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dansuponMastodon5/10/2026
I spent 7 years working on Pixelfed almost every day, and in the past 18 months we've went from 200k users to over 1 million!
Some could argue the break after FediCon to build Loops was a mistake, but the fediverse needed a solid short video platform and I didn't want to force that on Pixelfed.
Now this summer belongs to Pixelfed.
Stay tuned, I want to improve the web and mobile apps for the next million or ten million new Pixelfed members 🚀
#Pixelfed
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Analysis Summary
Pixelfed's founder reports the platform grew from 200k to over 1 million users in 18 months and says he's refocusing on improving the core app this summer after taking time to build Loops, a separate short-video platform. The specific user-growth figures can't be independently confirmed from public sources, but the announcement reflects the project's documented expansion within the fediverse community. No contradicting evidence was found.
Claims Analysis (3)
“I spent 7 years working on Pixelfed almost every day”
Consistent with public record of @dansup as Pixelfed founder, but exact hours/days cannot be independently confirmed.
“In the past 18 months we've went from 200k users to over 1 million”
Specific user growth metrics cannot be independently confirmed from search results. Pixelfed growth is documented but exact figures vary by source.
“The fediverse needed a solid short video platform and I didn't want to force that on Pixelfed”
Strategic design decision stated as personal rationale, not a factual claim about the market or technology.
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