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OpenSim usage stats down due with outages, closures
The number of active public grids hit a record high of 382 this month, but usage stats were down across the board. The number of active users dropped by 3,844 since this time last month, to 37,301....
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OpenSim metaverse land shrinks, but usage grows
The total land area of the public OpenSim metaverse shrank by over 2,000 regions over the past month. Nearly all of that loss can be attributed to ZetaWorlds — which lost 2,336 regions due to...
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Grids stand with Ukraine following Russian invasion
(Image courtesy Craft World.) Most OpenSim grids have not given an official statement regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but quite a few are standing with Ukraine, with the exception of Russian...
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OpenSim monthly usage up, land area down on grid outages
The total number of active users was up quite a bit this month, but total land area and registered users dropped slightly. The loss of 144 standard region equivalents and 1,141 registered users was...
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April stats all up despite outages
All OpenSim stats are up this month. The total land area of the public OpenSim grids increased by more than 1,000 regions, to 100,880, while the active users increased by more than 3,000, to 43,272....
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OpenSim land area hits new record high as all stats rise this month
OpenSim land area is up by more than 12,000 standard regions this month compared to last month, bringing the total land area to a record high of 113,151 standard region equivalents. The growth happened...
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Metropolis grid closes down so owners can focus on education project
Summer of Arts 2012 exhibitions at Metropolis. (Image courtesy Metropolis.) Metropolis, one of the three oldest OpenSim major grids is shutting down on June 30 so that the owners can focus on another...
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OpenSim users, land area hit record highs
OpenSim reported land area growth for the third month in a row with the addition of more than 1,400 new regions, for a new record high of 114,567 standard region equivalents. Active monthly users went...
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OpenSim usage drops on Metropolis closure, downtime, and summer season
The public OpenSim grids lost more than 4,000 active users and nearly 2,000 regions since this time last month for a combination of reasons, the biggest being the closure of the Metropolis grid....
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OSgrid birthday celebration starts July 25
OSgrid’s OSG15b1 region. (Image courtesy Maria Korolov.) OSgrid, the largest grid in land area and active user numbers, will celebrate its 15th birthday starting on Monday, July 25. The celebration...
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OpenSim reverses last month’s hefty decline in land area and user numbers
OpenSim added a total land area of 2,436 regions this month, reversing some of last month’s dramatic drop. The active users tally dropped by 579 users and registered users fell by 6,155 but both are...
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OpenSim land area and active users up as grid actives decrease
OpenSim metaverse added 2,349 active users while its land area grew by 806 regions this month despite the number of grids with stats lessening by 11 this month. It also added nearly 3,000 new...
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OpenSim land area hits new record as all stats up this month
The public OpenSim grids now have the equivalent of 120,044 standard-sized regions, a new record high, and more than four times the land area of Second Life, according to the latest Grid Survey...
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Wyldwood Bayou, Littlefield get perfect scores in 13th annual OpenSim grid...
More than 300 valid responses came in for the 13th Annual OpenSim Grid Survey, and Wyldwood Bayou and Littlefield, two write-in grids, received perfect scores from their residents. Craft World and...
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OpenSim grids hit record usage as grids prepare for holidays
OpenSim grids added 2,897 active users for a new record high of 45,108 this month. The grids also registered 1,950 new local users within the past 30 days. The active user numbers include both local...
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OpenSim hits new record usage at holiday season
OpenSim added 2,061 active users this past month, hitting a new record high of 47,169 unique monthly users. Some of the increase could be due to the recently-concluded OpenSimulator Community...
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OpenSim grids register 4k new users, add land area, but usage falls
OpenSim virtual land area continued to increase this month, adding 942 new regions since we reported the stats, as well as registering 4,098 new users. However, the number of active users fell by 3,806...
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OpenSim land area up, number of public grids hits record high
OpenSim land area has this month gone up by a significant 6,622 standard region equivalents thanks to new grids and a significant expansion at other grids. All public OpenSim grids now have a total of...
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OpenSim adds more land area, loses active users
The size of OpenSim virtual land just got bigger this month by an additional 996 standard-size regions even as the number of active users dropped by 991, mostly likely due to normal seasonal...
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Number of OpenSim grids hits record high
The public OpenSim grids gained nearly 2,000 regions this past month, and more than 1,300 new registrations, but continued to bleed active users as the weather improves and people spend less time...
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OpenSim sets record high number of grids, for sixth month in a row
This is the monthly stats report, where we count up all the regions and users on the public OpenSim grids. This month, the number of active public grids hit an all-time high — 428. This is despite the...
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OpenSim hits new land area record as user numbers spike
The public OpenSim grids reported over 2,600 new active users this month, the biggest increase since last fall. The total land area also hit a record high, of 125,841 standard region equivalents. All...
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OpenSim users, regions drop slightly on outages
OpenSim grid stats decreased by 1,347 active users and 131 regions this month compared to last month’s tally due to several grids suffering outages or not publishing their statistics this month. For...
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OpenSim land area at new all-time-high — again
OpenSim land area has passed 130,000 standard region equivalents this month, for a new all-time high. This is the second month in a row that OpenSim has set a land record. The total number of regions...
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OpenSim land area at a new high as grids prep for holidays
OpenSim land area is at a new all-time-high of 131272 standard regions, the fourth month in a row it has set a record. Meanwhile, several grids are hosting Halloween events this month and getting ready...
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OpenSim user activity ramping up for the holidays
As usual this time of year, activity on OpenSim grids is up as people spend more time inside on the computer, and grids ramp up for holiday events. Compared to last month, the number of active users is...
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OpenSim active users hit all-time-high for the holidays
OpenSim active users are up by 3,220 this month, reaching a new all-time high of 47,343. It was the biggest one-month increase in active users since May of 2022. The number of regions on all OpenSim...
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OSgrid wiping its database on March 21: You have five weeks to save your stuff
OSgrid’s LBSA Plaza is the cross-roads of the hypergrid and a popular virtual hangout for developers, region owners, and metaverse travelers. OSgrid is planning a complete inventory reset on March 21,...
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OSgrid back online after extended maintenance
(Image courtesy OSgrid.) OSgrid, the popular OpenSim-based virtual world, has officially reopened to the public after a period of extended maintenance. The grid’s return marks a significant milestone...
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OSGrid’s annual fundraiser and auction starts in nine days
ECHO 1 region on OSgrid. (Snapshot by Maria Korolov.) OSGrid, OpenSim’s largest and oldest public world, will hold its annual fundraiser and auction starting on September 22 in order to support the...
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