reid@decwrl.UUCP (Brian Reid) (01/01/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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 20000 1652 97% 1 42.0 0 0.01 13.9% mod.sources
2 9900 835 97% 64 167.3 6 0.07 7.0% mod.recipes
3 7700 650 97% 15 36.7 2 0.02 5.5% mod.std.unix
4 7100 597 97% 167 310.1 23 0.18 5.0% mod.protocols.tcp-ip
5 6100 509 97% 35 68.1 5 0.04 4.3% sci.math
6 4900 412 97% 2 46.6 0 0.04 3.5% mod.protocols.kermit
7 4000 333 97% 1 4.6 0 0.00 2.8% mod.os
8 11000 949 96% 8 18.7 0 0.01 8.0% mod.newprod
9 10000 882 96% 2 24.6 0 0.01 7.4% mod.newslists
10 10000 879 96% 57 111.0 5 0.04 7.4% mod.ai
11 9500 796 96% 191 308.3 20 0.13 6.7% mod.computers.vax
12 9300 784 96% 7 12.1 0 0.01 6.6% mod.computers.workstations
13 9100 766 96% 11 22.1 1 0.01 6.4% mod.compilers
14 8600 720 96% 18 463.8 2 0.22 6.1% mod.mac
15 8400 702 96% 4 132.7 0 0.06 5.9% mod.computers.ibm-pc
16 8200 690 96% 1 1.6 0 0.00 5.8% mod.computers.laser-printers
17 7600 640 96% 81 2590.7 10 1.40 5.4% mod.mac.binaries
18 7600 639 96% 1 11.0 0 0.01 5.4% mod.mac.sources
19 7200 605 96% 72 135.1 10 0.08 5.1% mod.telecom
20 7200 604 96% 4 26.1 0 0.01 5.1% mod.graphics
21 4100 344 96% 22 48.4 5 0.05 2.9% mod.protocols.appletalk
22 4000 340 96% 1 1.0 0 0.00 2.9% mod.protocols
23 3800 316 96% 11 23.2 3 0.02 2.7% sci.math.symbolic
24 3100 258 96% 7 8.5 2 0.01 2.2% sci.math.stat
25 2900 244 96% 1 24.7 0 0.03 2.1% mod.os.os9
26 2100 180 96% 1 3.1 0 0.01 1.5% mod.computers.ridge
27 8300 697 95% 10 40.7 1 0.02 5.9% mod.os.unix
28 6200 525 95% 1 58.6 0 0.04 4.4% mod.computers.sun
29 6000 503 95% 42 82.9 7 0.06 4.2% sci.electronics
30 5400 455 95% 1 0.9 0 0.00 3.8% mod.std.c
31 3900 326 95% 12 14.3 3 0.01 2.7% mod.computers.apollo
32 28000 2334 94% 95 2355.2 3 0.34 19.6% net.sources
33 25000 2113 94% 1 9.6 0 0.00 17.8% mod.announce
34 8100 683 94% 47 54.9 5 0.03 5.7% misc.wanted
35 7100 600 94% 11 181.2 1 0.10 5.0% mod.risks
36 3200 273 94% 8 14.1 2 0.02 2.3% mod.computers.pyramid
37 3000 248 94% 8 35.6 2 0.05 2.1% mod.computers.masscomp
38 15000 1265 93% 47 1101.4 3 0.29 10.6% net.sources.games
39 14000 1164 93% 11 51.4 0 0.01 9.8% net.sources.bugs
40 12000 1022 93% 60 155.4 5 0.05 8.6% misc.jobsreid@decwrl.UUCP (Brian Reid) (02/01/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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 10000 822 97% 2 24.4 0 0.01 7.4% mod.newslists
2 8200 645 97% 38 75.1 4 0.04 5.8% mod.std.unix
3 6800 540 97% 164 265.4 24 0.16 4.9% mod.protocols.tcp-ip
4 15000 1147 96% 41 1754.5 2 0.47 10.3% mod.sources
5 11000 835 96% 4 8.2 0 0.00 7.5% mod.newprod
6 10000 825 96% 60 157.2 6 0.06 7.4% mod.recipes
7 9900 779 96% 518 834.3 52 0.34 7.0% mod.computers.vax
8 9800 772 96% 5 308.7 0 0.13 6.9% mod.computers.ibm-pc
9 9200 730 96% 78 122.9 8 0.05 6.6% mod.telecom
10 8800 692 96% 22 525.7 2 0.24 6.2% mod.mac
11 8400 662 96% 14 25.2 1 0.01 6.0% mod.computers.laser-printers
12 7800 612 96% 15 33.4 2 0.02 5.5% mod.computers.workstations
13 7600 601 96% 21 791.7 2 0.42 5.4% mod.mac.binaries
14 7000 552 96% 111 177.1 15 0.10 5.0% sci.math
15 5600 442 96% 2 3.7 0 0.00 4.0% mod.protocols
16 5400 429 96% 17 40.4 3 0.03 3.9% mod.comp-soc
17 5100 404 96% 7 223.7 1 0.18 3.6% mod.mac.sources
18 5000 393 96% 4 98.5 0 0.08 3.5% mod.protocols.kermit
19 4700 371 96% 10 18.4 2 0.02 3.3% sci.math.symbolic
20 4300 338 96% 11 23.4 2 0.02 3.0% sci.math.stat
21 18000 1401 95% 1 2.1 0 0.00 12.6% mod.announce
22 15000 1191 95% 4 14.6 0 0.00 10.7% mod.conferences
23 10000 821 95% 88 214.9 8 0.09 7.4% mod.ai
24 8800 695 95% 37 79.5 4 0.04 6.2% mod.os
25 8100 642 95% 1 1.3 0 0.00 5.8% mod.os.unix
26 7000 553 95% 1 3.8 0 0.00 5.0% mod.graphics
27 6700 529 95% 15 23.5 2 0.01 4.8% mod.compilers
28 6700 528 95% 117 154.4 17 0.09 4.7% sci.electronics
29 3900 311 95% 15 15.3 4 0.02 2.8% mod.protocols.appletalk
30 3700 294 95% 11 12.3 3 0.01 2.6% mod.computers.68k
31 3600 283 95% 44 57.2 12 0.06 2.5% mod.computers.apollo
32 3100 243 95% 8 11.0 2 0.01 2.2% mod.computers.masscomp
33 2200 177 95% 1 6.4 0 0.01 1.6% mod.os.os9
34 6300 497 94% 4 141.8 0 0.09 4.5% mod.computers.sun
35 4800 382 94% 35 45.6 7 0.04 3.4% mod.amiga
36 2600 204 94% 4 22.4 1 0.03 1.8% mod.computers.pyramid
37 11000 850 93% 62 65.4 5 0.02 7.6% misc.wanted
38 10000 803 93% 37 56.2 3 0.02 7.2% news.misc
