When will we get to 10k minnows?

The @tenkminnows account was created in March 2019. Back then we had around 9200 minnows and it looked like we could get to 10k with a bit of a push. The account was set up to vote on small accounts who were doing good posts to give them a boost. Many have graduated, but I think some have powered down since then. I have not kept a log of everyone who got that support.

Numbers went up and then down a bit, so that around the time of the Hive fork we had around 9340; not a massive increase. After the fork some people powered down and left. Even with lots more people joining Hive the trend in minnows has been downward, so we are under 8500.

Chart from @arcange

I actually looked back to the start of the year to see what had changed since then and that chart is below. Since then we have over 900,000 more accounts! Most of those are from @splinterlands, but we know most will never blog or socialise. We do have over 600 more active minnows and 66,000 more active redfish though. Numbers of dolphins and orcas are down, but we gained a few whales.

From this post.

Over this year the whales have increased their share of Hive Power, but a lot is delegated out. I assume a lot goes to curation projects. We do need a better distribution of stake to spread the vote. This is why most of my votes go to smaller accounts, especially if they have low rewards on good posts. The big, popular accounts will earn whatever I do, so they do not need my votes and I would not expect to get anything much back from them if I did vote for them. I know some of them are more discerning in their curation, so fishing for whales can be futile. Create good posts and be a good Hiver if you want support.

I see some people who concentrate almost entirely on getting votes from curation bots and also the Tribe rewards. That limits what you can make. Being social and building a following of actual people who like what you do is likely to earn better in the long run.

I will keep reviewing who @tenkminnows supports and am open to suggestions for candidates. They need to have some history of posting and commenting to be considered. Those who post frequently, but hardly comment are unlikely to make the cut. I think being social is a crucial part of this platform, especially if you are trying to establish yourself. Be interesting and add value.

2021 is nearly over and so I do not expect massive changes, but I am hoping 2022 will bring new developments that will help use build something world-changing. Every one of us can be part of making that happen.

Hive five!