Popular instances
The table of all the instances I could discover was getting huge and taking an eternity to load so I decided to make a smaller list. It would be nice to have some meaningful measure to use but all I could come up with was number of users so that's what I've used. Maybe in future I'll change this to some measure of activity.
If there is a link on the instance name then it might take you to the instance's local timeline (although it's probably only reliable for Mastodon instances running 4.0 or better). Due to the width of the table it won't display on something that doesn't have much screen real estate.
You should be able to click on the column heading to get the table sorted on that column. Expect weirdness though.
| Instance | Register | Software | Site/Staff Language |
Translation | Max Characters | Poll options | Registered Users | Active Users | Posts /User/Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aethy.com |  | Open | mastodon 4.3.0 | English | Enabled | 100000 | 20 | 50,426 | 5,172 (10.3%) | 0.13 |
| bassam.social | صُنع من أجل الحريّة | Open | hybridsocial 0.1.0 | English | Unknown | 5000 | 4 | 12,619 | 72 (0.6%) | 65.83 |
| beautifulmind.club | Open | nodebb 4.4.1 | Unknown | 43,432 | 3,961 (9.1%) | 0.00 | ||||
| beige.party |  | Closed | mastodon 4.6.2 | English | Enabled | 11001 | 50 | 1,113 | 558 (50.1%) | 5.84 |
| blog.dtth.ch | Blogs from members of DTTH | Open | writefreely 0.16.0 | Unknown | 456 | 0.15 | ||||
| blog.liberta.vip | Votre blog sur Liberta : simple, rapide, gratuit et respectueux de vos données. | Closed | writefreely 0.16.0 | Unknown | 471 | 419 (89.0%) | 0.15 | |||
| blog.transistor.one | A blog where I talk about anime, tech and other geeky things | Closed | writefreely | Unknown | 417 | 412 (98.8%) | 0.15 | |||
| blogs.dgplug.org | Minimal, federated blogging platform. | Closed | writefreely 0.13.1 | Unknown | 409 | 396 (96.8%) | 0.15 | |||
| brighteon.social |  | Open | brighteon 3.4.6 | English | Unknown | 56,688 | 473 (0.8%) | 1.34 | ||
| c.im |  | Open | mastodon 4.6.3 | English | Enabled | 5000 | 20 | 68,236 | 1,721 (2.5%) | 1.44 |
| demo.writefreely.host | Minimal, federated blogging platform. | Closed | writefreely 0.16.0 | Unknown | 1,763 | 410 (23.3%) | 0.15 | |||
| diaspora-fr.org | Closed | diaspora 0.10.0 | Unknown | 68,557 | 375 (0.5%) | 0.45 | ||||
| eggplant.place | Open | neodb main | Unknown | 781 | 83 (10.6%) | 83.92 | ||||
| fed.brid.gy |  | Open | bridgy-fed | Unknown | 141,135 | Idle | ||||
| findout.media |  | Open | mastodon 4.5.11 | English | Enabled | 500 | 4 | 11,301 | 3,855 (34.1%) | 0.03 |
| flipboard.social |  | Open | mastodon 4.6.3 | English | Enabled | 5000 | 14 | 29,081 | 3,383 (11.6%) | 0.23 |
| forum.cloudron.io | Open | nodebb 4.13.2 | Unknown | 36,391 | 5,212 (14.3%) | 0.00 | ||||
| forum.magicmirror.builders | Open | nodebb 4.14.0 | Unknown | 74,414 | 594 (0.8%) | 0.00 | ||||
