reid@decwrl.UUCP (Brian Reid) (02/01/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY TRAFFIC VOLUME
A companion posting explains the statistics and the algorithms that produced
them.
+-- Estimated total number of people who read the group, worldwide.
| +-- Actual number of readers in sampled population
| | +-- Propagation: how many sites receive this group at all
| | | +-- Recent traffic (messages per month)
| | | | +-- Recent traffic (kilobytes per month)
| | | | | +-- Participation ratio
| | | | | | +-- Cost ratio: $US/month/reader
| | | | | | | +-- Share: % of newsreaders
| | | | | | | | who read this group.
V V V V V V V V
1 26000 2072 90% 268 4044.3 10 0.63 18.6% net.sources
2 5000 397 89% 688 2298.1 137 1.90 3.6% comp.sys.amiga
3 5100 400 90% 600 2182.3 117 1.70 3.6% comp.sys.atari.st
4 9000 714 86% 980 1854.2 108 0.83 6.4% soc.singles
5 3500 275 87% 692 1795.8 197 2.10 2.5% talk.politics.misc
6 15000 1147 96% 41 1754.5 2 0.47 10.3% mod.sources
7 5900 462 87% 641 1606.4 108 1.10 4.2% soc.women
8 5600 446 83% 731 1384.3 130 1.00 4.0% rec.arts.sf-lovers
9 12000 932 90% 615 1166.2 51 0.39 8.4% comp.sys.ibm.pc
10 2400 192 87% 424 1156.2 176 2.00 1.7% talk.religion.misc
11 2700 215 79% 465 1069.5 172 1.60 1.9% rec.arts.comics
12 9900 779 96% 518 834.3 52 0.34 7.0% mod.computers.vax
13 7600 601 96% 21 791.7 2 0.42 5.4% mod.mac.binaries
14 8800 697 90% 65 770.1 7 0.35 6.3% comp.ai
15 4700 373 79% 478 766.4 101 0.66 3.4% rec.arts.startrek
16 3100 243 89% 274 741.1 88 0.97 2.2% mod.music.gaffa
17 10000 809 79% 605 722.7 60 0.29 7.3% rec.humor
18 9900 781 90% 354 656.6 35 0.27 7.0% comp.lang.c
19 7000 549 91% 277 655.9 39 0.38 4.9% sci.space
20 3800 299 83% 394 641.7 103 0.68 2.7% rec.music.misc
21 8500 670 91% 467 634.2 54 0.30 6.0% comp.sys.mac
22 5600 440 80% 350 602.3 62 0.44 4.0% rec.audio
23 11000 871 89% 404 594.0 36 0.22 7.8% comp.unix.questions
24 15000 1196 90% 55 593.8 3 0.16 10.8% net.sources.games
25 3000 235 92% 304 553.6 101 0.75 2.1% soc.culture.indian
26 2400 186 78% 320 544.2 133 0.92 1.7% rec.aviation
27 8800 692 96% 22 525.7 2 0.24 6.2% mod.mac
28 3000 236 92% 194 514.7 64 0.69 2.1% soc.culture.jewish
29 6400 503 93% 252 498.0 39 0.32 4.5% sci.med
30 6900 548 80% 337 491.4 48 0.29 4.9% rec.arts.movies
31 2000 155 89% 125 476.4 62 0.96 1.4% comp.sys.atari.8bit
32 2900 227 85% 217 438.5 74 0.61 2.0% rec.music.synth
33 2800 218 77% 285 437.8 102 0.63 2.0% rec.sport.football
34 2100 168 78% 187 429.2 89 0.83 1.5% rec.ham-radio
35 1700 137 87% 122 398.5 72 0.95 1.2% talk.abortion
36 6500 513 86% 325 387.3 50 0.24 4.6% talk.bizarre
37 5100 399 78% 261 384.1 51 0.30 3.6% rec.autos
38 2000 154 88% 114 371.4 57 0.75 1.4% talk.philosophy.misc
39 4100 322 79% 261 359.2 63 0.35 2.9% rec.video
40 2000 158 87% 130 354.3 65 0.72 1.4% talk.originsreid@decwrl.UUCP (03/01/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY TRAFFIC VOLUME
A companion posting explains the statistics and the algorithms that produced
them.
