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TIL that 70% of US traffic on reddit is from users on a mobile device. (www.semrush.com)

submitted 2 years ago by cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works to c/til@lemmy.ca

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[–] renrenPDX@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Back when I used reddit... weird saying I know, I consumed Reddit on my phone, my ipad, and desktop in various combinations, pretty much constantly. Phone/ipad during work, and additional desktop use after. Desktop using Reddit Enhancement Suite (unusable without really), and Apollo for mobile. Spez made going cold turkey on Reddit stupid easy for this heavy user of over 10 years.

It's like going to your favorite donut shop every day for a decade, where your on good terms with the employees, but the boss is shit but you hardly ever see him so it's ok. Then one day, instead of the usual server, Spez shows up, and hands you your favorite donut with a scoop of shit on top, and says that's how they serve them now. Yeah, I'll go somewhere else, thanks.

[–] tobybencollaghduff@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I just don’t understand the thought process. They could’ve just shelled out $10M for Apollo and made that the official Reddit app. Then give users the choice of ads or pay for ad free experience.

so basically they’re making a massive gamble that most people will just switch over to their garbage app. Maybe they will, but for sure the power users, big sub moderators & regular posters are all coming to Lemmy. You know, all the people that made Reddit worth visiting.

Personally I think this will be the end of Reddit.

[–] AnOrangeBabbler@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Well, Reddit did shell out money for a third party client. They bought the iOS app Alien Blue in 2014 and turned that into an official app before quickly abandoning it for their client in 2016.

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[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Realistically Reddit will survive, but it will be a zombie of its former self, kind of similar to how Digg is these days. Let's just hope it kills their valuation and /u/spez has to answer for it.

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[–] psud@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Some of the communities I was in on Reddit don't seem to want to move. They're ones where users don't go to Reddit, they go to r/whatever, and have usernames matched to the sub.

I doubt Reddit can survive on those sort of users, in those sort of subs, but many of them will stay on Reddit as long as it keeps working

I now only use Reddit for those subs, but rarely since I now only use Reddit thorough it's old web interface with Reddit Enhancement Suite

[–] Casmael@geddit.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Relevant screenshot for those interested

[–] glorious_albus@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Huh didn't expect India to be that high up.

[–] devd2000@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Elaborate?

[–] glorious_albus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I live in India and barely anyone I know uses reddit. So to see it being 3rd on the list is pretty surprising. Although to be fair, with the population we have, even a small percentage is a big number.

[–] devd2000@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Aisa laga hi tha.

I feel we are underestimating the power of NSFW content. Do you think people would pay to look at Ullu, AltBalaji content? Reddit is money free consumption place for them.

Also, I have a different experience. In the past few years, I have seen a lot of people around who have started using Reddit a lot.

[–] CommanderShepard@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Exactly why reddit wanted all 3rd party apps gone. All they could see was dollar signs going down the toilet.

[–] Soad@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I'll sue the desktop site on my phone before I'll use that hot garbage they call an app. It loads faster and works better plus not fucking video ads or that Jesus shit ad they are pushing.

[–] itchy_lizard@feddit.it 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And 50% of mobile users are on a toilet

[–] donslaught@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I feel like that should be 50% of ALL Reddit users are on a toilet (guilty as charged). So if you have 50% of users on the toilet, and 70% of them on mobile, why that looks like a perfect 5/7 to me.

[–] Xylinna@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I had forgotten about 5/7. Ah, back in the good ol’ days of Reddit.

[–] kratoz29@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I'm sure it won't affect them to get rid of 3rd party apps....

[–] tilapia@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The remaining 30% computer users might be me googling all my IT problems

[–] TempleSquare@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Reddit is the new Quora or Yahoo! Answers

[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

I uninstalled boost today, can't wait for Boost for Lemmy. Although Jebora is pretty nice too.

[–] TemporaryBoyfriend@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

WAS from users on mobile. Was.

[–] sapetoku@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Well, not anymore!

[–] ArchmageAzor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Spez really killed the whole damn site, the greedy little pigboy

[–] kilkil2@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

really makes you wonder how Swartz would feel about all this. what would he think of the fediverse? lemmy vs reddit?

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[–] QuantumEyetanglement@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago

*TIL that 70% of US traffic on reddit WAS from users on a mobile device

Until July 1 2023 🪦

[–] Casmael@geddit.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Woweeee fucking sucks to be Reddit rn lol

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Sure hope they don't do anything to anger a large quantity of regular users rather than improve their native mobile apps and incentivize said users to use their official app rather than just kill the more popular third party ones...

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