Record-Breaking: Most Users Online (75) on 09-18-2003 at 04:51 PM

  • Thread starter Greg Bernhardt
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In summary: Most users ever online was 382 on 11-17-2003 at 09:16 PM.In summary, the conversation discusses the increase in traffic on the Physics Forums website, with record numbers of users online and an influx of new members. Some speculate that this may be due to a newsletter or the indexing of the site by Google. There is also a discussion about the change in the community dynamic with the increase in traffic.
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  • #177
Greg Bernhardt said:
Record: 9,330 @ T
@ 08:53 pm CDT = 09:53 pm EDT. (01:53 UTC).

Last year, a record was set on Sep 27, then again this year on Feb 7.

The previous record for Most users ever online was 9294, Sep 24 at 08:42 CDT, 09:42 PM EDT

On Sept 25, the peak activity was:
Active Users: 9139 (136m and 9003g) at 10:15 pm EDT
Active Users: 9166 (140m and 9026g) at 10:15 pm
Active Users: 9160 (142m and 9018g) at 10:16 pm
Active Users: 9169 (143m and 9026g) at 10:17 pm
Active Users: 9119 (153m and 8966g) at 10:20 pm

Sept 27 this year didn't quite make it this year. The peak activity was less than on Sep 25.



Now 9350, T at 10:29 PM EDT, 02:29 UTC
 
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  • #178
spoke too soon Record: 9,350 @ T
 
  • #179
Wow! When will we reach the big 10K?
 
  • #180
lisab said:
Wow! When will we reach the big 10K?

Call all your friends to get on PF! :D
 
  • #181
We'll be breaking another one tonight - Record: 9,397 @ T, 08:29 CDT/09:29 EDT.
and 30 seconds later Record: 9,424 @ T
 
  • #182
EDIT: 9430! :!)

superbe!

Maybe it'll hit 10k tomorrow! :D
 
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  • #183
Gad said:
EDIT: 9430! :!)

superbe!

Maybe it'll hit 10k tomorrow! :D
Record: 9,493 @ T still climbing at 08:46 pm CDT.

Record: 9,500 @ T at 08:48 pm CDT.

Another hour to go.
 
  • #184
OMG! 9599!
 
  • #185
Gad said:
OMG! 9599!
Most users ever online was:
9512 (137m and 9375g), T at 09:54 PM.
9551 (141m and 9403g), T at 09:55 PM.
9575 (141m and 9417g), T at 09:56 PM.
9586 (141m and 9445g), T at 09:57 PM.
9608 (144m and 9450g), T at 09:57 PM.
 
  • #186
Greg! Call upon those lazy PFers to come and join! We might be able to hit it today!
 
  • #187
Gad said:
Greg! Call upon those lazy PFers to come and join! We might be able to hit it today!
It's really the number of guests pushing the numbers, and over 5000 guests in the homework forums.

I think we usually have between 100 and 150 members in the forums at the same time, but I've seen it as high as about 190 before.

About 1500+ members visit the forums each day. The peak during the last month was 1759 on September 18, 2012.

9615 (130m and 9452g), T at 10:08 PM.
 
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  • #188
Hmm, so we need to spread the word PF around, I see... *I haz planz*
 
  • #189
Given that over 5,000 people are currently viewing the Homework forums, how are the homework helpers holding up?
 
  • #190
Drakkith said:
Given that over 5,000 people are currently viewing the Homework forums, how are the homework helpers holding up?

Most are guests, but Intro Physics does get a lot of new threads a day.
 
  • #191
So for the record (!) which is the record for most members online at the same time ?
 
  • #192
dextercioby said:
So for the record (!) which is the record for most members online at the same time ?

The system does not keep track of that
 
  • #193
Record: 9,706 @ T

at 08:57 CDT, 09:57 PM EDT, or 01:57 UTC.
 
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  • #194
I wonder when we will hit 10,000?
 
  • #195
Evo said:
I wonder when we will hit 10,000?

I bet it will be finals week early December.
 
  • #196
PF had more than 8000 folks on-line earlier, and the number is approaching 9000 this evening. It will be interesting to see if we come close this evening, or even set a new record.

Just after 8 pm EDT, PF has more than 9500 folks online, including 147 members.

Active Users: 9644 at 08:08 pm EDT!
(150m and 9494g)
 
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  • #197
Astronuc said:
PF had more than 8000 folks on-line earlier, and the number is approaching 9000 this evening. It will be interesting to see if we come close this evening, or even set a new record.

Just after 8 pm EDT, PF has more than 9500 folks online, including 147 members.

Active Users: 9644 at 08:08 pm EDT!
(150m and 9494g)


Just logged into add one. :biggrin:

GO PF! GO GO GO!
 
  • #198
Most users ever online was 9870 T at 10:01 PM EDT.

Let's see if we can go higher.
 
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  • #200
Greg Bernhardt said:
Love it! We got to get 10k!
Only 130 to go!
 
  • #201
This event must to be celebrated, right Greg? :-p
 
  • #203
Greg Bernhardt said:
Tonight could be it! Everyone online tonight around 9-9:30 CST! :D

No way :-p
 
  • #204
I didn't realize at first that this is a very old thread. In first few posts, you guys were celebrating for ~80, yes 'eighty', people online at once (to my great surprise, before I checked the date).
PF (or the internet as well?) has done a huge progress, it seems.
 
  • #205
I_am_learning said:
I didn't realize at first that this is a very old thread. In first few posts, you guys were celebrating for ~80, yes 'eighty', people online at once (to my great surprise, before I checked the date).
PF (or the internet as well?) has done a huge progress, it seems.

Yep, you could say that. From 80 people to nearly 10,000!
 
  • #206
I_am_learning said:
I didn't realize at first that this is a very old thread. In first few posts, you guys were celebrating for ~80, yes 'eighty', people online at once (to my great surprise, before I checked the date).
PF (or the internet as well?) has done a huge progress, it seems.
How times fly. That first post was just two months before I joined PF. :bugeye:
 
  • #207
I got to a feeling. :biggrin:
 
  • #208
Gad said:
I got to a feeling. :biggrin:

We got about an hour until we traditionally hit our high for the day :)
 
  • #209
We don't keep track of members online, but I see 220 and I don't believe I've ever seen it that high!
 
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  • #210
Greg Bernhardt said:
We don't keep track of members online, but I see 220 and I don't believe I've ever seen it that high!
I think exceeding 200 members online at once is a milestone. The number of members online today stayed near or above for quite some time this afternoon.

Next activity milestones would be 300 members and 10,000 persons (members and guests) online simultaneously.

Other milestones will be 400k members and 600k threads.
 

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