There has been a number of reason why User Numbers and other metrics have been inflated/deflated by various changes to the Steemit Protocol. Steemit is still growing, there is nothing to be concerned about of that basis. These numbers will become more a more accurate reflection of reality as we move forward.

The price of Steem has been under pressure for sometime. However, over the past 10 weeks, Steem Market Cap is still up 400%. The market just got overheated, and the price is just rebalancing...

Overal, we are still very early in the Steemit Journey, however I believe now is a good time to start following these metrics moving forward, to give ourselves the best reflection of where we may be heading in the future..