But it was the next fifty thousand or so people that brought Clubhouse into mainstream culture. The Black creative community—centered on entertainment and media hotspots like Atlanta, Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles—started to join the network in a major way in mid-2020. This was propelled by musicians, comedians, influencers, and creators hosting shows on a regular basis. Some of this activity was directly catalyzed by a16z, but much of it also happened organically. This unlocked the next set of users by late 2020 growing to millions of people globally.