+-- Estimated total number of people who read the group, worldwide.
| +-- Actual number of readers in sampled population
| | +-- Propagation: how many sites receive this group at all
| | | +-- Recent traffic (messages per month)
| | | | +-- Recent traffic (kilobytes per month)
| | | | | +-- Participation ratio
| | | | | | +-- Cost ratio: $US/month/reader
| | | | | | | +-- Share: % of newsreaders
| | | | | | | | who read this group.
V V V V V V V V
1 7700 560 95% 557 2597.7 72 1.30 4.9% comp.sys.amiga
2 23000 1688 96% 57 2232.2 2 0.39 14.7% mod.sources
3 10000 733 89% 1167 2170.2 116 0.87 6.4% soc.singles
4 6600 480 95% 561 1812.5 85 1.10 4.2% comp.sys.atari.st
5 16000 1166 95% 791 1598.1 49 0.40 10.2% comp.sys.ibm.pc
6 4500 325 89% 524 1396.1 116 1.20 2.8% talk.politics.misc
7 6500 477 89% 574 1252.1 88 0.77 4.2% soc.women
8 3300 240 88% 395 1241.0 119 1.50 2.1% talk.religion.misc
9 27000 1950 88% 114 1161.3 4 0.17 17.0% net.sources
10 4000 292 85% 544 1141.6 136 1.10 2.5% rec.arts.comics
11 7900 576 89% 535 1116.1 67 0.57 5.0% rec.arts.sf-lovers
12 5100 371 90% 590 999.7 115 0.78 3.2% rec.music.misc
13 7500 543 95% 41 998.9 5 0.53 4.7% mod.mac.binaries
14 7400 541 95% 594 987.4 80 0.53 4.7% mod.computers.vax
15 2600 190 82% 394 880.5 151 1.40 1.7% rec.ham-radio
16 14000 1054 85% 490 795.0 35 0.23 9.2% rec.humor
17 3200 231 82% 507 776.0 158 0.97 2.0% rec.aviation
18 8700 634 87% 451 757.9 51 0.35 5.5% rec.audio
19 3000 216 88% 325 753.5 108 1.00 1.9% mod.music.gaffa
20 1900 137 89% 75 697.0 39 1.50 1.2% rec.games.pbm
21 2500 183 89% 224 675.3 89 1.10 1.6% talk.origins
22 6600 484 95% 308 647.0 46 0.39 4.2% sci.physics
23 11000 809 96% 427 643.1 38 0.23 7.1% comp.sys.mac
24 7900 572 96% 272 613.0 34 0.31 5.0% sci.math
25 5800 426 84% 341 565.6 58 0.39 3.7% rec.arts.tv
26 7500 548 94% 268 564.3 35 0.30 4.8% sci.space
27 11000 804 95% 248 543.6 22 0.20 7.0% comp.arch
28 9800 716 86% 334 541.5 34 0.22 6.2% rec.arts.movies
29 7300 532 95% 271 541.2 37 0.30 4.6% sci.astro
30 5700 414 84% 290 479.8 50 0.34 3.6% rec.arts.startrek
31 8400 613 94% 18 477.4 2 0.23 5.4% mod.mac
32 7400 536 95% 238 456.9 32 0.25 4.7% sci.med
33 13000 929 95% 284 451.3 21 0.14 8.1% comp.lang.c
34 18000 1307 94% 182 423.1 10 0.09 11.4% misc.jobs
35 15000 1125 96% 282 403.5 18 0.11 9.8% comp.unix.wizards
36 7600 555 89% 268 403.3 35 0.21 4.8% talk.bizarre
37 3000 218 93% 168 389.8 56 0.52 1.9% soc.culture.jewish
38 2300 164 71% 165 389.0 72 0.68 1.4% talk.religion.newage
39 10000 760 95% 141 359.1 14 0.14 6.6% mod.ai
40 14000 1015 95% 264 352.8 18 0.10 8.9% comp.unix.questionsreid@decwrl.UUCP (04/02/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY TRAFFIC VOLUME
A companion posting explains the statistics and the algorithms that produced
them.
