Wikimedia Traffic Analysis Report - Google requests

Daily averages, based on sample period: 1 Sep 2010 - 30 Sep 2010

 This analysis is based on a 1:1000 sampled server log (squids) ⇒ all counts x 1000.
 See also: Requests by destination or by origin / Methods / Scripts / Skins / Crawlers / Op.Sys. / Browsers / Google

 
This report shows all requests to Wikimedia servers where a Google server of service was involved in any way, be it the GoogleBot crawler or FeedFetcher collector scripts that run on Google servers, or a user that follows a link from a Google Web or Google Desktop search results page, or from Google Maps or Google Earth etcetera.

Technically speaking three fields in the squid log records are checked for this: client ip address, referer header and user agent header. A request can originate from an ip address which has been registered by Google and/or it can carry a referer tag that tells us a user clicked a link on a Google results page and/or it can carry an agent string that mentions a Google application which can reasonably be assumed to be genuinely Google's. See bottom of page for further details.


In total Google was somehow involved in 43.6% of daily external page* requests

Google referred to our sites, through its services including search, maps, and Google Earth, 147,418,000 page views per day, representing 39.6% of our external page requests.

Including all of its different search crawlers and services hosted on its servers, Google itself requested another 14,955,000 page pages per day, representing 4.0% of our external page requests.

* = mime type text/html only

In order of request volume

Requests originating from a Google ip address
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
GoogleBot11,0769,838538700
Wireless3,9213,863553
Translate888888  
Other52726234231
FeedFetcher3089111205
Web search141311
Toolbar111 
Total16,73414,9556381,140
 
Requests originating from elsewhere
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Web search149,666143,9782,6593,028
GoogleBot?3,7443,01529700
Desktop1,017431974
Toolbar31112545142
Other2486653129
Earth221891321
Image search11156551
Maps10834721
Translate264166
Mail13571
Wireless633 
FeedFetcher11 1
Total155,471147,4183,0714,981
 
Top level domains
.com43,09541,3311,098666
.de11,37711,11816296
.uk8,4138,19414079
.jp7,6726,92767678
.fr6,7866,6117798
.mx6,2676,09265109
.br6,0445,8906688
.it5,6745,5257375
.ca4,7964,6607363
.pl4,6084,5106037
.es3,9343,7936181
.in3,2353,00665164
.au2,8292,7664320
.co2,3242,2612142
.nl1,9351,8754120
.ar1,7321,6702538
.ru1,6501,5567320
.ph1,3211,2782419
.se1,2271,199199
.pe1,2201,1361470
.tr1,1761,1122638
.cl1,1571,1181723
.th1,09792412350
.ch1,0561,0232211
.be1,0561,0222014
.at9389111512
.fi93291697
.id8267704511
.hu7226922010
.ua720702810
.pt679659118
.my637598317
.vn6125254443
.ro6035701517
.ve594576711
.hk5835132742
.dk577558135
.il557532717
.no525512103
.sg509491144
.gr502486106
.nz484461815
.ec476461412
.ie44743755
.do42040739
.bg385368710
.cz384367134
.hr34232985
.za31029776
.tw291272513
.lt26525753
.gt25924927
.pk254235613
.sk23622295
.eg234212616
.ma191176312
.si18117353
.cr18017333
.pr17517131
.sv17216614
.uy17116523
.bo17016028
.sa17016038
.ae16015631
.kr1561152120
.lv12512031
.ee12412121
.ba10410022
.hn898513
.py888611
.lk777332
.by666511
.ke636111
.ng625913
.kz616011
.rs575412
.md565511
.jo555112
.jm535211
.tt515011
.ni464511
.kw424111
.is393811
.qa393711
.lu373611
.ge333121
.mt313111
.gh313011
.lb302911
.mu292811
.bh282811
.ps242212
.pa232311
.np232111
.az211911
.ug191811
.cu191811
.org192171
.om181711
.am181811
.ly161411
.cm161611
.ci141311
.bs131311
.mn121111
.mz121111
.tz111011
.cat111111
.bn111111
.mv10911
.fj101011
.sn10911
.zw10911
.et9811
.bw8811
.bz881 
.net8261
.na7711
.mg7711
.rw65 1
.gy6611
.bd5411
.dz5411
.kh5511
.zm5511
.dm4411
.kg44 1
.cd43 1
.ag441 
.vi44 1
.uz4411
.vc44  
.gp4411
.li331 
.cn33 1
.ht3311
.mk3311
.bf2211
.af2211
.ls22  
.la22 1
.gi22  
.ai2111
.me2211
.vg2211
.as2111
.ml2211
.ne1111
.biz1111
.gl11  
.ga11 1
.cg11 1
.us111 
.bi1111
.sc11  
.bj1111
.gm1111
.to111 
.tl1111
.ws1111
.ad1111
.tg11 1
.sm1111
.dj1111
.gg111 
.ki11  
.nu11  
.st11  
.ck11  
.ao11  
.tm11  
.ms11  
.pn11  
.sb11 1
.gs11  
.ir1 1 
.sl1111
.tv111 
.tk11  
.su1 1 
.nr11  
.vu11  
.edu1 1 
.mw11  
.eu111 
.je111 
.cc1 1 
.tj11  
.im11  
.fm11  
undefined21,47517,6577523,067
Total172,201162,3683,7036,115

In alphabetical order

Requests originating from a Google ip address
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Wireless3,9213,863553
Web search141311
Translate888888  
Toolbar111 
Other52726234231
GoogleBot11,0769,838538700
FeedFetcher3089111205
Total16,73414,9556381,140
 
