Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!glacier!reid From: reid@glacier.ARPA (Brian Reid) Newsgroups: net.news,net.news.group Subject: more interim results from worldwide net readership poll Message-ID: <5192@glacier.ARPA> Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 02:39:23 EST Article-I.D.: glacier.5192 Posted: Tue Mar 11 02:39:23 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 13-Mar-86 07:38:03 EST Organization: Stanford University, Computer Systems Lab Lines: 257 Xref: watmath net.news:4661 net.news.group:5193 I now have data from 0.4% of the network for newsgroup readership. If you don't think these numbers are fair, then please run "arbitron -m" on your system (I've posted it twice in the last couple of days). Summary: 2738 users at 23 sites; 465 of them (16.98%) are netreaders. +-- number of people who read this group | +-- percentage of the total user population who read this group | | +-- percentage of newsreaders who read this group. V V V 103 3.76 22.15 net.sources 95 3.47 20.43 net.general 93 3.40 20.00 net.announce 88 3.21 18.92 net.jokes 80 2.92 17.20 mod.sources 79 2.89 16.99 mod.newprod 75 2.74 16.13 net.jobs 70 2.56 15.05 mod.os.unix 69 2.52 14.84 net.arch 67 2.45 14.41 net.announce.newusers 66 2.41 14.19 mod.movies 65 2.37 13.98 mod.unix 61 2.23 13.12 mod.std 60 2.19 12.90 net.audio 59 2.15 12.69 net.rumor 55 2.01 11.83 net.usenix 54 1.97 11.61 net.unix-wizards 53 1.94 11.40 net.unix 51 1.86 10.97 net.sources.bugs 51 1.86 10.97 net.singles 51 1.86 10.97 mod.os 50 1.83 10.75 net.lang 50 1.83 10.75 net.graphics 49 1.79 10.54 net.sources.games 48 1.75 10.32 net.movies 47 1.72 10.11 mod.recipes 46 1.68 9.89 net.rec.nude 46 1.68 9.89 net.lang.c++ 45 1.64 9.68 net.lan 44 1.61 9.46 net.announce.arpa-internet 43 1.57 9.25 net.news 43 1.57 9.25 net.consumers 42 1.53 9.03 net.wanted 42 1.53 9.03 net.sources.mac 42 1.53 9.03 net.micro.mac 42 1.53 9.03 net.lang.c 42 1.53 9.03 net.cooks 41 1.50 8.82 net.women 41 1.50 8.82 net.invest 41 1.50 8.82 net.bugs 41 1.50 8.82 net.bicycle 40 1.46 8.60 net.micro 40 1.46 8.60 net.lang.mod2 40 1.46 8.60 net.emacs 39 1.42 8.39 net.med 39 1.42 8.39 mod.graphics 38 1.39 8.17 net.travel 38 1.39 8.17 net.mail 37 1.35 7.96 net.rec 37 1.35 7.96 net.legal 37 1.35 7.96 net.auto 37 1.35 7.96 mod.computers.workstations 36 1.31 7.74 net.net-people 36 1.31 7.74 net.lsi 36 1.31 7.74 mod.std.c 35 1.28 7.53 net.social 35 1.28 7.53 net.news.group 35 1.28 7.53 net.misc 35 1.28 7.53 net.jokes.d 34 1.24 7.31 net.taxes 34 1.24 7.31 mod.test 34 1.24 7.31 mod.computers.pyramid 33 1.21 7.10 net.micro.pc 33 1.21 7.10 net.games 33 1.21 7.10 net.astro 32 1.17 6.88 net.sf-lovers 32 1.17 6.88 net.music 32 1.17 6.88 net.dcom 32 1.17 6.88 net.books 32 1.17 6.88 mod.politics 32 1.17 6.88 mod.human-nets 32 1.17 6.88 mod.compilers 31 1.13 6.67 net.research 31 1.13 6.67 net.rec.ski 31 1.13 6.67 net.mail.headers 31 1.13 6.67 net.bugs.4bsd 31 1.13 6.67 net.auto.tech 31 1.13 6.67 mod.std.mumps 31 1.13 6.67 mod.protocols 31 1.13 6.67 mod.computers.sun 31 1.13 6.67 mod.computers.laser-printers 31 1.13 6.67 mod.computers.ibm-pc 30 1.10 6.45 net.micro.68k 30 1.10 6.45 net.crypt 30 1.10 6.45 net.ai 30 1.10 6.45 mod.telecom 29 1.06 6.24 net.periphs 29 1.06 6.24 net.decus 29 1.06 6.24 net.columbia 29 1.06 6.24 mod.protocols.kermit 29 1.06 6.24 mod.general 28 1.02 6.02 net.sci 28 1.02 6.02 net.news.adm 28 1.02 6.02 net.followup 28 1.02 6.02 mod.computers.macintosh 27 0.99 5.81 net.tv 27 0.99 5.81 net.puzzle 27 0.99 5.81 net.lang.pascal 27 0.99 5.81 net.astro.expert 27 0.99 5.81 net.analog 26 0.95 5.59 net.space 26 0.95 5.59 net.rec.photo 26 0.95 5.59 net.news.stargate 26 0.95 5.59 net.music.classical 26 0.95 5.59 net.flame 26 0.95 