| forums.theshow.com | Closed | nodebb 4.13.2 | Unknown | 406,811 | 7,979 (2.0%) | 0.00 | ||||
| fosstodon.org |  | Closed | mastodon 4.6.3 | English | Enabled | 500 | 4 | 62,695 | 7,303 (11.6%) | 0.01 |
| gegenstimme.tv | Gegenstimme.tv ist eine zensurfreie Videoplattform, die von einigen Aktivisten betrieben wird. Bei uns ist jeder willkommen, niemand wird wegen seiner Ansichten diskriminiert. | Open | peertube 6.0.3 | Deutsch, English | Unknown | 87,712 | 645 (0.7%) | 0.01 | ||
| gram.social |  | Open | pixelfed 0.12.7 | English | None | 2000 | 0 | 98,622 | 7,403 (7.5%) | Idle |
| hachyderm.io |  | Open | mastodon 4.6.3 | English | Enabled | 2263 | 4 | 57,757 | 7,494 (13.0%) | 0.32 |
| hub.aunsw.88.io |  | Closed | mastodon 4.5.5 | English | Enabled | 50000 | 5 | 22 | 6 (27.3%) | 764.18 |
| infosec.exchange |  | Open | mastodon 4.7.0 | English | Enabled | 11000 | 10 | 82,354 | 10,408 (12.6%) | 0.47 |
| infosec.press | Minimal, federated blogging platform. | Open | writefreely 0.16.0 | Unknown | 729 | 436 (59.8%) | 0.15 | |||
| kenji.asmodeus.jp |  | Closed | mastodon 4.5.10 | English | None | 500 | 4 | 13 | 13 (100.0%) | 531.08 |
| krem.tooot.im | A blogging site on the Hebrew Fediverse | Closed | writefreely 0.16.0 | Unknown | 455 | 0.07 | ||||
| kubuckets.com | A KU (Kansas University) basketball and football message board. Rock Chalk Jayhawk! | Open | nodebb 4.7.0 | Unknown | 4,293 | 2,362 (55.0%) | 0.00 | |||
| labo.wovs.tk | おちゃで繋がるネットワーク🍵<br><br>以下の条件に当てはまる人はお断りです。<br> ・EU圏内に在住している方 (If you live in the EU, you cannot register. Please understand that.)<br> ・利用規約を読んでいない人<br> <a href="https://terms-labo.wovs.tk" target="_blank"><u>利用規約</u></a> <a href="https://forms.yandex.com/cloud/65db26082530c2ed5344076c"><u>問い合わせフォーム</u></a> <a href="https://status.labo.wovs.tk" target="_blank"><u>ステータスページ</u></a> <br> 侵害情報の削除を希望される場合はプロバイダ責任制限法における侵害情報の通知書、送信防止措置依頼書を提出することも可能です、対応いたしますので個別に問い合わせください | Closed | misskey 12.119.2 | Unknown | 3000 | 23,730 | 1,340 (5.6%) | 3.46 | ||
| lemmy.ml |  | Open | lemmy 0.19.19 | Unknown | 58,268 | 1,865 (3.2%) | 0.02 | |||
| lemmy.world |  | Open | lemmy 0.19.19 | Unknown | 195,335 | 13,280 (6.8%) | 0.05 | |||
| lemmynsfw.com |  | Closed | lemmy 0.19.14 | Unknown | 75,109 | 148 (0.2%) | Idle | |||
| live-theater.net | LIVE THE@TER NET (LTN) はアイドルマスター ミリオンライブ！のプロデューサー向けに開設された非公式 SNS です（版権元とは一切関係ありません）。 | Open | misskey 2026.6.0 | Unknown | 3000 | 4,180 | 2.67 | |||
| loops.video | The flagship Loops server, a new creative community for sharing videos and going viral. | Open | loops 1.0.0 | Unknown | 43,539 | 4,120 (9.5%) | 0.02 | |||
| loveor.me |  | Open | mastodon 4.2.1 | English | None | 5000 | 4 | 125 | 117 (93.6%) | 29.93 |
| mas.to |  | Closed | mastodon 4.6.3 | English | Enabled | 1000 | 4 | 188,067 | 7,702 (4.1%) | 0.77 |
