# How active is the Dope these days?

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**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-active-is-the-dope-these-days/1025768/28 "2025-12-26T07:55:41Z")

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Numbers from some years ago:  
In 2017:

> [@The elephant in the room. 4063 active members.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-in-the-room-4063-active-members/788139):
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> Anyone concerned? Not an appropriate question?

> [@Has traffic to this website decreased a lot? Seems to be a lot less activity on forums.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-traffic-to-this-website-decreased-a-lot-seems-to-be-a-lot-less-activity-on-forums/831553/64):
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> Here are some data points of dates and active member counts.
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> 11/18/18. . . . . .3423  
> 12/19/18. . . . . .3429  
> 01/23/19 . . . . . 3426  
> 02/19/19 . . . . . 3485  
> 03/09/19 . . . . . 3470  
> 04/11/19 . . . . . 3400
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> That’s actually pretty stable. There hasn’t been all that much change in the last several months.
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> Contrast that with previous years’ active member count.
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> 10/10/16. . . . . . 5005  
> 10/11/17. . . . . . 4825
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> Betweem 2017 and 2018 was a bit more of a change.

A bunch of numbers from 2021:

> [@Why is the SDMB membership declining, and what's the best way to add younger members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sdmb-membership-declining-and-whats-the-best-way-to-add-younger-members/944208/530):
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> [[image]](https://postimages.org/)

Current stats:  
[https://boards.straightdope.com/about](https://boards.straightdope.com/about)

Out of 20 new users registered, maybe 1-2 actually posted, that I noticed.

As long as our hosts let us stay, then we have access to 25+ years of DOPE history. We’re trending downwards, that’s clear. And we have no idea what the hosts are planning, or when they might pull the plug.

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