Numbers of Kitely regions vs SL private regions

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According to Tyche Shepherd's SL grid survey, the numbers of private regions over the last few weeks were as follows:

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2015-09-19	18050
2015-09-13	18098
2015-09-06	18114
2015-08-31	18127
2015-08-23	18135
2015-08-16	18134

According to Hypergrid Business's last two monthly reports, the number of regions on Kitely were:
August 2015: 8814 regions
September 2015: 9120 regions

This means that over the past month, Kitely's land area has increased to just over half the land area of private SL regions.

Looking back through the historic statistics, the number of regions on Kitely overtook the number of regions owned by Linden Lab (approx 7100) between April and May this year.

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Another way of looking at this is to compare growth rates since the beginning of the year.

SL private regions: 18576 (18 Jan 2015) to 18050 (19 Sept 2015) -- decrease of 526, or 2.8% decrease

Kitely regions: 6589 (18 Jan 2015) to 9120 (18 Sept 2015) -- an increase of 2531, or a 38.4% increase

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Over the past month, the number of SL private regions has declined further:

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2015-09-19	18050
2015-09-26	18030 (-20)
2015-10-04	17998 (-32)
2015-10-11	17983 (-15)
2015-10-18	17966 (-17)
2015-10-25	17936 (-30)

In contrast the land area on Kitely increased by 340 regions between 18 September and 16 October.

Comparing growth rates over 2015 to equivalent dates in October (chosen to match Hypergrid Business statistics report dates):

SL private regions: 18576 (18 Jan 2015) to 17966 (18 Oct 2015) -- decrease of 610, or 3.28% decrease

Kitely regions: 6589 (18 Jan 2015) to 9460 (16 Oct 2015) -- an increase of 2871, or a 43.57% increase

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With the publication of Hypergrid Business's OpenSim statistics report for November, it's time once more to look at what is happening in SL and in Kitely with regard to land area.

According to Tyche Shepherd's Second Life Grid Survey, the number of SL private regions saw further declines week by week, for a total loss over the period of 114 regions:

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2015-10-18   17966
2015-10-27   17936 (-30)
2015-11-01   17912 (-24)
2015-11-08   17888 (-24)
2015-11-15   17852 (-36)

In the same period, between 16 October and 16 November, the number of regions on Kitely increased by 297.

Comparing land growth rates over 2015 to equivalent dates in November (chosen to match Hypergrid Business statistics report dates):

• SL private regions: 18576 (18 Jan 2015) to 17852 (15 Nov 2015) -- a decrease of 724, or 3.90% decrease
• Kitely regions: 6589 (18 Jan 2015) to 9757 (16 Nov 2015) -- an increase of 3168, or a 48.08% increase

Kitely's land area is now 54.65% of the current land area of SL private regions. At the start of the year it was only 35.47% (just over a third).

[Judi Lynn]

Hello! I just acquired 4 regions on Kitely after a friend from SL told me about it. I'm happy to be here, but must admit that I'm completely spoiled by SL. I'm not leaving SL, as I have much invested there, but it's difficult reverting to the more primitive creations that I left behind over the years. I"m looking at this land and wishing I could import the mesh buildings in my SL inventory!
I'm happy that Kitely is growing more rapidly than others seem to and hope it will convince major content creators of SL to make the leap.

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Welcome, Judi!

I do understand the issue about leaving your SL inventory behind. I've been through that myself.

But hopefully over time you will find that OpenSim will spoil you for the amount of land you can build on, and the creative freedom it gives you.

For in OpenSim you can create a complete environment, experimenting with windlight, terraforming, landscaping, judicious use of plants, trees and rocks -- all those things that you rely on your Estate Manager/Owner to do if renting a parcel in SL.

And, unlike SL, here you can make a back-up of your creations and builds (and the export-enabled items in your inventory).

Plus, the amount saved in land costs means you can treat yourself when something new catches your eye on Kitely Market

[Serene Jewell]

Welcome, Judi. What type of buildings are you interested in?

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Maria has just published Hypergrid Business's OpenSim statistics report for December, so it's time to look again at what is happening in SL and in Kitely with regard to land area.

According to Tyche Shepherd's Second Life Grid Survey, the number of SL private regions saw smaller declines week by week over this past month compared with the previous month, for a total loss over the period of 49 regions:

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2015-11-15  17852
2015-11-23  17840 (-12)
2015-11-30  17825 (-15)
2015-12-06  17818 (-7)
2015-12-13  17803 (-15)

In the same period, between 16 November and 16 December, the number of regions on Kitely increased by 314.

Comparing land growth rates over 2015 to equivalent dates in December (chosen to match Hypergrid Business statistics report dates):

• SL private regions: 18576 (18 Jan 2015) to 17803 (13 Dec 2015) -- a decrease of 773, or 4.16% decrease
• Kitely regions: 6589 (18 Jan 2015) to 10071 (16 Dec 2015) -- an increase of 3482, or a 52.84% increase

Kitely's land area is now 56.57% of the current land area of SL private regions. At the start of the year it was only 35.47% (just over a third).

Now, if we could only get Kitely's active user numbers to similarly increase...

[Mike Vass]

SL is fun and all but it's so ludicrously expensive that the vast majority of people just wouldn't bother, can't afford it or actually feel quite insulted by the pricing!

On top of that, I actually think that SL has a weird reputation and the name can also put people off.

Kitely is a more neutral and appealing name IMO, and it also has no bad rep, and fair pricing

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January's HGB OpenSim statistics report prompts another look at what is happening to SL land area, as opposed to here in Kitely.

According to Tyche Shepherd's Second Life Grid Survey, the number of SL private regions saw a total decline of 54 regions between 13 December and 17 January:

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2015-12-13  17803
2015-12-21  17799 (-4)
2015-12-30  17782 (-17)
2016-01-03  17776 (-6)
2016-01-10  17756 (-20)
2016-01-17  17749 (-7)

Between 16 December and 17 January, the number of regions on Kitely increased by 436.

Kitely's land area is now 59.2% of the current land area of SL private regions.