| masto.ai |  | Closed | mastodon 4.6.1 | English | Enabled | 500 | 4 | 73,116 | 1,293 (1.8%) | 1.33 |
| mastodon.cloud | Everyone is welcome as long as you follow our code of conduct! Thank you. Mastodon.cloud is maintained by Sujitech, LLC. | Closed | mastodon 4.5.9 | English | None | 500 | 4 | 278,734 | 1,530 (0.5%) | 0.37 |
| mastodon.jwsoat.com |  | Open | mastodon 4.6.3 | English | None | 500 | 4 | 48 | 42 (87.5%) | 70.80 |
| mastodon.online |  | Closed | mastodon 4.7.0 | English | Enabled | 500 | 4 | 188,783 | 7,579 (4.0%) | 0.53 |
| mastodon.sdf.org |  | Open | mastodon 4.4.20 | English | None | 500 | 4 | 73,346 | 1,393 (1.9%) | 0.56 |
| mastodon.social |  | Open | mastodon 4.6.3 | English | Enabled | 500 | 4 | 3,343,029 | 267,292 (8.0%) | 0.44 |
| mastodon.top |  | Closed | mastodon 4.4.20 | Français | None | 500 | 4 | 51,229 | 817 (1.6%) | 0.47 |
| mastodon.uno |  | Open | mastodon 4.6.3 | Italiano | Enabled | 500 | 4 | 80,201 | 4,898 (6.1%) | 0.17 |
| mastodon.world |  | Open | mastodon 4.6.2 | English | Enabled | 500 | 4 | 196,290 | 6,379 (3.2%) | 0.63 |
| mastodonapp.uk |  | Open | mastodon 4.5.10 | English | None | 1000 | 4 | 80,265 | 2,009 (2.5%) | 1.00 |
| micro.blog |  | Open | microdotblog 2.1 | Unknown | 259,928 | 7,305 (2.8%) | 2.32 | |||
| misskey.day | にぎやかだけど、やさしい△ふじさんすきーは、安心して過ごせるMisskeyサーバーです△創作も、交流も。あなたの活動を、のびのび置ける場所△AIさんと仲良しです | Open | misskey 2026.6.0 | Unknown | 3000 | 15,119 | 0.84 | |||
| misskey.gamelore.fun | ゲームを遊ぶ人のサーバーです。ゲームが好きな人なら話題はなんでもどうぞ。<br> 参加したい人はまず<a href="https://misskey.gamelore.fun/@admin/pages/1677660194362">利用規約</a>を読んでください。<br> 利用規約を読まないと登録できないようになっています。<br> <br> 心得<br> 1. うっかりデータふっとんだときに泣かないものを置くこと<br> 2. ゲーム以外の話をしてもいいし、配信したりしていい<br> 3. 合わない人は気軽にブロックやミュートを使うこと<br> （ブロックはTwitterと違い自分に見えるけど相手から見えない）<br> <br> ドメインのgamelore.funはgame=ゲーム lore=伝承 | Closed | misskey 2026.7.0 | Unknown | 3000 | 3,960 | 2.46 | |||
| misskey.io | Misskey.io は、株式会社MisskeyHQが運営する地球で生まれた分散マイクロブログSNSです。<br> Fediverse（様々なSNSで構成される宇宙）の中に存在するため、他のSNSと相互に繋がっています。 <br> 暫し都会の喧騒から離れて、新しいインターネットにダイブしてみませんか。<br> <br> <span style="color:#eb6363">※VPNや捨てメアドを利用しての登録は出来ません</span> | Open | misskey 2025.4.1 | 日本語, English, 中文, 한국어, Français, Deutsch | Unknown | 3000 | 726,565 | 0.15 | ||
| mstdn.jp |  | Open | mastodon 4.3.22 | English | None | 500 | 4 | 413,800 | 10,042 (2.4%) | 0.74 |
| mstdn.murasama.net |  | Closed | mastodon 4.6.3 | English | None | 500 | 4 | 175 | 118 (67.4%) | 0.00 |
| mstdn.party |  | Open | mastodon 4.6.2 | English | Enabled | 500 | 4 | 54,939 | 1,433 (2.6%) | Idle |
| mstdn.social |  | Open | mastodon 4.6.1 | English | Enabled | 500 | 4 | 275,419 | 10,486 (3.8%) | 0.87 |
| neodb.social | Open | neodb 0.16.3.2 | Unknown | 32,900 | 1,639 (5.0%) | 2.75 | ||||
| ninjaclub.ninjabet.it | Il NinjaClub è il forum di NinjaBet, prima community in Italia per guadagnare online con il Matched Betting. | Open | nodebb 4.12.0 | Unknown | 78,887 | 1,118 (1.4%) | 0.00 | |||
