reid@decwrl.UUCP (Brian Reid) (07/01/87)
This is the full set of data from the USENET readership report for Jun 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 23000 1798 92% 21 82.2 0 0.02 12.4% news.announce.conferences
2 23000 1782 89% 72 117.1 3 0.03 12.3% misc.consumers.house
3 22000 1761 96% 580 1045.5 26 0.24 12.2% comp.sys.ibm.pc
4 20000 1588 98% 164 341.5 8 0.09 11.0% comp.sources.d
5 19000 1534 89% 965 1165.9 50 0.31 10.6% rec.humor
6 18000 1405 99% 477 787.0 26 0.22 9.7% comp.unix.wizards
7 17000 1323 78% 54 108.3 3 0.03 9.1% misc.jobs.offered
8 17000 1315 91% 48 1318.6 2 0.39 9.1% comp.sources.misc
9 16000 1300 88% 135 150.4 8 0.05 9.0% misc.forsale
10 16000 1288 97% 111 123.8 6 0.04 8.9% misc.wanted
11 16000 1273 96% 338 522.6 21 0.16 8.8% comp.unix.questions
12 16000 1254 96% 445 824.3 27 0.26 8.7% comp.lang.c
13 16000 1230 93% 34 1373.5 2 0.43 8.5% comp.sources.games
14 15000 1220 99% 168 177.3 11 0.06 8.4% comp.sources.wanted
15 15000 1180 99% 101 196.6 6 0.07 8.1% news.groups
16 15000 1156 95% 81 142.5 5 0.05 8.0% comp.misc
17 14000 1135 97% 802 1317.2 57 0.48 7.8% comp.sys.mac
18 14000 1124 96% 122 351.8 8 0.13 7.8% comp.graphics
19 14000 1076 91% 1 1.0 0 0.00 7.4% news.announce.important
20 14000 1067 89% 1340 2186.8 95 0.79 7.4% soc.singles
21 13000 1049 99% 67 113.3 5 0.04 7.2% news.misc
22 13000 1047 98% 10 18.0 0 0.01 7.2% comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes
23 13000 1047 93% 41 53.0 3 0.02 7.2% comp.sources.bugs
24 13000 1046 98% 35 51.7 2 0.02 7.2% comp.mail.uucp
25 13000 1028 95% 107 207.8 8 0.08 7.1% comp.arch
26 13000 1004 44% 10 93.8 0 0.04 6.9% net.sources
27 12000 987 93% 97 297.0 8 0.12 6.8% comp.ai
28 12000 986 98% 21 32.6 1 0.01 6.8% news.admin
29 12000 940 98% 54 83.8 4 0.04 6.5% comp.text
30 12000 939 91% 8 22.4 0 0.01 6.5% comp.newprod
31 12000 935 79% 191 380.6 15 0.16 6.5% misc.jobs.misc
32 12000 930 94% 674 1154.5 56 0.49 6.4% rec.arts.sf-lovers
33 12000 919 96% 837 2453.3 69 1.00 6.3% comp.sys.amiga
34 11000 887 97% 175 625.3 15 0.29 6.1% comp.os.minix
35 11000 882 95% 224 399.9 20 0.18 6.1% misc.misc
36 11000 878 98% 224 344.1 20 0.16 6.1% comp.emacs
37 11000 856 87% 50 187.9 4 0.09 5.9% rec.arts.movies.reviews
38 11000 852 90% 440 784.2 40 0.36 5.9% rec.arts.movies
39 11000 847 98% 68 147.7 6 0.07 5.8% comp.org.usenix
40 11000 841 91% 7 42.5 0 0.02 5.8% comp.compilers
41 10000 819 93% 48 2258.1 4 1.10 5.7% comp.sources.unix
42 10000 818 93% 150 280.4 15 0.14 5.6% comp.windows.x
43 10000 815 98% 52 114.4 5 0.06 5.6% comp.mail.misc