+-- Estimated total number of people who read the group, worldwide.
| +-- Actual number of readers in sampled population
| | +-- Propagation: how many sites receive this group at all
| | | +-- Recent traffic (messages per month)
| | | | +-- Recent traffic (kilobytes per month)
| | | | | +-- Participation ratio
| | | | | | +-- Cost ratio: $US/month/reader
| | | | | | | +-- Share: % of newsreaders
| | | | | | | | who read this group.
V V V V V V V V
1 7400 570 94% 75 2250.7 10 1.40 4.7% mod.mac.binaries
2 23000 1801 95% 47 2114.3 2 0.41 14.8% mod.sources
3 25000 1961 86% 142 2024.8 5 0.36 16.1% net.sources
4 8200 629 95% 700 1996.9 85 1.10 5.2% comp.sys.amiga
5 10000 783 88% 987 1884.6 98 0.85 6.4% soc.singles
6 6700 517 96% 622 1694.2 92 1.10 4.2% comp.sys.atari.st
7 8100 620 92% 881 1679.6 108 0.93 5.1% rec.arts.sf-lovers
8 3000 233 87% 558 1533.9 186 2.30 1.9% talk.religion.misc
9 6700 517 88% 647 1331.8 96 0.89 4.2% soc.women
10 4300 330 88% 432 1141.1 100 1.20 2.7% talk.politics.misc
11 4700 361 87% 517 1056.6 110 1.00 3.0% rec.arts.comics
12 6700 513 95% 460 1047.2 68 0.70 4.2% mod.computers.vax
13 17000 1321 96% 551 1013.3 32 0.27 10.8% comp.sys.ibm.pc
14 7400 567 85% 492 880.1 66 0.54 4.7% rec.autos
15 5700 442 87% 505 874.4 88 0.69 3.6% rec.arts.startrek
16 5800 444 93% 492 839.6 84 0.65 3.6% rec.music.misc
17 3200 244 87% 321 805.6 100 1.10 2.0% rec.ham-radio
18 11000 882 96% 567 738.4 51 0.30 7.2% comp.sys.mac
19 3400 259 93% 370 692.9 108 0.92 2.1% soc.culture.indian
20 11000 824 95% 277 680.8 25 0.28 6.8% comp.arch
21 6800 526 87% 421 667.7 61 0.44 4.3% talk.bizarre
22 9800 756 88% 427 657.5 43 0.30 6.2% rec.arts.movies
23 3000 231 89% 262 632.9 87 0.95 1.9% mod.music.gaffa
24 17000 1276 87% 501 626.1 29 0.17 10.5% rec.humor
25 16000 1214 97% 382 624.4 23 0.18 10.0% comp.unix.wizards
26 2800 216 85% 321 618.0 114 0.99 1.8% rec.motorcycles
27 7500 578 94% 254 581.0 33 0.35 4.7% sci.space
28 9000 692 89% 321 564.6 35 0.28 5.7% rec.audio
29 2200 169 92% 350 561.6 159 1.10 1.4% rec.music.gdead
30 2900 223 84% 354 557.7 122 0.87 1.8% rec.sport.basketball
31 14000 1061 96% 301 492.9 21 0.16 8.7% comp.unix.questions
32 8500 652 93% 18 434.9 2 0.23 5.3% mod.mac
33 6500 499 87% 268 398.8 41 0.28 4.1% rec.arts.tv
34 10000 768 81% 247 398.2 24 0.18 6.3% comp.windows.x
35 9100 701 97% 230 378.6 25 0.19 5.8% comp.emacs
36 5400 413 88% 164 374.1 30 0.31 3.4% misc.kids
37 7000 535 96% 232 368.5 33 0.24 4.4% mod.protocols.tcp-ip
38 3200 249 85% 244 363.7 76 0.51 2.0% rec.aviation
39 6800 523 95% 172 350.0 25 0.23 4.3% sci.med
40 4600 353 88% 137 348.1 29 0.34 2.9% soc.motss