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  • Brony Subculture Analysis

    by Sethisto
    BroniePologist over on Deviant Art has used the data collected during Bronystudy to create a huge analysis/chart of our little fandom.  A good mount of it is raw data collected from the surveys, including percentages of population based on Continent, and sexual orientation.  I know a lot of you are curious about that sort of thing considering all the Google Analytics requests I receive each week, and this compiles it into an easy to read chart!

    I will comment that some of the sub categories seem a bit opinionated, but It's still a fun one to browse through. 

    Check it out here!
    Sunday, January 29, 2012 op 11:01 PM
    Labels: News, Not-Fanfiction, Statistics
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    70 comments:

    1. UnknownJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:01 PM

      Another one, huh?

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    2. X X XJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:01 PM

      cool

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    3. Dr.Dͪ͊ͦḮ̘ͯS̔̐̓C̹̔Ã’͓͙̫R̀͠͞D͙̫January 29, 2012 at 11:02 PM

      DATA!

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    4. Iron Steed The ValiantJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:02 PM

      Interesting.

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    5. BolanJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:06 PM

      So. Much. Text.

      I'll read later.

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    6. BombedrumbumJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:06 PM

      Dang, I am a pretty low percentage

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    7. Nimbus BusterJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:09 PM

      This is insanely comprehensive, they have all my respect for doing this.

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    8. OmJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:11 PM

      naw dang

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    9. HpkaskaJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:11 PM

      Neat.

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    10. Tabris EvilJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:11 PM

      I sense a disdain for hipsters in there.

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    11. Chucklesmoke SprayJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:11 PM

      I think I saw this already. SCOOTALOO is best pony.

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    12. BombedrumbumJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:11 PM

      This text is too small for me to read on my phone. I might come back to this later on a computer.

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    13. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:15 PM

      Good stuff. I found the "Unhappy" group the most interesting of all.

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    14. InkJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:16 PM

      Wow. Simply wow. :D

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    15. NalyJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:17 PM

      Whoa. So much test. This will be an interesting read. I think it's awesome that someone did this. ^^

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    16. SandmanJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:19 PM

      So...... I'm an unhappy moderate brony.

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    17. Rodrigo OsorioJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:19 PM

      Just went through the whole thing, and it's just packed with interesting info. Yes, it's a long read but it was definitely worth a look. Hats off for the time and dedication required in putting this together.

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    18. TechnoTrotJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:19 PM

      I'm honestly impressed they even touched clopfics, let alone went into that detail. And they pretty much nailed it.

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    19. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:21 PM

      Are there really Brony "hipsters"?

      I've just never seen any evidence of that.

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    20. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:23 PM

      I'm pretty sure a less complete version of this was already posted here before, a long while back. I remember most of this chart. However, it's cool to see some stuff added to it!

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    21. BossManJohnJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:32 PM

      None of the archtypes fit me perfectly, but apparently I'm a "Secret Brony"

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    22. The NumbermanJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:35 PM

      I found Australia comprising 7% of the fandom a little surprising, didn't think it would be quite that high (relatively speaking).

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    23. PolarisJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:36 PM

      Wow, that was good. Really makes sense. I wish I'd meet more real life bronies. I'm just glad everything about this show seems to have a positive impact

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    24. GuarddogjrJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:39 PM

      Most impressive. This just awesome the amount of time and effort put into this is just astounding. It's definitely worth reading. I learned quite a bit. Thank you very much for the study and posting the results. It was quite informative .

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    25. DXLelouchJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:41 PM

      apparently im in the middle of social brony and secret brony
      i dont hide it as my labtop has been ponyized wallpaper and all, i watched the show because Lauren Faust had a hand in fosters and PPG so yea, but i dont feel the need to tell the world im a brony mostly because the world is on a spiraling collapse to chaos and financial collapse town

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    26. JawmuncherJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:42 PM

      While I definitely started watching the show based off the "moderate" group. My love for the show definitely grew since I started to go with the unhappy group.

      While I haven't been very social with other bronies, the show alone can always put me in a good mood. Especially with a lot of the parodies, such as Poniator's stuff and Epic Cupcake time.

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    27. BolanJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:44 PM

      That was a pretty interesting analysis but it sure hurt my eyes to read! I see spots.

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    28. ZeroHeroJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:53 PM

      This was really cool. I like how much detail and data was put into the project. :3

      Love to see more of this kinda stuff pop up now and again, I'm a sucker for information. :P

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    29. bestpony? AJ ;)January 30, 2012 at 12:09 AM

      A very well put together presentation of the fandom. I had no idea that some of these subgroups existed until they were brought to light by this. Just goes to show that this community has so much to offer with its variety of various people with different personalities that make up the brony community. Can't wait to see what we'll do next. :D

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    30. TrueheartedJanuary 30, 2012 at 12:11 AM

      Woona would approve of this *nods*

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    31. TimofeiJanuary 30, 2012 at 12:20 AM

      Why would you post this? That guy is the worst.

