Brony population

[Tom 891]

We'll probably never know any exact numbers.

But the population is definitely in the range of hundreds of thousands.

[Twiliscael 3,960]

 

Those bronies, my good man, are what we call "Hipsters".

 

Well I became a brony 8 days before 2012 *puts on hipster shades*

 

Holy crap it's been a fast 6 months!

[cuteycindyhoney 13,308]

There's only about five of us. We all post under thousands of different screen names.

[Striksette 70]

Well, everyone here, then there are the 500 or so bronies I know on Groupie, then there are the thousand from OpenFeint, and then add in all of the little forums, sites, and fans who don't even know what bronies are, but still ARE bronies, I'd say about a million or so.

[ThatOnePwny 59]

I guess I'm a follower then.

 

Even though I <3 Rainbow Dash and all the others. Even though I've seen both seasons entirely. Even though I listen to ponified versions of songs. Even though I changed my Steam username and avatar to match my bronyness. Even though I read pony crossover fanfics. Even though I play in the mlp server on TF2. Yup, definitley just following everypony.

 

Thanks for generalizing. Totally goes with MLP's message.

[Smokin'HotRarity 182]

I've heard some "veteran" bronies claim that it you became a brony in 2012the, you hardly count as a brony, more of a follower.

 

i don't like it when people make up stuff to try and belittle who you are

[Shankveld 4,949]

I've heard some "veteran" bronies claim that it you became a brony in 2012the, you hardly count as a brony, more of a follower.

 

LMAO wow some people.

You're a brony as long as you like the show, some people are so diluted.

~

[cuteycindyhoney 13,308]

I became a Brony in 2011. Does that make me a Really Truly Brony???

[Espelancer 108]

Considering that the show is an international phenomenon that has been or is being aired in 20 different languages in some 140 territories around the world, you can imagine just how many bronies there are out there.

 

But, let's look at the stats for the center of the brony community, at least in the United States and other English-speaking countries, which can best represent the brony phenomenon domestically: Equestria Daily. (You can see the stats and Alexa rating here.)

Equestriadaily.com has a three-month global Alexa traffic rank of 20,376. Compared with internet averages, the site's users tend to be under the age of 25, and they tend to be childless men browsing from home and school who are not college graduates. This site has a bounce rate of roughly 43% (i.e., 43% of visits consist of only one pageview). The time spent in a typical visit to Equestriadaily.com is approximately six minutes, with 42 seconds spent on each pageview. The site is relatively popular among users in the city of London (where it is ranked #208).

In the United States, it ranks #7544. By comparison, square-enix.com ranks in the US at #5980; Funimation.com has a US rank 7,451; and americanidol.com ranks #9610 in the United States. Now, Alexa ranking only give an approximation of how big a fanbase is by how many people go onto these websites, but you can see that My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is about as popular in the United States as Square-Enix, Funimation, and American Idol from these examples. There is also the fact that Equestria Daily has garnered over 200 million page hits in a year and a half of existence, and averages around 250,000 hits per day. That says quite a lot, especially considering EqD covers nothing other than MLP:FiM related topics.

 

BronyCon has reported about 4000 attendees over the past weekend in New Jersey. AnimeNEXT, which also takes place in New Jersey, had about 8000 in attendance. We all know how popular anime is in the United States, and just how broad a category anime is, so it is astonishing that a convention covering MLP:FiM specifically drew half the attendance of a large summer anime convention.

 

I would estimate that bronies number in the millions in North America, and the 10s of millions worldwide. The statistics speak volumes.

[Abstract 832]

I would guess in the low millions, maybe 10. It's growing quite rapidly, and for good reason.

[applejack is best pony 22]

There's only about five of us. We all post under thousands of different screen names.

 

Lol I was gonna try to type something funny then saw this and turned in my hat... Still laughing

[Smokin'HotRarity 182]

Here's a thought, since IP's usually change after computer reboots, that would affect the amount of perceived users drastically.

[I used to be a stranger 7,994]

There's only about five of us. We all post under thousands of different screen names.

 

I am the 0%. Edited July 2, 2012 by Blue

[Somebody 570]

I'm talking about people in real life, but if I meant both the Internet and real life, well I don't know.

 

Only the real life ones count, for the Internet is formed of a select few individuals posing as hundreds of different people online in an attempt to artificially gain numbers to legitimize their strange obsessions among society. I smell conspiracy!

 

They just don't know it yet.

 

And are in denial

 

Consarn it, you beat me to it! I was going to say that!

 

Edit: Oopsie, I didn't notice the thread hadn't been replied to in seven months. ...I just don't know what went wrong!

Edited July 18, 2012 by Questio

[Thyflesh 35]

Only the real life ones count, for the Internet is formed of a select few individuals posing as hundreds of different people online in an attempt to artificially gain numbers to legitimize their strange obsessions among society. I smell conspiracy!

 

 

 

Consarn it, you beat me to it! I was going to say that!

 

Edit: Oopsie, I didn't notice the thread hadn't been replied to in seven months. ...I just don't know what went wrong!

 

 

Haha same with me >< I was just about to say look for pic's of Bronycon with 4k people where are 2k unique viewers AND there are now 200million hits on EQD. If anyone is interested.

[PonyEcho 1,610]

well we hit 5000 members on this forum and there are probably many many many more but i'll just take a guess and say the're just over 100k

Edited July 18, 2012 by PonyEcho

[Coolius rpi 117]

Your dad sounds like a real asshole. I for one exist. AND IM PROUD OF IT!

[Somebody 570]

I just unwittingly resurrected a dead thread...

 

 

What have I done?

[GrooveBroove 680]

I knew something was up lol.

But i'd saw maybe 200000+

 

Obviously all varying in degrees of broniness, however when you're big enough to have a CON and people recongnize the fandom outside traditional channels. You know you're pretty big.

[AppleJackle 37]

Ha, he read the Article, then I also showed him pageviews on the Equestria Daily. "Holy crap 98 Million views?" was his reaction. Now he agrees with my point of view. (Although his still 42, so he still thinks its more of a my age thing) He'll leave me alone about it now.

 

Thanks MLP Forums.

 

Yay! Though it would be hilarious if you managed to bronify him And then make him post in this thread when it happens.

[~Lawful Jordo~ 2,066]

A couple hundred thousand? Hell, we may have broken the million mark by now for all I know

[Thyflesh 35]

At least a million i imagine worldwide!

[Jokuc 8,174]

This question is so hard.. Maybe like half a million?

[Bbplsloveme 42]

there are plenty a bronies. you can look at the stats of this website and see how many people signed up and post stuff regularly.

there is also http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/06/bronies-appear-on-top-7-for-facebook.html

HAY YEAH! NOW THIS WILL PROVE SOMETHING! /]

 

so take how many people are of facebook, and take like 30% of that. thats about how many people are bronies.

[Pinkazoid 3,493]

about 2....maybe 3

 

jkjk

I think about 100 thousand.... maybe 200 thousand or 300, but that's as far as I could guess

Edited July 18, 2012 by Q. Pinkazoid The Bearded