January 24, 2003 Update:

I. Meetup Totals
II. Top 25 Meetup Cities
III. Top 25 Meetup Topics
IV. Fastest Growing Meetup Topics
V. Fastest Growing Meetup Locales
VI. New Meetup Cities
VII. Meetups of Note
VIII. Meetup Buzz
IX. Meetup Links

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I. Meetup Totals

Total members worldwide 142,327
Total Meetup Topics 738
Total Meetups to date 3,542
# People who've met up 20,525
# Cities, worldwide 535
# Countries 34

Launch Date June 14, 2002
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II. Top 25 Meetup Cities

New York, NY
London, England
Toronto, ON
Washington, DC
Chicago, IL
Boston, MA
Atlanta, GA
Seattle, WA
LA-Santa Monica, CA
San Diego, CA
Houston, TX
Philadelphia, PA
Vancouver, BC
Dallas-Plano, TX
San Francisco, CA
Orange County, CA
Portland, OR
Austin, TX
Sacramento, CA
Detroit, MI
Phoenix, AZ
Minneapolis, MN
Melbourne, Australia
Sydney, Australia
San Jose, CA

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III. Top 25 Meetup Topics (past 7 days)

Dashboard Confessional
BookCrossing
Witches
Crochet
Pagan
TechTV
LiveJournal
Linux
Scrapbooking
Insane Clown Posse
Vampire
Goth
Atkins Diet
Atheists
No War With Iraq
Knitting
Spanish Language
Slashdot
Emo
Dean in 2004
Web Design
French Language
Buffy
Screenwriters
Newly Single

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IV. Fastest Growing Meetup Topics

Dashboard Confessional +1227%
PT Cruiser +920%
Atkins Diet +529%
Crochet +201%
Screenwriters +117%
Dean in 2004 +73%
Filmmakers +54%
Avril Lavigne +36%
TechTV +35%
Ken Wilber +35%
Edwards in 2004 +32%
Emo +31%
Stay At Home Moms +31%
Tool +30%
Body Modification +30%
Event Planning +29%
Mystery Science Theater 3000 +28%
No War With Iraq +27%
Expat American +25%
Burning Man +24%
Angel +24%
Hip Hop +24%
Graphic Design +23%
System of a Down +23%
Chinese Language +22%

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V. Fastest Growing Meetup Locales

Waterloo, ON +96%
São Paulo, Brasil +34%
Houma, LA +33%
Bristol, England +30%
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil +25%
Yuma, AZ +24%
Pottsville-Sunbury, PA +22%
Edinburgh, Scotland +21%
Mexico City, Mexico +20%
Keene, NH +19%
Camden-Cherry Hill, NJ +19%
Fort Collins, CO +19%
Panama City, FL +18%
Decatur-Effingham, IL +18%
Greenville, SC +18%
Rapid City, SD +18%
Altoona, PA +18%
Lake Charles, LA +18%
Lebanon-Claremont, NH +17%
New Haven-Waterbury, CT +16%
Ardmore, OK +16%
Tuscaloosa, AL +16%
Lafayette, LA +16%
Toledo, OH +15%
Canton, OH +15%

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VI. Newest Meetup Cities

Lisbon, Portugal
Oulu, Finland
Beirut, Lebanon
Pretoria, South Africa
Athens, Greece
Islamabad, Pakistan
Bogotá, Columbia
Jakarta, Indonesia
Bristol, England
Tartu, Estonia
Bucharest, Romania
Fredericton, Canada
Waterloo, Canada

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VII. Meetups of Note

http://journo.meetup.com
http://diabetes.meetup.com
http://bookcrossing.meetup.com/hq/
http://www.meetup.com/browse/polact/cand
http://chihuahua.meetup.com/photos?id=101617:120509:0

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VIII. Meetup Buzz

"Meetup is the perfect sort of service for our fans... Now THIS is grass-roots ... at its best." - Dashboard Confessional

"It was great! Thanks so much for providing this service, Meetup is AWESOME! " -- Gelsomina, Knitters Meetup, San Diego, CA.

"The meetup was wonderful. Everyone was sooooo friendly and excited. Can't wait until next month's meetup. " -- sherri66, Prince Fan Meetup, Atlanta, GA.

"Enjoyed meeting people with similar concerns and views, but with more experience with dissent. Agreed to take steps to enlarge group, share info and plan action. Very Encouraging! Thanks for an excellent service. The Internet rules! " -- user, No War With Iraq Meetup, Orange County, CA.

"The Meetup was great! I can hardly wait until next month!" -- Mary, Atheist Meetup, Philadelphia, PA.

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IX. Meetup Links

Home : http://www.meetup.com
About : http://www.meetup.com/credits/
Buzz : http://www.meetup.com/buzz
Press : http://www.meetup.com/press
Stats : http://www.meetup.com/stats.jsp


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See: http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=16874

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Media Inquiries:

Myles Weissleder
myles@meetup.com
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