About Internet secrets and statistics…

This post will be about international and national website statistics: who doesn’t want to know which is the most popular website in the world or in his country? So many questions about website statistics are interesting but very difficult to answer!

I found out few months ago a very nice website which moves aside my curiosity: have a look at http://alexa.com/.

You will be surprised to find a ranking statement of the first twenty most popular websites in the world. This statement is updated every hour, and you’ll see that the ranking never stays the same. The system is exactly the same as a music statement on MTV!

Of course, the top of the list is not a surprise: you’ll find yahoo, google, youtube, myspace, msn and facebook. But if you have a look lower in the list, there appears strange Japanese or Chinese websites like baidu or hi5. Of course, if you think a little, many Asian people have got an internet access, more than the Europeans or Americans.

If you go deeper in alexa.com, you will find ranking statements classified by countries: this is the main interest of this website. You’ll see none obvious results, and you will be able to compare internet use between different countries!

You will see, this will become a pretty interesting hobby!

Thanks.