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    32. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2012 at 12:21 AM

      Impressive. Actually reading the chart is a bit of a pain, though. I would've preferred a simple text version.

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    33. MatoroJanuary 30, 2012 at 12:31 AM

      Very organize information! It turns out that I am a Moderate-Independent-Brony! :P

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    34. ConfusedBronyJanuary 30, 2012 at 12:38 AM

      Just finished the poll. Can't read the Text on my phone but damn, that was one thorough poll.

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    35. BrosusJanuary 30, 2012 at 12:41 AM

      anyone else noticed a MLP toddler toothpaste ad around here? I saw it and was like 'FORGET IT KIDS ITS MINE'

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    36. javelinstarkJanuary 30, 2012 at 1:12 AM

      i guess im a moderate-unhappy. never really saw myself as unhappy but i do seek immersion in alot of different things

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    37. Derptastic_w00tJanuary 30, 2012 at 1:15 AM

      That whole 'unhappy brony' thing, man that is pretty sad, but I am glad to hear that MLP is cheering these people up :) Anyway that was a good informative read!

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    38. Starwirl the BeardedJanuary 30, 2012 at 1:34 AM

      A very good assessment of the community, though if it were me making one, I would not be so nice...

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    39. PredelnikJanuary 30, 2012 at 2:15 AM

      This picture is too much for my Soviet Russia internet.

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    40. LS RamosJanuary 30, 2012 at 3:11 AM

      I can't see where I fit in... I got into the show because I was frustrated with the Thundercats toys that were made and I grabbed a Princess Celestia and a Rainbow Dash since I was at the Times Square Toys R Us on vacation and felt like it would be a waste to go home empty handed. I knew who Rainbow Dash was because of the 20% cooler stuff floating around, but aside from that I was ignorant of the memes surrounding the show. I felt a bit bad that I bought a toy without knowing what the show was all about so I went ahead and checked out the first episode and marathon-ed the rest that I had missed. Primarily I'm a toy collector? Well otherwise that's a lot of work and very cool!

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    41. CygnusVismundCygnusJanuary 30, 2012 at 4:08 AM

      I'm about to age out of the 16-20 year-old-group this June. Kinda feels weird.

      I'm pretty sure a large portion of the fandom is college-aged, so these numbers will likely change as the show gains popularity/more seasons are made.

      Interesting infographic. The statistics are solid, but one of the PGDs [Pony Graphic Designers] coulda make it look a like slicker.

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    42. MaquabraJanuary 30, 2012 at 4:18 AM

      Um... This is generally nice but it's more like an opinion than an actual study when it comes to describing brony population, though it's based on a solid study. For example, I read here like the 20th description of an "Independent Brony" and while they are usually based on the same study, most of them are contradicting.


      Going offtop a little, there's one thing about bronies that genuinely scares me. At first I thought that it was a marginal group but now it seems to be growing. I mean "extremely passive in real life bronies". They would be a part of the "unhappy" group here.
      What shocked me lately was a youtube video and a comment below it. It was a happy PMV but the comment was more important. A guy stated there that he has a friend who was getting beaten up at school on everyday basis. He was so tormented that he was considering killing himself. Then the person commenting sent him that PMV, he watched it, felt better and did not think about suicide anymore. The moral was that the commentator has saved his friend's life with that video. There were like 150 "likes" of this comment.
      WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!
      A friend of yours is being assaulted. His life is being turned into misery by some, let's call it by its name, criminals and the best you can do is sending him a pony music video? Seriously? Are you kidding me? And if your sister was getting raped you'd sent her a Pinkie Pie-styled invitation to a party?!

      This is another study that touches real problems and gives as an answer ridiculous suggestions to go to brony websites etc. When someone is physically abused or emotionally abused (mobbed), he/she needs real help. Call the police ffs. Schools are obliged to react - report the problem to them. Damn, can't you simply gang up and beat up these bullies if it's a minor school problem? I completely don't get it and I'm writing all this bullshit because I was talking a lot with random people on youtube about that and they usually support the "don't help your friend and send him ponies" attitude.

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    43. MatthiasvdEJanuary 30, 2012 at 4:52 AM

      This is awesome :D

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    44. TillJanuary 30, 2012 at 4:55 AM

      Another day another useless brony study.

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    45. Mr. Fancy TrousersJanuary 30, 2012 at 5:10 AM

      What Bombedumbum said. That's what I say.

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    46. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2012 at 5:28 AM

      How many here is in the over 30 group?

      I will be 39 this Christmas.

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    47. Passerina cyaneaJanuary 30, 2012 at 5:40 AM

      I approve.

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    48. EllyJanuary 30, 2012 at 5:45 AM

      huh, well this is convenient, I have a paper to write about bronies and now i have a decent source. couldn't find decent demographics before either.

