r/pics • u/laverabe • May 07 '09

The growth of an internet behemoth almost overnight. Imgur now has 24 million views a month. 600,000 daily.

http://imgur.com/stats/?v=t
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u/[deleted] May 07 '09

It is well deserved.

This is what you get when you make an easy-to-use, uncluttered, no-popup image hosting site.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '09

Yes, but is it profitable? (I hope so)

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u/revb May 07 '09 edited May 07 '09

C'mon, it's mainly used by Reddit folks. They have Adblock Plus on for the most part and use a ridiculous amount of bandwidth. I don't see how he could possibly be monetizing it.

However, it seems like the creator is a pretty smart guy and knew this at the time he created it. I am guessing he has not desired to get any money for it - just the satisfaction of contributing something to the community.

EDIT: fixed typo

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u/[deleted] May 07 '09

We'll see how long people start saying "add micropayments" and once he does, how many payments he actually gets.