Second Life Latest Grid Statistics – January 2024 Summary

Here are the latest updated Second Life statistics for the month of January 2024. These statistics are from the Second Life Grid Survey for reference.

Main Grid Regions

Good news everyone that there has been positive net growth for both Private Estates and Linden Owned regions during the past five weeks for Second Life. I hope the growth trend continues during the rest of 2024.

Main Grid Size as of 4th February 2024:

• Total Regions: 27, 869
• Private Estates: 18, 183
• Linden Owned: 9, 686

Back on 7th January 2024:

• Total: 27, 746
• Private Estates: 18, 112
• Linden Owned: 9, 634

Second Life User Daily Concurrency Levels

Here are the latest Second Life user daily concurrency levels for January 2024 which averaged between 28, 000 (min) to 51, 000 (max). This is the normal average for this time of the year and it will be interesting to see what happens when Second Life mobile beta/open public release effects the overall active online numbers.

Maximum:

• 46, 000 – 51, 000 (average)

Minimum:

• 28, 000 – 31, 000 (average)

Highest peak for January 2024

• 52, 063 on 7th January 2024

Total Second Life Residents

• 67, 629, 799

The next Second Life statistics blog post will be published end of March 2024. If any big changes happen I will blog about it.

First 2024 Statistics For Main Grid Regions Goes Live For Second Life

After a slight delay of waiting for the first 2024 main grid statistics the latest stats are now showing up on the Second Life Grid Survey website. Every Sunday these region numbers will be updated so it’s worth checking on a regular basis to see what’s happening.

Since 24th December 2023 the Second Life main grid has declined from 27, 819 down to 27, 746. Private Estates have gone down from 18, 200 to 18, 112 which is a rather large decline all of a sudden. The only growth really came from Linden Owned regions from 9, 619 up to 9, 634. The total area is now 1818.36km for Second Life.

It would be good to see more growth happening at some point during 2024 for Private Estates with more benefits for being Premium members. Reducing the land costs slightly may help to see positive net growth again during hard times everyone is having at the moment.

Second Life Main Grid size as of 7 Jan 2024

Ownership	Total	General	Moderate	Adult	Offline	Total Area (km�)
Total	27746	2476	17279	7991	0	1818.36
Linden Owned	9634	1578	7647	409	0	631.37
Private Estates	18112	898	9632	7582	0	1186.99

Previous Reports 2023

2023 was a rough year for positive net growth in Private Estates and for a variety of reasons interest overall slowed down which is the sad part. Linden Owned regions showed a big increase in growth through 2023 due to the Bellisseria continent newest Linden Home themes.

1st January 2023

• Total Regions: 27, 659
• Private Estates: 18, 370
• Linden Owned: 9, 289
• Total Area: 1812.66km

24th December 2023

• Total Regions: 27, 819
• Private Estates: 18, 200
• Linden Owned: 9, 619
• Total Area: 1823.15km

I will be keeping my eyes on the main grid region statistics thoughout 2024 and I will blog again reqularly with the newest grid numbers.

What are your predictions for 2024 in terms of the overall grid size of Second Life?

Second Life Growth Came From Linden Owned Regions During 2023

As we are now in 2024 so it’s time to look back at the past 12 months to see what happened to the overall Second Life grid size during 2023. These statistics below are from the Second Life grid survey which keeps track of daily Second Life economics.

As you can see below most of the grid growth during 2023 came from a big load of new Linden Owned regions which is due to the on-going expansion of the Bellisseria continent in Second Life I believe. Linden Owned regions grew by 330 during 2023 most of which likely came from the Ranch Linden home theme and the latest new Mediterranean Linden home theme.

Private Estates sadly declined by 170 during 2023 if you compare the start and end of the year. I think still the cost of living crisis has had a large impact during 2023 along with other reasons. There have been small amounts of positive net growth through 2023 but it’s not been enough to keep up with the pace of new Linden Owned regions being added.

January 2023 vs December 2023

The main grid total size has showed positive growth during 2023 (+160 regions) from the start of January 2023 to end of December 2023 which is good news generally speaking. Hopefully the grid will keep on growing through 2024 into 2025. It would be good to see Private Estate grow again in 2024/2025 and not decline further under the 18, 000 mark. It is possible that the Linden Owned regions will double this year depending on new Linden home theme releases.

1st January 2023

• Total Regions: 27, 659
• Private Estates: 18, 370
• Linden Owned: 9, 289
• Total Area: 1812.66km

24th December 2023

• Total Regions: 27, 819
• Private Estates: 18, 200
• Linden Owned: 9, 619
• Total Area: 1823.15km

Grid Regions Breakdown January 2020 vs January 2023

Since January 2020 the overall Second Life main grid size has actually seen positive net growth in terms of Private Estates and Linden Owned regions. At the end of 2023 saw the growth trend stop briefly for Private Estates but hopefully during 2024 it will pick up again. The 2024 grid numbers are expected very soon and I will update this blog post with them.

