reid@decwrl.UUCP (Brian Reid) (09/01/87)
This is the full set of data from the USENET readership report for Aug 87.
Explanations of the figures are in a companion posting.
+-- 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 32000 2390 98% 18 91.0 0 0.01 15.9% news.announce.conferences
2 28000 2048 90% 82 116.7 2 0.02 13.6% misc.consumers.house
3 24000 1774 98% 55 1873.0 2 0.40 11.8% comp.sources.misc
4 23000 1731 89% 385 489.7 16 0.11 11.5% rec.humor
5 23000 1720 92% 48 97.6 2 0.02 11.4% misc.jobs.offered
6 23000 1719 96% 732 1356.6 31 0.30 11.4% comp.sys.ibm.pc
7 23000 1690 99% 38 1532.6 1 0.34 11.2% comp.sources.unix
8 21000 1566 99% 372 605.7 17 0.15 10.4% comp.unix.wizards
9 21000 1547 99% 144 349.6 6 0.08 10.3% comp.sources.d
10 21000 1541 99% 4 106.0 0 0.03 10.3% comp.sources.games
11 20000 1457 97% 605 1067.6 30 0.27 9.7% comp.lang.c
12 19000 1434 97% 81 91.3 4 0.02 9.5% misc.wanted
13 19000 1418 99% 65 82.9 3 0.02 9.4% news.groups
14 19000 1400 97% 337 543.3 17 0.15 9.3% comp.unix.questions
15 19000 1393 88% 981 1694.3 51 0.45 9.3% soc.singles
16 19000 1392 99% 244 260.3 12 0.07 9.3% comp.sources.wanted
17 18000 1341 89% 101 97.0 5 0.03 8.9% misc.forsale
18 18000 1329 98% 91 199.1 5 0.06 8.8% comp.sources.bugs
19 17000 1293 98% 811 1221.9 47 0.37 8.6% comp.sys.mac
20 17000 1287 96% 115 195.1 6 0.06 8.6% comp.misc
21 16000 1195 96% 92 146.7 5 0.05 8.0% comp.graphics
22 16000 1166 98% 0 0.0 0 0.00 7.8% news.announce.important
23 15000 1145 96% 287 555.4 19 0.19 7.6% comp.arch
24 15000 1131 97% 215 382.4 14 0.13 7.5% sci.med
25 15000 1092 99% 7 7.2 0 0.00 7.3% news.misc
26 14000 1079 98% 42 127.5 3 0.05 7.2% comp.compilers
27 14000 1064 99% 71 100.5 5 0.04 7.1% comp.text
28 14000 1061 99% 172 395.0 12 0.14 7.1% comp.emacs
29 14000 1054 92% 80 113.6 5 0.04 7.0% misc.jobs.misc
30 14000 1053 93% 44 154.8 3 0.06 7.0% comp.ai
31 14000 1046 95% 264 504.7 18 0.18 7.0% rec.arts.sf-lovers
32 13000 990 91% 455 693.9 35 0.27 6.6% rec.arts.movies
33 13000 984 99% 67 107.3 5 0.04 6.5% comp.mail.uucp
34 13000 980 98% 1 1.0 0 0.00 6.5% comp.unix
35 13000 968 99% 82 162.1 6 0.06 6.4% news.admin
36 13000 948 96% 77 158.8 5 0.06 6.3% misc.misc
37 13000 941 81% 12 649.9 0 0.25 6.3% comp.binaries.ibm.pc
38 12000 903 42% 34 44.9 2 0.02 6.0% rec.humor.funny
39 12000 899 88% 618 753.2 51 0.32 6.0% talk.bizarre
40 12000 887 88% 961 2063.6 80 0.88 5.9% soc.women
41 12000 883 89% 7 24.3 0 0.01 5.9% rec.arts.movies.reviews
42 12000 877 98% 107 326.0 8 0.14 5.8% comp.os.minix
43 12000 874 88% 95 155.1 7 0.07 5.8% rec.nude
