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Inspection of Cyanogen documents casts doubt on reported usage numbers
June 03, 2025
According tothe Information, a recent investigation into an internal document circulated earlier this year is casting doubt on CyanogenMod’s active userbase.
In 2014, CEO Kirt McMaster claimed that 20 million “tracked” users were running the non-commercial CyanogenMod on their Android devices. In 2015, McMaster reported a significantly larger figure – all the way to 50 million worldwide. He claims that the majority of these users that he believes exist cannot be tracked.
The Information, however, says otherwise:
Mr. Kondik says that there are challenges tracking CyanogenMod’s users since many of them are “privacy-focused.” He says that the company never “misrepresented” its size, but that it’s possible that “there’s been some embellishment by certain people.”
Since the company is funded by venture money, it’s important for Cyanogen Inc. to be able to prove that their platform is popular enough that a commercial version is viable. With these previously impressive numbers being questioned, it’s likely that investors will want some more solid answers to backup their previous claims.
What do you think of the hot water that Cyanogen Inc. is currently finding itself in? What happened to this all-favored ROM? Let us know your take in the comments below!
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