How Engaged Are Steemit Users in Voting for Witnesses?
That's what this weekly report is all about.
This week's engagement rate for accounts with 100,000 VESTS or more is:
21.3%
That's up 5% from last week, with a 3.8% increase in new users.
If you're not sure what a witness vote is, or why it's important, please see my older post Steemit is Free, But Your Witness Vote Determines its Future.
This report uses 
MV stands for Million VESTS.
VESTS are like vested shares in Steemit and relate to Steem by a ratio (484.932 Steem per MV as of this report).
VESTS impact the weight of your vote on posts and the influence of your vote for Steemit Witnesses.
Here's how I'm filtering the data:
All Accounts: No filter applied, includes all accounts.> 100,000: Accounts with 100,000 or more VESTS.> 0 Posts: Accounts which have posted at least once.> 100k & > 0 Posts: Accounts with 100,000 or more VESTS who have also posted at least once.Active: Accounts which have voted, commented, and posted a root post in the last 30 days.
The percentage values in parentheses show the change since last week's report.
Overview
This shows the total number of accounts and VESTS (excluding steemit related accounts).
| Filter | Accounts | % Accounts | VESTS | % VESTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Accounts | 338,570 (3.8%) | 100% | 185,517 (0.1%) | 100% |
| > 100,000 VESTS | 25,413 (1.2%) | 7.51% (-2.5%) | 181,070 (-0.1%) | 97.6% (-0%) |
| > 0 Posts | 138,219 (3.8%) | 40.82% (-0%) | 128,993 (-0.3%) | 69.53% (-0.3%) |
| > 100k & > 0 Posts | 16,892 (1.6%) | 4.99% (-2.2%) | 127,345 (-0.4%) | 68.64% (-0.3%) |
| Active | 40,153 (-0.2%) | 11.86% (-3.9%) | 67,331 (-0.2%) | 37.19% (-0.1%) |
Voters
This shows the total number of accounts and VESTS which have voted for a witness or set a proxy.
| Filter | Accounts | % Accounts | VESTS | % VESTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Accounts | 13,460 (3.6%) | 3.98% (4.5%) | 133,657 (-0.1%) | 72.05% (-1.7%) |
| > 100,000 VESTS | 5,412 (3.3%) | 21.3% (5%) | 133,476 (-0.1%) | 73.72% (-1.7%) |
| > 0 Posts | 9,848 (4.7%) | 7.12% (6.9%) | 99,449 (-0.1%) | 77.1% (-2%) |
| > 100k & > 0 Posts | 4,699 (3.8%) | 27.82% (5.5%) | 99,332 (-0.1%) | 78% (2%) |
| Active | 5,890 (2.5%) | 14.67% (2.7%) | 56,248 (-1.2%) | 83.54% (1.4%) |
Voting For Inactive Witnesses
This shows the number of accounts which are currently voting for witness accounts in the top 100 there not currently active witnesses. This number should be 0.
| Filter | Accounts | % Accounts | VESTS | % VESTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Accounts | 1,128 (-24.4%) | 8.38% (-31.2%) | 21,932 (-21.8%) | 16.41% (-20.3%) |
| > 100,000 VESTS | 652 (-21.4%) | 12.05% (-27.6%) | 21,919 (-21.8%) | 16.42% (-20.4%) |
| > 0 Posts | 1,056 (-24.5%) | 10.72% (-33%) | 21,269 (-22.3%) | 21.39% (-20.3%) |
| > 100k & > 0 Posts | 621 (-21.8%) | 13.22% (-28.6%) | 21,257 (-22.3%) | 21.4% (-20.3%) |
| Active | 461 (-34.6%) | 7.83% (-36.2%) | 5,617 (-36.6%) | 9.99% (-37.4%) |
It's really encouraging to see these numbers all going negative! Well done, Steemians! We're moving in the right direction here.
If you're voting for any of these inactive witness accounts, you should remove your vote unless you know they are only temporarily inactive:
kushed
cyrano.witness
nextgencrypto
dantheman
tdv.witness
picokernel
bitcube
hagie
silversteem
blackwidow
steve-walschot
jabbasteem
robertdurst10
enki
nonlinearone
mckenziegary
nexus-dev
linouxis9
dele-puppy
Here are the top 50 accounts by VESTS (excluding 24 accounts which I've been told are Steemit employee or contractor accounts) which are not currently voting for a Steemit Witness:
| Account | VESTS |
|---|---|
| ranchorelaxo | 2,674 MV |
| recursive | 834 MV |
| alvaro | 696 MV |
| azeroth | 560 MV |
| livingfree | 521 MV |
| creator | 477 MV |
| another | 414 MV |
| done | 397 MV |
| eeqj | 393 MV |
| systema | 361 MV |
| kidrock | 354 MV |
| tyler | 333 MV |
| hiva | 309 MV |
| newhope | 289 MV |
| node1 | 278 MV |
| virus707 | 276 MV |
| damarth | 273 MV |
| figaro | 260 MV |
| sigizzang | 258 MV |
| ripperone | 248 MV |
| bramd | 242 MV |
| bitcointalker | 234 MV |
| moderator | 233 MV |
| moses153 | 229 MV |
| otisbrown | 226 MV |
| temet-nosce | 222 MV |
| natsu | 220 MV |
| ctrl-alt-nwo | 218 MV |
| modprobe | 217 MV |
| famunger | 211 MV |
| alexis555 | 204 MV |
| node2 | 202 MV |
| cornucopia | 199 MV |
| tim | 196 MV |
| czechglobalhosts | 196 MV |
| biggest | 189 MV |
| bayrene | 188 MV |
| wans | 185 MV |
| eclipse | 184 MV |
| layz3r | 182 MV |
| faddy | 181 MV |
| ryanwdaviessteem | 179 MV |
| cylonmaker2053 | 178 MV |
| mangos | 176 MV |
| ramires | 158 MV |
| star | 153 MV |
| urbanoid | 146 MV |
| solaris | 144 MV |
| trevonjb | 141 MV |
| starky | 132 MV |
These top 50 have 15,973 MV (+1.3%) which could be applied to witness votes.
If you know people on this list, maybe encourage them to set a proxy voter or ask them why they aren't voting right now. Those like myself who are working to move up the witness ranks would sure appreciate their support.
Have You Voted for a Witness?
If you haven't voted yet, please consider setting 
Again, if you're not sure what a witness vote is, or why it's important, please see my older post Steemit is Free, But Your Witness Vote Determines its Future.
Thank you! I hope you found this useful.
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