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Google has released a list of 1000 most-visited sites on the web

18 points by johnarcews 16y ago

nostrademons 16y ago
Interesting that Twitter places above Amazon.com, and Bit.ly places above NYTimes.com. Also interesting that Scribd is the top-ranked YC startup, significantly ahead of justin.TV (which was the second-ranked that I knew of), and I couldn't even find Reddit, Digg, or Hacker News on the list. Though the data set is likely biased: geeks are far less likely to have Google Toolbar installed than the general population, and less likely to opt-in to allowing data to be collected if they have it.
- what 16y ago
  Isn't it based on the ads they serve? Was also posted two days ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1386244 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1386244
  - nostrademons 16y ago
    The article said it was based on Toolbar logs, opt-in Google Analytics data, and a few miscellaneous sources like customer panels. I'd imagine that most of the big sites don't use Google Analytics (or don't opt-in to letting Google use that data if they do), so I'm guessing that Toolbar logs are the primary sources for most of these.
    - what 16y ago
      Didn't bother reading this one. Looked at the one from two days ago, saw double click ad planner and made assumption. You know what they say about assumptions.
spxdcz 16y ago
Anyone else find it creepy that they've removed all of their own websites (Google, YouTube, Gmail), but stil feel it's fair to publish this data about everyone else (including their competitors)? "Do No Evil". Hmm.
- pinksoda 16y ago
  Maybe they thought it was unfair to list their own sites.
  - spxdcz 16y ago
    Unfair how? Facebook gets more traffic than YouTube. Why not let the public make up their mind? Or publish two versions? Or somehow otherwise make data available about THEIR sites that they've made available about everyone elses? Seems like a slightly pointless list otherwise... "Here are the top sites in the world!... except for the ones we've taken out."
    - ugh 16y ago
      Imagine, just for a moment, what would happen if the did release their data. People would criticize their decision either way …
    - jonknee 16y ago
      Unfair because they have the exact figures for themselves where they don't for others. It would be kind of slimy to know you have X visitors and then guess for everyone else. If you were in the same vertical as a Google service and were behind them it would seem very unfair, more so if you knew your traffic was actually higher than estimated.
- nostrademons 16y ago
  If that's it, I wonder why BlogSpot (Google owned) is #7 on the list, and Orkut (also Google owned) is a few places lower. I'm guessing that they filtered them out because they aren't of interest to the intended audience of this list (display advertisers). Only Google runs ads on Google search, and they aren't display ads.
andrewljohnson 16y ago
I didn't even no rapidshare was a real site. Any HNers use that? Occasionally my software shows up there on Google Alerts but I thought the site was bogus.
- kristofferR 16y ago
  It's the largest file uploading service on the planet.
matt1 16y ago
I always notice microsoft.com on these lists and don't understand how it gets so much traffic. What am I missing?
- ErrantX 16y ago
  Random thought: default IE home page.
  - tree_of_item 16y ago
    Isn't that msn.com?
    - ErrantX 16y ago
      I thought it went to Microsoft.com/go?fwlink= etc. And them pushed you to wherever (no idea if that counts, but if it did it could explain it)
- borisk 16y ago
  Microsoft beeing the biggest software producer in the world and 95% of computer users running Windows and/or Office. Plus Xbox, Zune, Windows Mobile and thousands of apps. Plus millions of developers - http://bytes.com/topic/net/answers/121861-how-many-net-developers-worldwide http://bytes.com/topic/net/answers/121861-how-many-net-devel....
- yumraj 16y ago
  Some of the obvious things that come to mind are: programming help, MSDN, Windows OS information and comparison between flavors, MS Office info and comparison between flavors, support, product help etc. These things all add up considering that they are on 90+% of desktops.
- vaksel 16y ago
  probably people going there to patch Windows or some other MS software
- endtime 16y ago
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jws 16y ago
#985: dropbox.com — myth & folklore Congratulations on achieving mythical status!
- invisible 16y ago
  Another good one: #229: comcast.net - online games
  - muddylemon 16y ago
    #824 stackoverflow.com - Music
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ams6110 16y ago
They should have titled it the 1000 most-visited sites except for porn.
- invisible 16y ago
  Apparently #135 (game2.com.cn which is in fact a gaming site by the looks of it) is porn.
vaksel 16y ago
it's kinda sad that you only need to go to #15 to hit below 100mm visitors/month number. You'd think by now, there'd be hundreds of sites with those numbers also would be nice to see a top 1000 for domain names. i.e. combine all ebay.com/ebay.co.uk/ebay.co.jp etc.
skullsplitter 16y ago
As a csv file http://dl.dropbox.com/u/481380/top1000.csv http://dl.dropbox.com/u/481380/top1000.csv
lazyant 16y ago
Distribution of their web servers: http://lazyant.com/post/642248858/web-servers-of-the-most-visited-sites-in-the-internet http://lazyant.com/post/642248858/web-servers-of-the-most-vi...
d_r 16y ago
Direct link, skipping the blog: http://www.google.com/adplanner/static/top1000/ http://www.google.com/adplanner/static/top1000/
drusenko 16y ago
there's something a little strange about this list... based on our google analytics numbers -- and the listed monthly unique visitors -- we'd be ~125, yet we aren't even featured on the top 1,000. something tells me that it isn't very accurate.
- AndyKelley 16y ago
  Remember that this list is how many people click google search results to get to the site

