How Engaged Are Steemit Users in Voting for Witnesses?

That's what this weekly report is all about.

This week's engagement rate for accounts with 100,000 VESTS or more is:

21.56%

That's up 2.7% from last week, with a 3.8% increase in new users.

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If you're not sure what a witness vote is, or why it's important, please see my older post Steemit is Free, But Your Witness Vote Determines its Future.

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This report uses @arcange's STEEMSQL.

MV stands for Million VESTS.

VESTS are like vested shares in Steemit and relate to Steem by a ratio (485.112 Steem per MV as of this report).

VESTS impact the weight of your vote on posts and the influence of your vote for Steemit Witnesses.

Here's how I'm filtering the data:

1. All Accounts: No filter applied, includes all accounts.
2. > 100,000: Accounts with 100,000 or more VESTS.
3. > 0 Posts: Accounts which have posted at least once.
4. > 100k & > 0 Posts: Accounts with 100,000 or more VESTS who have also posted at least once.
5. Active: Accounts which have voted, commented, and posted a root post in the last 30 days.

The percentage values in parentheses show the change since last week's report.

Overview

This shows the total number of accounts and VESTS (excluding steemit related accounts).

Filter	Accounts	% Accounts	VESTS	% VESTS
All Accounts	351,469 (3.8%)	100%	185,863 (0.2%)	100%
> 100,000 VESTS	25,789 (1.5%)	7.34% (-2.3%)	181,409 (0.2%)	97.6% (0%)
> 0 Posts	143,842 (4.1%)	40.93% (0.3%)	128,982 (0%)	69.4% (-0.2%)
> 100k & > 0 Posts	17,243 (2.1%)	4.91% (-1.6%)	127,312 (0%)	68.5% (-0.2%)
Active	40,367 (0.5%)	11.49% (-3.1%)	60,539 (-11.2%)	33.37% (-10.3%)

Voters

This shows the total number of accounts and VESTS which have voted for a witness or set a proxy.

Filter	Accounts	% Accounts	VESTS	% VESTS
All Accounts	13,941 (3.6%)	3.97% (-3.7%)	133,654 (0%)	71.91% (0%)
> 100,000 VESTS	5,561 (2.8%)	21.56% (2.7%)	133,472 (0%)	73.58% (0%)
> 0 Posts	10,318 (4.8%)	7.17% (4.7%)	99,317 (-0.1%)	77% (-0.1%)
> 100k & > 0 Posts	4,850 (3.2%)	28.13% (3.2%)	99,197 (-0.1%)	77.92% (-0.1%)
Active	6,066 (3%)	15.03% (3%)	49,461 (-12.1%)	81.7% (-12.1%)

Voting For Inactive Witnesses

This shows the number of accounts which are currently voting for witness accounts in the top 100 there not currently active witnesses. This number should be 0.

Filter	Accounts	% Accounts	VESTS	% VESTS
All Accounts	2,226 (97.3%)	15.97% (97.4%)	38,383 (75%)	28.72% (75%)
> 100,000 VESTS	1,006 (54.3%)	18.09% (54.4%)	38,357 (75%)	28.74% (75%)
> 0 Posts	2,094 (98.3%)	20.29% (98.3%)	37,589 (76.7%)	37.85% (76.7%)
> 100k & > 0 Posts	969 (56%)	19.98% (56.1%)	37,565 (76.7%)	37.87% (76.7%)
Active	1,096 (137.7%)	18.07% (137.8%)	11,080 (97.3%)	22.4% (97.2%)

@arhag disabled their witness which explains the big jump in inactive witness votes this week. If you're voting for them, you should probably remove your vote for now and give someone else a shot. As I was preparing this report, I noticed I was voting for them also and needed to adjust things. That's why this report is so helpful. :)

If you're voting for any of these inactive witness accounts, you should remove your vote unless you know they are only temporarily inactive:

arhag
kushed
cyrano.witness
nextgencrypto
tdv.witness
dantheman
picokernel
bitcube
hagie
silversteem
blackwidow
steve-walschot
personzzz
jabbasteem
enki
nonlinearone
mckenziegary
robertdurst10
nexus-dev
linouxis9

Here are the top 50 accounts by VESTS (excluding 24 accounts which I've been told are Steemit employee or contractor accounts) which are not currently voting for a Steemit Witness:

Account	VESTS
ranchorelaxo	2,674 MV
recursive	836 MV
alvaro	696 MV
livingfree	584 MV
azeroth	560 MV
creator	477 MV
another	414 MV
done	402 MV
eeqj	393 MV
systema	361 MV
kidrock	354 MV
tyler	333 MV
hiva	309 MV
newhope	289 MV
node1	278 MV
virus707	276 MV
damarth	274 MV
figaro	260 MV
sigizzang	258 MV
ripperone	248 MV
bramd	242 MV
bitcointalker	234 MV
moderator	233 MV
moses153	229 MV
otisbrown	226 MV
temet-nosce	222 MV
natsu	220 MV
ctrl-alt-nwo	218 MV
modprobe	217 MV
famunger	211 MV
alexis555	204 MV
node2	202 MV
cornucopia	199 MV
czechglobalhosts	197 MV
tim	196 MV
biggest	189 MV
bayrene	188 MV
wans	186 MV
eclipse	184 MV
layz3r	182 MV
faddy	181 MV
ryanwdaviessteem	179 MV
cylonmaker2053	178 MV
mangos	176 MV
fenghuang	168 MV
ramires	158 MV
star	153 MV
urbanoid	146 MV
solaris	144 MV
starky	132 MV

These top 50 have 16,072 MV which could be applied to witness votes.

If you know people on this list, maybe encourage them to set a proxy voter or ask them why they aren't voting right now. Those like myself who are working to move up the witness ranks would sure appreciate their support.

Have You Voted for a Witness?

If you haven't voted yet, please consider setting @lukestokes as your proxy voter. Otherwise, go vote for some Steemit Witnesses you've interacted with and respect to do what's in the best interest of the network. I hope that includes my witness, @lukestokes.mhth.

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Again, if you're not sure what a witness vote is, or why it's important, please see my older post Steemit is Free, But Your Witness Vote Determines its Future.

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Thank you! I hope you found this useful.

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Previous Reports:

• 2017-08-30
• 2017-08-24
• 2017-08-16
• 2017-08-08
• 2017-08-01

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Luke Stokes is a father, husband, business owner, programmer, and voluntaryist who wants to help create a world we all want to live in. Visit UnderstandingBlockchainFreedom.com

_{I'm a Witness! Please vote for @lukestokes.mhth}