39 6500 517 93% 28 85.7 4 0.05 4.6% sci.misc
40 6400 503 93% 252 498.0 39 0.32 4.5% sci.medreid@decwrl.UUCP (03/01/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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 8800 638 97% 110 132.6 12 0.06 5.6% sci.electronics
2 23000 1688 96% 57 2232.2 2 0.39 14.7% mod.sources
3 15000 1125 96% 282 403.5 18 0.11 9.8% comp.unix.wizards
4 14000 1053 96% 158 212.0 11 0.06 9.2% comp.sources.d
5 12000 880 96% 12 38.1 1 0.01 7.7% news.misc
6 12000 870 96% 214 270.3 17 0.09 7.6% comp.sources.wanted
7 11000 809 96% 427 643.1 38 0.23 7.1% comp.sys.mac
8 11000 804 96% 122 244.0 11 0.09 7.0% news.groups
9 11000 775 96% 2 27.3 0 0.01 6.8% mod.newslists
10 9800 715 96% 12 25.1 1 0.01 6.2% mod.computers.workstations
11 9600 696 96% 170 251.0 17 0.10 6.1% comp.text
12 9000 658 96% 60 93.7 6 0.04 5.7% mod.computers.laser-printers
13 8900 651 96% 145 192.6 16 0.09 5.7% comp.emacs
14 8900 648 96% 51 91.5 5 0.04 5.7% comp.dcom.lans
15 8800 638 96% 178 269.7 20 0.12 5.6% comp.dcom.modems
16 8600 623 96% 60 120.6 6 0.06 5.4% news.admin
17 8200 601 96% 88 233.1 10 0.11 5.2% comp.mail.uucp
18 8200 597 96% 17 31.2 2 0.02 5.2% comp.bugs.misc
19 8100 587 96% 14 42.5 1 0.02 5.1% comp.databases
20 7900 572 96% 272 613.0 34 0.31 5.0% sci.math
21 7800 569 96% 54 89.3 6 0.05 5.0% comp.lang.c++
22 7300 529 96% 14 14.6 1 0.01 4.6% news.config
23 7000 507 96% 18 30.2 2 0.02 4.4% comp.bugs.sys5
24 6900 502 96% 10 10.4 1 0.01 4.4% comp.org.usenix
25 6900 500 96% 5 16.0 0 0.01 4.4% news.sysadmin
26 6700 486 96% 108 307.7 16 0.18 4.2% news.software.b
27 6200 449 96% 30 28.7 4 0.02 3.9% news.newsites
28 5400 390 96% 18 42.5 3 0.03 3.4% comp.mail.headers
29 4900 356 96% 4 9.1 0 0.01 3.1% sci.math.symbolic
30 4600 338 96% 27 37.1 5 0.03 3.0% comp.lang.ada
31 4500 327 96% 7 11.8 1 0.01 2.9% sci.math.stat
32 16000 1166 95% 791 1598.1 49 0.40 10.2% comp.sys.ibm.pc
33 14000 1015 95% 264 352.8 18 0.10 8.9% comp.unix.questions
34 13000 932 95% 87 93.3 6 0.03 8.1% misc.wanted
35 13000 929 95% 284 451.3 21 0.14 8.1% comp.lang.c
36 12000 863 95% 15 30.7 1 0.01 7.5% mod.newprod
37 12000 859 95% 7 313.4 0 0.10 7.5% mod.computers.ibm-pc
38 12000 852 95% 111 150.5 9 0.05 7.4% comp.graphics
39 11000 804 95% 248 543.6 22 0.20 7.0% comp.arch
40 11000 789 95% 60 178.6 5 0.06 6.9% mod.recipesreid@decwrl.UUCP (04/02/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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 16000 1214 97% 382 624.4 23 0.18 10.0% comp.unix.wizards
2 14000 1097 97% 61 118.2 4 0.04 9.0% comp.sources.d
3 12000 929 97% 90 114.0 7 0.04 7.6% comp.sources.wanted
4 12000 887 97% 21 36.9 1 0.01 7.3% news.misc
5 11000 812 97% 70 154.2 6 0.06 6.7% news.groups
6 9100 703 97% 65 105.1 7 0.05 5.8% comp.mail.uucp
7 9100 701 97% 230 378.6 25 0.19 5.8% comp.emacs
8 9000 696 97% 34 75.3 3 0.04 5.7% news.admin
9 8900 683 97% 81 153.2 9 0.08 5.6% comp.dcom.lans
10 8800 675 97% 120 218.9 13 0.11 5.5% sci.electronics
11 8300 640 97% 57 107.7 6 0.06 5.3% comp.databases
12 8100 625 97% 81 155.6 10 0.09 5.1% comp.dcom.modems
13 7700 589 97% 52 71.4 6 0.04 4.8% comp.lang.c++
14 7400 571 97% 1 2.4 0 0.00 4.7% comp.bugs.misc
15 7200 557 97% 11 15.0 1 0.01 4.6% news.sysadmin
16 7100 544 97% 91 257.3 12 0.16 4.5% news.software.b
17 7100 543 97% 27 26.0 3 0.02 4.5% news.config
18 6800 523 97% 30 54.1 4 0.04 4.3% comp.org.usenix
19 17000 1321 96% 551 1013.3 32 0.27 10.8% comp.sys.ibm.pc
20 14000 1061 96% 301 492.9 21 0.16 8.7% comp.unix.questions
21 13000 1022 96% 131 172.3 10 0.06 8.4% misc.wanted
22 12000 958 96% 204 324.2 17 0.12 7.9% comp.lang.c
23 12000 931 96% 72 126.0 6 0.05 7.6% comp.graphics
24 11000 882 96% 567 738.4 51 0.30 7.2% comp.sys.mac
25 10000 784 96% 24 347.2 2 0.16 6.4% comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes
26 9700 746 96% 111 157.0 11 0.07 6.1% comp.text
27 9600 737 96% 4 52.3 0 0.02 6.0% mod.newslists
28 9400 723 96% 17 34.5 1 0.02 5.9% mod.computers.workstations
29 9300 714 96% 34 45.3 3 0.02 5.9% comp.sys.misc
30 8400 643 96% 97 214.1 11 0.11 5.3% mod.computers.laser-printers
31 8000 619 96% 38 58.0 4 0.03 5.1% comp.sys.m68k
32 7800 599 96% 15 32.0 2 0.02 4.9% mod.protocols
33 7500 578 96% 42 58.9 5 0.04 4.7% comp.mail.misc
34 7000 535 96% 232 368.5 33 0.24 4.4% mod.protocols.tcp-ip
