Last month, we wrote about the new version of Path, dubbed “Path 2″, and we pointed out that by looking at the numbers of active users who have connected with Facebook, there were only 30,000 a month. It wasn’t that impressive, which is probably why Path completely redesigned the app.
Just two weeks later, things seem to be looking up for Path, according to the same source we used last month, Facebook.
Since the app is built for private sharing with up 150 of your closest friends, it’s difficult to see an outside network effect that would indicate sizable growth. The app is featured on Apple’s App store, though, which more than likely has given the company a boost. It certainly doesn’t hurt that the company also got a huge amount of attention from tech media as soon as it was available for download.
To clarify where these numbers come from, Facebook has a public listing for any service that allows its users to connect to it, and shows it as an app in a search result. The social network then shows monthly active users who have connected to Facebook using said service.
On November 29th, here’s how Path was faring with active users who had connected to Facebook:
As of today, it looks like things have picked up quite a bit, with Facebook showing 250,000 monthly active users.
That’s nearly 9x growth in just two weeks.
This doesn’t tell the whole story about Path’s potential and growth, since users don’t have to connect with Facebook. But it does show that since the redesign, the app is fairing much better with active users on the platform who have connected with the network.
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LikeThe attention this app is getting right now is totally unwarranted. The entire premise of the app is ludicrous. If I have something I want to share with only a small group of people, there's a simple solution... I'll just text or email them. Even in very small groups of people, I might want to share certain things with certain people. So even if I only had 5 people in my "Path", they might not be the right 5 for any given thing I want to share. And the UI everyone seems to rave about is mediocre. Path is another example of the Silicon Valley Hype Machine revving it's ugly head. If the Founders weren't early Facebook employees, no one would be talking about this app.
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LikeI tried path, but have stopped using it. The reason: I have different groups of friends that I want to share different content with - friends from high school colleagues, family etc. I can do this by adding them to different lists on FB - and me and some of my closest friends have created "secret groups" where we share more content. This works without any problems, so I won't try to persuade my closest friends over try Path (the only argument I have is that it looks nice - but fashion/design goes out of fashion).
Further on, having to pick which friends I want on Path is a disadvantage for me (in the long run). I see myself meeting someone at a party, that wants to add me on Path. I reject this requests, which makes the next time I see this person quite awkward. If the person adds me on FB, I avoid the problem - but I can still share more private content with my closest friends in private groups, or only to certain lists.
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LikeKjetil Holmefjord I prefer the look of Path but you're right about the lists thing, I use that more than anything on FB
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LikeI deliberately did not connect to Facebook and I love Path.
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LikeMartin Schmidler Same here.
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LikeConversation from Twitter
annemai I know schneidermike & I love it but path growth comes from its utility which attracts more users which increases it utility etc
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tmdvs What's 800% of nothing? LOL
jeffreypjacobs Wow! so that's what 24 users counting scobleizer ?
bwops do we HAVE to count him? Nobody would miss him.
dhulser Seems about right from the chatter I've watched. I just wish more of my friends were getting into it. College age is slow.
rcengelsman for real. Well see though.
dhulser rcengelsman Interesting. I only heard about Path from friends on InstaGram and Twitter, and had to go looking for the app.
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Yes.
Tried it when it debuted, liked it, then lost track of it. Might give it a second look now.
I am, though (a big) part of me thinks, "Just one more thing to deal with."
Yup. I think you're supposed to share only with close friends but I'm strolling along with a bunch of strangers. :)
ive been using it for a year last month... lol