Looking at the number of active blogs - those updated in the past 3 months - it’s clear that the blogosphere is, at best, taking a breather, or, at worst, peaking.
As you can see, there are just over 15 million “active” blogs, and it appears the growth is slowing down.
It’s far too early to make the statement that blogging has plateaued or peaked. For one thing, looking at the chart, you can still see growth. Sure, compared to previous months, it’s not as dramatic, but show many an industry that is able to keep up dramatic growth forever (ok, besides Google).
As BW suggests, blogging is not the only social media kid on the block these days. We have podcasting, video, social networks, etc., so it could well be that many people try blogs and decide they prefer a different platform.
What do you think? Is blogging peaking, slowing down, or just taking a breather?