35 6800 523 96% 1 2.3 0 0.00 4.3% comp.bugs.sys5
36 6700 517 96% 622 1694.2 92 1.10 4.2% comp.sys.atari.st
37 6600 505 96% 14 12.4 2 0.01 4.1% comp.terminals
38 6200 479 96% 22 19.9 3 0.01 3.9% news.newsites
39 6100 466 96% 48 206.2 7 0.15 3.8% comp.lang.prolog
40 5400 414 96% 40 46.4 7 0.04 3.4% comp.sys.attreid@decwrl.UUCP (Brian Reid) (05/01/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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 16000 1242 98% 382 624.4 23 0.18 9.8% comp.unix.wizards
2 15000 1171 98% 61 118.2 4 0.04 9.2% comp.sources.d
3 12000 954 98% 90 114.0 7 0.04 7.5% comp.sources.wanted
4 11000 863 98% 21 36.9 1 0.02 6.8% news.misc
5 11000 853 98% 70 154.2 6 0.06 6.7% news.groups
6 10000 791 98% 65 105.1 6 0.05 6.2% comp.mail.uucp
7 9200 723 98% 230 378.6 24 0.19 5.7% comp.emacs
8 9000 704 98% 81 153.2 9 0.08 5.5% comp.dcom.lans
9 8800 688 98% 34 75.3 3 0.04 5.4% news.admin
10 8100 637 98% 57 107.7 7 0.06 5.0% comp.databases
11 8100 633 98% 81 155.6 10 0.09 5.0% comp.dcom.modems
12 7400 580 98% 30 54.1 4 0.03 4.6% comp.org.usenix
13 7300 569 98% 52 71.4 7 0.04 4.5% comp.lang.c++
14 7300 569 98% 1 2.4 0 0.00 4.5% comp.bugs.misc
15 6800 531 98% 91 257.3 13 0.17 4.2% news.software.b
16 6700 523 98% 27 26.0 4 0.02 4.1% news.config
17 5700 444 98% 48 206.2 8 0.17 3.5% comp.lang.prolog
18 19000 1467 97% 551 1013.3 29 0.24 11.5% comp.sys.ibm.pc
19 14000 1110 97% 301 492.9 21 0.16 8.7% comp.unix.questions
20 13000 1025 97% 204 324.2 15 0.11 8.0% comp.lang.c
21 13000 1019 97% 131 172.3 10 0.06 8.0% misc.wanted
22 13000 979 97% 567 738.4 43 0.26 7.7% comp.sys.mac
23 12000 975 97% 72 126.0 6 0.05 7.7% comp.graphics
24 12000 936 97% 24 347.2 2 0.13 7.3% comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes
25 10000 782 97% 111 157.0 11 0.07 6.1% comp.text
26 9200 722 97% 17 34.5 1 0.02 5.7% mod.computers.workstations
27 8900 700 97% 34 45.3 3 0.02 5.5% comp.sys.misc
28 8500 669 97% 120 218.9 14 0.12 5.3% sci.electronics
29 8200 645 97% 38 58.0 4 0.03 5.1% comp.sys.m68k
30 7800 607 97% 11 15.0 1 0.01 4.8% news.sysadmin
31 7500 586 97% 42 58.9 5 0.04 4.6% comp.mail.misc
32 6700 522 97% 1 2.3 0 0.00 4.1% comp.bugs.sys5
33 6500 507 97% 14 12.4 2 0.01 4.0% comp.terminals
34 6300 491 97% 15 32.0 2 0.02 3.9% mod.protocols
35 6200 482 97% 22 19.9 3 0.01 3.8% news.newsites
36 5900 461 97% 2 4.0 0 0.00 3.6% news.software.notes
37 5400 425 97% 40 46.4 7 0.04 3.3% comp.sys.att
38 5300 413 97% 11 19.8 2 0.02 3.2% comp.mail.headers
39 4000 314 97% 90 147.8 22 0.17 2.5% comp.lang.ada
40 2300 180 97% 2 8.0 1 0.02 1.4% comp.bugs.2bsdreid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid) (06/01/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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 18000 1440 99% 74 121.9 4 0.03 10.1% comp.sources.d
2 18000 1417 99% 314 482.3 17 0.13 9.9% comp.unix.wizards
3 15000 1207 99% 682 1033.2 45 0.33 8.4% comp.sys.mac
4 14000 1088 99% 1 2.2 0 0.00 7.6% comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes
5 14000 1079 99% 112 203.3 8 0.07 7.5% news.groups
6 14000 1078 99% 138 184.5 9 0.06 7.5% comp.sources.wanted
7 13000 983 99% 95 179.8 7 0.07 6.9% news.misc
8 12000 972 99% 60 159.1 5 0.06 6.8% comp.mail.uucp
9 11000 875 99% 71 126.2 6 0.05 6.1% news.admin
10 10000 795 99% 148 245.5 14 0.12 5.6% comp.emacs
11 9800 762 99% 37 74.1 3 0.04 5.3% comp.dcom.lans
12 9400 736 99% 45 111.9 4 0.06 5.1% comp.databases
13 9400 730 99% 41 46.2 4 0.02 5.1% comp.org.usenix
14 9300 724 99% 54 81.9 5 0.04 5.1% comp.dcom.modems
15 8900 691 99% 1 1.0 0 0.00 4.8% news.sysadmin
16 7900 613 99% 45 75.0 5 0.05 4.3% comp.lang.c++
17 7800 608 99% 18 21.3 2 0.01 4.3% news.config
18 7800 605 99% 18 77.6 2 0.05 4.2% comp.lang.prolog
19 7600 594 99% 22 51.9 3 0.03 4.2% news.software.b
20 7500 584 99% 2 4.1 0 0.00 4.1% comp.bugs.misc
21 5900 461 99% 2 3.4 0 0.00 3.2% comp.mail.headers
22 14000 1129 98% 81 99.2 5 0.03 7.9% misc.wanted
23 11000 843 98% 57 72.8 5 0.03 5.9% comp.text
24 8800 689 98% 62 106.4 7 0.06 4.8% comp.mail.misc
25 8300 645 98% 35 84.8 4 0.05 4.5% news.stargate
26 7900 619 98% 141 262.8 17 0.16 4.3% sci.math
27 7000 547 98% 8 21.1 1 0.01 3.8% comp.bugs.sys5
28 6200 480 98% 35 45.2 5 0.03 3.4% comp.unix.xenix
29 5300 413 98% 7 30.4 1 0.03 2.9% sci.math.symbolic
