Wikimedia Traffic Analysis Report - Google requests

Daily averages, based on sample period: 1 Dec 2010 - 31 Dec 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 42.2% of daily external page* requests

Google referred to our sites, through its services including search, maps, and Google Earth, 146,453,000 page views per day, representing 38.8% of our external page requests.

Including all of its different search crawlers and services hosted on its servers, Google itself requested another 12,947,000 page pages per day, representing 3.4% of our external page requests.

* = mime type text/html only

In order of request volume

Requests originating from a Google ip address
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
GoogleBot8,9207,696463761
Wireless3,6383,575603
Other1,294663236395
Translate91391311
FeedFetcher3238618218
Web search161411
Toolbar11  
Desktop1  1
Total15,10412,9477771,378
 
Requests originating from elsewhere
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Web search146,421141,5732,5252,323
GoogleBot?4,8514,56135255
Desktop954341920
Other32894132102
Toolbar2348428121
Maps10827801
Image search9344481
Earth9025651
Translate264175
Mail9371
Wireless4311
FeedFetcher21 1
Total153,120146,4532,9383,729
 
Top level domains
.com45,59443,8131,248534
.de11,20810,98714774
.uk8,2838,11810857
.jp7,3506,70251598
.fr7,2487,0868478
.it5,5995,4638650
.ca4,9424,8316546
.pl4,8664,7428936
.br4,4754,3795244
.es3,9743,8656149
.mx3,4853,4024142
.in3,4513,25770123
.ru2,3012,14611836
.au2,1832,1442613
.nl1,9521,8974015
.tr1,8021,7124643
.ar1,3751,3401817
.se1,2491,222206
.be1,1921,1602110
.ch1,0801,052199
.ph1,0751,049179
.at1,015990168
.ua1,0029612318
.fi931914134
.cl916895129
.id907856429
.th9047948228
.co82681088
.hu748718238
.pe735695832
.pt719701135
.hk7166442547
.il6716471014
.my670640255
.ro6636252017
.ve66164579
.vn6285504435
.sg53051795
.gr528510116
.no528516102
.dk51350094
.ie47947153
.cz463445154
.bg456438109
.tw402383712
.hr380365105
.nz375352518
.pk350328913
.eg338311820
.ec32031235
.ma303282417
.sk289275114
.sa26525159
.lt26225283
.do21821323
.si19919352
.za19518942
.ae17617331
.kr1451181612
.lv14414031
.ba13713042
.ee13313021
.pr13212921
.cr999611
.uy959221
.kz888332
.jo827922
.lk817632
.by757222
.rs706532
.md706911
.sv636111
.bo595612
.gt595711
.ng575512
.ke535111
.kw525011
.ge494441
.py484711
.tt474611
.qa454311
.ps423912
.jm424111
.lb414011
.is373711
.lu373711
.org363311
.mt353411
.az343022
.hn323111
.bh31301 
.net274231
.om262511
.gh262611
.am252311
.ly242212
.np212011
.mu212111
.et201911
.cm191911
.tz161511
.mn161511
.sn151411
.ug141311
.ci141311
.ni141311
.cat131211
.mv111111
.bs111111
.cu111111
.bn111111
.pa101011
.kg9811
.dz8711
.kh8711
.mg7611
.uz7611
.fj6611
.bz6611
.zw6511
.cd5511
.mz5511
.bd4411
.cn4311
.ht44 1
.gy441 
.zm4311
.mk4311
.vc4311
.gp4411
.rw3311
.dm331 
.af3311
.na3311
.bw3311
.ag33  
.vi331 
.biz2111
.bf2211
.la2211
.gi22  
.ga2211
.me2211
.li22  
.us211 
.ml2211
.mw221 
.dj2211
.ne111 
.gl111 
.ao1111
.ls11  
.tm1111
.ai11 1
.vg1111
.ir111 
.sl11 1
.tv111 
.bi111 
.as11 1
.sc1111
.bj1111
.edu1111
.gm11 1
.eu111 
.je11  
.cc1111
.tl1111
.fm111 
.ws1111
.ad111 
.tg11 1
.sm11  
.gg111 
.ki11  
.nu111 
.st11  
.ck11  
.ms111 
.pn11  
.sb11  
.td11  
.cg11  
.tk1111
.su1 1 
.cx1 1 
.nr11  
.vu11  
.to111 
.ac11  
.sh11  
.cf11  
.tj1111
.im11  
.pro1 1 
.cv1 1 
undefined20,47617,0886352,753
Total168,223159,3983,7125,103

In alphabetical order

Requests originating from a Google ip address
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Wireless3,6383,575603
Web search161411
Translate91391311
Toolbar11  
Other1,294663236395
GoogleBot8,9207,696463761
FeedFetcher3238618218
Desktop1  1
Total15,10412,9477771,378
 
