Does LW have Google analytics data? If so, I think it would be good if people in this debate could look at it. Maybe share the link in slack instead of here publically.
I have access to LW’s GA data. I don’t think I have the rights needed for giving anyone else access (and would be reluctant to do so without permission anyway), but I can provide answers if people have specific questions.
Does LW have Google analytics data? If so, I think it would be good if people in this debate could look at it. Maybe share the link in slack instead of here publically.
I have access to LW’s GA data. I don’t think I have the rights needed for giving anyone else access (and would be reluctant to do so without permission anyway), but I can provide answers if people have specific questions.
How many people look at an open thread? How many people read new articles on main?
Between January 1st and today (rounded to the closest 1000):
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/new/ had 378 000 unique views
http://lesswrong.com/promoted/ had 71 000 unique views
http://lesswrong.com/new/ had 26 000 unique views
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/ had 23 000 unique views
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/comments/ had 11 000 unique views
http://lesswrong.com/comments/ had 9000 unique views
http://lesswrong.com/r/all/recentposts/ had 6000 unique views
Most-read open threads (rounded to the closest hundred):
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/lk6/open_thread_jan_19_jan_25_2015/ had 1400
http://lesswrong.com//r/discussion/lw/lov/open_thread_feb_9_feb_15_2015/ had 1300
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/m37/open_thread_apr_20_apr_26_2015/ had 1300
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/lli/open_thread_jan_26_feb_1_2015/ had 1100
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/lw5/open_thread_mar_16_mar_22_2015/ had 1100
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/m40/open_thread_apr_27_may_3_2015/ had 1100
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/lnc/open_thread_feb_2_feb_8_2015/ had 1100
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/m64/open_thread_may_11_may_17_2015/ had 1100
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/m0g/open_thread_apr_06_apr_12_2015/ had 1000
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/m1p/open_thread_apr_13_apr_19_2015/ had 1000
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/m52/open_thread_may_4_may_10_2015/ had 1000
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/lj1/open_thread_jan_12_jan_18_2015/ had 1000
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/mcj/open_thread_jun_15_jun_21_2015/ had 900
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/mdh/open_thread_jun_22_jun_28_2015/ had 900
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/mgr/open_thread_jul_13_jul_19_2015/ had 900
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/mjd/open_thread_jul_27_aug_02_2015/ had 900
(somewhat bizarrely, http://lesswrong.com/lw/28l/do_you_have_highfunctioning_aspergers_syndrome/ had 41 000 unique views, narrowly beating lesswrong.com/message/inbox/ ; and http://lesswrong.com/lw/ihw/advanced_placement_exam_cutoffs_and_superficial/ had 35 000 unique views, beating /r/discussion )
How many visits does LW get each day?
Between Jan 1 and Dec 3rd inclusive (337 days), 2 597 800 sessions from 1 384 542 users. That’s an average of 7708 sessions per day.
Preferably broken out by landing pages.
Landing pages with over 10,000 sessions from Jan 1st to Dec 3rd:
http://lesswrong.com/ − 508 593 sessions (1509 per day)
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/new/ − 68 339 sessions (203 per day)
http://lesswrong.com/lw/28l/do_you_have_highfunctioning_aspergers_syndrome/ − 40 508 sessions (120 per day)
http://lesswrong.com/lw/ihw/advanced_placement_exam_cutoffs_and_superficial/ − 35 341 sessions (105 per day)
http://lesswrong.com/lw/3w3/how_to_beat_procrastination/ − 17 104 sessions (51 per day)
http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gu/the_best_textbooks_on_every_subject/ − 16 670 sessions
http://lesswrong.com/promoted/ − 15 630 sessions
http://lesswrong.comr/discussion/ − 14 367 sessions
http://lesswrong.com/lw/3zf/the_orange_head_joke/ − 12 548 sessions
http://lesswrong.com/lw/4xs/why_would_a_certain_hoax_story_be_reported_for_so/ − 12 500 sessions
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/mfm/a_year_of_spaced_repetition_software_in_the/ − 12 451 sessions
http://lesswrong.com/lw/s4/fundamental_doubts/ − 12 272 sessions
http://lesswrong.com/lw/6gj/those_who_cant_admit_theyre_wrong/ − 12 249 sessions
http://lesswrong.com/lw/k0b/a_puzzle_concerning_cs_major_vs_engineering_major/ − 11 311 sessions
http://lesswrong.com/lw/71x/a_crash_course_in_the_neuroscience_of_human/ − 11 214 sessions
http://lesswrong.com/lw/f5b/the_problem_with_rational_wiki/ − 11 029 sessions
http://lesswrong.com/lw/y4/three_worlds_collide_08/ − 10 805 sessions (32 per day)
Thank you.
Data is useful.
That made me smile.