| occm.cc |  | Open | mastodon 4.7.0 | 한국어 | None | 2000 | 4 | 12,220 | 3,087 (25.3%) | 2.48 |
| openspace.social | Open | openspace unknown | Unknown | 2,382 | 1 (0.0%) | 10771.85 | ||||
| paper.wf | Write freely on Paper.wf 在紙上自由書寫 (Welcome to the following languages: Deutsche, English, Español, français, Português, عربى, 简体中文, 正體中文, 日本語, 한국어, etc..) | Open | writefreely 0.15.1 | Unknown | 166,732 | 16,450 (9.9%) | 0.12 | |||
| pawoo.net | The Social Coop Limited が運営するマストドンインスタンス「Pawoo」は、文章や画像を投稿して楽しむSNSです。 「創作活動や自由なコミュニケーションを楽しめる場」として、どなたにも幅広く使っていただけます。 | Open | mastodon 4.1.18 | English | None | 500 | 4 | 978,839 | 13,607 (1.4%) | 0.51 |
| pen.absturztau.be | Minimal, federated blogging platform. | Open | writefreely 0.13.2 | Unknown | 59,141 | 0.00 | ||||
| people.kernel.org | The people behind Linux | Closed | writefreely 0.16.0 | Unknown | 464 | 427 (92.0%) | 0.15 | |||
| phijkchu.com | Video Archive of Rob's YouTube series & livestreams | Open | peertube 8.2.1 | English | Unknown | 203,122 | 11,719 (5.8%) | 0.00 | ||
| pixelfed.de |  | Open | pixelfed 0.12.7 | English | None | 5000 | 0 | 93,135 | 9,669 (10.4%) | 0.02 |
| pixelfed.social |  | Closed | pixelfed 0.12.7 | English | None | 2000 | 0 | 571,414 | 51,044 (8.9%) | Idle |
| pixelfed.uno |  | Open | pixelfed 0.12.7 | Italiano | None | 2001 | 0 | 91,807 | 7,617 (8.3%) | 0.01 |
| planet.moe |  | Open | mastodon 4.6.3 | 한국어 | Enabled | 500 | 4 | 40,926 | 9,941 (24.3%) | 1.03 |
| pravda.me |  | Open | mastodon 4.1.20 | English | None | 5000 | 4 | 228,983 | 0.01 | |
| pubeurope.com |  | Closed | mastodon 4.4.15 | English | None | 500 | 4 | 191 | 180 (94.2%) | 119.83 |
| publish.ministryofinternet.eu | Publishing platform for humans | Closed | writefreely 0.16.0 | Unknown | 5,154 | 446 (8.7%) | 0.11 | |||
| pxlmo.com |  | Closed | pixelfed 0.12.7 | English | None | 500 | 0 | 60,619 | 1,837 (3.0%) | 0.04 |
| qua.name | Minimal, federated blogging platform. | Closed | writefreely 0.14.0 | Unknown | 2,621 | 464 (17.7%) | 0.15 | |||
| side.misskey.productions | <p> <p style="color:red;font-weight:bold;"> スパム対策のため招待制にしています。新規登録用招待コードは以下のフォームより申請が可能です。<br><a href="https://forms.gle/Q63YDybt27Qe6Emo9">https://forms.gle/Q63YDybt27Qe6Emo9</a><br/> さいどみすきーは、『アイドルマスターSideM』が「すきー」な方が、わいわい……がやがや……できることを目的としたMisskeyサーバーです。<br/> ※版権公式とは一切関係ない個人運営サーバーです。 </p> <p> 登録される方は<span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;"><a href="https://docs.side.misskey.productions/">さいどみすきーInfo</a></span>を必ずご確認ください<br/> 登録した時点で、利用規約・プライバシーポリシー・閲覧注意の投稿ルールを確認・了承したものとみなします。 </p> | Closed | misskey 2026.5.4 | Unknown | 3000 | 2,819 | 3.00 | |||
| skeptikon.fr | Skeptikón est une plateforme de vidéos en ligne dédiée à la Zététique, à l'esprit critique, et au scepticisme de manière plus générale. | Open | peertube 8.2.2 | Français | Unknown | 22,327 | 1,231 (5.5%) | 0.00 | ||
