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English: This chart depicts the growth of Bluesky, a social network. Data spans May 2023 until January 2024, and shows an increase from 55k to 3.0M users. The chart uses population data from Bluesky API requests rendered into SVG 1.1 using Matplotlib 3.7.2 via Python 3.11.5.
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English: Due to the loss of vqv.app on 2023-11-07, a total of 68 Internet Archive captures across ~70 days from vqv.app/stats/chart, bsky.jazco.dev/stats, and twexit.nl were individually sorted by timestamp, then used to approximate the daily population totals as they would have appeared at the end of each day via linear interpolation. A spreadsheet containing all citations to the relevant Internet Archive captures are available here: Google Sheets. While efforts were made to ensure accuracy, some degree of estimation is inherent in the interpolation process.
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Source Bluesky API. Daily population data until 2023-11-07 from https://vqv.app/stats/chart [dead link]; Internet Archive for snapshots of user totals from https://bsky.jazco.dev/stats and https://twexit.nl/.
Author VintageNebula, with data gathered by Eddie Silva, Pedro Borracha, Jaz, and Adraianus
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This file supersedes the file BlueSky user growth.png. It is recommended to use this file rather than the other one.

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Python code

Created using Matplotlib 3.7.2 via Python 3.11.5 
# Bluesky Registered Users v1.3 
# Created for Wikimedia Commons; last edited: 2024-01-15

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.dates as mdates
from matplotlib.ticker import FixedLocator
from datetime import datetime

