The state of Second Life: January 2007 Metrics

The Official Linden Blog has a post out describing the key metrics involving Linden Labs Second Life. Below are the relevant data:

The size of the world – Linden claims that the size of the world, as measured by virtual square kilometers of simulation, expanded by 23 percent last January over December’s 361 square kilometers.

The economy – The virtual economy, as measured by LindeX volume, and user-to-user transactions increased faster than land mass. User-to-user transactions increased 37 percent to 6.1 billion. The Official Linden Blog reports that this is consistent with the 47% increase in user hours. Conversely Linden Lab sold fewer Linden dollars in January than they did in December.

Resident population vs. Unique Users vs. Log ins vs. Active Users – The report informs that a comparison of total resident population to unique residents that have logged in grew approximately 38 percent over December. Residents with Premium Accounts increased 16 percent to more than 57.7 thousand. To address the controversy regarding total residents versus unique residents, the report informs that Unique users represent approximately 63 percent of total residents.

Usage by nationality – The top five countries represented in Second Life are the US, France, Germany, the UK, and the Netherlands.

A preliminary version of the Linden metrics report is to be had by clicking on our read link below. Be aware that it is an Excel Workbook. Linden reassures that they’ll post a PDF of the report soon.

The Official Linden Blog has a post out describing the key metrics involving Linden Labs Second Life. Below are the relevant data:

The size of the world – Linden claims that the size of the world, as measured by virtual square kilometers of simulation, expanded by 23 percent last January over December’s 361 square kilometers.

The economy – The virtual economy, as measured by LindeX volume, and user-to-user transactions increased faster than land mass. User-to-user transactions increased 37 percent to 6.1 billion. The Official Linden Blog reports that this is consistent with the 47% increase in user hours. Conversely Linden Lab sold fewer Linden dollars in January than they did in December.

Resident population vs. Unique Users vs. Log ins vs. Active Users – The report informs that a comparison of total resident population to unique residents that have logged in grew approximately 38 percent over December. Residents with Premium Accounts increased 16 percent to more than 57.7 thousand. To address the controversy regarding total residents versus unique residents, the report informs that Unique users represent approximately 63 percent of total residents.

Usage by nationality – The top five countries represented in Second Life are the US, France, Germany, the UK, and the Netherlands.

A preliminary version of the Linden metrics report is to be had by clicking on our read link below. Be aware that it is an Excel Workbook. Linden reassures that they’ll post a PDF of the report soon.