 72.03 | 5,956,001 | 25423 |
| mottler | 25 | 2,300,195 | 680 |
| databass | 25 | 1,743,705 | 672 |
| jamesc | 61.25 | 1,599,780 | 4385 |
| michael-b | 25 | 1,536,547 | 655 |
| ranchorelaxo | 52.68 | 1,359,260 | 2020 |
| val-b | 25 | 1,172,246 | 791 |
| xeldal | 60.44 | 1,121,137 | 5752 |
| proskynneo | 57.84 | 1,047,958 | 1883 |
| thejohalfiles | 58 | 1,023,834 | 8383 |
| roadscape | 63.02 | 976,537 | 5350 |
| hendrikdegrote | 50.48 | 958,211 | 9252 |
| minority-report | 33.79 | 912,691 | 411 |
| riverhead | 61.75 | 894,832 | 4068 |
| jamesc1 | 51.76 | 819,429 | 889 |
| trafalgar | 72.48 | 818,053 | 10132 |
| tombstone | 63.08 | 802,207 | 3445 |
| arhag | 67.48 | 799,729 | 5899 |
| adm | 60.86 | 771,522 | 2585 |
| safari | 25 | 747,307 | 274 |
| adsactly | 79.06 | 715,372 | 33257 |
| fyrstikken | 74.62 | 707,335 | 16587 |
| batel | 25 | 652,835 | 519 |
| sigizzang | 72 | 638,515 | 1761 |
| created | 25 | 621,482 | 895 |
| smooth-a | 25 | 590,512 | 215 |
| wackou | 59.21 | 560,775 | 4755 |
| glitterfart | 67.16 | 545,955 | 6052 |
| bob | 25 | 536,889 | 317 |
| steemed | 64.23 | 534,531 | 3275 |
| byubat | 58.38 | 523,271 | 189 |
| jaewoocho | 25 | 498,200 | 480 |
| yoo1900 | 72.93 | 488,326 | 5099 |
| pharesim | 69.74 | 486,706 | 16159 |
| witness.svk | 33.46 | 471,894 | 1186 |
| recursive | 62.47 | 460,528 | 1752 |
| livingfree | 25 | 444,734 | 1739 |
| slowwalker | 77.89 | 438,178 | 21790 |
| bitcube | 60.14 | 427,023 | 1007 |
| goku1 | 25 | 426,242 | 272 |
| ngc | 58.45 | 420,778 | 1102 |
| gopaxkr | 58.04 | 407,311 | 1157 |
| xaero1 | 57.53 | 397,733 | 3759 |
| steemmonsters | 73.63 | 393,722 | 5425 |
| donkeypong | 75.41 | 389,869 | 23027 |
| virus707 | 73.58 | 388,581 | 6379 |
Who has the most followers?
We've pooled 30 most followed accounts on the Steem Blockchain. We've observed that a number of the accounts within this list are special-purpose accounts that gather followers to engage in "non-organic resteeming" activities on Steem.
| author | followers |
|---|---|
| cryptoriddler | 102030 |
| dtube | 81381 |
| always1success | 46944 |
| a-0-0 | 42804 |
| rmp | 41625 |
| jerrybanfield | 40623 |
| steemitboard | 39874 |
| a-a-a | 36016 |
| gamemusic | 35419 |
| sweetsssj | 33634 |
| adsactly | 33154 |
| haejin | 32548 |
| good-karma | 32282 |
| imagediet | 31503 |
| raise-me-up | 31354 |
| vaansteam | 31101 |
| kingscrown | 29470 |
| byresteem | 29118 |
| dollarvigilante | 27180 |
| acidyo | 26770 |
| ctf | 26635 |
| ned | 26241 |
| noganoo | 25706 |
| joanaltres | 25311 |
| blocktrades | 25244 |
| gangresteem | 25095 |
| ax3 | 24837 |
| steemitblog | 24405 |
| sportic | 24213 |
| abawhale | 24093 |
Who made the most post on Steem?
One of our earlier iteration of the report seeks to feature the most active Steemian by way of posts made. However, we soon discover that a high majority of the accounts with high post numbers are bots for specific purposes. We include here the raw data for everyone's viewing.
