RESULTS: Fedecan 2025 Instance Census

After taking a lot longer than I was expecting to, I’m pleased to announce the results of the census we ran earlier this year!

This year, the results are on our website instead of being copied into a post here. I’m hoping that this is better since the website charts are interactive, with additional details if you click/tap on something. They also support dark and light mode. The full results contain discussion on how we processed the results, any assumptions we made, and all of our recommendations for how to improve this process for next time.

fedecan.ca/en/announcements/2026-04-03_censusResults

If you have any issues with the site, let us know and we will take a look.

I can also add screenshots in the comments so that people reading the comments don’t have to search through the article for context.

A few sample charts

Section 1.5: Internet Speed

Section 1.8: Most common pets

Yes, the 200 cherry shrimp were all from one response.

Section 2.01: Age Distribution

Section 2.08: Education

Section 2.10: Desktop Operating System

The question on specific distro / version had a pretty low sample size, but you can find that too on the article.

Section 3.1.08: Most popular desktop UIs

Section 3.1.10: Most Popular Mobile Apps

Section 3.1.13: How often people use centralized forums/threaded platforms

Section 3.2.05: What people post on Pixelfed

Section 3.2.06: What people follow on Pixelfed

Section 3.3.04: Donations (of time or money)

Section 4.4: Favourite genre of music