Yes, I had my steemit anniversary recently and there was a statistics post with it that said:
SteemIt Celebration (3/11/2017)
On this day 1 year ago, 164 joined but only these 6 SteemIt users are still active
That's a pretty atrocious retention rate. Steemit is definitely an amazing place, but networking and good friends (or acquaintances) is what makes it really special.
People that are amazed by Steem at first because of the money involved. After they learn that this ain't an easy way to earn a lot of money they leave again.
Congratulations & agree, without other people Steemit would not be Steemit.