This report provides a transparent overview of Ecency's operational scale, infrastructure demands, onboarding systems, and cost structure over the past 12 months.
Over the past year:
3.84 billion requests served
473 million page views
237 TB bandwidth delivered
~10.56 million requests per day
Bandwidth per request has increased over time
Cache efficiency fluctuates (10%-60%)
Increased scraper and AI crawler activity impacts performance
March 2026:
424 million requests
40 TB bandwidth
Peak day:
Peak bandwidth:
Infrastructure must handle spikes, not averages.
Using IPQS and internal filtering:
53,802 verification checks
25,251 fraudulent attempts detected
~46.93% fraud rate
Additional internal protections:
behavioral heuristics
rate limiting
validation systems
Actual fraud pressure is likely higher than measured.
Monthly onboarding range:
Low: ~217 users
High: ~1056 users
Stable range: ~400-600 users
Onboarding is constrained by quality filtering, not demand.
Ecency provides ongoing user support through:
Discord
Telegram
Helping users:
understand Hive
resolve issues
stay engaged
Retention is improved through:
onboarding guidance
troubleshooting
user assistance
points system
gamification
engagement incentives
Retention is an active focus area.
Dev: 51.9%
Infra: 22.1%
Other: ~26%
Dev: ~36%
Infra: ~30%
Other: ~34%
Dev team reduced ~50%
Feature delivery maintained
Infrastructure load increased
Efficiency improved while demand increased.
Ecency maintains:
Ecency mobile app (Android, iOS)
HiveSigner (authentication)
HiveExplorer (blockchain explorer)
HiveSearcher (search & indexing)
HiveKeeper (browser extension)
Image hosting infrastructure
Full Hive node
These support authentication, data access, content discovery, and media delivery.
Infrastructure supports:
frontend delivery
APIs and backend systems
indexing and caching
abuse detection
It also absorbs spikes and mitigates attacks.
increasing bandwidth demand
AI crawler pressure
cache inefficiency
balancing onboarding vs abuse
improve caching efficiency
reduce cost per request
maintain onboarding quality
explore partial revenue offsets
Full financial breakdown:
Ecency has transitioned from a development-heavy model to an infrastructure-driven system operating at real-world scale.
The majority of cost is now tied to sustaining usage, not expanding teams.
