Yes but that may as well be irrelevant in user counts.
Also, they probably use public relays too for a public presence
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Probably sounds a lot like guessing š
Not really.
Anyone who uses Nostr for private use also would realize the benefit of switching to it for a public presence.
Who's to say my 100-1000 friends aren't a relevant user base? I have unannounced lightning channels with private people are those transactions not valid?
(I am talking about specific Npubs for that relay as a sort of club chat) using a public relay would get your Npub Blacklisted.