Total Regions

• 20th January 2020: 24, 147
• 3rd January 2021: 25, 555
• 2nd January 2022: 27, 231
• 1st January 2023: 27, 659 – (1812.66 KM)
• January 2024 stats expected shortly!

Private Estates

• 20th January 2020: 16, 026
• 3rd January 2021: 17, 024
• 2nd January 2022: 18, 332
• 1st January 2023: 18, 370
• January 2024 stats expected shortly!

Linden Owned

• 20th January 2020: 8, 111
• 3rd January 2021: 8, 531
• 2nd January 2022: 8, 909
• 1st January 2023: 9, 289
• January 2024 stats expected shortly!

2024: The Next 12 Months

Hopefully we will see more positive net growth during 2024 in Second Life for Private Estates/Linden owned regions. I think the public launch of Second Life Mobile during 2024 will make a positive difference to the grid numbers. We won’t know for sure until later in the year or perhaps early 2025.

I will be blogging about the grid statistics on a regular monthly basis hopefully. Stay tuned for more updates very soon.

Second Life Main Grid Regions – November 2023 Update

These are the latest main grid size numbers below for Second Life as of 12th November 2023. Since 15th October 2023 it appears the main grid size has slightly declined in Private Estates from 18, 245 down to 18, 208 as of 15th November 2023. Back on 1st January 2023 there was actually 18, 370 private estate regions on the grid.

• The grid has lost -162 Private Estates since the start of 2023

If the current downward trend continues for Private Estates then it will likely go below the 18, 000 mark before the end of February 2024.

• Total Regions: 27, 721
• Private Estates: 18, 208
• Linden Owned: 9, 513
• Total Area (KM): 1816.72

There has been growth in Linden Owned regions again from 9, 481 back on 15th October 2023 to 9, 513 Linden Owned regions as of 15th November 2023 due to the expansion of the Bellisseria continent. Back on 1st January 2023 there were 9, 289 Linden Owned regions on the grid.

• The grid has gained 224 Linden Owned regions since the start of 2023

It seems to be the normal trend for the past few years at least with the lab adding more Linden Owned regions to the main grid every year to help improve the overall grid size/numbers.

The grid numbers update every week via the Second Life Grid Survey on the Region Database page. The Second Life Grid Survey still publishes the latest region numbers and some economic metrics. It’s worth checking it out.

The next region report will be published on my blog at the end of December 2023 looking back at 2023 as a whole and what to expect in 2024.

Second Life User Daily Concurrency Levels During October 2023

During October 2023 the Second Life user daily concurrency averaged between 27. 000 (minimum) to 50, 500 (maximum). It’s slightly higher during October 2023 compared with September 2023.

October 2023 Second Life User Daily Concurrency Levels – As of 10th October 2023

• Maximum: 44, 000 to 50, 550 – (average)
• Median: 38, 000 to 42, 000 – (average)
• Minimum: 27, 000 to 31, 000 – (average)

November 2023 Latest Stats – As of 13th November 2023

• Maximum: 44, 000 to 50, 600 – (average)
• Median: 38, 000 to 41, 000 – (average)
• Minimum: 27, 000 to 29, 000 – (average)

It’s expected over the next three months the Second Life user daily concurrency will rise further as winter sets in. I predict the average will averaging between 29, 000 to 53, 000 soon.

• The highest peak for maximum Second Life user daily concurrency was 51, 449 recorded on 8th October 2023
• The highest peak for September 2023 was 50, 337 recorded on 18th September 2023
• The highest peak for August 2023 was 50, 559 recorded on 14th August 2023

As you can see the Second Life user daily concurrency has not reached the 52k or 55k in the past three months. The last time it surpassed 52k or 53k was during the first 5 months of 2023.

See the breakdown below of the maximum peaks for 2023 for Second Life user daily concurrency so far.

• January 2023 – 53, 567 – 30th < Highest
• February 2023 – 53, 340 – 12th
• March 2023 – 53, 202 – 13th
• April 2023 – 52, 649 – 2nd
• May 2023 – 52, 916 – 1st
• June 2023 – 50, 678 – 26th
• July 2023 – 50, 641 – 17th
• August 2023 – 50, 559 – 14th
• September 2023 – 50, 337 – 18th
• October 2023 – 51, 449 – 8th
• November 2023: To be confirmed
• December 2023: To be confirmed

2022/2023 Averages For Max Peaks

• 55k (Jan 22 – March 22)
• 53k (April 22 – May 22)
• 51k (May 22- Jan 23) 2023
• 53k (Jan 23 – March 23)
• 52k (April 23 – May 23)
• 50k-51k (June 23 – October 23)

2024 The Year Ahead

Hopefully the Second Life daily user concurrency during 2024 will increase slightly and not decline further below the 50k mark. It would be good to see new high peaks again but there needs to be more excitement/more investment again for Second Life for this to happen. Second Life is going mobile soon (Q4 2023 / Q1 2024) so it will be interesting to see what happens with the daily user concurrency when it launches to the public.

• What are your predictions for 2024 for Second Life daily user concurrency ?