'''
The 'data_array' variable holds the population dataset. Each day and value is paired in a list of strings,
formatted as "YYYY-MM-DD, ######", where YYYY-MM-DD is the ISO 8601 date, and ###### is the number of 
existing users at the end of the day listed. Note that values after 2023-11-07 were calculated using
linear interpolation using website captures on the Internet Archive, and are rounded to the nearest 500.
'''
data_array = [
    "2023-05-02, 55570", "2023-05-03, 58119", "2023-05-04, 60909", "2023-05-05, 63362",
    "2023-05-06, 65035", "2023-05-07, 66194", "2023-05-08, 67477", "2023-05-09, 69053",
    "2023-05-10, 70898", "2023-05-11, 72458", "2023-05-12, 74236", "2023-05-13, 76326",
    "2023-05-14, 77472", "2023-05-15, 78972", "2023-05-16, 80328", "2023-05-17, 81682",
    "2023-05-18, 83411", "2023-05-19, 84718", "2023-05-20, 85805", "2023-05-21, 86699",
    "2023-05-22, 87761", "2023-05-23, 89034", "2023-05-24, 90565", "2023-05-25, 92559",
    "2023-05-26, 94625", "2023-05-27, 96395", "2023-05-28, 97927", "2023-05-29, 99408",
    "2023-05-30, 101215", "2023-05-31, 102578", "2023-06-01, 103919", "2023-06-02, 105437",
    "2023-06-03, 106591", "2023-06-04, 107638", "2023-06-05, 108875", "2023-06-06, 110169",
    "2023-06-07, 111989", "2023-06-08, 113673", "2023-06-09, 115868", "2023-06-10, 118019",
    "2023-06-11, 120206", "2023-06-12, 122911", "2023-06-13, 124731", "2023-06-14, 128350",
    "2023-06-15, 131274", "2023-06-16, 133937", "2023-06-17, 136152", "2023-06-18, 137423",
    "2023-06-19, 138780", "2023-06-20, 140016", "2023-06-21, 143093", "2023-06-22, 153451",
    "2023-06-23, 157707", "2023-06-24, 159933", "2023-06-25, 161913", "2023-06-26, 164419",
    "2023-06-27, 169343", "2023-06-28, 174342", "2023-06-29, 179043", "2023-06-30, 184094",
    "2023-07-01, 203365", "2023-07-02, 222026", "2023-07-03, 240687", "2023-07-04, 254189",
    "2023-07-05, 262135", "2023-07-06, 271292", "2023-07-07, 278898", "2023-07-08, 284516",
    "2023-07-09, 287745", "2023-07-10, 291393", "2023-07-11, 294869", "2023-07-12, 299667",
    "2023-07-13, 304946", "2023-07-14, 309949", "2023-07-15, 313683", "2023-07-16, 317209",
    "2023-07-17, 321258", "2023-07-18, 324959", "2023-07-19, 328269", "2023-07-20, 331240",
    "2023-07-21, 335652", "2023-07-22, 340658", "2023-07-23, 347321", "2023-07-24, 370048",
    "2023-07-25, 386014", "2023-07-26, 394662", "2023-07-27, 404693", "2023-07-28, 414773",
    "2023-07-29, 423934", "2023-07-30, 433895", "2023-07-31, 442390", "2023-08-01, 450486",
    "2023-08-02, 458146", "2023-08-03, 472748", "2023-08-04, 487476", "2023-08-05, 499582",
    "2023-08-06, 511605", "2023-08-07, 525141", "2023-08-08, 535769", "2023-08-09, 543286",
    "2023-08-10, 550163", "2023-08-11, 556915", "2023-08-12, 563776", "2023-08-13, 571517",
    "2023-08-14, 581620", "2023-08-15, 591309", "2023-08-16, 601562", "2023-08-17, 611424",
    "2023-08-18, 639033", "2023-08-19, 659173", "2023-08-20, 670671", "2023-08-21, 682208",
    "2023-08-22, 692512", "2023-08-23, 703097", "2023-08-24, 723279", "2023-08-25, 742913",
    "2023-08-26, 758806", "2023-08-27, 768190", "2023-08-28, 777341", "2023-08-29, 788438",
    "2023-08-30, 807753", "2023-08-31, 826957", "2023-09-01, 845340", "2023-09-02, 855268",
    "2023-09-03, 865253", "2023-09-04, 875942", "2023-09-05, 887544", "2023-09-06, 898496",
    "2023-09-07, 913032", "2023-09-08, 933157", "2023-09-09, 952217", "2023-09-10, 968247",
    "2023-09-11, 980472", "2023-09-12, 1001758", "2023-09-13, 1017594", "2023-09-14, 1028614",
    "2023-09-15, 1038289", "2023-09-16, 1046587", "2023-09-17, 1055012", "2023-09-18, 1071682",
    "2023-09-19, 1125267", "2023-09-20, 1157089", "2023-09-21, 1179696", "2023-09-22, 1197915",
    "2023-09-23, 1211413", "2023-09-24, 1223934", "2023-09-25, 1237273", "2023-09-26, 1249557",
    "2023-09-27, 1261156", "2023-09-28, 1272657", "2023-09-29, 1294216", "2023-09-30, 1308941",
    "2023-10-01, 1324469", "2023-10-02, 1343949", "2023-10-03, 1361891", "2023-10-04, 1377805",
    "2023-10-05, 1393473", "2023-10-06, 1410649", "2023-10-07, 1425252", "2023-10-08, 1438074",
    "2023-10-09, 1452503", "2023-10-10, 1470776", "2023-10-11, 1489064", "2023-10-12, 1508389",
    "2023-10-13, 1529182", "2023-10-14, 1543696", "2023-10-15, 1557027", "2023-10-16, 1570787",
    "2023-10-17, 1583493", "2023-10-18, 1618452", "2023-10-19, 1646361", "2023-10-20, 1666281",
    "2023-10-21, 1681299", "2023-10-22, 1694865", "2023-10-23, 1709734", "2023-10-24, 1725184",
    "2023-10-25, 1738664", "2023-10-26, 1750386", "2023-10-27, 1761839", "2023-10-28, 1772651",
    "2023-10-29, 1785693", "2023-10-30, 1799713", "2023-10-31, 1811867", "2023-11-01, 1823445",
    "2023-11-02, 1836704", "2023-11-03, 1850723", "2023-11-04, 1863205", "2023-11-05, 1876044",
    "2023-11-06, 1890622", "2023-11-07, 1902887", "2023-11-08, 1918000", "2023-11-09, 1935000",
    "2023-11-10, 1953000", "2023-11-11, 1973500", "2023-11-12, 1994000", "2023-11-13, 2010500",
    "2023-11-14, 2023500", "2023-11-15, 2038000", "2023-11-16, 2052000", "2023-11-17, 2067500",
    "2023-11-18, 2085000", "2023-11-19, 2103500", "2023-11-20, 2124000", "2023-11-21, 2144500",
    "2023-11-22, 2156000", "2023-11-23, 2170500", "2023-11-24, 2189500", "2023-11-25, 2202500",
    "2023-11-26, 2217000", "2023-11-27, 2229000", "2023-11-28, 2252500", "2023-11-29, 2274500",
    "2023-11-30, 2287000", "2023-12-01, 2318000", "2023-12-02, 2339500", "2023-12-03, 2364000",
    "2023-12-04, 2383500", "2023-12-05, 2402000", "2023-12-06, 2418500", "2023-12-07, 2443500",
    "2023-12-08, 2463500", "2023-12-09, 2484000", "2023-12-10, 2493500", "2023-12-11, 2503000",
    "2023-12-12, 2510500", "2023-12-13, 2523500", "2023-12-14, 2538000", "2023-12-15, 2552500",
    "2023-12-16, 2568000", "2023-12-17, 2585000", "2023-12-18, 2611500", "2023-12-19, 2635000",
    "2023-12-20, 2658500", "2023-12-21, 2690000", "2023-12-22, 2712500", "2023-12-23, 2734500",
    "2023-12-24, 2755500", "2023-12-25, 2773500", "2023-12-26, 2791000", "2023-12-27, 2805000",
    "2023-12-28, 2821500", "2023-12-29, 2838000", "2023-12-30, 2854500", "2023-12-31, 2872000",
    "2024-01-01, 2890000", "2024-01-02, 2904500", "2024-01-03, 2917500", "2024-01-04, 2927500",
    "2024-01-05, 2935500", "2024-01-06, 2943000", "2024-01-07, 2961000", "2024-01-08, 2988500",
    "2024-01-09, 3009500", "2024-01-10, 3017000", "2024-01-11, 3024000", "2024-01-12, 3031500",
    "2024-01-13, 3039000", "2024-01-14, 3044000"
]

