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7. Since user ID numbers are assigned as sequential numbers...

Fri Apr 5, 2013, 03:42 AM

Apr 2013

... you can determine how many registrations there are per year (or any other time period). The following profiles are the first member registrations of the past five years:

2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=234661
2010: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=252398
2011: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=266266
2012: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=279534
2013: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=298825

And the most recent registration was:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=302940

Just subtract the ID numbers - so far this year (from 1/1/13) there have been 4116 registrations. During 2012 there were 19291, during 2011 there were 13268, for 2010 there were 13868, and 17737 in 2009, etc., etc.

Of course that only tells how many people registered, not how many are still around and posting.

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Almost 203,000 user registrations! [View all] ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 OP

How many do you think there are at a given time ? olddots Apr 2013 #1

Are you asking how many are on-line in DU at a given time? ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #2

That's registrations, not active members HarveyDarkey Apr 2013 #3

Ask the administrators - no guessing involved. ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #5

I wonder when key times are kind of like prime time olddots Apr 2013 #4

202,940 user registrations - only 60 more to hit 203,000! ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #6

Since user ID numbers are assigned as sequential numbers... Make7 Apr 2013 #7

Two things of note: ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #10

I think the ID numbers started at 10,000. yewberry Apr 2013 #14

......... In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #8

I'd be interested in knowing sharp_stick Apr 2013 #9

Sure there are people that are in here looking, but not participating. ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #11

Thanks Skinner and other wizards! hibbing Apr 2013 #12

202,967 user registrations - you do the math! ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #13

202,998 user registrations - 2 to go to reach 203,000!!! ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #15

202,999 user registrations - the race is ON!! ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #16

I's done! - 203,001 ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #17