BRASnet
BRASnet is the largest IRC network in Brazil, founded early in 1996 (when Internet was still unpopular in Brazil).
The network started with only two servers and a group of friends, but in the six follow months, it gained attention of various ISP's and users experiencing a quick growth (registering peaks of 300 users, a notorious number for 1996).
At the end of the same year, the network had already a 1000 users peak, reaching 2700 in the end of 1997. It continued to grow in rates of more than 200% a year.
In January 2003, it reached 48,000 users and more than a million connections a day.
Last peaks registered were of 53,000 in July and 60,000 in November, both of 2003.
Reference
- About page: http://www.brasnet.org/brasnet.php (in Portuguese, includes a graphic showing the growth of the network)