# Convert the data point strings to datetime objects.
date_rng = [datetime.strptime(row.split(',')[0].strip('"'), "%Y-%m-%d") for row in data_array]
y_values = [int(row.split(',')[1].strip()) for row in data_array]

# Create an initial plot.
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 6))

# Plot the main data line and specify its z-order for layering.
ax.plot(date_rng, y_values, zorder=2)

# Add a grid and fill the area under the data line.
ax.grid(True, linestyle="-", linewidth=0.4, alpha=0.4)
ax.fill_between(date_rng, y_values, color="skyblue", alpha=0.4, zorder=1)

# Translators - edit these strings to translate into the desired language.
plt.title("Bluesky - Registered Users")
plt.xlabel("Date (YYYY-MM)")
plt.ylabel("Total Registered Users")

# Set the format for the x-axis to display only the first day of each month (ie. YYYY-MM).
ax.xaxis.set_major_locator(mdates.MonthLocator(bymonthday=1))
ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(mdates.DateFormatter("%Y-%m"))

# Make sure y-axis starts at 0.
ax.set_ylim(bottom=0)

# Format y-axis labels with commas and set tick locations.
y_ticks = ax.get_yticks()
ax.yaxis.set_major_locator(FixedLocator(y_ticks))
ax.set_yticklabels([f'{int(label):,}' for label in y_ticks])

# Hide y-axis offset number (1e6, etc.)
ax.yaxis.offsetText.set_visible(False)

'''
Logic to highlight and label the first day of each month:
     1. Create an empty set to keep track of processed months.
     2. Loop through each date-value pair.
     3. Check if the day is the 1st of the month or if the month hasn't been processed yet.
     4. Place a scatter dot on the first day of the unprocessed month.
     5. Annotate the scatter dot with the corresponding value.
     6. Add the month to the set to avoid processing it again.
'''
months = set()
for date, value in zip(date_rng, y_values):
     if date.day == 1 or date.strftime("%Y-%m") not in months:
          ax.scatter(date, value, color='C0', marker='o', alpha=1, zorder=3)
          ax.annotate(f'{value:,}', (date, value), textcoords="offset points", xytext=(0, 10), ha='center')
          months.add(date.strftime("%Y-%m"))

# Optimize for visibility, then display.
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

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Line chart depicting the growth of Bluesky, a social platform, from May 2023 to January 2024.

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6 October 2023

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