Sourcehut 2022 Financial Report

You're looking at the number of invoices, which need to be decided by 12 for an accurate picture of users. If you look further down the article, Drew lists the actual number of subscriptions, and it's actually the opposite of what you said, there are more people paying yearly than monthly.

I am one of those people and it's control of my finances. Yes j pay more over time, but the ability to cancel and not have lost a portion I don't use.

I regularly cancel and restart subscriptions depending on usage, to keep things balanced and not waste money.

If I pay for a year, even if I stop using it say 6 months in, I've already paid for another 6months, losing that money.

I refuse to pay yearly subscriptions for most things. Amazon Prime is the only one because I use them year-round.

Though Sourcehut would be one I pay yearly for if I did a full move there, but I would start with monthly at first.