Wikimedia Visitor Log Analysis Report - Google requests

Daily averages, based on sample period: 1 Aug 2009 - 31 Aug 2009

 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 48.1% of daily external page* requests

Google referred to our sites, through its services including search, maps, and Google Earth, 93,880,000 page views per day, representing 40.0% of our external page requests.

Including all of its different search crawlers and services hosted on its servers, Google itself requested another 19,198,000 page pages per day, representing 8.2% of our external page requests.

* = mime type text/html only

In order of request volume

Requests originating from a Google ip address
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
GoogleBot19,52716,8335202,175
Wireless2,8251,7261,08514
Translate38738711
FeedFetcher3501261223
Other1911063353
Web search271971
Desktop21 2
KeywordTool11  
Image search111 
Toolbar11  
Maps111 
Earth1 1 
Mail1 1 
Total23,31019,1981,6462,468
 
Requests originating from elsewhere
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Web search91,00989,4071,124478
Other10,2212224,5265,472
Image search3,1181,7971,27448
Desktop2,2425812,183
GoogleBot?1,9921,922564
Toolbar97322677670
Earth8191586548
Maps191531353
Mail6312446
Translate291586
Wireless11101 
FeedFetcher11 1
Total110,66893,8807,8478,938
 
Top level domains
.com31,03029,6861,106238
.de7,3697,16817823
.jp4,8364,7645516
.uk4,7874,63713415
.br3,6813,6016417
.fr3,6463,52710019
.mx3,1683,1015314
.it3,0232,9506310
.ca2,7662,6748210
.pl2,5402,4805010
.es2,2852,2274810
.au1,9511,8765916
.co1,7401,6482369
.in1,7341,6705211
.ar1,3041,272248
.nl1,0641,030303
.cl954927206
.tr866833303
.pe830810164
.se808781253
.ph783761139
.fi706694112
.be671650192
.ch653632192
.th642623155
.at612588223
.ru598578173
.id492467205
.ve42941992
.hu410386186
.my407394103
.pt397385112
.il37436572
.ro373355162
.sg36736062
.nz345333102
.dk314303111
.vn29729061
.ie28828261
.no282271101
.cn268219463
.gr25724791
.bg25724971
.za24523771
.ua21520951
.gt18818341
.cz186176101
.hr18417861
.do18317931
.tw18017181
.ec17317031
.hk16916341
.pk14614151
.sv14414121
.sk13312481
.cr13212921
.lt12912541
.uy12712521
.pr11611331
.bo11411121
.si11411131
.eg11110551
.sa928741
.kr8568171
.ae848221
.ma767331
.ee686621
.lv615921
.py595811
.hn535111
.ba535121
.lk413921
.ni333211
.bd302911
.ke292811
.jo282611
.ng272611
.tt272611
.rs252411
.kw252411
.jm242311
.is222111
.lu222111
.qa222211
.mt212111
.bh181711
.by181811
.mu171711
.md171611
.kz161511
.pa141311
.gh131211
.lb131311
.np111111
.ge10911
.bn9811
.mv8711
.om881 
.az8811
.cu8811
.ly7711
.bs7711
.ci6611
.ps651 
.fj6611
.sn6611
.et6611
.mz551 
.na441 
.tz441 
.am4411
.dz441 
.mn4411
.bw4411
.cat4411
.net4221
.org4131
.zw441 
.gp441 
.rw33 1
.mg3311
.ag331 
.bz33  
.zm33  
.dm221 
.gi2211
.li221 
.cd2111
.vi221 
.kh221 
.uz22  
.ht2111
.gy221 
.vc22  
.ug111 
.af1111
.ls11  
.la11  
.ai111 
.kg11  
.me1111
.vg111 
.as11  
.bj11  
.sm11 1
.dj11  
.gg111 
.ki1111
.biz111 
.gl111 
.nu111 
.st11  
.ck11  
.ao11  
.tm11  
.ms111 
.pn11  
.sb11  
.gs11  
.cg11  
.sl11  
.tv1111
.us111 
.bi11  
.tk11  
.sc111 
.nr11  
.vu11  
.gf11  
.edu11  
.nf11  
.mw11  
.gm11 1
.to11  
.gov1 1 
.je11  
.cc1111
.sh11  
.tl111 
.tj11  
.im11  
.mk11 1
.fm11  
.ws111 
.ad111 
undefined39,04121,4116,81910,812
Total133,969113,0829,49111,398

