Topic: Number of bitcoin users (Read 1645 times)
Not everyone is on the forum.
The admin search tool doesn't support your exact request, but there are about 1740 users who have been active in the last four months and have at least one post.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.44294
Found only this. These are nodes currently online, I think...
Found only this. These are nodes currently online, I think...
Is there any good way to measure the number of people currently using Bitcoin?
I suppose, to make the question unambiguous, I'd have to form an operational definition of "using". I'd include at least
I was considering getting a lower bound based on the number of members here who have made a post in the last four months or so, but there are no advanced member search options that I could find. Maybe an admin or someone could scrape the database for that information.
I suppose, to make the question unambiguous, I'd have to form an operational definition of "using". I'd include at least
- buying or offering to buy bitcoins;
- offering to give or accept bitcoins as payment;
- holding bitcoins for their value;
- generating blocks;
- keeping a balance at some bitcoin exchange.
I was considering getting a lower bound based on the number of members here who have made a post in the last four months or so, but there are no advanced member search options that I could find. Maybe an admin or someone could scrape the database for that information.
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