After taking a lot longer than I was expecting to, I'm pleased to announce the results of the census we ran earlier this year!
This year, the results are on our website instead of being copied into a post here. I'm hoping that this is better since the website charts are interactive, with additional details if you click/tap on something. They also support dark and light mode. The full results contain discussion on how we processed the results, any assumptions we made, and all of our recommendations for how to improve this process for next time.
fedecan.ca/en/announcements/2026-04-03_censusResults
If you have any issues with the site, let us know and we will take a look.
I can also add screenshots in the comments so that people reading the comments don't have to search through the article for context.
A few sample charts
Section 1.5: Internet Speed
Section 1.8: Most common pets
Yes, the 200 cherry shrimp were all from one response.
Section 2.01: Age Distribution
Section 2.08: Education
Section 2.10: Desktop Operating System
The question on specific distro / version had a pretty low sample size, but you can find that too on the article.
Section 3.1.08: Most popular desktop UIs
Section 3.1.10: Most Popular Mobile Apps
Section 3.1.13: How often people use centralized forums/threaded platforms
Section 3.2.05: What people post on Pixelfed
Section 3.2.06: What people follow on Pixelfed
Section 3.3.04: Donations (of time or money)
Section 4.4: Favourite genre of music
It would be cool to see an income demographic question.