30 4500 353 98% 4 84.1 0 0.09 2.5% news.software.notes
31 4400 343 98% 14 37.5 3 0.04 2.4% sci.math.stat
32 4400 340 98% 42 95.7 9 0.10 2.4% comp.lang.ada
33 22000 1729 97% 618 951.5 28 0.21 12.1% comp.sys.ibm.pc
34 16000 1274 97% 480 739.5 30 0.22 8.9% comp.unix.questions
35 14000 1109 97% 191 387.1 13 0.13 7.8% comp.lang.c
36 14000 1101 97% 71 88.2 5 0.03 7.7% comp.graphics
37 13000 978 97% 222 594.5 17 0.22 6.8% comp.arch
38 12000 899 97% 828 3049.5 69 1.20 6.3% comp.sys.amiga
39 9600 750 97% 30 37.8 3 0.02 5.2% comp.sys.misc
40 9000 705 97% 251 587.5 27 0.31 4.9% sci.spacereid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid) (07/01/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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 18000 1405 99% 477 787.0 26 0.22 9.7% comp.unix.wizards
2 15000 1220 99% 168 177.3 11 0.06 8.4% comp.sources.wanted
3 15000 1180 99% 101 196.6 6 0.07 8.1% news.groups
4 13000 1049 99% 67 113.3 5 0.04 7.2% news.misc
5 9600 756 99% 32 50.5 3 0.03 5.2% news.config
6 7700 608 99% 40 82.2 5 0.05 4.2% news.software.b
7 20000 1588 98% 164 341.5 8 0.09 11.0% comp.sources.d
8 13000 1047 98% 10 18.0 0 0.01 7.2% comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes
9 13000 1046 98% 35 51.7 2 0.02 7.2% comp.mail.uucp
10 12000 986 98% 21 32.6 1 0.01 6.8% news.admin
11 12000 940 98% 54 83.8 4 0.04 6.5% comp.text
12 11000 878 98% 224 344.1 20 0.16 6.1% comp.emacs
13 11000 847 98% 68 147.7 6 0.07 5.8% comp.org.usenix
14 10000 815 98% 52 114.4 5 0.06 5.6% comp.mail.misc
15 10000 813 98% 100 191.3 10 0.10 5.6% comp.dcom.lans
16 9500 754 98% 61 157.4 6 0.08 5.2% comp.databases
17 9500 747 98% 17 119.5 1 0.06 5.2% news.lists
18 9400 743 98% 61 128.3 6 0.07 5.1% comp.dcom.modems
19 8600 681 98% 7 13.4 0 0.01 4.7% news.stargate
20 8400 666 98% 41 102.2 4 0.06 4.6% comp.lang.c++
21 8100 639 98% 7 9.1 0 0.01 4.4% news.sysadmin
22 7100 558 98% 21 86.0 3 0.06 3.9% comp.cog-eng
23 6200 491 98% 40 74.1 6 0.06 3.4% comp.unix.xenix
24 5600 446 98% 2 2.1 0 0.00 3.1% comp.mail.headers
25 4300 341 98% 1 2.8 0 0.00 2.4% comp.bugs.misc
26 16000 1288 97% 111 123.8 6 0.04 8.9% misc.wanted
27 14000 1135 97% 802 1317.2 57 0.48 7.8% comp.sys.mac
28 11000 887 97% 175 625.3 15 0.29 6.1% comp.os.minix
29 9800 775 97% 235 652.3 24 0.34 5.4% sci.space
30 9400 741 97% 31 73.5 3 0.04 5.1% sci.astro
31 9100 717 97% 87 128.2 9 0.07 5.0% sci.electronics
32 8900 700 97% 195 354.8 21 0.20 4.8% sci.math
33 8600 682 97% 7 21.3 0 0.01 4.7% sci.space.shuttle
34 8300 659 97% 395 1361.1 47 0.83 4.6% comp.sys.atari.st
35 7400 586 97% 7 11.5 0 0.01 4.0% comp.bugs.sys5
36 7200 571 97% 20 27.6 2 0.02 3.9% comp.lang.prolog
37 5100 402 97% 8 8.7 1 0.01 2.8% sci.math.stat
38 4900 391 97% 71 130.5 14 0.13 2.7% comp.lang.ada
39 4900 390 97% 45 81.8 9 0.08 2.7% comp.sys.nsc.32k
40 4300 342 97% 1 6.5 0 0.01 2.4% sci.math.symbolicreid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid) (08/01/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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 20000 1492 99% 354 584.1 17 0.15 10.5% comp.unix.wizards
2 17000 1292 99% 210 208.6 12 0.06 9.1% comp.sources.wanted
3 17000 1266 99% 90 242.0 5 0.07 8.9% news.groups
4 14000 1069 99% 44 70.3 3 0.03 7.5% news.misc
5 11000 797 99% 2 2.9 0 0.00 5.6% news.sysadmin
6 9600 730 99% 5 15.4 0 0.01 5.1% news.lists
7 9100 692 99% 27 30.9 2 0.02 4.9% news.config
8 7200 545 99% 2 5.1 0 0.00 3.8% comp.bugs.misc
9 21000 1605 98% 62 130.0 2 0.03 11.3% comp.sources.d
10 21000 1586 98% 48 944.0 2 0.23 11.2% comp.sources.misc
11 19000 1428 98% 51 2538.2 2 0.67 10.1% comp.sources.games
12 18000 1390 98% 45 1979.5 2 0.56 9.8% comp.sources.unix
13 16000 1179 98% 674 1110.9 42 0.35 8.3% comp.sys.mac
14 16000 1176 98% 65 448.6 4 0.14 8.3% comp.sources.bugs
15 14000 1047 98% 94 221.7 6 0.08 7.4% news.admin
16 14000 1046 98% 78 116.9 5 0.04 7.4% comp.text
17 13000 1003 98% 177 355.7 13 0.14 7.1% comp.emacs
18 13000 969 98% 48 68.3 3 0.03 6.8% comp.mail.uucp
19 11000 847 98% 7 24.6 0 0.01 6.0% comp.org.usenix
20 11000 830 98% 51 96.8 4 0.04 5.8% comp.mail.misc
21 11000 805 98% 98 142.5 8 0.07 5.7% comp.dcom.lans
22 10000 793 98% 40 77.1 4 0.04 5.6% comp.databases
23 10000 778 98% 42 92.8 4 0.05 5.5% comp.bugs.4bsd
