Wikimedia Traffic Analysis Report - Google requests

Daily averages, based on sample period: 1 Jul 2011 - 31 Jul 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 38.6% of daily external page* requests

Google referred to our sites, through its services including search, maps, and Google Earth, 127,970,000 page views per day, representing 32.3% of our external page requests.

Including all of its different search crawlers and services hosted on its servers, Google itself requested another 25,154,000 page pages per day, representing 6.3% of our external page requests.

* = mime type text/html only

In order of request volume

Requests originating from a Google ip address
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
GoogleBot21,26219,3707531,139
Wireless3,7583,692624
Other2,4331,035424973
Translate950949 1
FeedFetcher41492102220
Web search181611
Image search11  
Toolbar11  
Desktop1  1
Total28,83525,1541,3422,337
 
Requests originating from elsewhere
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Web search124,883121,4582,1351,289
GoogleBot?7,0306,23528766
Desktop70622 684
Other42612785214
Maps128281001
Toolbar121441364
Image search5029211
Earth4520251
Translate12372
Mail6241
Wireless2111
FeedFetcher11 1
Total133,410127,9702,4193,020
 
Top level domains
.com40,65739,2731,027357
.de8,4758,3648229
.uk7,3787,22912227
.jp7,3086,73528545
.fr4,9284,8159518
.it4,7604,6538819
.br4,0753,9857118
.ca3,7643,6925319
.in3,4273,2709066
.es2,9252,8476315
.pl2,8192,753588
.au2,5772,5244310
.mx2,4042,3484610
.co1,7691,735278
.ru1,6491,613296
.ar1,6211,579349
.nl1,5811,542354
.ph1,4241,381349
.tr1,0421,007286
.th9669322211
.pe9579252210
.se947929162
.be860835223
.ch858835193
.cl809788174
.at766747163
.ua708695103
.ve68667393
.id686649307
.hk656622925
.fi634623101
.my623605144
.pt582569112
.il568554104
.sg51951064
.hu513494172
.ro467449153
.vn443423811
.nz43442761
.ie42341742
.gr40939891
.tw38837774
.dk36535591
.no360348111
.bg32531581
.pk319302116
.cz310297121
.za30930072
.ec27126461
.gt25725142
.hr24423761
.org21062031
.eg20719484
.sa19218462
.sk17817071
.uy15314931
.ma15114442
.ae15114831
.lt15114641
.kr14613457
.do14214021
.cr13713331
.si12912441
.sv12312021
.bo10410022
.ba898531
.pr878421
.by858411
.ee858321
.lv827931
.hn807721
.py807821
.lk777341
.ng726912
.ke585711
.kz545311
.tn535121
.jo514921
.rs494721
.tt434211
.ni414011
.md414011
.ge373421
.qa373611
.jm353411
.kw353411
.lu343311
.ws311301
.mt292911
.np292811
.az282611
.lb282711
.is272611
.gh262511
.mu242311
.net244191
.bh23221 
.iq222011
.am212011
.ps191811
.pa19181 
.om181711
.ug141311
.tz121111
.cm121211
.ci111111
.mv111011
.sn111111
.bn111111
.kh9811
.et9911
.na8711
.mz8811
.bs881 
.cat8711
.mn7711
.cu761 
.zw7711
.gp7611
.dm6611
.mg6611
.rw5411
.kg5511
.bw5511
.uz551 
.cd4411
.dz4411
.bz4411
.ht441 
.zm4411
.bd3311
.af3311
.mw331 
.gy3311
.vc331 
.biz2111
.bf2211
.ao22 1
.la221 
.gi221 
.ly2211
.fj221 
.li221 
.us211 
.ag221 
.vi2211
.ml221 
.bj2111
.gl111 
.ls11  
.tm11 1
.ga1111
.ai11  
.me111 
.vg11  
.ir1111
.sl11 1
.tv111 
.as111 
.tk111 
.sc11 1
.gm111 
.to1111
.eu111 
.tl111 
.mk1111
.ad11  
.tg11  
.dj111 
.ne111 
.gg111 
.ki1111
.nu111 
.st111 
.ck11  
.tc11  
.ms11  
.pn11  
.sb11 1
.cg11  
.bi111 
.gd11  
.su11  
.cn1111
.nr11  
.vu1 11
.edu1 1 
.je11  
.cc111 
.sh11  
.io1 1 
.so111 
.cf11  
.im111 
.pro1 1 
.fm111 
.sm111 
undefined35,88330,9199614,003
Total162,249153,1233,7535,347

