MacRumors Reaches 200,000 Members

WildCowboy · Jul 7, 2008, 03:37 AM

MacRumors has reached yet another noteworthy milestone: the 200,000th forum registration.

The rate of new registrations reached a peak of nearly 10,000 per month in January and February 2008, in the wake of the MacBook Air launch at Macworld San Francisco. The rate decreased in the months following but recently spiked again to nearly 8,500 in June, due to excitement over the iPhone 3G launch at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference.

Dates of previous membership count milestones:

Apr 2001: MacRumors vBulletin Forums Launch
Nov 2003: 25,000 members
Apr 2005: 50,000 members
Jun 2006: 75,000 members
Feb 2007: 100,000 members
Sep 2007: 125,000 members
Jan 2008: 150,000 members
Mar 2008: 175,000 members
Jul 2008: 200,000 members

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Not all of these members are still active, of course, but it shows that the news, rumors, and discussions at MacRumors have continued to attract a larger and larger audience.

We thank our forum members for their participation and for making MacRumors a primary Internet destination for all things Apple.

dukebound85 · Jul 7, 2008, 03:39 AM

very cool indeed. shows popularity of MR

i was member 55,620

thebassoonist · Jul 7, 2008, 03:40 AM

Awesome!

GGJstudios · Jul 7, 2008, 03:42 AM

Congratulations, MacRumors!!!!!

David G. · Jul 7, 2008, 03:44 AM

Who was the lucky member?

dukebound85 · Jul 7, 2008, 03:45 AM

the forum page currently says there are 199,861 members

does this take into account banned members?

Mitthrawnuruodo · Jul 7, 2008, 03:47 AM

*** Sigh *** Even more newbies to heard...

:P

Just kidding, this is excellent news!

Here's to 300.000.

Blue Velvet · Jul 7, 2008, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WildCowboy

...the 200,000th forum registration.

That graph is looking scarily logarithmic-ish. Good in many ways, but potentially opening a Pandora's Box of scale and demand-related issues, I would imagine, especially with Mac market share inching upwards and the potential iPhone halo effect to take root.

I wonder what reasonable projections can be made from the known knowns and the unknown knowns, to borrow a phrase from Donald Rumsfeld... when we might reasonably expect a million registrations, for instance, when maybe upwards of 30,000 people a day are logging in...

If there's no practical limit, can you imagine how fast Forum Spy might be moving at that point? Especially on big news days?

BigPrince · Jul 7, 2008, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue Velvet

That graph is looking scarily logarithmic-ish. Good in many ways, but potentially opening a Pandora's Box of scale and demand-related issues, I would imagine, especially with Mac market share inching upwards and the potential iPhone halo effect to take root.

I wonder what reasonable projections can be made from the known knowns and the unknown knowns, to borrow a phrase from Donald Rumsfeld... when we might reasonably expect a million registrations, for instance, when maybe upwards of 30,000 people a day are logging in...

If there's no practical limit, can you imagine how fast Forum Spy might be moving at that point? Especially on big news days?

I wonder what the most active VB forum is and how well it works.

Doctor Q · Jul 7, 2008, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigPrince

I wonder what the most active VB forum is and how well it works.

cfan, a Chinese computer forum, reportedly has over 3 million members.

Major League Gaming has 1,973,297 members.

Other large vBulletin forums:

mlg gamebattles has 1,972,506.

MOTOR-TALK (German) has 1,890,275.

The Sims Resource has 1,805,199.

codemasters has 1,593,071.

ForumPlanet has 1,569,653.

jolt online gaming (UK) has 1,491,850.

Giga.de (German) has 1,435,453.

Even Bodybuilding.com has 1,118,679!

PlaceofDis · Jul 7, 2008, 10:57 AM

its interesting to see the rate of new members increasing so rapidly over time.

good work to the mods,admins, and knox for keeping it all going and growing.

sushi · Jul 7, 2008, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Q

cfan, a Chinese computer forum, reportedly has over 3 million members.

<snip list of other million plus member sites.>

Guess we need to get the word out!