44 10000 813 98% 100 191.3 10 0.10 5.6% comp.dcom.lans
45 10000 810 96% 28 64.5 2 0.03 5.6% comp.sys.misc
46 10000 806 88% 524 608.9 52 0.31 5.6% talk.bizarre
47 10000 795 91% 8 306.8 0 0.15 5.5% comp.sys.ibm.pc.digest
48 9800 775 97% 235 652.3 24 0.34 5.4% sci.space
49 9700 770 89% 537 881.8 55 0.46 5.3% rec.audio
50 9700 768 95% 172 335.2 17 0.17 5.3% sci.med
51 9700 768 88% 25 25.1 2 0.01 5.3% talk.rumors
52 9600 756 99% 32 50.5 3 0.03 5.2% news.config
53 9500 754 98% 61 157.4 6 0.08 5.2% comp.databases
54 9500 752 96% 28 34.0 3 0.02 5.2% comp.periphs
55 9500 752 76% 38 189.5 4 0.10 5.2% misc.jobs.resumes
56 9500 747 98% 17 119.5 1 0.06 5.2% news.lists
57 9400 743 98% 61 128.3 6 0.07 5.1% comp.dcom.modems
58 9400 741 97% 31 73.5 3 0.04 5.1% sci.astro
59 9300 736 87% 84 154.3 9 0.08 5.1% rec.nude
60 9300 733 88% 202 316.8 21 0.17 5.1% rec.travel
61 9200 730 88% 1012 1668.0 110 0.92 5.0% rec.autos
62 9100 717 97% 87 128.2 9 0.07 5.0% sci.electronics
63 9000 713 94% 42 126.8 4 0.07 4.9% comp.std.unix
64 9000 711 95% 242 431.8 26 0.24 4.9% sci.physics
65 8900 706 90% 21 52.7 2 0.03 4.9% comp.os.research
66 8900 705 89% 1434 3000.2 161 1.70 4.9% soc.women
67 8900 700 97% 195 354.8 21 0.20 4.8% sci.math
68 8900 700 91% 7 123.3 0 0.07 4.8% comp.risks
69 8700 690 95% 42 80.2 4 0.05 4.8% comp.lang.misc
70 8700 685 89% 155 276.0 17 0.16 4.7% misc.invest
71 8700 684 95% 15 41.7 1 0.02 4.7% sci.research
72 8600 682 97% 7 21.3 0 0.01 4.7% sci.space.shuttle
73 8600 681 98% 7 13.4 0 0.01 4.7% news.stargate
74 8400 666 98% 41 102.2 4 0.06 4.6% comp.lang.c++
75 8400 666 85% 11 16.4 1 0.01 4.6% comp.windows.misc
76 8400 664 94% 21 19.9 2 0.01 4.6% news.newsites
77 8400 662 92% 20 47.3 2 0.03 4.6% comp.unix
78 8300 659 97% 395 1361.1 47 0.83 4.6% comp.sys.atari.st
79 8300 657 93% 1 18.7 0 0.01 4.5% comp.sources.mac
80 8100 639 98% 7 9.1 0 0.01 4.4% news.sysadmin
81 8100 637 91% 42 82.8 5 0.05 4.4% comp.protocols.misc
82 8100 637 89% 367 635.4 45 0.40 4.4% rec.arts.startrek
83 8000 634 95% 38 73.1 4 0.05 4.4% comp.edu
84 7900 628 88% 205 429.2 26 0.27 4.3% misc.headlines
85 7900 626 86% 34 74.1 4 0.05 4.3% comp.text.desktop
86 7900 622 95% 24 32.6 3 0.02 4.3% sci.misc
87 7800 620 96% 7 8.7 0 0.01 4.3% comp.sys.m68k
88 7800 619 91% 91 239.2 11 0.15 4.3% comp.ai.digest
89 7700 612 91% 50 62.2 6 0.04 4.2% comp.laser-printers
90 7700 610 90% 41 147.5 5 0.10 4.2% comp.society
91 7700 609 89% 282 402.9 36 0.26 4.2% rec.food.cooking
92 7700 608 99% 40 82.2 5 0.05 4.2% news.software.b
93 7600 603 89% 262 362.8 34 0.24 4.2% rec.arts.tv
94 7600 599 90% 48 2027.1 6 1.30 4.1% comp.binaries.mac