| social.laoapp.la | | Closed | mastodon 4.4.0 | English | None | 500 | 4 | 443,598 | 123,386 (27.8%) | 0.00 |
| social.vivaldi.net | Vivaldi Social is part of the Mastodon network and is hosted in Iceland by the makers of Vivaldi Browser. Everyone is welcome to join. | Open | mastodon 4.6.3 | English | Enabled | 1337 | 8 | 84,938 | 6,438 (7.6%) | 0.40 |
| swebbtv.se | Svensk Webbtelevision är ett medborgarfinansierat initiativ för att skapa en regelbunden och allsidig nyhets- och informationsförmedling som ger uttryck för ett breddat utbud av ämnen och perspektiv samt granskning av för demokratin grundläggande skeenden. Därför tror vi på en fri och öppen debatt där olika åsikter får komma till uttryck. | Open | peertube 8.2.2 | Svenska, English | Unknown | 20,791 | 3,296 (15.9%) | 0.00 | ||
| tales.tiggi.es | A Furry/LGBTQIA+/Tech/Geek writing community on the Interwebs and in the Fediverse. Share your stories, build your worlds, federate your tales. Powered by sunshine and creativity. ☀️🐯🐾 | Closed | writefreely 0.16.0 | Unknown | 464 | 436 (94.0%) | 0.15 | |||
| techhub.social |  | Open | mastodon 4.6.0 | English | Enabled | 3072 | 8 | 86,858 | 3,710 (4.3%) | 0.34 |
| tkz.one |  | Open | mastodon 4.7.0 | Español | Enabled | 5052 | 9 | 72,631 | 1,515 (2.1%) | 0.19 |
| toot.community |  | Open | mastodon 4.6.3 | English | Enabled | 500 | 4 | 34,165 | 1,689 (4.9%) | 7.25 |
| universeodon.com |  | Open | mastodon 4.6.2 | English | Enabled | 2000 | 4 | 81,887 | 1,952 (2.4%) | 0.68 |
| val-vgms.gay | Instancia donde Val expresa lo que tiene en su mente en forma de texto escrito. Potenciada por WriteFreely y conectada a la red ActivityPub. | Closed | writefreely 0.16.0 | Unknown | 457 | 453 (99.1%) | 0.15 | |||
| videos.shmalls.pw | shmallstube aims to bring the best english content of peertube into one place | Open | peertube 8.0.2 | English | Unknown | 272 | 5 (1.8%) | 48.23 | ||
| wordsmith.social | Federated writing for the wordsmith in everyone. | Closed | writefreely 0.16.0 | Unknown | 15,825 | 477 (3.0%) | 0.15 | |||
| write.literatur.social | Der Einstieg ins Fediverse für Autor*innen und Literaturmenschen | Open | writefreely 0.16.0 | Unknown | 501 | 477 (95.2%) | 0.15 | |||
| write.otter.homes | 欢迎来到海獭写手站 （write.otter.homes）! Welcome to write.otter.homes! | Closed | writefreely 0.15.1 | Unknown | 734 | 491 (66.9%) | 0.15 | |||
| write.owu.one | 一般通过WriteFreely实例 | Closed | writefreely 0.15.1 | Unknown | 455 | 447 (98.2%) | 0.15 | |||
| write.rlp.schule | WriteFreely_Blogs | Open | writefreely 0.16.0 | Unknown | 10,244 | 729 (7.1%) | 0.46 | |||
| write.tedomum.net | Minimal, federated blogging platform. | Open | writefreely 0.16.0 | Unknown | 613 | 445 (72.6%) | 0.15 | |||
| writefreely.pl | WriteFreely_Blogs | Closed | writefreely | Unknown | 2,466 | 1,338 (54.3%) | 0.05 |
Last Updated: Fri Jul 17 13:34:24 2026 UTC