Requests originating from elsewhere
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Wireless4311
Web search146,421141,5732,5252,323
Translate264175
Toolbar2348428121
Other32894132102
Maps10827801
Mail9371
Image search9344481
GoogleBot?4,8514,56135255
FeedFetcher21 1
Earth9025651
Desktop954341920
Total153,120146,4532,9383,729
 
Top level domains
.ac11  
.ad111 
.ae17617331
.af3311
.ag33  
.ai11 1
.am252311
.ao1111
.ar1,3751,3401817
.as11 1
.at1,015990168
.au2,1832,1442613
.az343022
.ba13713042
.bd4411
.be1,1921,1602110
.bf2211
.bg456438109
.bh31301 
.bi111 
.biz2111
.bj1111
.bn111111
.bo595612
.br4,4754,3795244
.bs111111
.bw3311
.by757222
.bz6611
.ca4,9424,8316546
.cat131211
.cc1111
.cd5511
.cf11  
.cg11  
.ch1,0801,052199
.ci141311
.ck11  
.cl916895129
.cm191911
.cn4311
.co82681088
.com45,59443,8131,248534
.cr999611
.cu111111
.cv1 1 
.cx1 1 
.cz463445154
.de11,20810,98714774
.dj2211
.dk51350094
.dm331 
.do21821323
.dz8711
.ec32031235
.edu1111
.ee13313021
.eg338311820
.es3,9743,8656149
.et201911
.eu111 
.fi931914134
.fj6611
.fm111 
.fr7,2487,0868478
.ga2211
.ge494441
.gg111 
.gh262611
.gi22  
.gl111 
.gm11 1
.gp4411
.gr528510116
.gt595711
.gy441 
.hk7166442547
.hn323111
.hr380365105
.ht44 1
.hu748718238
.id907856429
.ie47947153
.il6716471014
.im11  
.in3,4513,25770123
.ir111 
.is373711
.it5,5995,4638650
.je11  
.jm424111
.jo827922
.jp7,3506,70251598
.ke535111
.kg9811
.kh8711
.ki11  
.kr1451181612
.kw525011
.kz888332
.la2211
.lb414011
.li22  
.lk817632
.ls11  
.lt26225283
.lu373711
.lv14414031
.ly242212
.ma303282417
.md706911
.me2211
.mg7611
.mk4311
.ml2211
.mn161511
.ms111 
.mt353411
.mu212111
.mv111111
.mw221 
.mx3,4853,4024142
.my670640255
.mz5511
.na3311
.ne111 
.net274231
.ng575512
.ni141311
.nl1,9521,8974015
.no528516102
.np212011
.nr11  
.nu111 
.nz375352518
.om262511
.org363311
.pa101011
.pe735695832
.ph1,0751,049179
.pk350328913
.pl4,8664,7428936
.pn11  
.pr13212921
.pro1 1 
.ps423912
.pt719701135
.py484711
.qa454311
.ro6636252017
.rs706532
.ru2,3012,14611836
.rw3311
.sa26525159
.sb11  
.sc1111
.se1,2491,222206
.sg53051795
.sh11  
.si19919352
.sk289275114
.sl11 1
.sm11  
.sn151411
.st11  
.su1 1 
.sv636111
.td11  
.tg11 1
.th9047948228
.tj1111
.tk1111
.tl1111
.tm1111
.to111 
.tr1,8021,7124643
.tt474611
.tv111 
.tw402383712
.tz161511
.ua1,0029612318
.ug141311
.uk8,2838,11810857
.us211 
.uy959221
.uz7611
.vc4311
.ve66164579
.vg1111
.vi331 
.vn6285504435
.vu11  
.ws1111
.za19518942
.zm4311
.zw6511
undefined20,47617,0886352,753
Total168,223159,3983,7125,103
 

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
Desktop954--Y
Earth90--Y
FeedFetcher323Y-Y
GoogleBot8,920Y-Y
GoogleBot?4,825--Y
GoogleBot?26-YY
Image search93-Y-
Mail9-Y-
Maps108-Y-
Other226--Y
Other9-Y-
Other93-YY
Other276Y--
Other1,014Y-Y
Other3YYY
Toolbar160--Y
Toolbar46-Y-
Toolbar27-YY
Translate25-Y-
Translate725Y-Y
Translate188YYY
Web search146,421-Y-
Web search16YY-
Wireless4--Y
Wireless3,638Y-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, Jan 11, 2011 6:34
Author:Erik Zachte (Web site)
Mail: ezachte@### (no spam: ### = wikimedia.org)
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