This is not to say that there are no human Steemians within the list. We must commend on the dedication and efforts of such Steemians to post so frequently and consistently on the platform.
| author | Posts |
|---|---|
| jlkreiss | 30816 |
| cryptomonitor | 23597 |
| jack.the.ripper | 23517 |
| pranksters | 19044 |
| drumz | 17816 |
| manuel20 | 17761 |
| ryox | 16612 |
| markboss | 14050 |
| holunder | 12898 |
| buffalo-goku | 12501 |
| phidung97 | 12097 |
| monitorcap | 11310 |
| trafficmonitor | 10965 |
| steemplayroom | 10822 |
| infoflier | 10382 |
| travelmaster | 9975 |
| narutorock | 9747 |
| jackie1293 | 9595 |
| rodulfox | 9046 |
| g2b2018 | 8984 |
| vertical | 8815 |
| fredinjapan64 | 8026 |
| icocoin | 7999 |
| alex7899 | 7980 |
| amnlive | 7717 |
| bsc | 7625 |
| carlsmart303 | 7606 |
| cryptobble.com | 7467 |
| bitgeek | 7331 |
| makie | 7206 |
| lover12039 | 7181 |
| atulwagh | 7060 |
| misrori | 6835 |
| fumegi | 6767 |
| socioecohistory | 6656 |
| motiurniter | 6433 |
| neohub | 6352 |
| bet365 | 6343 |
| ethereum-news | 6336 |
| ripplebizz | 6333 |
| newwork | 6252 |
| kleryk200 | 6226 |
| everittdmickey | 6214 |
| me-tarzan | 6187 |
| nhhimu | 6183 |
| nonstop | 6152 |
| ninegagbot | 6065 |
| loggiaonfire | 6014 |
| wildchild | 5903 |
| appbliz | 5867 |
Who made the most comments?
Similar to posting individual posts, we also seek to find the top achievers for comments. This also led us to discover that a number of accounts were bots created for the sole purpose of mass commenting on specific messages. We are by no means passing judgement on any such activities, we are merely acknowledging such accounts exist.
However, this is not to discount the Steemians who are impressively active in commenting on the platform, the level of activity and dedication these fellow Steemians have to Steem is astounding indeed.
| steemitboard | 1483191 |
|---|---|
| cheetah | 633918 |
| minnowsupport | 469101 |
| badcontent | 377353 |
| drotto | 224679 |
| photocontests3 | 124597 |
| photocontests4 | 114097 |
| booster | 109014 |
| a-0-0 | 108734 |
| minnowpond | 102238 |
| originalworks | 96751 |
| resteemable | 94920 |
| steemcleaners | 91538 |
| randowhale | 90852 |
| arcange | 88716 |
| virus707 | 85576 |
| speedvoter | 84872 |
| photocontests | 80301 |
| introduce.bot | 75063 |
| postpromoter | 70358 |
| minnowhelper | 63326 |
| cleverbot | 63115 |
| sneaky-ninja | 60572 |
| steem-ua | 57184 |
| minnowbooster | 57087 |
| boomerang | 55336 |
| screenname | 54382 |
| tattoodjay | 51664 |
| joeyarnoldvn | 51181 |
| utopian-io | 49514 |
| gogo1234 | 47925 |
| username333 | 47924 |
| appreciator | 47082 |
| jlufer | 46898 |
| blazing | 46188 |
| minnowpond1 | 45023 |
| buildawhale | 44680 |
| artzone | 44126 |
| a-a-a | 44011 |
| banjo | 43810 |
| allnatural | 43321 |
| papa-pepper | 42398 |
| catfacts | 42095 |
| meesterboom | 41505 |
| ace108 | 40697 |
| actifit | 40181 |
| wafrica | 39525 |
| upme | 39493 |
| steemitworldmap | 38931 |
| pixresteemer | 38710 |
| photocontests2 | 37407 |
| puncakbukit | 37382 |
| tts | 37011 |
| tipu | 36731 |
| a-0-1 | 35922 |
| gringalicious | 35698 |
| fur2002ks | 35032 |
| followforupvotes | 34147 |
| melinda010100 | 33988 |
| cnbuddy | 32990 |
| gaman | 32431 |
| coin.info | 32230 |
| everittdmickey | 31934 |
| lovejuice | 31920 |
| biblegateway | 31836 |
| abusereports | 31780 |
| simsimi | 31732 |
| resteembot | 31186 |
| lopezdacruz | 31130 |
| janton | 30673 |
| jerrybanfield | 29839 |
| karenmckersie | 29224 |
| upmewhale | 29138 |
| rynow | 28839 |
| steem-network | 28056 |
| dswigle | 27767 |
| esteemapp | 27349 |
| kimsungmin | 26792 |
| foxkoit | 26463 |
| dobartim | 26254 |
| karenb54 | 26254 |
| minnowvotes | 26120 |
| barrydutton | 25944 |
| steevc | 25858 |
| dineroconopcion | 25226 |
| bottymcbotface | 24748 |
| treeplanter | 24596 |
| coolbot | 24531 |
| luzcypher | 24473 |
| steemhunt | 24471 |
| pushup | 24392 |
| mindhunter | 24244 |
| abh12345 | 24079 |
| ahlawat | 24055 |
| emperorofnaps | 23591 |
| cranium | 23563 |
| beerbot | 23534 |
| noisysky | 23229 |
| microbot | 23178 |
| bitgeek | 23096 |
Ending Thoughts
It was a fun exercise for us at CoinGecko to deep dive into a blockchain such as Steem. We appreciate any and all feedback you have to offer. Don’t forget to read our original Steem 2018 Report of which this post is an extension of.
