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Reddit reveals their traffic numbers, compares to Alexa/Compete etc

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Re: Reddit reveals their traffic numbers, compares to Alexa/Compete etc

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for those too lazy to click the link: 36.6mm Visits 8.1mm uniques 429mm pageviews 11.72 average pageviews 14.16 minutes on site 25.15% bounce rate 19.27% new visitors

I think the major part of the story is that compete.com, quantcast, alexa, nielson report a much smaller figure than numbers from google analytics

Re: Reddit reveals their traffic numbers, compares to Alexa/Compete etc

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for those too lazy to click the link: 36.6mm Visits 8.1mm uniques 429mm pageviews 11.72 average pageviews 14.16 minutes on site 25.15% bounce rate 19.27% new visitors

The blog post is more than just revealing traffic numbers, so I am not sure why you put up a custom Title, also why would you be lazy to click the link? It compares direct traffic to pseudo analytics every non-tech idiot, but potential advertisers and deal makers, seems to rely on.

This is important stuff people. Stop quoting Compete, Quantcast and Alexa.

Re: Reddit reveals their traffic numbers, compares to Alexa/Compete etc

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I suspect that the vast majority of Redditors use Ad-block or equivalent. Reddit might get millions of page views, but if that doesn;t translate into ad-impressions then they are effectively invisible to the money-people.

This logic would also apply to other tech blog and generally tech sites with tech-savvy users. Most of them, including Wired, Ars, Digg, slashdot are doing just fine.

Digg has their own marketing/advertising team, unlike reddit. I think this makes the difference.

Re: Reddit reveals their traffic numbers, compares to Alexa/Compete etc

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for those too lazy to click the link: 36.6mm Visits 8.1mm uniques 429mm pageviews 11.72 average pageviews 14.16 minutes on site 25.15% bounce rate 19.27% new visitors

I think the major part of the story is that compete.com, quantcast, alexa, nielson report a much smaller figure than numbers from google analytics

And then the real question is why does anyone pay attention to these numbers, especially if very few people know their methods?

Re: Reddit reveals their traffic numbers, compares to Alexa/Compete etc

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for those too lazy to click the link: 36.6mm Visits 8.1mm uniques 429mm pageviews 11.72 average pageviews 14.16 minutes on site 25.15% bounce rate 19.27% new visitors

I think the major part of the story is that compete.com, quantcast, alexa, nielson report a much smaller figure than numbers from google analytics

i think everyone already knows that...well at least in the site owner community...the shock is that they suck that much even for a top 300 site

Re: Reddit reveals their traffic numbers, compares to Alexa/Compete etc

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for those too lazy to click the link: 36.6mm Visits 8.1mm uniques 429mm pageviews 11.72 average pageviews 14.16 minutes on site 25.15% bounce rate 19.27% new visitors

The blog post is more than just revealing traffic numbers, so I am not sure why you put up a custom Title, also why would you be lazy to click the link? It compares direct traffic to pseudo analytics every non-tech idiot, but potential advertisers and deal makers, seems to rely on. This is important stuff people. Stop quoting Compete, Quantcast and Alexa.

i fixed it...but i figured most people on here already knew that those stat services give wrong info

reddit numbers on the other hand is something new.

Re: Reddit reveals their traffic numbers, compares to Alexa/Compete etc

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The blog post is more than just revealing traffic numbers, so I am not sure why you put up a custom Title, also why would you be lazy to click the link? It compares direct traffic to pseudo analytics every non-tech idiot, but potential advertisers and deal makers, seems to rely on. This is important stuff people. Stop quoting Compete, Quantcast and Alexa.

i fixed it...but i figured most people on here already knew that those stat services give wrong info reddit numbers on the other hand is something new.

>but i figured most people on here already knew that those stat services give wrong info

I wish this was true. The people that matters, don't know this.

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