44 12000 867 97% 18 19.0 1 0.01 5.8% comp.sys.misc
45 12000 863 99% 25 69.7 2 0.03 5.7% comp.mail.misc
46 12000 862 89% 270 454.5 22 0.19 5.7% rec.audio
47 12000 857 95% 118 444.8 9 0.19 5.7% comp.windows.x
48 11000 855 98% 301 630.0 27 0.29 5.7% sci.space
49 11000 838 96% 624 1325.7 56 0.61 5.6% comp.sys.amiga
50 11000 831 99% 95 178.8 8 0.08 5.5% comp.dcom.lans
51 11000 821 86% 37 91.9 3 0.04 5.5% sci.med.aids
52 11000 818 98% 4 67.0 0 0.03 5.4% comp.risks
53 11000 816 97% 2 5.4 0 0.00 5.4% comp.newprod
54 11000 815 96% 11 11.9 1 0.01 5.4% comp.lang.misc
55 11000 806 88% 490 764.4 44 0.35 5.4% rec.autos
56 11000 804 98% 45 125.0 4 0.06 5.4% comp.bugs.4bsd
57 11000 797 99% 101 260.3 9 0.12 5.3% comp.dcom.modems
58 10000 776 91% 25 97.3 2 0.05 5.2% misc.jobs.resumes
59 10000 771 97% 7 156.7 0 0.08 5.1% comp.sys.sun
60 10000 769 98% 38 76.7 3 0.04 5.1% comp.databases
61 10000 769 97% 4 196.0 0 0.10 5.1% comp.sys.ibm.pc.digest
62 10000 760 89% 101 183.3 10 0.09 5.1% rec.travel
63 10000 759 96% 44 53.5 4 0.03 5.1% comp.periphs
64 10000 758 99% 5 10.0 0 0.01 5.0% news.sysadmin
65 10000 747 97% 12 14.1 1 0.01 5.0% comp.sys.m68k
66 10000 741 98% 104 164.8 10 0.08 4.9% sci.math
67 9900 739 96% 1 2.0 0 0.00 4.9% comp.os.misc
68 9900 737 90% 128 192.0 12 0.10 4.9% misc.invest
69 9800 731 94% 1 2.4 0 0.00 4.9% comp.windows.misc
70 9800 729 99% 10 12.9 1 0.01 4.9% news.config
71 9800 728 96% 30 42.5 3 0.02 4.8% comp.text.desktop
72 9800 727 98% 5 7.7 0 0.00 4.8% sci.space.shuttle
73 9700 720 98% 122 156.7 12 0.08 4.8% comp.protocols.tcp-ip
74 9700 720 97% 80 129.2 8 0.07 4.8% sci.electronics
75 9700 720 89% 138 185.2 14 0.10 4.8% rec.food.cooking
76 9600 717 96% 47 744.5 4 0.39 4.8% comp.binaries.mac
77 9600 715 98% 32 45.1 3 0.02 4.8% comp.org.usenix
78 9600 712 98% 38 54.0 4 0.03 4.7% comp.laser-printers
79 9400 703 97% 2 6.6 0 0.00 4.7% comp.os.research
80 9400 697 99% 5 14.3 0 0.01 4.6% news.lists
81 9300 692 89% 382 1427.9 41 0.78 4.6% rec.arts.startrek
82 9300 691 98% 11 64.1 1 0.04 4.6% comp.std.unix
83 9300 689 98% 108 174.3 11 0.10 4.6% sci.astro
84 9200 681 88% 72 186.4 7 0.10 4.5% soc.motss
85 9000 672 98% 72 150.7 8 0.09 4.5% comp.ai.digest
86 9000 672 96% 91 188.0 10 0.11 4.5% sci.physics
87 9000 672 96% 12 23.3 1 0.01 4.5% sci.misc
88 9000 669 97% 252 740.5 28 0.42 4.5% comp.os.vms
89 8900 665 98% 32 52.6 3 0.03 4.4% comp.bugs.sys5
90 8900 664 89% 140 286.3 15 0.16 4.4% misc.headlines
91 8900 660 99% 35 53.1 4 0.03 4.4% comp.lang.c++
92 8900 659 88% 25 27.6 2 0.02 4.4% talk.rumors
