a huge chunk of users got fucked by the uk ban
edit:i noticed back on the archive pages that the total number of members has only grown 12% YoY since 2022 and you have to factor in trolls and "single thread" style users who just decide to make an account for one day, and socks like Cynthia in the Nick Rekieta threads.
if we're being honest Kiwifarms probably has hit a "peak" its not like in the late 2010s where the site was growing 50% YoY, the fact that most "lolcows" are these freaks who were born in the 1980s doesn't help either.
not that i doubt there are lolcows born later, but there are other places and venues to keep track of freaks on tiktok vs here.