Follow us here on Steem to catch more posts from us.
This is so awesome!
Not everyone knows how to navigate the complicated SQL database that is SteemSQL (though it is an awesome tool if you know what to do with it. And it's only 10 SBD a month!). Thank you @arcange for creating such a powerful tool for the Steem Community!
Hope one of my posts will one day be in that list!
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Woohoo!! Look at me in the top comment section and there isn't a bit of me that resembles a bot! :0D
Nice, I made that list too!
Surrounded by bots we are - find power supply and exterminate!
We shall overcome the metal menace!!! :0D
How did you do that!
I am a comment monster!! ;0D
Dammit, bot! I thought I turned you off!
Stupid thing is getting too smart...too powerful...
Foolish mortal, don't you know that the very act of turning me off turns me on all the more!!
Is it getting hot in here?
I can hear that song already!
---Autonomous Sentience Detected---✅
---Initializing Target neutralization---✅
---Target set--- ✅
---Confirming Cyber-Munition load up: Hugs and virtual puppies----🤗 🐶
---Fire all Salvo---🔥 🔥
---confirming target hit---🔄
BOOM!!
:0)
Its kind of hard to see all the charts pointing downwards for our beloved Steem but I guess most crypto projects struggle with new users and activity.Great work @coingecko good to see your efforts and support for the Steem Blockchain.
It's still safe to say that a majority of cryptocurrency's price are tied to Bitcoin. Other than perhaps Ethereum, Bitcoin is still the main on/off ramp to cryptocurrency in general.
the 2018 correction is hard on everyone in the cryptospace to be sure, though it is our hope that Steem will weather the winter and come out better. As some in cryptotwitter has said: "this is the winter for price, but Summer for development and improvement"
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Thank you @coingecko once again for such detail statistics! I would LOVE to see this sort of stats every month! At least to see the status of how our ecosystem is doing. :)
You're welcome! We're still tweaking the frequency of publishing these products, though we can point you to some of the witnesses who are already regularly posting such data reports.
One of the reasons for the decrease in activity is Hardfork 20 @coingecko.
After Hardfork 20, every account that had less than 20 Steem Power could barely comment.
Another thing is that Steemit Inc., stopped reviewing and approving new accounts toward the end of 2018, but if you check January 2019, there were a lot of new approvals by @steemit.
From what we know, @steemit is not the only way someone can get a new account on Steem. However, the information is hard to find even for regular users of Steem.
Incredible information! Thanks for making this post! It's so interesting how the user statistics match the currency exchange chart :O
It's interesting to see that. Steem at least currently is much dependant on the media hype brought on by the price rise. In this case, Steem is a nascent platform that may or may not change how we do things in the future.
Thanks Coingecko sharing update.
I appreciate your job.
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@ace108 you bot or human?
Thanks for sharing update I appreciate your job nice blog I like it. 👍
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Thats really needs appreciation.
I would love to upvote and resteem your post.
@coingecko ! Thats an excellent report on what happens on steem blockchain in 2018. You have given idea on how much popular is steem . Thank you @coingecko for putting this data for us.
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Thanks for the update @coingecko. Your post is very informative and precise. I'll be looking forward to more updates of yours. :)
Thank you for being here and provide your service. Would be possible to integrate https://flyp.me/ (@flypme) as an exchange to your service?
This is absolute maddening statistics by you guys, a few names I didn't even expected, I think the HF too contributed to the reduction of amount of accounts created as much as the price of steem really.
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Great analysis about blockchain activities in 2018. Really appreciable report card. I would like to include in this list when report card data will publish in 2020. Amazing report card about members registering number in 6 digit.
Thank you buddy @coingecko for great updates about activities.
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STOPCan you produce something similar to this?
https://steemit.com/steemit/@bitgeek/payout-stats-report-for-25th-march-2018--part-i
You can check this : https://steemit.com/hit-parade/@arcange/daily-hit-parade-for-newcomers-20190128
Thanks.
i must be a bot
Hopefully not! Maybe you're just a very active poweuser in Steem?
Perhaps I'm Borg lol.