Requests originating from elsewhere
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Wireless633 
Web search149,666143,9782,6593,028
Translate264166
Toolbar31112545142
Other2486653129
Maps10834721
Mail13571
Image search11156551
GoogleBot?3,7443,01529700
FeedFetcher11 1
Earth221891321
Desktop1,017431974
Total155,471147,4183,0714,981
 
Top level domains
.ad1111
.ae16015631
.af2211
.ag441 
.ai2111
.am181811
.ao11  
.ar1,7321,6702538
.as2111
.at9389111512
.au2,8292,7664320
.az211911
.ba10410022
.bd5411
.be1,0561,0222014
.bf2211
.bg385368710
.bh282811
.bi1111
.biz1111
.bj1111
.bn111111
.bo17016028
.br6,0445,8906688
.bs131311
.bw8811
.by666511
.bz881 
.ca4,7964,6607363
.cat111111
.cc1 1 
.cd43 1
.cg11 1
.ch1,0561,0232211
.ci141311
.ck11  
.cl1,1571,1181723
.cm161611
.cn33 1
.co2,3242,2612142
.com43,09541,3311,098666
.cr18017333
.cu191811
.cz384367134
.de11,37711,11816296
.dj1111
.dk577558135
.dm4411
.do42040739
.dz5411
.ec476461412
.edu1 1 
.ee12412121
.eg234212616
.es3,9343,7936181
.et9811
.eu111 
.fi93291697
.fj101011
.fm11  
.fr6,7866,6117798
.ga11 1
.ge333121
.gg111 
.gh313011
.gi22  
.gl11  
.gm1111
.gp4411
.gr502486106
.gs11  
.gt25924927
.gy6611
.hk5835132742
.hn898513
.hr34232985
.ht3311
.hu7226922010
.id8267704511
.ie44743755
.il557532717
.im11  
.in3,2353,00665164
.ir1 1 
.is393811
.it5,6745,5257375
.je111 
.jm535211
.jo555112
.jp7,6726,92767678
.ke636111
.kg44 1
.kh5511
.ki11  
.kr1561152120
.kw424111
.kz616011
.la22 1
.lb302911
.li331 
.lk777332
.ls22  
.lt26525753
.lu373611
.lv12512031
.ly161411
.ma191176312
.md565511
.me2211
.mg7711
.mk3311
.ml2211
.mn121111
.ms11  
.mt313111
.mu292811
.mv10911
.mw11  
.mx6,2676,09265109
.my637598317
.mz121111
.na7711
.ne1111
.net8261
.ng625913
.ni464511
.nl1,9351,8754120
.no525512103
.np232111
.nr11  
.nu11  
.nz484461815
.om181711
.org192171
.pa232311
.pe1,2201,1361470
.ph1,3211,2782419
.pk254235613
.pl4,6084,5106037
.pn11  
.pr17517131
.ps242212
.pt679659118
.py888611
.qa393711
.ro6035701517
.rs575412
.ru1,6501,5567320
.rw65 1
.sa17016038
.sb11 1
.sc11  
.se1,2271,199199
.sg509491144
.si18117353
.sk23622295
.sl1111
.sm1111
.sn10911
.st11  
.su1 1 
.sv17216614
.tg11 1
.th1,09792412350
.tj11  
.tk11  
.tl1111
.tm11  
.to111 
.tr1,1761,1122638
.tt515011
.tv111 
.tw291272513
.tz111011
.ua720702810
.ug191811
.uk8,4138,19414079
.us111 
.uy17116523
.uz4411
.vc44  
.ve594576711
.vg2211
.vi44 1
.vn6125254443
.vu11  
.ws1111
.za31029776
.zm5511
.zw10911
undefined21,47517,6577523,067
Total172,201162,3683,7036,115
 

IP ranges: known ip ranges for Google are 64.233.[160.0-191.255], 66.249.[64.0-95.255], 66.102.[0.0-15.255], 72.14.[192.0-255.255],
74.125.[0.0-255.255], 209.085.[128.0-255.255], 216.239.[32.0-63.255] and a few minor other subranges

Agents: as for genuine agent strings: too many crawlers indentify themselves as 'GoogleBot' to take this at face value. They are accepted as genuine Google crawler requests only when the ip address matches a known range (see above). Other records that mention GoogleBot are counted as GoogleBot? (question mark, as this may include partners, like DoCoMo). However when the agent string mentions Google Desktop or Google Earth this is always accepted

Service: the service name is based on the agent string (plus for GoogleBot check for ip address, see above), if this is inconclusive it is based on the referer string.

Here is detailed breakdown per service of indicators that pointed to Google (total ≥ 3)
 
ServiceTotalOriginating from
Google ip address
Referer mentions
Google url
Agent mentions
Google service
Desktop1,017--Y
Earth221--Y
FeedFetcher308Y-Y
GoogleBot11,076Y-Y
GoogleBot?3,736--Y
GoogleBot?9-YY
Image search111-Y-
Mail13-Y-
Maps108-Y-
Other194--Y
Other7-Y-
Other46-YY
Other274Y--
Other252Y-Y
Toolbar209--Y
Toolbar67-Y-
Toolbar35-YY
Translate25-Y-
Translate672Y-Y
Translate216YYY
Web search149,666-Y-
Web search14YY-
Wireless6--Y
Wireless3,921Y-Y

Top Level Domain 'undefined': requests with top level domain 'undefined' are nearly all requests from anonymous ip addresses (crawler and other services)

Note: averages below 1 are always rounded up to 1

Generated on Tue, Oct 19, 2010 3:21
Author:Erik Zachte (Web site)
Mail: ezachte@### (no spam: ### = wikimedia.org)
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