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    49. DebbieDashJanuary 30, 2012 at 6:18 AM

      what a shame,my continent has only 2% of the bronies...
      anyway, great work!

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    50. General GreenJanuary 30, 2012 at 6:39 AM

      hmmm...if i'm in africa does that make me the 1%?

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    51. cutiemeeJanuary 30, 2012 at 6:44 AM

      my country got 1% of bronies :(

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    52. QuackersJanuary 30, 2012 at 7:06 AM

      7% of bronies in Australia? That's slightly higher than the percentages above my post.

      Also tl;dr, MLP Tales is late G1 not G2 but no one cares.

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    53. Matt NeighborsJanuary 30, 2012 at 7:40 AM

      Yeah, it's cool, but it's an infograph, not a study result. One of these days, I would love to see a real, honest-to-Celestia study on bronies and our subculture, preferably by CalTech or something like that.
      Hey, UT bronies, get the Humanities department on that!

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    54. ReDashJanuary 30, 2012 at 8:14 AM

      @Maquabra

      Yeah that makes sense. Something that can make you happy makes someone feel better about themselves. I've had bouts of depression and I know what it feels like. What if it was some other video that made him feel better, would you feel annoyed about that too? Sure he needs help but that person has to do that for himself (with friends/family help). You're the kind of person that makes me turn away from this fanbase. Also, "the sister raped" example was extremely stupid because I doubt anyone would send anything to a person like that. Just makes me shake my head.

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    55. FMPJanuary 30, 2012 at 8:58 AM

      Sweet Celestia that was amazing. Informative as well. The only thing that kinda disappointed me is MLP is somehow bigger in Africa than it is in Asia. How does that work? Still great job to the people who put this together, wish Hasbro could see this (it'd probably help them with business)

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    56. ShalamarJanuary 30, 2012 at 9:08 AM

      I seem to be a Moderate Hidden/Secret Brony. (My wife knows) in the upper end of the age bracket. Back to lurking now.

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    57. QugoJanuary 30, 2012 at 9:17 AM

      wow that is some deep analysis you got there

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    58. Agile WingsJanuary 30, 2012 at 9:36 AM

      Interesting analysis but my eyes, MY EYES.

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    59. ZealotJanuary 30, 2012 at 10:05 AM

      Doesn't really seem all that accurate.

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    60. DXLelouchJanuary 30, 2012 at 10:28 AM

      and thus we have now discovered the cure for suicide MLP:FIM

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    61. AmbyJanuary 30, 2012 at 10:30 AM

      I find it neat that almost 10% of the people surveyed are asexual, and yet we make up under 1% of the total population. We even had a bigger percent than homosexual folks. Wow.

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    62. Scott_LochmoellerJanuary 30, 2012 at 11:55 AM

      @Maquabra

      While I whole-heartedly agree with "Get them real help," I do have to say your criticism is based on the fallacy that the two approaches are mutually exclusive. Yes, call the police, call the school, call the parents and counselors. But I see nothing wrong with also forwarding pony related content to cheer them up. It really does seem to work wonders.

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    63. Cobalt CometJanuary 30, 2012 at 1:16 PM

      I lightly glanced over some of it, since it is rather long. I see some things I wouldn't consider real accurate, and some things that I would consider pretty close. And I keep close tabs on some statistical things in the community myself.

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    64. FreedomChannelBAJanuary 30, 2012 at 2:30 PM

      I think it's a good base, but I fit into many aspects of the different subcultures.

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    65. Brony001January 30, 2012 at 4:26 PM

      I'm an unhappy/secret/creative Brony.

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    66. Headcrab2000{UEK}January 30, 2012 at 5:31 PM

      This seems like a good amount of information to use and tell your friends about what is a " Brony " and a little more information about the show. And I've learned a lot more about bronies even tho im one of them. lolz

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    67. Pirate DonJanuary 30, 2012 at 6:27 PM

      I cant read it! it's too damn small and oh there's a click here button....

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    68. Praetorian_PonyJanuary 30, 2012 at 6:27 PM

      This is very interesting. I am not sure of the accuracy all the info as I have been a brony for about a month and have not had much time to observe, but regardless of the accuracy it is certainly though provoking and a good starting point for discussion. Congratulations and thank you to the creator for all the hard work you put into it.

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    69. UnknownJanuary 30, 2012 at 7:00 PM

      Frankly I don't find any of these surveys very useful; the links to them get posted in the nerdy parts of the internet and then, wow, big surprise, the results come back and reflect the demographics of the nerd communities.

      I have yet to see someone gathering this type of info ask people on the established female-dominated MLP forums to participate.

      Basically, big sampling problems, my friend, right here in River City, with a capitcal P that rhymes with B that stands for Bias*.


      *in the scientific sense

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    70. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 4:58 PM

      Social Moderate here! :)

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