24 10000 770 98% 25 77.0 2 0.04 5.4% comp.dcom.modems
25 9600 727 98% 68 108.9 7 0.06 5.1% comp.laser-printers
26 9200 698 98% 238 424.9 25 0.23 4.9% sci.math
27 9100 687 98% 1 2.0 0 0.00 4.8% news.stargate
28 9000 681 98% 7 32.6 0 0.02 4.8% comp.std.unix
29 8900 676 98% 11 47.7 1 0.03 4.8% comp.lang.c++
30 7900 602 98% 40 63.2 5 0.04 4.2% news.software.b
31 7500 570 98% 42 189.1 5 0.13 4.0% comp.lang.prolog
32 7300 552 98% 4 30.1 0 0.02 3.9% comp.graphics.digest
33 7000 529 98% 25 56.6 3 0.04 3.7% comp.cog-eng
34 7000 527 98% 90 163.0 12 0.12 3.7% comp.unix.xenix
35 4900 375 98% 7 11.3 1 0.01 2.6% sci.math.symbolic
36 4800 367 98% 44 83.0 9 0.09 2.6% comp.sys.nsc.32k
37 4400 333 98% 11 24.3 2 0.03 2.3% sci.math.stat
38 4200 318 98% 7 7.9 1 0.01 2.2% news.software.notes
39 28000 2139 97% 14 55.2 0 0.01 15.1% news.announce.conferences
40 18000 1356 97% 104 117.6 5 0.03 9.6% misc.wantedreid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid) (09/01/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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 23000 1690 99% 38 1532.6 1 0.34 11.2% comp.sources.unix
2 21000 1566 99% 372 605.7 17 0.15 10.4% comp.unix.wizards
3 21000 1547 99% 144 349.6 6 0.08 10.3% comp.sources.d
4 21000 1541 99% 4 106.0 0 0.03 10.3% comp.sources.games
5 19000 1418 99% 65 82.9 3 0.02 9.4% news.groups
6 19000 1392 99% 244 260.3 12 0.07 9.3% comp.sources.wanted
7 15000 1092 99% 7 7.2 0 0.00 7.3% news.misc
8 14000 1064 99% 71 100.5 5 0.04 7.1% comp.text
9 14000 1061 99% 172 395.0 12 0.14 7.1% comp.emacs
10 13000 984 99% 67 107.3 5 0.04 6.5% comp.mail.uucp
11 13000 968 99% 82 162.1 6 0.06 6.4% news.admin
12 12000 863 99% 25 69.7 2 0.03 5.7% comp.mail.misc
13 11000 831 99% 95 178.8 8 0.08 5.5% comp.dcom.lans
14 11000 797 99% 101 260.3 9 0.12 5.3% comp.dcom.modems
15 10000 758 99% 5 10.0 0 0.01 5.0% news.sysadmin
16 9800 729 99% 10 12.9 1 0.01 4.9% news.config
17 9400 697 99% 5 14.3 0 0.01 4.6% news.lists
18 8900 660 99% 35 53.1 4 0.03 4.4% comp.lang.c++
19 8700 645 99% 11 27.7 1 0.02 4.3% news.software.b
20 32000 2390 98% 18 91.0 0 0.01 15.9% news.announce.conferences
21 24000 1774 98% 55 1873.0 2 0.40 11.8% comp.sources.misc
22 18000 1329 98% 91 199.1 5 0.06 8.8% comp.sources.bugs
23 17000 1293 98% 811 1221.9 47 0.37 8.6% comp.sys.mac
24 16000 1166 98% 0 0.0 0 0.00 7.8% news.announce.important
25 14000 1079 98% 42 127.5 3 0.05 7.2% comp.compilers
26 13000 980 98% 1 1.0 0 0.00 6.5% comp.unix
27 12000 877 98% 107 326.0 8 0.14 5.8% comp.os.minix
28 11000 855 98% 301 630.0 27 0.29 5.7% sci.space
29 11000 818 98% 4 67.0 0 0.03 5.4% comp.risks
30 11000 804 98% 45 125.0 4 0.06 5.4% comp.bugs.4bsd
31 10000 769 98% 38 76.7 3 0.04 5.1% comp.databases
32 10000 741 98% 104 164.8 10 0.08 4.9% sci.math
33 9800 727 98% 5 7.7 0 0.00 4.8% sci.space.shuttle
34 9700 720 98% 122 156.7 12 0.08 4.8% comp.protocols.tcp-ip
35 9600 715 98% 32 45.1 3 0.02 4.8% comp.org.usenix
36 9600 712 98% 38 54.0 4 0.03 4.7% comp.laser-printers
37 9300 691 98% 11 64.1 1 0.04 4.6% comp.std.unix
38 9300 689 98% 108 174.3 11 0.10 4.6% sci.astro
39 9000 672 98% 72 150.7 8 0.09 4.5% comp.ai.digest
40 8900 665 98% 32 52.6 3 0.03 4.4% comp.bugs.sys5reid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid) (10/01/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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 22000 1620 99% 320 524.3 14 0.12 10.2% comp.unix.wizards
2 21000 1538 99% 232 225.2 11 0.06 9.7% comp.sources.wanted
3 21000 1531 99% 84 152.0 4 0.04 9.6% comp.sources.d
4 20000 1468 99% 87 161.1 4 0.04 9.2% news.groups
5 15000 1143 99% 35 78.0 2 0.03 7.2% news.misc
6 15000 1083 99% 4 14.2 0 0.00 6.8% comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes
7 14000 1071 99% 64 141.8 4 0.05 6.7% news.admin
8 13000 975 99% 25 26.8 1 0.01 6.1% comp.mail.uucp
9 13000 966 99% 68 97.3 5 0.04 6.1% comp.text
10 13000 953 99% 178 375.3 13 0.15 6.0% comp.emacs
11 12000 899 99% 51 62.7 4 0.03 5.6% comp.dcom.lans
12 12000 881 99% 68 131.6 5 0.06 5.5% comp.mail.misc
13 12000 869 99% 58 82.8 4 0.04 5.5% comp.dcom.modems
14 11000 788 99% 2 3.4 0 0.00 4.9% news.sysadmin
15 10000 753 99% 18 141.4 1 0.07 4.7% news.lists
16 10000 740 99% 45 80.0 4 0.04 4.6% comp.lang.c++
17 9800 724 99% 12 21.0 1 0.01 4.5% comp.bugs.misc
18 9700 720 99% 2 3.5 0 0.00 4.5% news.config
