For: the account owner (admin)
Your plan's user number is the number of accounts on your own server.
What counts
- Every account you create in Settings under Users, for example
@marco:8e43f5db6a.matrixhost.eu. - Your own account,
admin.
You can see all of them in the Users table in Settings.
What doesn't count
- People from other Matrix servers you chat with, for example someone at
@anna:matrix.org. They have their own account on their own server. See Invite external guests. - Bridge bots, such as
whatsappbotorsignalbot, and the people you reach through bridges (your WhatsApp or Signal contacts). - The AI assistant
@ai.
Example
You have a 10-user plan. You, 6 colleagues and 2 people from a partner company on matrix.org chat together, and you use the WhatsApp bridge. Your server has 7 accounts (you and your 6 colleagues), so you use 7 of your 10 users.
When your team grows
If you need more accounts, move to a bigger plan. See Change your plan.