Earlier this month we shared new app metadata guidelines in response to the growth and maturity of Flathub. Today we're proud to share about that growth in a bit more detail including a huge milestone, how we calculate stats, and what we believe is driving that growth.
Many Flatpaks use the Freedesktop runtime, so most active Flatpak users have it installed, and will automatically update to new versions. Recently the Freedesktop runtime was updated, and Flathub counted the number of downloads.
How does flathub count users, given that accounts are not required?
Many Flatpaks use the Freedesktop runtime, so most active Flatpak users have it installed, and will automatically update to new versions. Recently the Freedesktop runtime was updated, and Flathub counted the number of downloads.