Things have definitely improved a LOT over the last year.
It's impossible though to reliably measure users of a decentralized protocol by design.
There might be some useful proxies, like published profiles / notes on well-known relays, app installations, etc:
https://stats.nostr.band/
René Aaron
npub1e5…t7mh9
2025-01-16 11:58:42 UTC
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2025-01-16 11:58:42 UTCEvent JSON
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