19 9000 670 99% 24 141.6 2 0.08 4.2% news.software.b
20 8600 637 99% 141 247.7 16 0.15 4.0% comp.unix.xenix
21 28000 2094 98% 84 3481.4 3 0.64 13.1% comp.sources.unix
22 25000 1833 98% 27 702.8 1 0.14 11.5% comp.sources.misc
23 19000 1422 98% 5 281.1 0 0.08 8.9% comp.sources.games
24 19000 1419 98% 1097 2512.6 57 0.68 8.9% comp.sys.mac
25 19000 1415 98% 71 126.6 3 0.03 8.9% comp.sources.bugs
26 18000 1369 98% 51 48.3 2 0.01 8.6% misc.wanted
27 17000 1228 98% 184 331.8 10 0.10 7.7% sci.med
28 12000 875 98% 147 796.6 12 0.34 5.5% comp.os.minix
29 12000 869 98% 372 686.6 31 0.29 5.5% sci.space
30 11000 808 98% 40 56.9 3 0.03 5.1% comp.databases
31 10000 759 98% 167 244.7 16 0.13 4.8% sci.math
32 10000 746 98% 34 74.7 3 0.04 4.7% sci.astro
33 9900 734 98% 1 3.5 0 0.00 4.6% comp.org.usenix
34 9900 733 98% 58 104.1 5 0.05 4.6% sci.space.shuttle
35 9600 712 98% 32 57.0 3 0.03 4.5% comp.bugs.sys5
36 9500 704 98% 334 960.5 35 0.52 4.4% comp.sys.atari.st
37 8800 650 98% 48 354.4 5 0.21 4.1% comp.lang.prolog
38 6000 448 98% 94 225.7 15 0.19 2.8% comp.lang.ada
39 5800 430 98% 2 5.2 0 0.00 2.7% sci.math.symbolic
40 5200 386 98% 30 58.1 5 0.06 2.4% sci.math.statreid@decwrl.DEC.COM (Brian Reid) (11/01/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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 23000 1808 99% 444 695.6 19 0.18 10.8% comp.unix.wizards
2 20000 1611 99% 141 251.3 7 0.07 9.6% news.groups
3 20000 1602 99% 184 163.8 9 0.05 9.5% comp.sources.wanted
4 20000 1595 99% 171 342.7 8 0.10 9.5% comp.sources.d
5 17000 1354 99% 38 73.0 2 0.03 8.1% news.misc
6 16000 1231 99% 147 372.6 9 0.14 7.3% news.admin
7 13000 1057 99% 67 123.3 5 0.06 6.3% comp.mail.uucp
8 12000 954 99% 78 105.0 6 0.05 5.7% comp.mail.misc
9 12000 938 99% 170 323.5 14 0.16 5.6% comp.emacs
10 12000 911 99% 1 1.7 0 0.00 5.4% comp.dcom.lans.hyperchannel
11 11000 897 99% 78 111.6 7 0.06 5.3% comp.text
12 11000 857 99% 142 232.8 12 0.12 5.1% comp.dcom.modems
13 10000 827 99% 14 16.1 1 0.01 4.9% news.sysadmin
14 10000 826 99% 17 126.2 1 0.07 4.9% news.lists
15 10000 801 99% 54 110.0 5 0.06 4.8% comp.lang.c++
16 10000 791 99% 17 52.8 1 0.03 4.7% comp.bugs.4bsd
17 9900 783 99% 10 7.4 1 0.00 4.7% news.config
18 9200 727 99% 51 151.8 5 0.10 4.3% news.software.b
19 7000 549 99% 21 23.8 3 0.02 3.3% comp.cog-eng
20 34000 2715 98% 34 144.3 1 0.02 16.2% news.announce.conferences
21 31000 2453 98% 68 2667.2 2 0.51 14.6% comp.sources.unix
22 24000 1920 98% 38 1016.5 1 0.25 11.4% comp.sources.misc
23 21000 1642 98% 1427 2124.3 67 0.60 9.8% comp.sys.mac
24 17000 1375 98% 111 121.6 6 0.04 8.2% misc.wanted
25 17000 1374 98% 15 734.9 0 0.25 8.2% comp.sources.games
26 16000 1233 98% 120 209.7 7 0.08 7.3% sci.med
27 12000 947 98% 267 483.1 22 0.24 5.6% sci.space
28 12000 935 98% 141 294.9 11 0.14 5.6% comp.os.minix
29 10000 805 98% 32 56.3 3 0.03 4.8% comp.databases
30 9400 739 98% 11 10.9 1 0.01 4.4% comp.org.usenix
31 9200 729 98% 108 215.9 11 0.14 4.3% sci.math
32 9200 727 98% 57 163.8 6 0.10 4.3% sci.astro
33 9100 716 98% 32 55.4 3 0.04 4.3% sci.space.shuttle
34 8700 684 98% 27 34.4 3 0.02 4.1% comp.bugs.sys5
35 8100 642 98% 137 236.8 16 0.17 3.8% comp.unix.xenix
36 7900 621 98% 62 277.5 7 0.21 3.7% comp.lang.prolog
37 6100 479 98% 32 93.0 5 0.09 2.9% comp.lang.ada
38 5300 419 98% 1 1.7 0 0.00 2.5% sci.math.symbolic
39 4700 368 98% 8 12.9 1 0.02 2.2% comp.sys.nsc.32k
40 4500 357 98% 5 8.8 1 0.01 2.1% sci.math.statreid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid) (12/02/87)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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 30000 2565 99% 15 747.5 0 16.00 13.6% comp.sources.unix
2 23000 1962 99% 264 378.9 11 11.00 10.4% comp.unix.wizards
3 21000 1783 99% 120 162.0 5 4.90 9.5% comp.sources.d
4 20000 1751 99% 172 311.3 8 10.00 9.3% news.groups
5 20000 1690 99% 152 139.1 7 4.50 9.0% comp.sources.wanted
6 15000 1286 99% 40 141.7 2 6.10 6.8% news.misc
7 14000 1218 99% 25 41.3 1 1.90 6.5% comp.mail.uucp
8 14000 1196 99% 108 228.9 7 10.00 6.4% news.admin
9 13000 1081 99% 74 100.7 5 5.00 5.8% comp.mail.misc
10 11000 949 99% 57 103.0 5 6.00 5.0% comp.dcom.lans
11 11000 943 99% 304 645.1 27 38.00 5.0% comp.emacs
12 11000 912 99% 67 90.3 6 5.20 4.9% comp.text
13 10000 868 99% 108 224.7 10 14.00 4.6% comp.dcom.modems
