2024 Year in Review
Happy New Year, Knoword community! 🎉 As 2024 draws to a close, we’re looking back on a truly incredible year. It’s been three years since we’ve done a post like this, and there’s never been a better time to reflect on how far we’ve come. Let’s dive into the highlights of 2024 and celebrate what made it so special.
2024 by the numbers
The Knoword community showed up in a big way this year, buzzing with activity and smashing records left and right. Here’s a look at what we accomplished together:
- 2,022,868 games played, a ▲ 24.66% increase from 2023
- October was our busiest month, with an impressive 252,298 games played 🎃
- Assignments made up 18.99% of those games, with 384,238 submissions
- Our community grew to 144,999 users, a ▲ 15.76% increase over last year
- 12,969 packs were created, up by ▲ 28.05% compared to 2023
- 1,183 of those (7.12%) were created using our brand-new AI pack generation feature ✨
- 6,063 assignments were created, a ▲ 6.87% increase from 2023
From crafting custom packs to completing assignments and smashing learning goals, the Knoword community was busier and more creative than ever this year.
Recognized for excellence 🏅
Just last week, Knoword was thrilled to be named Highly Commended by the 2024 Digital Education Awards. The organizers had some kind words for us:
Your outstanding contributions truly stood out, and we commend your dedication to innovation in your respective fields.
You can catch a recording of the ceremony below. Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to everyone who helped make this recognition possible!
Our 2024 highlight reel
We’ve been busy turning your feedback into reality and finding new ways to make learning fun. Here’s a look at everything we worked on this year:
- AI pack generation
- Refreshed brand
- Unified user dashboard
- New assignment customization options
- Enhanced assignment details
- New packs homepage
- Improved SAT prep packs
- More relevant post-game pack suggestions
- Assignment progress bar setting
- New original pack: Spooky Halloween Terms
- 1-minute Assignments explainer video
- Share packs and assignments using QR codes
- Search by pack author
- Generated pack size slider
- Knowledge base article about prompting tips
- New original pack: Weather and the Climate
- Better Safari browser compatibility
- Pack editor guided tour
- Improved pack editor word filtering
- Duplicate word detection
- Updated original packs: Holiday Words and Capital Cities
- New game mode: Image Match
- Updated Quick Play difficulties
Play along with us on Instagram
Earlier this month, we started sharing gameplay snippets on Instagram, and it’s been a blast! It’s not just a fun way to demo how Knoword works, it’s also a chance to shine a spotlight on some of our favorite packs. Plus, you can casually play along with the video—guess the words and see if you can keep up with the pace. 😈
Happy New Year
As we ring in the new year, we want to extend a very special shout out to you for being a part of the Knoword community. Whether you’ve been here since the beginning or just joining us, we’re so glad you’re here.
There’s a lot to look forward to in 2025, and we hope you’ll come along for the ride.
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