In alphabetical order

Requests originating from a Google ip address
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Desktop21 2
Earth1 1 
FeedFetcher3501261223
GoogleBot19,52716,8335202,175
Image search111 
KeywordTool11  
Mail1 1 
Maps111 
Other1911063353
Toolbar11  
Translate38738711
Web search271971
Wireless2,8251,7261,08514
Total23,31019,1981,6462,468
 
Requests originating from elsewhere
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Desktop2,2425812,183
Earth8191586548
FeedFetcher11 1
GoogleBot?1,9921,922564
Image search3,1181,7971,27448
Mail6312446
Maps191531353
Other10,2212224,5265,472
Toolbar97322677670
Translate291586
Web search91,00989,4071,124478
Wireless11101 
Total110,66893,8807,8478,938
 
Top level domains
.ad111 
.ae848221
.af1111
.ag331 
.ai111 
.am4411
.ao11  
.ar1,3041,272248
.as11  
.at612588223
.au1,9511,8765916
.az8811
.ba535121
.bd302911
.be671650192
.bg25724971
.bh181711
.bi11  
.biz111 
.bj11  
.bn9811
.bo11411121
.br3,6813,6016417
.bs7711
.bw4411
.by181811
.bz33  
.ca2,7662,6748210
.cat4411
.cc1111
.cd2111
.cg11  
.ch653632192
.ci6611
.ck11  
.cl954927206
.cn268219463
.co1,7401,6482369
.com31,03029,6861,106238
.cr13212921
.cu8811
.cz186176101
.de7,3697,16817823
.dj11  
.dk314303111
.dm221 
.do18317931
.dz441 
.ec17317031
.edu11  
.ee686621
.eg11110551
.es2,2852,2274810
.et6611
.fi706694112
.fj6611
.fm11  
.fr3,6463,52710019
.ge10911
.gf11  
.gg111 
.gh131211
.gi2211
.gl111 
.gm11 1
.gov1 1 
.gp441 
.gr25724791
.gs11  
.gt18818341
.gy221 
.hk16916341
.hn535111
.hr18417861
.ht2111
.hu410386186
.id492467205
.ie28828261
.il37436572
.im11  
.in1,7341,6705211
.is222111
.it3,0232,9506310
.je11  
.jm242311
.jo282611
.jp4,8364,7645516
.ke292811
.kg11  
.kh221 
.ki1111
.kr8568171
.kw252411
.kz161511
.la11  
.lb131311
.li221 
.lk413921
.ls11  
.lt12912541
.lu222111
.lv615921
.ly7711
.ma767331
.md171611
.me1111
.mg3311
.mk11 1
.mn4411
.ms111 
.mt212111
.mu171711
.mv8711
.mw11  
.mx3,1683,1015314
.my407394103
.mz551 
.na441 
.net4221
.nf11  
.ng272611
.ni333211
.nl1,0641,030303
.no282271101
.np111111
.nr11  
.nu111 
.nz345333102
.om881 
.org4131
.pa141311
.pe830810164
.ph783761139
.pk14614151
.pl2,5402,4805010
.pn11  
.pr11611331
.ps651 
.pt397385112
.py595811
.qa222211
.ro373355162
.rs252411
.ru598578173
.rw33 1
.sa928741
.sb11  
.sc111 
.se808781253
.sg36736062
.sh11  
.si11411131
.sk13312481
.sl11  
.sm11 1
.sn6611
.st11  
.sv14414121
.th642623155
.tj11  
.tk11  
.tl111 
.tm11  
.to11  
.tr866833303
.tt272611
.tv1111
.tw18017181
.tz441 
.ua21520951
.ug111 
.uk4,7874,63713415
.us111 
.uy12712521
.uz22  
.vc22  
.ve42941992
.vg111 
.vi221 
.vn29729061
.vu11  
.ws111 
.za24523771
.zm33  
.zw441 
undefined39,04121,4116,81910,812
Total133,969113,0829,49111,398
 

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
Desktop2,241--Y
Earth819--Y
FeedFetcher350Y-Y
GoogleBot19,527Y-Y
GoogleBot?1,990--Y
Image search3,118-Y-
Mail63-Y-
Maps191-Y-
Other52--Y
Other10,164-Y-
Other5-YY
Other113Y--
Other78Y-Y
Toolbar771--Y
Toolbar154-Y-
Toolbar48-YY
Translate29-Y-
Translate131Y-Y
Translate256YYY
Web search91,009-Y-
Web search27YY-
Wireless11--Y
Wireless2,820Y-Y
Wireless5YYY

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 Sunday October 4, 2009
Author:Erik Zachte (Web site)
Mail: ezachte@### (no spam: ### = wikimedia.org)
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