Wikimedia Traffic Analysis Report - Google requests

Daily averages, based on sample period: 1 Feb 2011 - 28 Feb 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 41.8% of daily external page* requests

Google referred to our sites, through its services including search, maps, and Google Earth, 147,353,000 page views per day, representing 35.7% of our external page requests.

Including all of its different search crawlers and services hosted on its servers, Google itself requested another 25,347,000 page pages per day, representing 6.1% of our external page requests.

* = mime type text/html only

In order of request volume

Requests originating from a Google ip address
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
GoogleBot20,94519,1234931,329
Wireless4,0644,002583
Other1,7591,052238469
Translate1,0631,06311
FeedFetcher3209517208
Web search121111
Toolbar11  
Desktop11 1
Total28,16425,3478062,009
 
Requests originating from elsewhere
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Web search146,008141,4432,5422,023
GoogleBot?5,8995,54844306
Desktop1,018601958
Other406115133158
Toolbar2398529125
Maps11228841
Earth9831671
Image search7134371
Translate255174
Mail8261
Wireless1111
FeedFetcher11 1
Total153,886147,3532,9603,576
 
Top level domains
.com50,36648,6341,239492
.de9,7709,59511462
.uk8,6248,43413753
.jp7,3496,63949661
.fr6,7666,6238063
.it5,8955,74010847
.ca4,8814,7667936
.br4,4294,3365241
.es4,3644,2397748
.pl4,0453,9418223
.mx3,0602,9992932
.in2,9652,78672108
.au2,4962,4424112
.ru2,0991,9889515
.nl2,0061,9445012
.tr1,3941,3422922
.co1,3651,3441111
.se1,2401,211254
.be1,1801,1452610
.ph1,1011,0642710
.ch1,014987207
.th9848787828
.ua921899139
.at921897177
.ar8838611210
.fi789771143
.pt770749157
.id770717459
.ve72170569
.ro6716371915
.hu670639265
.il6175941210
.hk6045611725
.my586554275
.no528515112
.dk519505123
.vn5184543727
.gr509492125
.sg474460113
.ie47246363
.cz451430183
.bg441421118
.cl42941964
.nz38237471
.pe365350411
.hr356342114
.tw331316510
.za328313105
.pk3062841111
.sk284270113
.lt26025073
.eg22821189
.ma221207510
.sa22121155
.ae19118641
.gt18718223
.si18117462
.do16416112
.ec14814521
.pr13613321
.kr129108129
.ba12712152
.lv12612231
.ee11711431
.sv1019821
.by898711
.kz838111
.cr838111
.bo767312
.lk726642
.rs726821
.ng696612
.jo686522
.md676511
.uy626111
.ke595711
.ge504731
.tt494811
.jm484711
.hn474611
.kw413911
.org402371
.qa403811
.lu393811
.lb383611
.is353411
.az343121
.mt333211
.py333211
.ps292711
.am282611
.om262511
.gh262511
.mu262511
.bh24241 
.net243201
.ni232211
.np181711
.cm171611
.ly161511
.ug141411
.ci141311
.tz141311
.cat141311
.sn131311
.mn111011
.et111111
.mz101011
.bn10911
.pa9911
.bs991 
.mv871 
.dz8711
.bw8811
.zw8811
.kg7711
.mg7611
.kh7611
.uz7711
.cu7711
.gp7711
.na6511
.fj6611
.bz6611
.ht6611
.vc6511
.rw44 1
.dm441 
.cd4411
.ag441 
.vi441 
.gy441 
.zm4411
.bd3311
.bf33 1
.mw32 1
.eu313 
.mk3311
.ao22 1
.af2211
.gi221 
.ga22  
.me2211
.li221 
.us211 
.ml2211
.cc212 
.gg111 
.ne11  
.biz1111
.gl11  
.ls11  
.la1111
.ai11  
.vg11  
.ir111 
.cg111 
.sl11  
.as11  
.sc11  
.bj11 1
.edu1111
.gm1111
.tl111 
.fm111 
.ws111 
.ad111 
.tg1111
.sm111 
.dj11 1
.ki111 
.nu111 
.st111 
.hm1 1 
.tm11  
.ms111 
.pn11  
.sb11  
.td11  
.tv111 
.bi11  
.gd1 1 
.tk111 
.cn111 
.nr11  
.vu11  
.nf1 1 
.to11  
.gov1 1 
.je11 1
.sh11  
.cf11  
.tj1111
.im111 
.pro1 1 
undefined34,60030,4446653,491
Total182,047172,6963,7595,581