95 7600 599 90% 7 7.4 0 0.00 4.1% comp.windows.news
96 7500 593 95% 584 966.0 77 0.65 4.1% rec.music.misc
97 7500 590 94% 10 15.2 1 0.01 4.1% comp.os.misc
98 7400 586 97% 7 11.5 0 0.01 4.0% comp.bugs.sys5
99 7400 582 91% 148 331.3 20 0.23 4.0% comp.protocols.tcp-ip
100 7200 571 97% 20 27.6 2 0.02 3.9% comp.lang.prolog
101 7200 571 90% 8 226.5 1 0.16 3.9% comp.sys.mac.digest
102 7100 558 98% 21 86.0 3 0.06 3.9% comp.cog-eng
103 7000 557 95% 30 37.3 4 0.03 3.8% comp.sys.dec
104 7000 557 89% 85 164.5 12 0.12 3.8% misc.legal
105 7000 551 88% 88 157.4 12 0.11 3.8% soc.motss
106 7000 550 95% 21 51.1 3 0.04 3.8% comp.lang.lisp
107 6800 541 92% 4 77.5 0 0.06 3.7% comp.graphics.digest
108 6800 540 88% 60 88.5 8 0.07 3.7% rec.arts.books
109 6700 530 88% 30 42.9 4 0.03 3.7% rec.misc
110 6700 529 87% 48 66.4 7 0.05 3.7% rec.humor.d
111 6600 525 96% 21 24.8 3 0.02 3.6% comp.terminals
112 6600 518 92% 68 197.5 10 0.15 3.6% comp.dcom.telecom
113 6500 514 89% 145 260.6 22 0.20 3.5% misc.kids
114 6400 509 95% 4 12.6 0 0.01 3.5% comp.org.decus
115 6400 508 96% 24 34.9 3 0.03 3.5% sci.crypt
116 6400 502 94% 64 71.4 10 0.06 3.5% rec.games.misc
117 6300 500 88% 20 42.1 3 0.03 3.5% soc.college
118 6300 496 88% 267 544.4 42 0.44 3.4% rec.arts.comics
119 6300 495 88% 155 233.6 24 0.19 3.4% rec.autos.tech
120 6200 491 98% 40 74.1 6 0.06 3.4% comp.unix.xenix
121 6000 478 95% 177 316.5 29 0.27 3.3% comp.sys.att
122 6000 477 94% 41 126.1 6 0.11 3.3% comp.lang.smalltalk
123 6000 473 88% 182 273.3 30 0.23 3.3% rec.video
124 6000 471 87% 107 184.8 17 0.16 3.3% soc.misc
125 5900 468 90% 734 1695.1 124 1.50 3.2% comp.os.vms
126 5800 462 94% 234 811.5 40 0.71 3.2% rec.games.hack
127 5800 461 95% 152 349.2 26 0.30 3.2% sci.lang
128 5700 450 95% 7 7.6 1 0.01 3.1% comp.lang.pascal
129 5700 449 95% 14 18.7 2 0.02 3.1% comp.sys.intel
130 5700 448 88% 45 39.8 8 0.04 3.1% soc.net-people
131 5700 447 95% 178 210.2 31 0.19 3.1% comp.sys.apple
132 5600 446 98% 2 2.1 0 0.00 3.1% comp.mail.headers
133 5600 446 90% 17 27.3 3 0.02 3.1% comp.sys.m68k.pc
134 5600 445 54% 65 242.6 11 0.22 3.1% sci.med.aids
135 5500 435 95% 101 196.9 18 0.18 3.0% sci.bio
136 5500 434 91% 1 9.6 0 0.01 3.0% comp.doc.techreports
137 5500 432 89% 55 159.9 10 0.15 3.0% misc.taxes
138 5500 431 96% 82 196.2 15 0.18 3.0% rec.music.classical
139 5400 423 88% 30 53.5 5 0.05 2.9% rec.food.drink
140 5300 420 91% 4 105.8 0 0.10 2.9% comp.sys.sun
141 5200 413 87% 585 1361.5 112 1.30 2.9% talk.politics.misc
142 5200 411 95% 157 279.4 30 0.27 2.8% rec.music.synth
