# Nodes shrinking

**URL:** <https://forum.storj.io/t/nodes-shrinking/29838>\
**Category:** Node Operators\
**Tags:** used-space\
**Created:** [April 24, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/nodes-shrinking/29838 "2025-04-24T19:09:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![littleskunk](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/littleskunk/32/63_2.png) [@littleskunk](https://forum.storj.io/u/littleskunk)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/nodes-shrinking/29838/64 "2025-05-13T10:33:50Z")

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> [@jammerdan](#):
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> It is not just about wanting constant growth. It is about Storj telling us there is constant growth. They keep saying they are operating in one of the biggest and fastest growing markets, that there is rapid revenue growth, that there is constant growth, that there is a strong sales pipeline with petabyte customers and that almost no existing customers leaving them instead they put more and more data into Storj. Source: Current and recent town halls.

I can confirm one more time that the network is growing. The missconception in this thread is that a growing network would mean all nodes are growing. It doesn’t even mean that the nodes on average are growing. Your node might be shrinking while my node is growing. This is totally fine.

> [@jammerdan](#):
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> Unfortunately Storj does not disclose for which of their product offering this holds true.

What you are looking for was disclosed here: [Data Cleanup Plan - Update](https://forum.storj.io/t/data-cleanup-plan-update/29737)

Please note that this was for the public network only and doesn’t include storj select. It is exactly what you wanted to see. Just that it doesn’t line up with your node and so you can’t verify it that easy.

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