5.59 mod.protocols.tcp-ip 25 0.91 5.38 net.wines 25 0.91 5.38 net.os 25 0.91 5.38 net.news.sa 25 0.91 5.38 net.news.b 25 0.91 5.38 net.math 25 0.91 5.38 net.lang.prolog 25 0.91 5.38 net.lang.lisp 25 0.91 5.38 mod.techreports 24 0.88 5.16 net.video 24 0.88 5.16 net.text 24 0.88 5.16 net.lang.st80 24 0.88 5.16 net.bugs.uucp 24 0.88 5.16 net.bio 24 0.88 5.16 mod.ai 23 0.84 4.95 net.mag 23 0.84 4.95 net.games.video 23 0.84 4.95 mod.newslists 22 0.80 4.73 net.wanted.sources 22 0.80 4.73 net.games.hack 22 0.80 4.73 mod.music 21 0.77 4.52 net.rec.wood 21 0.77 4.52 net.ham-radio 20 0.73 4.30 net.startrek 20 0.73 4.30 net.physics 20 0.73 4.30 net.music.folk 20 0.73 4.30 net.kids 20 0.73 4.30 net.database 20 0.73 4.30 mod.std.unix 20 0.73 4.30 mod.computers.apollo 19 0.69 4.09 net.nlang 19 0.69 4.09 net.news.config 19 0.69 4.09 net.lang.ada 19 0.69 4.09 net.cse 19 0.69 4.09 net.college 19 0.69 4.09 net.bugs.v7 19 0.69 4.09 mod.ber 18 0.66 3.87 net.music.gdead 18 0.66 3.87 net.micro.amiga 18 0.66 3.87 net.internat 18 0.66 3.87 mod.singles 18 0.66 3.87 mod.risks 18 0.66 3.87 mod.protocols.appletalk 18 0.66 3.87 mod.motss 18 0.66 3.87 mod.map 17 0.62 3.66 net.wobegon 17 0.62 3.66 net.veg 17 0.62 3.66 net.tv.drwho 17 0.62 3.66 net.micro.16k 17 0.62 3.66 net.math.symbolic 17 0.62 3.66 net.comics 17 0.62 3.66 mod.legal 16 0.58 3.44 net.politics 16 0.58 3.44 net.pets 16 0.58 3.44 net.news.newsite 16 0.58 3.44 net.lang.apl 16 0.58 3.44 net.info-terms 16 0.58 3.44 net.garden 16 0.58 3.44 net.eunice 16 0.58 3.44 mod.computers.vax 16 0.58 3.44 mod.computers.sequent 15 0.55 3.23 net.music.synth 15 0.55 3.23 net.lang.forth 15 0.55 3.23 net.lang.f77 15 0.55 3.23 net.games.rogue 15 0.55 3.23 net.games.chess 15 0.55 3.23 mod.vlsi 14 0.51 3.01 net.sources.d 14 0.51 3.01 net.nlang.india 14 0.51 3.01 net.motss 14 0.51 3.01 net.games.trivia 14 0.51 3.01 net.cycle 14 0.51 3.01 net.cog-eng 14 0.51 3.01 net.bugs.usg 14 0.51 3.01 net.aviation 13 0.47 2.80 net.religion.jewish 13 0.47 2.80 net.railroad 13 0.47 2.80 net.misc.coke 13 0.47 2.80 net.micro.apple 13 0.47 2.80 net.games.frp 13 0.47 2.80 net.games.emp 13 0.47 2.80 net.games.board 13 0.47 2.80 mod.os.os9 13 0.47 2.80 mod.computers.gould 12 0.44 2.58 net.religion 12 0.44 2.58 net.poems 12 0.44 2.58 net.news.notes 12 0.44 2.58 net.micro.atari16 12 0.44 2.58 net.micro.atari 12 0.44 2.58 net.challenger 11 0.40 2.37 net.nlang.africa 11 0.40 2.37 net.ham-radio.packet 11 0.40 2.37 mod.rec.guns 10 0.37 2.15 net.works 10 0.37 2.15 net.test 10 0.37 2.15 net.sport.baseball 10 0.37 2.15 net.sport 10 0.37 2.15 net.micro.cpm 10 0.37 2.15 net.micro.att 10 0.37 2.15 net.bugs.2bsd 9 0.33 1.94 net.philosophy 9 0.33 1.94 net.origins 9 0.33 1.94 net.micro.trs-80 9 0.33 1.94 net.micro.hp 9 0.33 1.94 net.micro.cbm 9 0.33 1.94 net.abortion 9 0.33 1.94 mod.computers.ridge 8 0.29 1.72 net.roots 8 0.29 1.72 net.games.pbm 8 0.29 1.72 mod.politics.arms-d 7 0.26 1.51 net.sport.hoops 7 0.26 1.51 net.sport.football 7 0.26 1.51 net.religion.christian 7 0.26 1.51 net.rec.boat 6 0.22 1.29 net.tv.soaps 6 0.22 1.29 net.suicide 6 0.22 1.29 net.rec.bridge 6 0.22 1.29 net.movies.sw 6 0.22 1.29 net.micro.6809 6 0.22 1.29 net.math.stat 6 0.22 1.29 net.games.go 5 0.18 1.08 net.sport.hockey 5 0.18 1.08 net.rec.scuba 5 0.18 1.08 net.nlang.celts 5 0.18 1.08 net.micro.ti 5 0.18 1.08 net.micro.atari8 5 0.18 1.08 net.bio.slime 5 0.18 1.08 mod.mac 4 0.15 0.86 net.women.only 4 0.15 0.86 net.vvs 4 0.15 0.86 net.rec.skydive 4 0.15 0.86 net.rec.birds 3 0.11 0.65 net.nlang.greek 3 0.11 0.65 net.news.map 3 0.11 0.65 net.micro.432 3 0.11 0.65 mod.map.uucp 2 0.07 0.43 net.usoft 2 0.07 0.43 net.rec.disc 2 0.07 0.43 net.politics.theory -- Brian Reid decwrl!glacier!reid Stanford reid@SU-Glacier.ARPA