In an interview with VentureBeat, Linden Lab's CEO, Mark Kingdon, talks about the continued success of Second Life.
Read the rest of the interview with Mark Kingdon over at VentureBeat.
VB: What are your user numbers like now?
MK: Registered users is above 15 million. The more important number is the simultaneous users. That is now more than 68,000. The diversity of users continues to grow. Companies are actively developing their presences in Second Life, more around collaboration and product development. You might say it’s a renaissance for businesses in Second Life. The first wave was well documented as a brand-building exercise. Now the second wave is more focused on collaboration and learning. On the consumer side, the thing that is most interesting is we have a lot of international adoption. I spend a lot of time visiting the “help islands” where new residents (as Second Life members are called) “rez in” for the first time. The diversity is staggering, with Polish-speaking or other users joining.
VB: How many registered users are there now?
MK: We focus more on the simultaneous users and usage hours. The last stats we posted showed user hours grew 8.5 percent to 380 million in the second quarter. The number of regions owned by residents increased 44.2 percent over the first quarter to 1.5 billion square meters.
At least 15 million users have tried out the game, and despite there not being any "still active members" count, the fact that the in-game content still receives such significant content growth is mind blowing.MK: Registered users is above 15 million. The more important number is the simultaneous users. That is now more than 68,000. The diversity of users continues to grow. Companies are actively developing their presences in Second Life, more around collaboration and product development. You might say it’s a renaissance for businesses in Second Life. The first wave was well documented as a brand-building exercise. Now the second wave is more focused on collaboration and learning. On the consumer side, the thing that is most interesting is we have a lot of international adoption. I spend a lot of time visiting the “help islands” where new residents (as Second Life members are called) “rez in” for the first time. The diversity is staggering, with Polish-speaking or other users joining.
VB: How many registered users are there now?
MK: We focus more on the simultaneous users and usage hours. The last stats we posted showed user hours grew 8.5 percent to 380 million in the second quarter. The number of regions owned by residents increased 44.2 percent over the first quarter to 1.5 billion square meters.
Read the rest of the interview with Mark Kingdon over at VentureBeat.
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