I'm quite encouraged by these stats and I'm sure the trend is going to continue upwards.
It's inevitable that the Steem blockchain is going to empower people from all over the world (I for one am not from an English speaking country) and I expect a lot of growth from developing nations since there earning just a few dollars a day gets you much closer to a living wage than the same amount would in the US. This is going to be especially true for countries where the general population knows English like India and Nigeria, so the people from there can easily interact with the Steemit community at large in English (and mine with their brains).
I'm really excited to be an early adopter and I'm trying to put conscious effort into keeping active here.
I'm happy about the number of apps around Steem, but I think the launch of SMT would lead to a real upturn in the usage of the Steem blockchain.
With your user name @rocking-dave I never would have thought that you were form a non English speaking country. I agree with you that countries like Nigeria and India have an advantage to do really well here on Steemit and I'm excited for them!
I'm excited too and I think there is really a lot of room to grow in all kinds of interesting markets and demographic segments all around the world. Stats like the ones you've shared are always interesting and in this case inspiring.