Fastest Growing Web Sites

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Following is Nielsen/NetRating’s list of the top ten fastest growing internet sites, as measured by monthly unique visitors:

While I wasn’t surprised to see Wikipedia and MySpace, I didn’t expect HSBC or the Associated Press to make the cut…

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Christian Baxter // Aug 14, 2006 at 4:56 pm

This is a pretty useless survey; should be on absolute new users during the period…not percentage change.
Dan Grossman // Aug 14, 2006 at 6:47 pm

I agree that the survey leaves something to be desired, but these lists are generally good only for directional indications of what sites (or trends) are breaking out, rather than for truly accurate gauges of specific site traffic.
SoulCast // Aug 14, 2006 at 7:23 pm

What is the min # of monthly uniques required to qualify for the list? Obviously less than 1M uniques/month… I’m curious what the cut off was.
Jon Smirl // