Decentralized Matrix protocol has 60 million users worldwide

The decentralized Matrix protocol has 60 million users. In 2021, the network grew by 71 percent, the makers say. The Element app is the main driver in this, but the German healthcare system was also an important step.

It is not clear whether it concerns daily or monthly active users, or the total number of users, but in a press release the makers say that the number of users worldwide is sixty million. 25 million of them came to the platform in 2021, the makers say. This concerns all users of the protocol, regardless of which application they use. Matrix is ​​a decentralized chat protocol that makes it possible to have encrypted conversations with other Matrix users, regardless of which application they use. The most popular application is still Element. It was built by the founders of Matrix and is still the main app that uses the protocol, but in principle anyone can make such an application.

The makers of Matrix say the growth is due to Element gaining more users. This happened in particular with governments and government institutions. Parts of the US, UK and French governments pay for the premium variant of Element. Another important driver for the new number of users, according to the makers, is the German health industry. Last year, the health consortium compelled the use of Matrix. As a result, more than 150,000 health institutions would start using the protocol. That is in particular Element, but other app makers are also working with the protocol.

The developers also point out that more and more software is getting integration for Matrix, such as mail client Thunderbird. According to the makers, this can ensure even faster growth. They say they are getting ready for a hundred million worldwide users. For this, the One app is being further developed, which makes integration with WhatsApp and Signal possible, but the makers are also working on their own metaverse platform based on the protocol.