93 8800 653 98% 197 362.9 22 0.21 4.3% comp.sys.atari.st
94 8800 653 95% 61 149.1 6 0.09 4.3% comp.edu
95 8700 648 95% 662 986.3 76 0.58 4.3% rec.music.misc
96 8700 645 99% 11 27.7 1 0.02 4.3% news.software.b
97 8500 633 97% 8 14.5 1 0.01 4.2% comp.protocols.misc
98 8400 628 89% 71 116.6 8 0.07 4.2% rec.arts.books
99 8400 625 89% 240 322.0 28 0.20 4.2% rec.arts.tv
100 8300 619 89% 62 89.9 7 0.06 4.1% rec.misc
101 8200 607 88% 41 70.3 5 0.04 4.0% rec.humor.d
102 8100 605 96% 30 34.4 3 0.02 4.0% comp.sys.dec
103 8100 605 90% 158 271.3 19 0.17 4.0% misc.legal
104 8000 594 89% 217 425.4 27 0.27 4.0% misc.kids
105 7900 590 97% 2 67.6 0 0.04 3.9% comp.sys.mac.digest
106 7900 590 96% 27 50.6 3 0.03 3.9% comp.lang.lisp
107 7900 590 73% 465 922.9 58 0.59 3.9% soc.men
108 7700 574 88% 218 338.8 28 0.22 3.8% rec.video
109 7700 573 94% 207 258.9 26 0.17 3.8% rec.games.hack
110 7600 568 96% 30 35.6 3 0.02 3.8% comp.terminals
111 7600 564 80% 8 8.0 1 0.01 3.8% comp.hypercube
112 7500 558 98% 4 18.6 0 0.01 3.7% comp.graphics.digest
113 7500 557 93% 17 19.0 2 0.01 3.7% news.newsites
114 7500 555 97% 20 66.7 2 0.05 3.7% comp.society
115 7400 553 98% 68 167.8 9 0.12 3.7% comp.unix.xenix
116 7400 553 96% 147 231.3 19 0.16 3.7% comp.sys.att
117 7400 552 97% 2 4.1 0 0.00 3.7% comp.windows.news
118 7300 546 98% 8 45.1 1 0.03 3.6% comp.lang.prolog
119 7200 538 90% 81 213.0 11 0.15 3.6% misc.taxes
120 7000 522 96% 20 55.4 2 0.04 3.5% comp.lang.pascal
121 6900 516 96% 170 376.9 24 0.28 3.4% comp.sys.apple
122 6800 505 95% 34 256.5 5 0.19 3.4% comp.lang.smalltalk
123 6800 504 88% 82 181.5 12 0.14 3.4% soc.college
124 6800 503 97% 30 56.7 4 0.04 3.3% sci.bio
125 6700 501 96% 8 20.3 1 0.02 3.3% sci.crypt
126 6700 501 89% 101 154.9 15 0.12 3.3% rec.autos.tech
127 6700 500 94% 52 62.1 7 0.05 3.3% rec.games.misc
128 6700 499 88% 24 24.7 3 0.02 3.3% soc.net-people
129 6700 497 96% 2 8.3 0 0.01 3.3% sci.research
130 6600 490 88% 502 1382.2 76 1.10 3.3% talk.politics.misc
131 6500 485 96% 11 23.1 1 0.02 3.2% comp.sys.intel
132 6400 479 96% 4 244.3 0 0.19 3.2% comp.sources.amiga
133 6400 477 89% 334 920.0 52 0.73 3.2% rec.arts.comics
134 6300 466 96% 5 35.5 0 0.03 3.1% comp.org.decus
135 6100 455 97% 7 12.0 1 0.01 3.0% comp.sys.m68k.pc
136 6100 451 89% 120 169.2 19 0.14 3.0% rec.food.drink
137 6000 448 95% 114 163.9 19 0.14 3.0% rec.music.synth
138 6000 445 96% 21 47.0 3 0.04 3.0% rec.music.classical
139 5700 426 98% 4 10.5 0 0.01 2.8% news.stargate
140 5700 424 96% 91 216.1 16 0.19 2.8% comp.lang.modula2
