Steemit's user base is growing at a significant rate. Although the numbers are still relatively small, with no significant advertising we are seeing strong growth which is great for the platform and the Steem holders at large. I believe we could see a critical mass event sometime in the next 12 months...
See bottom edit for revised figures based on Ned's contribution..
In less than 24hrs total number of Steemit account has grown from 14,500 to 14,632. This represents a 1% gain in user numbers in less than 24hrs. The more this platform continues to deliver return to content creators, the stronger this growth will continue. I have been blown away with Steemit so far, and it's great that the early adopters are getting a big stake in the future success of Steemit (something which no other social media platform has delivered)
You can monitor the user number here at; https://steemd.com/distribution
Great job 'Team Steemit'
Edit:
ned-reddit-login just confirmed there are around 4700 accounts, and around 150 sign up each of the last few days. This runs the growth rate at around 3% per day...