Wow, 200,000 registered members.

Quite an accomplishment I would say.

JML42691 · Jul 7, 2008, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Q

cfan, a Chinese computer forum, reportedly has over 3 million members.

Major League Gaming has 1,973,297 members.

Other large vBulletin forums:

mlg gamebattles has 1,972,506.

MOTOR-TALK (German) has 1,890,275.

The Sims Resource has 1,805,199.

codemasters has 1,593,071.

ForumPlanet has 1,569,653.

jolt online gaming (UK) has 1,491,850.

Giga.de (German) has 1,435,453.

Even Bodybuilding.com has 1,118,679!

Wow, and I though we may have been among one of the largest, congrats MR!! It seems like we hit a new milestone here about every other day now. Here is to 300,000!!

I predict 1,000,000 by 2011.

BigPrince · Jul 7, 2008, 10:58 AM

are you familar with how well they operate?

kabunaru · Jul 7, 2008, 11:22 AM

What if there's going to be too many people and the servers cannot handle them all?

BigPrince · Jul 7, 2008, 11:44 AM

we will get more servers?

Doctor Q · Jul 7, 2008, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kabunaru

What if there's going to be too many people and the servers cannot handle them all?

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigPrince

we will get more servers?

If more and more people accessed the same servers with the same available bandwidth, response time would go down. That's why, over time, MacRumors adds more capacity to keep pace.

a104375 · Jul 7, 2008, 01:16 PM

yippee for the 200,000 registrations!!!

200,029 as of now

only 99,971 to go till 300,000

Pwned · Jul 7, 2008, 01:11 PM

Congrats guys, keep up the good work!

kjs862 · Jul 7, 2008, 01:13 PM

Wow, great news. Glad to hear my favorite website is doing well.

gcmexico · Jul 7, 2008, 01:28 PM

I must say this site rocks!! I check it everyday...it's a great compliment to my apple products...I'm always one step ahead of the game...thanks for all the hard work!!

wordmunger · Jul 7, 2008, 01:30 PM

Wow....

The number of users has risen tenfold since I first registered! No wonder there are so many unfamiliar usernames around here. I'm barely familiar with even some of the top posters any more. Still a great forum, though. Keep up the good work!

twerkolator · Jul 7, 2008, 01:32 PM

...i think i was the 200,000th registered member (I just registered right before the article popped up in my RSS feeder). If so, do I get some kind of prize or something?

A new iPod would be nice...

zombitronic · Jul 7, 2008, 01:32 PM

Thank you, MacRumors, for giving me something to waste time on at work!

queshy · Jul 7, 2008, 01:32 PM

Congratulations, MacRumors!

Jul 7, 2008, 03:37 AM	#1
WildCowboy macrumors god Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: nowhere near the infinite loop anymore	MacRumors Reaches 200,000 Members MacRumors has reached yet another noteworthy milestone: the 200,000th forum registration. The rate of new registrations reached a peak of nearly 10,000 per month in January and February 2008, in the wake of the MacBook Air launch at Macworld San Francisco. The rate decreased in the months following but recently spiked again to nearly 8,500 in June, due to excitement over the iPhone 3G launch at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. Dates of previous membership count milestones: Apr 2001: MacRumors vBulletin Forums Launch Nov 2003: 25,000 members Apr 2005: 50,000 members Jun 2006: 75,000 members Feb 2007: 100,000 members Sep 2007: 125,000 members Jan 2008: 150,000 members Mar 2008: 175,000 members Jul 2008: 200,000 members Not all of these members are still active, of course, but it shows that the news, rumors, and discussions at MacRumors have continued to attract a larger and larger audience. We thank our forum members for their participation and for making MacRumors a primary Internet destination for all things Apple. __________________ 15" 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro -- 15" 1.67 GHz PowerBook -- 14" 1.2 GHz iBook

Jul 7, 2008, 03:40 AM	#3
thebassoonist macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Davis, CA	Awesome! __________________ TheBassoonist iPod Video 60 GB - White, iPod Shuffle - Turquoise, MBP SR 2.4GHz, 2 GB Ram, 15" Matte

