# When I calculate the network size, the result is much smaller than the public numbers: Where is my thinking error?

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Did you account for [Autonomys Mainnet Lifts Off](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/autonomys-mainnet-lifts-off/4566) ?

The amount of space can only be estimated for a particular bock height, it will fluctuate over time, so simply taking some value and stretching it over time is not exactly the correct way to calculate it.

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