I last reported the numbers in a post that covered through August 31, 2018.
Each month I monitor what is going on with new accounts and the amount of MVests in each category. I do this to determine what trends are taking place.
Now that we are at end of month, time to post the numbers again.
I want to thank @arcange for the work done each day compiling these numbers and making the charts.
We have 3 months worth of data for analysis purposes to see how the 90 trend might be.
The first chart is from August of 2017, the month I started on Steem. It is placed here to provide some contrast to see how things are changing over a longer period of time.
Here is the breakdown.
8/1/2017
The total MVests here is 336,932.
On a percentage basis:
Whales 75.44%
Orcas 14.86%
Dolphins 7.16%
Minnows 2.14%
Red Fish .01%
Inactive .40%
9/30/2018
The total MVests here is 395,784
On a percentage basis:
Whales 59.42%
Orcas 18.28%
Dolphins 12.35%
Minnows 6.48%
Red Fish 1.24%
Inactive 2.21%
The change over that time period is as such:
Whales -.8%
Orcas +.38%
Dolphins +2.49%
Minnows +1.35%
Red Fish -.8%
Inactive +.91%
10/31/2018
The total MVests here is 399,042
On a percentage basis:
Whales 58.86%
Orcas 18.69%
Dolphins 12.55%
Minnows 6.46%
Red Fish 1.19%
Inactive 2.25%
The change over that time period is as such:
Whales -.13%
Orcas +3.08%
Dolphins +2.45%
Minnows +.39%
Red Fish -3.76%
Inactive +2.49%
11/30/2018
The total MVests here is 405,801
On a percentage basis:
Whales 57.96%
Orcas 19.30%
Dolphins 12.82%
Minnows 6.54%
Red Fish 1.13%
Inactive 2.26%
The change over that time period is as such:
Whales +.13%
Orcas +4.98%
Dolphins +3.72%
Minnows +2.97%
Red Fish -3.19%
Inactive +2.03%
Latest charts found in this post:
@arcange/steemit-statistics-20181130-en
So what does this all tell us?
To start: The system is working as designed.
The Whales are losing power.
This month the Orcas, Dolphins, and Minows were the winners. Orcas really saw their accounts jump coming in just shy of 5%. I attribute this to the fact that the price of STEEM dropped and many people were buying. This allowed all three categories to add a nice percentage gain.
There are now 11,237 accounts who qualify as either Dolphin or Minnow. It was only a few months back when the total accounts above the approximate 500 SP (level to be a Minnow) was under 10K.
On September 30, 2018, the Whales and Orcas had 307,559 MVests (77.70% of the total); on October 31, 2018, 309,485 MVests (77.55% of the total)...a decrease of .19%....On November 30, 2018, 313,518 MVests (77.25% of the total)...an decrease of .39%.
It is important to remember these numbers are owned SP. This is not delegated. Since @steemhunt came into being, a lot of SP was delegated so it is equivalent to a Whale yet does not register as such. This is vital since that SP is used to upvote content by the members who post on that application. Ergo, we have a Whale (equivalent) upvoting smaller accounts.
In conclusion, the numbers are changing over time. It might not be happening as fast as some like but it is taking place. Continual working of the system does yield dividends.
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