Jul 7, 2008, 03:42 AM	#4
GGJstudios macrumors 68040 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas!	Congratulations, MacRumors!!!!! __________________ ǝlƃooᴚШ ɥʇıʍ ɥɔɹɐǝs sɹǝʇsod ʇɹɐɯS

Jul 7, 2008, 03:44 AM	#5
David G. macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The Great State of Alaska	Who was the lucky member? __________________ "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people." "Si vis pacem, para bellum." - "If you wish for peace, prepare for war"

Jul 7, 2008, 03:47 AM	#7
Mitthrawnuruodo Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bergen, Norway	* Sigh * Even more newbies to heard... :P Just kidding, this is excellent news! Here's to 300.000. __________________ Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it; those who fail to learn history correctly... why, they are simply doomed.

Jul 7, 2008, 03:39 AM	#2
dukebound85 macrumors 603 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Upstate New York, but will always have my heart in Colorado	very cool indeed. shows popularity of MR i was member 55,620

Jul 7, 2008, 03:45 AM	#6
dukebound85 macrumors 603 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Upstate New York, but will always have my heart in Colorado	the forum page currently says there are 199,861 members does this take into account banned members?

Jul 7, 2008, 10:57 AM	#11
PlaceofDis macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago.	its interesting to see the rate of new members increasing so rapidly over time. good work to the mods,admins, and knox for keeping it all going and growing. __________________ dim my eyes on the waves of confessions... SpringWarmCold

Jul 7, 2008, 10:58 AM	#14
BigPrince macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2006	are you familar with how well they operate?

Jul 7, 2008, 11:22 AM	#15
kabunaru Guest Join Date: Jan 2008	What if there's going to be too many people and the servers cannot handle them all?

Jul 7, 2008, 11:44 AM	#16
BigPrince macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2006	we will get more servers?

Jul 7, 2008, 01:16 PM	#18
a104375 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Matamoras, PA	yippee for the 200,000 registrations!!! 200,029 as of now only 99,971 to go till 300,000

Jul 7, 2008, 01:11 PM	#19
Pwned macrumors regular Join Date: May 2008 Location: Washington DC	Congrats guys, keep up the good work! __________________ 13.3" Unibody C2D MB 2.4GHZ 1G 10GB Ipod 4G 16GB Silver Ipod Nano Airport Extreme 16gb Iphone 3g

Jul 7, 2008, 01:13 PM	#20
kjs862 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Long Island	Wow, great news. Glad to hear my favorite website is doing well. __________________ Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0Ghz (1 Gen), 6.5GB Ram, X800XT, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Jul 7, 2008, 01:28 PM	#21
gcmexico macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York City	I must say this site rocks!! I check it everyday...it's a great compliment to my apple products...I'm always one step ahead of the game...thanks for all the hard work!! __________________ PB G3, Imac G4, Imac G5, MacMini Media Center, MBA, TV, 3gS Iphone, 4th gen Nano, Drobo

Jul 7, 2008, 01:30 PM	#22
wordmunger macrumors 601 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina	Wow.... The number of users has risen tenfold since I first registered! No wonder there are so many unfamiliar usernames around here. I'm barely familiar with even some of the top posters any more. Still a great forum, though. Keep up the good work! __________________ ResearchBlogging.org Cognitive Daily

Jul 7, 2008, 01:32 PM	#23
twerkolator macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2008	...i think i was the 200,000th registered member (I just registered right before the article popped up in my RSS feeder). If so, do I get some kind of prize or something? A new iPod would be nice...

Jul 7, 2008, 01:32 PM	#24
zombitronic macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2007	Thank you, MacRumors, for giving me something to waste time on at work!

Jul 7, 2008, 01:32 PM	#25
queshy macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2005	Congratulations, MacRumors! __________________ "I always feel sorry for the guy in the iPhone commercials. He always gets a call right in the middle of trying to do something" (one1).

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