60 million in the Matrix, as users seek decentralised messaging. Slacked off and fed up with Teams? Want to escape the clutches of big tech? Element thinks so

Matrix is an open source project that publishes the Matrix open standard for secure, decentralised, real-time communication, and its Apache licensed reference implementations. The Matrix protocol is an open standard with open source implementations, supporting a vibrant developer ecosystem. Element was founded by the team behind Matrix as a way to bring it to the mainstream.

“A decentralised open standard is the most sensible and viable way forward for communications, in the same way that http underpins the web. It empowers users and providers with interoperability, security and data ownership. All parties have their own control and choice.”

According to Element, 25 million users were added to the service in the last year. Matrix reckons that these are users fleeing from the clutches of Big Tech. Microsoft said their monthly active user figure was north of 270 million. Still, 60 million users is a ringing endorsement for the Matrix platform and decentralised messaging in general.

See https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/15/matrix_grows/

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