In alphabetical order

Requests originating from a Google ip address
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Wireless4,0644,002583
Web search121111
Translate1,0631,06311
Toolbar11  
Other1,7591,052238469
GoogleBot20,94519,1234931,329
FeedFetcher3209517208
Desktop11 1
Total28,16425,3478062,009
 
Requests originating from elsewhere
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Wireless1111
Web search146,008141,4432,5422,023
Translate255174
Toolbar2398529125
Other406115133158
Maps11228841
Mail8261
Image search7134371
GoogleBot?5,8995,54844306
FeedFetcher11 1
Earth9831671
Desktop1,018601958
Total153,886147,3532,9603,576
 
Top level domains
.ad111 
.ae19118641
.af2211
.ag441 
.ai11  
.am282611
.ao22 1
.ar8838611210
.as11  
.at921897177
.au2,4962,4424112
.az343121
.ba12712152
.bd3311
.be1,1801,1452610
.bf33 1
.bg441421118
.bh24241 
.bi11  
.biz1111
.bj11 1
.bn10911
.bo767312
.br4,4294,3365241
.bs991 
.bw8811
.by898711
.bz6611
.ca4,8814,7667936
.cat141311
.cc212 
.cd4411
.cf11  
.cg111 
.ch1,014987207
.ci141311
.cl42941964
.cm171611
.cn111 
.co1,3651,3441111
.com50,36648,6341,239492
.cr838111
.cu7711
.cz451430183
.de9,7709,59511462
.dj11 1
.dk519505123
.dm441 
.do16416112
.dz8711
.ec14814521
.edu1111
.ee11711431
.eg22821189
.es4,3644,2397748
.et111111
.eu313 
.fi789771143
.fj6611
.fm111 
.fr6,7666,6238063
.ga22  
.gd1 1 
.ge504731
.gg111 
.gh262511
.gi221 
.gl11  
.gm1111
.gov1 1 
.gp7711
.gr509492125
.gt18718223
.gy441 
.hk6045611725
.hm1 1 
.hn474611
.hr356342114
.ht6611
.hu670639265
.id770717459
.ie47246363
.il6175941210
.im111 
.in2,9652,78672108
.ir111 
.is353411
.it5,8955,74010847
.je11 1
.jm484711
.jo686522
.jp7,3496,63949661
.ke595711
.kg7711
.kh7611
.ki111 
.kr129108129
.kw413911
.kz838111
.la1111
.lb383611
.li221 
.lk726642
.ls11  
.lt26025073
.lu393811
.lv12612231
.ly161511
.ma221207510
.md676511
.me2211
.mg7611
.mk3311
.ml2211
.mn111011
.ms111 
.mt333211
.mu262511
.mv871 
.mw32 1
.mx3,0602,9992932
.my586554275
.mz101011
.na6511
.ne11  
.net243201
.nf1 1 
.ng696612
.ni232211
.nl2,0061,9445012
.no528515112
.np181711
.nr11  
.nu111 
.nz38237471
.om262511
.org402371
.pa9911
.pe365350411
.ph1,1011,0642710
.pk3062841111
.pl4,0453,9418223
.pn11  
.pr13613321
.pro1 1 
.ps292711
.pt770749157
.py333211
.qa403811
.ro6716371915
.rs726821
.ru2,0991,9889515
.rw44 1
.sa22121155
.sb11  
.sc11  
.se1,2401,211254
.sg474460113
.sh11  
.si18117462
.sk284270113
.sl11  
.sm111 
.sn131311
.st111 
.sv1019821
.td11  
.tg1111
.th9848787828
.tj1111
.tk111 
.tl111 
.tm11  
.to11  
.tr1,3941,3422922
.tt494811
.tv111 
.tw331316510
.tz141311
.ua921899139
.ug141411
.uk8,6248,43413753
.us211 
.uy626111
.uz7711
.vc6511
.ve72170569
.vg11  
.vi441 
.vn5184543727
.vu11  
.ws111 
.za328313105
.zm4411
.zw8811
undefined34,60030,4446653,491
Total182,047172,6963,7595,581
 

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
Desktop1,018--Y
Earth98--Y
FeedFetcher320Y-Y
GoogleBot20,945Y-Y
GoogleBot?5,840--Y
GoogleBot?58-YY
Image search71-Y-
Mail8-Y-
Maps112-Y-
Other286--Y
Other13-Y-
Other108-YY
Other192Y--
Other1,565Y-Y
Toolbar155--Y
Toolbar54-Y-
Toolbar29-YY
Translate24-Y-
Translate845Y-Y
Translate218YYY
Web search146,008-Y-
Web search12YY-
Wireless4,063Y-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 Sat, Mar 5, 2011 14:55
Author:Erik Zachte (Web site)
Mail: ezachte@### (no spam: ### = wikimedia.org)
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