Hi,
Looking at the graphs showing the number of relays in the network it seems like we've lost about 500 (-7%) relays since the beginning of this year.
https://metrics.torproject.org/networksize.html?graph=networksize&start=... https://metrics.torproject.org/networksize.html?graph=networksize&start=...
Looking at the graphs showing the total relay bandwidth of the network it seems like the advertised bandwidth has increased with about 25 Mbps (+23%).
https://metrics.torproject.org/bandwidth.html?graph=bandwidth&start=2015... https://metrics.torproject.org/bandwidth.html?graph=bandwidth&start=2012...
Seems a bit contradictory at first sight. A guess would be that a lower number of fast relays have replaced a higher number of slow ones but I haven't looked into it more.
Anyone who's looked into this? And can back up their theory with some numbers.
Thanks, Linus