Data Cleanup Plan - Update
Hey Node Operators and Community Members,
We’re excited to share an update on the data cleanup plan we announced on January 25th, 2025 (Data Cleanup Plan).
We’ve successfully removed the majority of data from accounts with outstanding bills and terms of service violations across the global network. The results have been significant:
Data stored on global network (i.e. not including data stored on Storj Select) from January 1, 2025, to April 5th, 2025
At the beginning of the year, 84.40% of data stored on our global network was from paying customers. Today, that figure has increased to 95.25% - a substantial improvement that directly benefits our cost of goods sold (COGS) as well as our ability to continue to serve our customers.
Additionally, this data shows that, despite some ups and downs, we have tried to be thoughtful about this process in order to keep the total data stored on the network (and therefore the amount of compensation being paid to SNOs) roughly flat since January in an attempt to minimize the economic impact of this cleanup on the community. Of course individual nodes may have had more dramatic swings depending on if they were storing some of the “Unpaid data” or not, and whether they received new “Paid data” or not.
Another important takeaway from this chart to highlight is that we have seen consistent and dramatic growth of our paid data since the beginning of 2025. From Jan 1st to April 5th the amount of paid data stored on the global network increased by 25.70%.
Looking ahead, we anticipate continued growth in total data stored as we onboard new customers and expand relationships with existing ones.
Thank you for your continued support and patience during this cleanup process. The improved network efficiency benefits our entire ecosystem.
