Interesting. It's broken the top 5000 in some European countries, which is indeed impressive.
Engagement is looking good versus Reddit. However, do note that Reddit has many dozens of millions of casual users who would only browse for a bit. I don't know how this will play in the long run, but certainly Steemit's engagement numbers are off the charts for a brand new site.
It'll be interesting to see how or if Steemit will be adopted by the mainstream Reddit crowd. There's a couple of hundred million right there. From 43,000 it can only go up. The growth has slowed down a bit, temporarily, though.
RE: Steemit Surpasses Reddit In User Engagement!!! - Closing In On Top 10,000 in US Traffic Ranking!