Wikimedia Traffic Analysis Report - Google requests

Daily averages, based on sample period: 1 Jan 2011 - 31 Jan 2011

 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 43.9% of daily external page* requests

Google referred to our sites, through its services including search, maps, and Google Earth, 163,289,000 page views per day, representing 39.8% of our external page requests.

Including all of its different search crawlers and services hosted on its servers, Google itself requested another 16,785,000 page pages per day, representing 4.1% of our external page requests.

* = mime type text/html only

In order of request volume

Requests originating from a Google ip address
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
GoogleBot12,40911,007554848
Wireless4,0363,968635
Other1,573715279579
Translate99399311
FeedFetcher3168817211
Web search151411
Image search11  
Toolbar11  
Desktop1  1
Total19,34216,7859131,644
 
Requests originating from elsewhere
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Web search164,693159,5382,6912,464
GoogleBot?3,6983,39135272
Desktop962331928
Other376127133116
Toolbar2459329123
Maps11928901
Earth9429651
Image search8039401
Translate284185
Mail9451
Wireless3211
FeedFetcher11 1
Total170,308163,2893,1073,910
 
Top level domains
.com51,63749,7271,338572
.de13,53413,28115796
.uk10,27210,06513671
.fr8,4218,2449087
.jp8,1907,47052668
.it6,7676,60410360
.pl5,8075,66110442
.ca5,5505,4237651
.es4,6844,5597055
.br4,1594,0685140
.in3,5933,38876129
.mx3,3373,2583445
.au2,4782,4352814
.ru2,3972,25411033
.nl2,2992,2304919
.tr1,6601,5903534
.ph1,5351,4942515
.se1,4541,423237
.be1,4001,3622612
.ch1,2871,2552111
.at1,2571,2262110
.ar1,0611,0301714
.id1,0459894312
.fi1,0371,018144
.ua1,0119732118
.th9978848231
.hu918883269
.pt915893158
.co91189598
.ro8978512422
.my741708267
.ve700685510
.il6936711012
.cl67666187
.no650634134
.hk6365901431
.dk630614124
.cz628604204
.gr618598137
.sg587572105
.vn5584864230
.ie55754764
.bg5515281211
.hr434420114
.pe410391315
.nz409394510
.tw383365711
.sk373353146
.pk365343814
.lt31830685
.za28327274
.ma258241314
.si23722863
.sa23422258
.eg217201511
.ec21320723
.ae20319841
.ee15615231
.lv15114541
.do15014612
.kr1451201510
.ba13613042
.pr12412121
.gt11311112
.by10710232
.kz878042
.lk878232
.cr777511
.rs726821
.md716911
.ng656212
.uy636111
.sv626011
.ke615911
.jo595621
.jm575511
.tt525111
.qa504712
.lu494711
.org472432
.kw464511
.ge454131
.mt454411
.is444211
.lb444211
.bo403811
.py363511
.az363222
.bh313011
.mu302911
.hn292811
.gh282711
.net274221
.ps262411
.am262411
.om252411
.cm232111
.np222111
.ly201811
.tz181711
.sn171611
.ni171711
.ug151511
.ci151511
.mn141311
.bs141411
.cat141311
.et141311
.bn141411
.pa111111
.dz111011
.mv101011
.mg9911
.cu9911
.bz8811
.uz8711
.gy8711
.fj7711
.bw7711
.kh7711
.zw7611
.kg6611
.mz6611
.na5511
.cd5511
.ht5411
.bd4311
.rw4411
.dm441 
.af4311
.cn4411
.ag44 1
.vi4411
.vc441 
.gp4411
.bf3311
.gi331 
.li331 
.ml33 1
.mw3211
.zm33 1
.mk3211
.biz2111
.ao221 
.la2211
.ga221 
.me2211
.us211 
.bj2111
.gm211 
.eu2 2 
.tg2211
.dj22 1
.ne111 
.gg111 
.gl111 
.ls11 1
.tm111 
.ai11  
.vg1111
.ir111 
.cg11  
.bi11  
.as11  
.tk111 
.sc11  
.to11  
.cc111 
.tl111 
.fm111 
.ws111 
.ad111 
.sm1111
.ki111 
.nu111 
.tel1 1 
.st11  
.hm1 1 
.ck111 
.tc11  
.ms111 
.pn11  
.sb111 
.td111 
.sl11 1
.tv1 1 
.nr11  
.edu111 
.ac11  
.je11  
.sh11  
.cf11  
.tj111 
.im111 
undefined23,54019,7737193,048
Total189,656180,0664,0145,547