14 9700 832 99% 17 44.7 1 3.00 4.4% news.sysadmin
15 9600 823 99% 38 44.5 4 3.00 4.4% news.config
16 8200 698 99% 107 239.1 13 19.00 3.7% comp.unix.xenix
17 7400 633 99% 80 136.9 10 12.00 3.4% comp.cog-eng
18 24000 2089 98% 60 2140.3 2 57.00 11.1% comp.sources.misc
19 22000 1838 98% 1302 2011.5 59 58.00 9.8% comp.sys.mac
20 21000 1757 98% 21 922.6 1 28.00 9.3% comp.sources.games
21 20000 1702 98% 375 565.0 18 18.00 9.1% comp.lang.c
22 19000 1601 98% 15 21.3 0 0.71 8.5% comp.newprod
23 19000 1593 98% 77 76.2 4 2.60 8.5% misc.wanted
24 18000 1576 98% 95 171.5 5 6.10 8.4% comp.sources.bugs
25 15000 1291 98% 140 268.5 9 11.00 6.9% sci.med
26 13000 1129 98% 5 15.8 0 0.77 6.0% comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes
27 11000 902 98% 80 88.9 7 5.10 4.8% comp.os.minix
28 10000 885 98% 15 122.5 1 7.80 4.7% news.lists
29 10000 879 98% 57 63.2 5 4.00 4.7% comp.databases
30 9600 819 98% 341 532.6 35 35.00 4.4% comp.protocols.tcp-ip
31 9500 813 98% 51 119.8 5 8.00 4.3% comp.lang.c++
32 9100 776 98% 115 186.1 12 13.00 4.1% sci.math
33 8900 762 98% 52 144.4 5 10.00 4.1% news.software.b
34 8900 761 98% 121 213.0 13 15.00 4.0% sci.astro
35 8600 731 98% 11 22.3 1 1.70 3.9% comp.org.usenix
36 8200 700 98% 14 23.3 1 1.80 3.7% comp.bugs.sys5
37 8000 681 98% 17 27.8 2 2.20 3.6% comp.protocols.misc
38 7200 616 98% 37 163.0 5 14.00 3.3% comp.lang.prolog
39 7000 601 98% 25 26.7 3 2.40 3.2% comp.windows.news
40 6700 571 98% 17 26.2 2 2.50 3.0% sci.cryptreid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid) (01/02/88)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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 24000 2064 99% 20 655.1 0 17.00 11.7% comp.sources.misc
2 23000 1999 99% 375 1346.9 16 37.00 11.3% comp.unix.wizards
3 21000 1800 99% 125 268.2 5 8.20 10.2% comp.sources.d
4 21000 1785 99% 110 179.1 5 5.40 10.1% news.groups
5 19000 1620 99% 227 245.5 11 8.30 9.2% comp.sources.wanted
6 15000 1261 99% 48 76.5 3 3.30 7.2% news.misc
7 14000 1218 99% 47 83.8 3 3.80 6.9% comp.mail.uucp
8 14000 1171 99% 55 133.1 3 6.10 6.6% news.admin
9 13000 1121 99% 2 4.2 0 0.21 6.4% comp.dcom.lans.hyperchannel
10 13000 1110 99% 67 116.7 5 5.70 6.3% comp.mail.misc
11 11000 901 99% 70 365.0 6 21.00 5.1% comp.text
12 10000 862 99% 18 27.1 1 1.70 4.9% news.config
13 9900 843 99% 20 32.8 2 2.10 4.8% news.sysadmin
14 7200 615 99% 20 34.8 2 3.10 3.5% comp.cog-eng
15 6300 536 99% 8 36.6 1 3.70 3.0% comp.mail.headers
16 34000 2887 98% 14 46.0 0 0.86 16.4% news.announce.conferences
17 20000 1738 98% 858 1304.2 42 41.00 9.9% comp.sys.mac
18 20000 1721 98% 105 106.9 5 3.40 9.8% misc.wanted
19 19000 1608 98% 15 795.3 0 27.00 9.1% comp.sources.games
20 18000 1520 98% 118 361.2 6 13.00 8.6% comp.sources.bugs
21 16000 1398 98% 17 42.8 1 1.70 7.9% comp.newprod
22 15000 1251 98% 268 422.2 17 18.00 7.1% sci.med
23 12000 1051 98% 8 15.3 0 0.81 6.0% comp.unix
24 12000 1006 98% 1 8.9 0 0.47 5.7% comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes
25 12000 987 98% 122 267.2 10 14.00 5.6% comp.emacs
26 11000 926 98% 20 430.7 1 25.00 5.3% comp.risks
27 11000 903 98% 25 31.2 2 1.80 5.1% comp.databases
28 10000 875 98% 152 234.7 15 15.00 5.0% comp.dcom.modems
29 10000 870 98% 5 98.7 0 6.30 4.9% news.lists
30 9600 818 98% 234 384.0 24 25.00 4.6% comp.protocols.tcp-ip
31 9500 808 98% 88 148.2 9 9.90 4.6% news.software.b
32 9300 791 98% 208 1099.1 22 75.00 4.5% comp.os.minix
33 9200 789 98% 497 1082.1 54 74.00 4.5% comp.sys.atari.st
34 9100 775 98% 88 155.9 9 11.00 4.4% comp.lang.c++
35 8800 753 98% 145 223.2 16 16.00 4.3% sci.math
36 8700 745 98% 4 104.2 0 7.60 4.2% comp.bugs.misc
37 8400 713 98% 167 492.1 19 37.00 4.0% comp.unix.xenix
38 8100 687 98% 15 25.5 1 2.00 3.9% comp.bugs.sys5
39 8000 680 98% 5 6.7 0 0.54 3.9% comp.org.usenix
40 8000 679 98% 44 84.5 5 6.70 3.9% comp.ai.digestreid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid) (03/01/88)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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 22000 1953 99% 344 528.6 15 0.17 10.2% comp.unix.wizards
2 21000 1866 99% 88 157.2 4 0.05 9.8% comp.sources.d
3 19000 1644 99% 271 428.9 14 0.16 8.6% news.groups
4 19000 1640 99% 320 310.9 16 0.12 8.6% comp.sources.wanted
5 15000 1328 99% 37 67.5 2 0.03 7.0% news.misc
