Jupiter Media Metrix is reporting that the number of users of file-swapping applications other than Napster grew 492%. The number of unique users at home in the U.S. increased from 1.2 million in
March 2001, the first time any alternatives appeared in the Media Metrix audience ratings, to 6.9 million in August 2001. Meanwhile, unique users of the Napster application, which still can be used
for organizing and playing music files, decreased 49% over the same period. Napster had 10.8 million unique users in March 2001 and 5.5 million in August 2001.