In alphabetical order

Requests originating from a Google ip address
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Wireless4,0363,968635
Web search151411
Translate99399311
Toolbar11  
Other1,573715279579
Image search11  
GoogleBot12,40911,007554848
FeedFetcher3168817211
Desktop1  1
Total19,34216,7859131,644
 
Requests originating from elsewhere
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Wireless3211
Web search164,693159,5382,6912,464
Translate284185
Toolbar2459329123
Other376127133116
Maps11928901
Mail9451
Image search8039401
GoogleBot?3,6983,39135272
FeedFetcher11 1
Earth9429651
Desktop962331928
Total170,308163,2893,1073,910
 
Top level domains
.ac11  
.ad111 
.ae20319841
.af4311
.ag44 1
.ai11  
.am262411
.ao221 
.ar1,0611,0301714
.as11  
.at1,2571,2262110
.au2,4782,4352814
.az363222
.ba13613042
.bd4311
.be1,4001,3622612
.bf3311
.bg5515281211
.bh313011
.bi11  
.biz2111
.bj2111
.bn141411
.bo403811
.br4,1594,0685140
.bs141411
.bw7711
.by10710232
.bz8811
.ca5,5505,4237651
.cat141311
.cc111 
.cd5511
.cf11  
.cg11  
.ch1,2871,2552111
.ci151511
.ck111 
.cl67666187
.cm232111
.cn4411
.co91189598
.com51,63749,7271,338572
.cr777511
.cu9911
.cz628604204
.de13,53413,28115796
.dj22 1
.dk630614124
.dm441 
.do15014612
.dz111011
.ec21320723
.edu111 
.ee15615231
.eg217201511
.es4,6844,5597055
.et141311
.eu2 2 
.fi1,0371,018144
.fj7711
.fm111 
.fr8,4218,2449087
.ga221 
.ge454131
.gg111 
.gh282711
.gi331 
.gl111 
.gm211 
.gp4411
.gr618598137
.gt11311112
.gy8711
.hk6365901431
.hm1 1 
.hn292811
.hr434420114
.ht5411
.hu918883269
.id1,0459894312
.ie55754764
.il6936711012
.im111 
.in3,5933,38876129
.ir111 
.is444211
.it6,7676,60410360
.je11  
.jm575511
.jo595621
.jp8,1907,47052668
.ke615911
.kg6611
.kh7711
.ki111 
.kr1451201510
.kw464511
.kz878042
.la2211
.lb444211
.li331 
.lk878232
.ls11 1
.lt31830685
.lu494711
.lv15114541
.ly201811
.ma258241314
.md716911
.me2211
.mg9911
.mk3211
.ml33 1
.mn141311
.ms111 
.mt454411
.mu302911
.mv101011
.mw3211
.mx3,3373,2583445
.my741708267
.mz6611
.na5511
.ne111 
.net274221
.ng656212
.ni171711
.nl2,2992,2304919
.no650634134
.np222111
.nr11  
.nu111 
.nz409394510
.om252411
.org472432
.pa111111
.pe410391315
.ph1,5351,4942515
.pk365343814
.pl5,8075,66110442
.pn11  
.pr12412121
.ps262411
.pt915893158
.py363511
.qa504712
.ro8978512422
.rs726821
.ru2,3972,25411033
.rw4411
.sa23422258
.sb111 
.sc11  
.se1,4541,423237
.sg587572105
.sh11  
.si23722863
.sk373353146
.sl11 1
.sm1111
.sn171611
.st11  
.sv626011
.tc11  
.td111 
.tel1 1 
.tg2211
.th9978848231
.tj111 
.tk111 
.tl111 
.tm111 
.to11  
.tr1,6601,5903534
.tt525111
.tv1 1 
.tw383365711
.tz181711
.ua1,0119732118
.ug151511
.uk10,27210,06513671
.us211 
.uy636111
.uz8711
.vc441 
.ve700685510
.vg1111
.vi4411
.vn5584864230
.ws111 
.za28327274
.zm33 1
.zw7611
undefined23,54019,7737193,048
Total189,656180,0664,0145,547
 

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
Desktop962--Y
Earth94--Y
FeedFetcher316Y-Y
GoogleBot12,409Y-Y
GoogleBot?3,686--Y
GoogleBot?12-YY
Image search80-Y-
Mail9-Y-
Maps119-Y-
Other262--Y
Other11-Y-
Other103-YY
Other164Y--
Other1,405Y-Y
Other3YYY
Toolbar161--Y
Toolbar53-Y-
Toolbar30-YY
Translate27-Y-
Translate791Y-Y
Translate203YYY
Web search164,693-Y-
Web search15YY-
Wireless3--Y
Wireless4,036Y-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, Feb 15, 2011 2:17
Author:Erik Zachte (Web site)
Mail: ezachte@### (no spam: ### = wikimedia.org)
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