6 14000 1246 99% 7 8.4 0 0.00 6.5% comp.dcom.lans.hyperchannel
7 14000 1235 99% 105 223.8 7 0.11 6.5% news.admin
8 13000 1173 99% 52 75.4 4 0.04 6.1% comp.mail.uucp
9 12000 1041 99% 37 60.2 3 0.04 5.5% comp.mail.misc
10 11000 1003 99% 205 380.4 18 0.24 5.3% comp.dcom.modems
11 11000 944 99% 41 78.8 3 0.05 4.9% news.sysadmin
12 10000 925 99% 101 347.7 10 0.25 4.8% comp.text
13 10000 887 99% 122 209.9 12 0.15 4.6% comp.lang.c++
14 9800 872 99% 18 20.2 1 0.01 4.6% news.config
15 9500 846 99% 38 105.5 4 0.08 4.4% comp.bugs.4bsd
16 9300 823 99% 38 51.3 4 0.04 4.3% news.software.b
17 8100 718 99% 67 144.8 8 0.13 3.8% comp.cog-eng
18 8000 705 99% 1 0.9 0 0.00 3.7% comp.bugs.misc
19 37000 3244 98% 17 131.7 0 0.02 17.0% news.announce.conferences
20 24000 2165 98% 48 1217.8 2 0.36 11.3% comp.sources.misc
21 22000 1961 98% 131 149.9 5 0.05 10.3% misc.wanted
22 21000 1903 98% 1715 2613.6 81 0.87 10.0% comp.sys.mac
23 20000 1801 98% 1200 1901.5 60 0.66 9.4% comp.lang.c
24 19000 1687 98% 501 749.6 26 0.28 8.8% comp.unix.questions
25 18000 1600 98% 74 3721.2 4 1.40 8.4% comp.sources.games
26 17000 1506 98% 74 455.7 4 0.19 7.9% comp.sources.bugs
27 16000 1381 98% 8 247.7 0 0.11 7.2% comp.sources.unix
28 14000 1253 98% 5 12.3 0 0.01 6.6% comp.newprod
29 13000 1169 98% 27 40.7 2 0.02 6.1% comp.unix
30 12000 1086 98% 304 554.7 25 0.32 5.7% comp.emacs
31 12000 1034 98% 425 749.0 35 0.44 5.4% sci.space
32 12000 1028 98% 380 737.4 31 0.43 5.4% sci.med
33 12000 1024 98% 15 268.5 1 0.16 5.4% comp.risks
34 11000 964 98% 107 164.3 9 0.10 5.1% comp.databases
35 10000 909 98% 17 159.7 1 0.11 4.8% news.lists
36 10000 893 98% 290 454.8 29 0.32 4.7% comp.protocols.tcp-ip
37 9600 851 98% 480 885.6 50 0.65 4.5% comp.sys.atari.st
38 9500 838 98% 27 120.9 2 0.09 4.4% comp.os.research
39 9300 827 98% 182 274.6 19 0.21 4.3% sci.math
40 8900 787 98% 110 201.2 12 0.16 4.1% comp.ai.digestreid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid) (04/03/88)
TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PROPAGATION
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.
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1 41000 3176 99% 32 159.2 0 0.03 17.1% news.announce.conferences
2 31000 2405 99% 17 551.8 0 0.12 13.0% comp.sources.unix
3 27000 2048 99% 12 300.3 0 0.07 11.1% comp.sources.misc
4 24000 1873 99% 57 134.9 2 0.04 10.1% comp.sources.d
5 22000 1682 99% 602 1015.2 27 0.31 9.1% comp.unix.wizards
6 20000 1543 99% 344 880.7 17 0.29 8.3% news.groups
7 19000 1485 99% 195 264.1 10 0.09 8.0% comp.sources.wanted
8 17000 1345 99% 37 75.4 2 0.03 7.3% comp.sources.bugs
9 15000 1154 99% 58 131.2 3 0.06 6.2% news.misc
10 15000 1129 99% 91 180.0 6 0.08 6.1% comp.mail.uucp
11 12000 928 99% 108 194.0 9 0.11 5.0% comp.dcom.lans
12 11000 875 99% 27 32.7 2 0.02 4.7% news.sysadmin
13 11000 841 99% 128 224.4 11 0.14 4.5% news.software.b
14 11000 813 99% 28 28.4 2 0.02 4.4% news.config
15 10000 800 99% 11 10.5 1 0.01 4.3% comp.bugs.misc
16 8900 688 99% 2 3.4 0 0.00 3.7% comp.cog-eng
17 23000 1780 98% 1127 1824.8 49 0.52 9.6% comp.sys.mac
18 21000 1652 98% 1045 1905.7 49 0.60 8.9% comp.lang.c
19 21000 1623 98% 370 505.8 17 0.16 8.8% comp.unix.questions
20 20000 1530 98% 4 167.7 0 0.06 8.3% comp.sources.games
21 19000 1501 98% 147 201.4 7 0.07 8.1% misc.wanted
22 15000 1160 98% 115 281.6 7 0.12 6.3% news.admin
23 14000 1046 98% 2 11.9 0 0.01 5.6% news.announce.important
24 13000 1027 98% 197 413.1 15 0.21 5.5% comp.emacs
25 13000 997 98% 10 242.4 0 0.12 5.4% comp.risks
26 13000 975 98% 660 1548.9 50 0.79 5.3% comp.sys.atari.st
27 13000 972 98% 95 120.4 7 0.06 5.2% comp.text
28 12000 959 98% 101 191.4 8 0.11 5.2% comp.databases
29 12000 918 98% 258 428.6 21 0.24 5.0% sci.math
30 12000 894 98% 98 184.5 8 0.10 4.8% comp.lang.c++
31 11000 880 98% 174 258.9 15 0.16 4.7% comp.dcom.modems
32 11000 854 98% 55 85.0 5 0.05 4.6% comp.mail.misc
33 11000 833 98% 15 136.4 1 0.08 4.5% news.lists
34 10000 801 98% 35 49.2 3 0.03 4.3% comp.org.usenix
35 10000 793 98% 27 93.0 2 0.06 4.3% comp.std.unix
36 10000 783 98% 65 105.1 6 0.07 4.2% comp.bugs.sys5
37 10000 783 98% 64 178.2 6 0.12 4.2% comp.ai.digest
38 10000 782 98% 297 422.7 29 0.28 4.2% comp.protocols.tcp-ip
39 10000 773 98% 28 54.4 2 0.04 4.2% comp.os.research
40 9900 763 98% 61 387.3 6 0.26 4.1% comp.bugs.4bsd