141 5600 420 96% 85 187.1 15 0.17 2.8% sci.lang
142 5600 417 94% 210 459.3 37 0.42 2.8% soc.culture.indian
143 5600 416 88% 142 226.7 25 0.21 2.8% rec.pets
144 5500 409 98% 18 73.7 3 0.07 2.7% sci.math.symbolic
145 5500 408 91% 185 316.0 33 0.29 2.7% rec.arts.drwho
146 5400 402 98% 14 23.6 2 0.02 2.7% comp.dcom.telecom
147 5400 401 96% 14 15.1 2 0.01 2.7% comp.lang.fortran
148 5400 399 88% 61 103.5 11 0.10 2.7% rec.gardens
149 5300 398 96% 75 209.1 14 0.20 2.6% sci.philosophy.tech
150 5300 397 88% 262 398.3 49 0.38 2.6% rec.bicycles
151 5300 393 98% 15 36.9 2 0.04 2.6% comp.sys.nsc.32k
152 5300 391 96% 28 34.9 5 0.03 2.6% rec.music.makers
153 5300 391 89% 108 186.1 20 0.18 2.6% rec.photo
154 5300 391 39% 10 65.0 1 0.06 2.6% alt.sources
155 5200 390 95% 14 12.5 2 0.01 2.6% comp.lsi
156 5200 389 97% 27 78.2 5 0.08 2.6% comp.protocols.appletalk
157 5200 386 88% 84 103.2 16 0.10 2.6% rec.puzzles
158 5100 383 98% 190 400.7 37 0.40 2.5% comp.lang.ada
159 5100 379 94% 257 428.6 50 0.43 2.5% rec.ham-radio
160 5000 373 89% 15 20.2 3 0.02 2.5% rec.food.veg
161 5000 373 88% 1 1.0 0 0.00 2.5% soc.misc
162 5000 369 86% 300 1106.7 60 1.10 2.5% talk.religion.newage
163 4900 364 89% 588 1042.5 120 1.10 2.4% rec.aviation
164 4900 363 96% 61 83.7 12 0.09 2.4% comp.sys.apollo
165 4900 363 94% 32 41.6 6 0.04 2.4% rec.games.rogue
166 4900 362 94% 87 189.0 17 0.20 2.4% rec.games.frp
167 4800 356 88% 5 8.4 1 0.01 2.4% rec.sport.misc
168 4800 355 96% 94 188.8 19 0.20 2.4% comp.std.internat
169 4700 348 98% 8 13.9 1 0.02 2.3% sci.math.stat
170 4700 347 39% 27 66.7 5 0.07 2.3% alt.gourmand
171 4600 346 88% 301 435.4 65 0.48 2.3% rec.sport.baseball
172 4600 339 94% 240 590.0 52 0.65 2.3% soc.culture.jewish
173 4500 338 96% 1 90.4 0 0.10 2.2% comp.binaries.amiga
174 4500 336 94% 14 15.2 3 0.02 2.2% rec.games.trivia
175 4500 335 88% 184 291.2 40 0.33 2.2% rec.sport.football
176 4400 326 94% 300 458.2 68 0.53 2.2% rec.music.gdead
177 4400 326 94% 62 77.8 14 0.09 2.2% rec.music.folk
178 4400 326 94% 27 55.2 6 0.06 2.2% rec.games.board
179 4400 326 94% 20 31.4 4 0.04 2.2% rec.games.chess
180 4300 322 96% 68 158.7 15 0.19 2.1% comp.sys.cbm
181 4200 313 96% 64 98.7 15 0.12 2.1% comp.os.cpm
182 4200 311 88% 28 47.9 6 0.06 2.1% rec.woodworking
183 4100 306 96% 31 189.8 7 0.24 2.0% comp.lang.forth
184 4100 304 94% 40 56.6 9 0.07 2.0% rec.games.video
185 4000 299 88% 105 219.1 26 0.28 2.0% rec.motorcycles
186 4000 298 97% 1 7.5 0 0.01 2.0% comp.doc.techreports
187 4000 295 96% 21 95.1 5 0.12 2.0% comp.sys.tandy