In alphabetical order

Requests originating from a Google ip address
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Wireless3,7583,692624
Web search181611
Translate950949 1
Toolbar11  
Other2,4331,035424973
Image search11  
GoogleBot21,26219,3707531,139
FeedFetcher41492102220
Desktop1  1
Total28,83525,1541,3422,337
 
Requests originating from elsewhere
ServiceTotalPagesImagesOther
Wireless2111
Web search124,883121,4582,1351,289
Translate12372
Toolbar121441364
Other42612785214
Maps128281001
Mail6241
Image search5029211
GoogleBot?7,0306,23528766
FeedFetcher11 1
Earth4520251
Desktop70622 684
Total133,410127,9702,4193,020
 
Top level domains
.ad11  
.ae15114831
.af3311
.ag221 
.ai11  
.am212011
.ao22 1
.ar1,6211,579349
.as111 
.at766747163
.au2,5772,5244310
.az282611
.ba898531
.bd3311
.be860835223
.bf2211
.bg32531581
.bh23221 
.bi111 
.biz2111
.bj2111
.bn111111
.bo10410022
.br4,0753,9857118
.bs881 
.bw5511
.by858411
.bz4411
.ca3,7643,6925319
.cat8711
.cc111 
.cd4411
.cf11  
.cg11  
.ch858835193
.ci111111
.ck11  
.cl809788174
.cm121211
.cn1111
.co1,7691,735278
.com40,65739,2731,027357
.cr13713331
.cu761 
.cz310297121
.de8,4758,3648229
.dj111 
.dk36535591
.dm6611
.do14214021
.dz4411
.ec27126461
.edu1 1 
.ee858321
.eg20719484
.es2,9252,8476315
.et9911
.eu111 
.fi634623101
.fj221 
.fm111 
.fr4,9284,8159518
.ga1111
.gd11  
.ge373421
.gg111 
.gh262511
.gi221 
.gl111 
.gm111 
.gp7611
.gr40939891
.gt25725142
.gy3311
.hk656622925
.hn807721
.hr24423761
.ht441 
.hu513494172
.id686649307
.ie42341742
.il568554104
.im111 
.in3,4273,2709066
.io1 1 
.iq222011
.ir1111
.is272611
.it4,7604,6538819
.je11  
.jm353411
.jo514921
.jp7,3086,73528545
.ke585711
.kg5511
.kh9811
.ki1111
.kr14613457
.kw353411
.kz545311
.la221 
.lb282711
.li221 
.lk777341
.ls11  
.lt15114641
.lu343311
.lv827931
.ly2211
.ma15114442
.md414011
.me111 
.mg6611
.mk1111
.ml221 
.mn7711
.ms11  
.mt292911
.mu242311
.mv111011
.mw331 
.mx2,4042,3484610
.my623605144
.mz8811
.na8711
.ne111 
.net244191
.ng726912
.ni414011
.nl1,5811,542354
.no360348111
.np292811
.nr11  
.nu111 
.nz43442761
.om181711
.org21062031
.pa19181 
.pe9579252210
.ph1,4241,381349
.pk319302116
.pl2,8192,753588
.pn11  
.pr878421
.pro1 1 
.ps191811
.pt582569112
.py807821
.qa373611
.ro467449153
.rs494721
.ru1,6491,613296
.rw5411
.sa19218462
.sb11 1
.sc11 1
.se947929162
.sg51951064
.sh11  
.si12912441
.sk17817071
.sl11 1
.sm111 
.sn111111
.so111 
.st111 
.su11  
.sv12312021
.tc11  
.tg11  
.th9669322211
.tk111 
.tl111 
.tm11 1
.tn535121
.to1111
.tr1,0421,007286
.tt434211
.tv111 
.tw38837774
.tz121111
.ua708695103
.ug141311
.uk7,3787,22912227
.us211 
.uy15314931
.uz551 
.vc331 
.ve68667393
.vg11  
.vi2211
.vn443423811
.vu1 11
.ws311301
.za30930072
.zm4411
.zw7711
undefined35,88330,9199614,003
Total162,249153,1233,7535,347
 

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
Desktop706--Y
Earth45--Y
FeedFetcher414Y-Y
GoogleBot21,261Y-Y
GoogleBot?6,948--Y
GoogleBot?82-YY
Image search50-Y-
Mail6-Y-
Maps128-Y-
Other324--Y
Other22-Y-
Other80-YY
Other152Y--
Other2,279Y-Y
Toolbar81--Y
Toolbar26-Y-
Toolbar14-YY
Translate11-Y-
Translate772Y-Y
Translate178YYY
Web search124,883-Y-
Web search18YY-
Wireless3,758Y-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 Wed, Aug 31, 2011 13:55
Author:Erik Zachte (Web site)
Mail: ezachte@### (no spam: ### = wikimedia.org)
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