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FC Protocol Stats (March vs April): 

March Total Casts: 8,720,781 
April Total Casts: 35,916,189
Growth: 311.76%

March Active Users: 103,933
April Active Users: 142,257
Growth: 36.91%

Data via farcasterinsights.com

FC Top 30 Active Users (March vs April) 

I don't enjoy saying this, but there's a significant amount of spam and bots inflating the protocol stats. Don't take my word for it, examine the data. Perhaps we should start saying active "accounts" rather than "users."

raw activity counts will always be higher for bots, that’s kind of the point of permissions protocols (and some bots can actually be useful). It’s the same on HTTP and SMTP

If measuring just absolute activity, “accounts” is the right way to think about it

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Ofc that’s why raw activity numbers are account level, not user level

There is a difference between useful bots and CIB (coordinated inauthentic behavior) by accounts who are only here to farm memecoins. The incentives are what drive new users/accounts and they also determine their behaviour once they have joined.