188 4000 295 88% 71 222.4 17 0.28 2.0% talk.religion.misc
189 3800 283 98% 1 28.4 0 0.04 1.9% comp.protocols.kermit
190 3700 277 96% 7 6.8 1 0.01 1.8% comp.sys.hp
191 3700 275 97% 5 145.8 1 0.20 1.8% comp.sources.atari.st
192 3700 274 97% 4 240.2 1 0.33 1.8% comp.org.fidonet
193 3600 270 88% 27 32.7 7 0.05 1.8% rec.skiing
194 3600 268 95% 1 3.2 0 0.00 1.8% misc.psi
195 3600 267 93% 45 131.2 12 0.19 1.8% rec.ham-radio.packet
196 3600 265 88% 61 83.5 17 0.12 1.8% rec.sport.basketball
197 3500 264 88% 57 101.2 16 0.15 1.8% rec.boats
198 3500 260 94% 20 28.1 5 0.04 1.7% soc.culture.celtic
199 3400 256 97% 1 2.6 0 0.00 1.7% comp.mail.elm
200 3400 252 95% 4 3.8 1 0.01 1.7% comp.lang.apl
201 3300 247 88% 111 156.3 33 0.24 1.6% rec.arts.tv.soaps
202 3300 245 95% 67 365.1 20 0.56 1.6% comp.sys.atari.8bit
203 3200 240 95% 38 122.9 12 0.20 1.6% rec.music.gaffa
204 3200 237 94% 14 17.5 4 0.03 1.6% rec.games.empire
205 3100 232 93% 2 2.2 0 0.00 1.5% rec.mag
206 3100 232 88% 31 75.2 10 0.12 1.5% talk.philosophy.misc
207 3100 232 32% 28 67.7 9 0.11 1.5% alt.drugs
208 3100 228 87% 40 80.7 12 0.13 1.5% rec.guns
209 3100 227 96% 48 95.5 15 0.16 1.5% comp.sys.m6809
210 3000 224 87% 117 436.8 39 0.74 1.5% talk.origins
211 2700 204 90% 54 27.5 20 0.05 1.4% misc.test
212 2700 201 88% 77 156.9 28 0.30 1.3% rec.railroad
213 2600 196 94% 21 44.8 8 0.09 1.3% rec.games.pbm
214 2600 196 89% 24 50.7 9 0.10 1.3% rec.scuba
215 2600 193 97% 7 32.4 2 0.06 1.3% comp.sys.masscomp
216 2500 188 96% 4 4.0 1 0.01 1.3% comp.sys.pyramid
217 2500 186 88% 28 45.2 11 0.09 1.2% talk.abortion
218 2400 180 88% 17 24.0 7 0.05 1.2% rec.birds
219 2400 176 88% 17 22.4 7 0.05 1.2% rec.arts.poems
220 2300 173 88% 7 6.2 3 0.01 1.2% rec.arts.wobegon
221 2200 166 89% 10 293.8 4 0.68 1.1% soc.politics.arms-d
222 2200 163 94% 8 21.1 3 0.05 1.1% rec.games.go
223 2200 160 88% 2 3.1 1 0.01 1.1% rec.sport.hockey
224 1800 137 87% 30 88.1 16 0.25 0.9% soc.religion.christian
225 1800 132 94% 22 41.8 12 0.12 0.9% rec.games.bridge
226 1700 130 87% 8 21.9 5 0.07 0.9% soc.roots
227 1700 123 97% 15 601.4 9 1.80 0.8% comp.doc
228 1600 121 95% 1 0.9 0 0.00 0.8% comp.sys.ridge
229 1500 114 33% 1 0.7 0 0.00 0.8% alt.test
230 1500 109 88% 57 142.8 38 0.48 0.7% misc.handicap
231 1500 108 95% 15 22.9 10 0.08 0.7% comp.sys.ti
232 1200 93 94% 1 2.1 1 0.01 0.6% soc.culture.greek
233 1200 93 88% 14 21.4 11 0.09 0.6% rec.skydiving
234 1200 91 95% 1 1.5 1 0.01 0.6% comp.os.eunice
235 1100 79 87% 22 68.9 20 0.32 0.5% talk.politics.theory
236 580 43 8% 12 36.1 22 0.32 0.3% rec.arts.int-fiction