Last remaining 1000+ user community channel seized by Freenode staff
Freenode: Current global users 49980<p>Libera: Current global users 32769<p>Freenode's decline in users over the past month: <a href="http://www.hinner.com/ircstat/Socip_F_2.gif" rel="nofollow">http://www.hinner.com/ircstat/Socip_F_2.gif</a><p>Comparison showing Freenode decline and Libera rise: <a href="https://netsplit.de/networks/top10.php" rel="nofollow">https://netsplit.de/networks/top10.php</a><p>Probably won't be long before Freenode is effectively dead.<p>Edit: Also see <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27502059" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27502059</a> for a projection and more stats.