I've been here for 10 months, and from what I can tell (who knows if my perception is correct), the Fediverse and Lemmy are gaining popularity (or maybe I'm just slowly learning how to use them properly... that's also possible xD). Here’s how I came to that conclusion: When I first joined, popular posts on world would get a few hundred upvotes. Now, they often get more than a thousand. It’s not a massive surge, but if we assume these are the posts that get the most views, then either interest is growing or the user base is expanding.