18 points by johnarcews 16y ago

Interesting that Twitter places above Amazon.com, and Bit.ly places above NYTimes.com. Also interesting that Scribd is the top-ranked YC startup, significantly ahead of justin.TV (which was the second-ranked that I knew of), and I couldn't even find Reddit, Digg, or Hacker News on the list. Though the data set is likely biased: geeks are far less likely to have Google Toolbar installed than the general population, and less likely to opt-in to allowing data to be collected if they have it.

what 16y ago
Isn't it based on the ads they serve? Was also posted two days ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1386244 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1386244
- nostrademons 16y ago
  The article said it was based on Toolbar logs, opt-in Google Analytics data, and a few miscellaneous sources like customer panels. I'd imagine that most of the big sites don't use Google Analytics (or don't opt-in to letting Google use that data if they do), so I'm guessing that Toolbar logs are the primary sources for most of these.
  - what 16y ago
    Didn't bother reading this one. Looked at the one from two days ago, saw double click ad planner and made assumption. You know what they say about assumptions.

spxdcz 16y ago

Anyone else find it creepy that they've removed all of their own websites (Google, YouTube, Gmail), but stil feel it's fair to publish this data about everyone else (including their competitors)? "Do No Evil". Hmm.

pinksoda 16y ago
Maybe they thought it was unfair to list their own sites.
- spxdcz 16y ago
  Unfair how? Facebook gets more traffic than YouTube. Why not let the public make up their mind? Or publish two versions? Or somehow otherwise make data available about THEIR sites that they've made available about everyone elses? Seems like a slightly pointless list otherwise... "Here are the top sites in the world!... except for the ones we've taken out."
  - ugh 16y ago
    Imagine, just for a moment, what would happen if the did release their data. People would criticize their decision either way …
  - jonknee 16y ago
    Unfair because they have the exact figures for themselves where they don't for others. It would be kind of slimy to know you have X visitors and then guess for everyone else. If you were in the same vertical as a Google service and were behind them it would seem very unfair, more so if you knew your traffic was actually higher than estimated.
nostrademons 16y ago
If that's it, I wonder why BlogSpot (Google owned) is #7 on the list, and Orkut (also Google owned) is a few places lower. I'm guessing that they filtered them out because they aren't of interest to the intended audience of this list (display advertisers). Only Google runs ads on Google search, and they aren't display ads.

andrewljohnson 16y ago

I didn't even no rapidshare was a real site. Any HNers use that? Occasionally my software shows up there on Google Alerts but I thought the site was bogus.

kristofferR 16y ago
It's the largest file uploading service on the planet.

matt1 16y ago

I always notice microsoft.com on these lists and don't understand how it gets so much traffic. What am I missing?

ErrantX 16y ago
Random thought: default IE home page.
- tree_of_item 16y ago
  Isn't that msn.com?
  - ErrantX 16y ago
    I thought it went to Microsoft.com/go?fwlink= etc. And them pushed you to wherever (no idea if that counts, but if it did it could explain it)
borisk 16y ago
Microsoft beeing the biggest software producer in the world and 95% of computer users running Windows and/or Office. Plus Xbox, Zune, Windows Mobile and thousands of apps. Plus millions of developers - http://bytes.com/topic/net/answers/121861-how-many-net-developers-worldwide http://bytes.com/topic/net/answers/121861-how-many-net-devel....
yumraj 16y ago
Some of the obvious things that come to mind are: programming help, MSDN, Windows OS information and comparison between flavors, MS Office info and comparison between flavors, support, product help etc. These things all add up considering that they are on 90+% of desktops.
vaksel 16y ago
probably people going there to patch Windows or some other MS software
endtime 16y ago

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jws 16y ago

#985: dropbox.com — myth & folklore Congratulations on achieving mythical status!

invisible 16y ago
Another good one: #229: comcast.net - online games
- muddylemon 16y ago
  #824 stackoverflow.com - Music

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ams6110 16y ago

They should have titled it the 1000 most-visited sites except for porn.

invisible 16y ago
Apparently #135 (game2.com.cn which is in fact a gaming site by the looks of it) is porn.

vaksel 16y ago

it's kinda sad that you only need to go to #15 to hit below 100mm visitors/month number. You'd think by now, there'd be hundreds of sites with those numbers also would be nice to see a top 1000 for domain names. i.e. combine all ebay.com/ebay.co.uk/ebay.co.jp etc.

skullsplitter 16y ago

As a csv file http://dl.dropbox.com/u/481380/top1000.csv http://dl.dropbox.com/u/481380/top1000.csv

lazyant 16y ago

Distribution of their web servers: http://lazyant.com/post/642248858/web-servers-of-the-most-visited-sites-in-the-internet http://lazyant.com/post/642248858/web-servers-of-the-most-vi...

d_r 16y ago

Direct link, skipping the blog: http://www.google.com/adplanner/static/top1000/ http://www.google.com/adplanner/static/top1000/

drusenko 16y ago

there's something a little strange about this list... based on our google analytics numbers -- and the listed monthly unique visitors -- we'd be ~125, yet we aren't even featured on the top 1,000. something tells me that it isn't very accurate.

AndyKelley 16y ago
Remember that this list is how many people click google search results to get to the site