143 5200 408 91% 188 362.0 36 0.35 2.8% rec.arts.drwho
144 5100 402 97% 8 8.7 1 0.01 2.8% sci.math.stat
145 5100 400 87% 57 133.9 11 0.13 2.8% sci.philosophy.tech
146 5000 396 95% 15 29.0 3 0.03 2.7% comp.lang.modula2
147 5000 393 91% 15 304.6 3 0.31 2.7% comp.sources.amiga
148 5000 393 87% 182 276.9 36 0.28 2.7% rec.gardens
149 5000 393 85% 15 752.0 3 0.76 2.7% comp.mail.maps
150 4900 391 97% 71 130.5 14 0.13 2.7% comp.lang.ada
151 4900 390 97% 45 81.8 9 0.08 2.7% comp.sys.nsc.32k
152 4800 377 95% 17 16.7 3 0.02 2.6% comp.lsi
153 4800 377 94% 20 20.8 4 0.02 2.6% rec.games.rogue
154 4600 364 87% 221 366.3 48 0.40 2.5% rec.pets
155 4600 363 88% 375 590.0 81 0.65 2.5% rec.bicycles
156 4500 353 94% 272 575.0 60 0.65 2.4% soc.culture.indian
157 4400 351 42% 1 0.6 0 0.00 2.4% net.sources.bugs
158 4400 350 90% 27 38.7 6 0.04 2.4% comp.protocols.appletalk
159 4400 348 95% 10 10.6 2 0.01 2.4% comp.lang.fortran
160 4400 345 96% 20 27.2 4 0.03 2.4% rec.music.makers
161 4300 342 97% 1 6.5 0 0.01 2.4% sci.math.symbolic
162 4300 341 98% 1 2.8 0 0.00 2.4% comp.bugs.misc
163 4300 336 90% 32 51.0 7 0.06 2.3% comp.mail.elm
164 4300 336 89% 107 158.2 24 0.19 2.3% rec.photo
165 4200 328 88% 18 32.4 4 0.04 2.3% rec.puzzles
166 4100 325 95% 78 145.4 19 0.18 2.2% comp.os.cpm
167 4100 323 94% 40 49.3 9 0.06 2.2% rec.games.trivia
168 4100 322 94% 58 149.2 14 0.18 2.2% rec.games.frp
169 4000 320 88% 657 1099.4 164 1.40 2.2% rec.aviation
170 4000 318 93% 2 2.6 0 0.00 2.2% soc.culture.misc
171 4000 317 94% 151 319.4 37 0.40 2.2% soc.culture.jewish
172 4000 315 94% 22 37.1 5 0.05 2.2% rec.games.chess
173 4000 315 89% 227 611.2 56 0.77 2.2% rec.ham-radio
174 3900 306 94% 22 25.0 5 0.03 2.1% rec.games.video
175 3800 304 88% 38 64.8 10 0.09 2.1% rec.food.veg
176 3800 304 87% 154 249.3 40 0.33 2.1% rec.sport.baseball
177 3800 301 95% 52 73.5 13 0.10 2.1% comp.sys.cbm
178 3700 295 88% 185 604.4 50 0.82 2.0% talk.religion.misc
179 3700 295 88% 52 81.8 14 0.11 2.0% rec.boats
180 3700 293 93% 454 559.9 122 0.76 2.0% rec.music.gdead
181 3700 290 94% 24 29.1 6 0.04 2.0% rec.games.board
182 3600 288 95% 41 48.6 11 0.07 2.0% comp.sys.tandy
183 3600 283 87% 30 29.8 8 0.04 2.0% rec.skiing
184 3600 282 87% 314 596.1 87 0.84 1.9% rec.sport.basketball
185 3600 281 88% 28 69.4 7 0.10 1.9% talk.philosophy.misc
186 3500 280 87% 61 96.1 17 0.14 1.9% rec.sport.misc
187 3500 277 88% 145 252.5 41 0.36 1.9% rec.motorcycles
188 3500 275 94% 85 128.9 24 0.19 1.9% rec.music.folk
189 3400 271 85% 114 202.8 33 0.30 1.9% talk.religion.newage
190 3300 263 87% 11 11.4 3 0.02 1.8% rec.woodworking
191 3300 257 87% 87 118.4 26 0.18 1.8% rec.sport.football
192 3200 249 90% 105 304.8 33 0.48 1.7% rec.music.gaffa
193 3100 248 88% 58 124.7 18 0.20 1.7% misc.psi
194 3100 243 90% 155 344.7 50 0.56 1.7% comp.sys.apollo
195 3100 242 95% 4 3.8 1 0.01 1.7% comp.lang.forth
196 3000 237 95% 38 63.2 12 0.11 1.6% comp.sys.atari.8bit
197 3000 235 89% 1 1.4 0 0.00 1.6% comp.std.misc
198 2900 233 95% 12 11.7 4 0.02 1.6% comp.sys.hp
199 2900 232 95% 24 40.7 8 0.07 1.6% comp.sys.m6809
200 2900 227 94% 2 2.5 0 0.00 1.6% rec.games.empire
201 2900 226 92% 1 24.6 0 0.04 1.6% comp.protocols.kermit
202 2800 223 89% 2 84.5 1 0.15 1.5% comp.org.fidonet
203 2800 223 87% 25 82.6 9 0.15 1.5% talk.abortion
204 2800 221 33% 24 1096.0 8 2.00 1.5% comp.binaries.ibm.pc
205 2800 218 91% 1 62.5 0 0.11 1.5% comp.os.os9
206 2700 217 87% 95 146.1 35 0.27 1.5% rec.arts.tv.soaps
207 2700 214 88% 64 106.7 23 0.20 1.5% rec.railroad
208 2700 214 88% 48 102.3 17 0.19 1.5% rec.ham-radio.packet
209 2700 214 81% 40 63.2 14 0.12 1.5% rec.guns
210 2700 213 90% 87 45.1 32 0.08 1.5% misc.test
211 2700 212 88% 28 91.1 10 0.17 1.5% talk.origins
212 2700 211 89% 22 696.4 8 1.30 1.5% comp.binaries.amiga
213 2600 205 87% 35 37.6 13 0.07 1.4% rec.arts.wobegon
214 2500 201 94% 8 7.7 3 0.02 1.4% soc.culture.celtic
215 2500 198 87% 50 107.0 20 0.22 1.4% rec.sport.hockey
216 2400 193 94% 1 1.1 0 0.00 1.3% comp.lang.apl
217 2400 186 93% 55 110.5 23 0.23 1.3% rec.games.pbm
218 2400 186 91% 4 8.0 1 0.02 1.3% comp.sys.masscomp
219 2300 182 87% 24 40.3 10 0.09 1.3% rec.birds
220 2300 181 93% 27 36.9 11 0.08 1.2% rec.games.go
221 2300 180 88% 40 90.4 17 0.20 1.2% rec.scuba
222 2200 174 87% 48 65.0 22 0.15 1.2% rec.arts.poems
223 2200 174 24% 578 1195.0 262 2.70 1.2% soc.men
224 2200 173 81% 7 158.7 3 0.36 1.2% soc.politics.arms-d
225 2100 165 93% 8 19.9 4 0.05 1.1% rec.games.bridge
226 2000 159 93% 2 1.9 1 0.00 1.1% soc.culture.african
227 2000 156 82% 17 58.1 8 0.15 1.1% soc.politics
228 2000 156 80% 25 99.9 12 0.25 1.1% soc.religion.christian
229 1600 128 87% 14 31.3 8 0.10 0.9% soc.roots
230 1500 119 86% 41 160.7 27 0.54 0.8% misc.handicap
231 1400 110 87% 11 15.8 8 0.06 0.8% rec.skydiving
232 1400 107 97% 1 1.7 1 0.01 0.7% comp.bugs.2bsd
233 1300 103 28% 35 69.1 27 0.27 0.7% soc.gender-issues
234 1300 99 93% 11 28.9 8 0.11 0.7% soc.culture.greek
235 1200 97 23% 20 37.2 16 0.16 0.7% comp.hypercube
236 1100 89 94% 8 7.7 7 0.04 0.6% comp.sys.ti
237 1000 80 89% 2 6.8 2 0.03 0.6% comp.sys.pyramid
238 1000 79 23% 2 50.6 2 0.26 0.5% rec.humor.spc
239 340 27 90% 0 0.0 0 0.00 0.2% rec.food.recipes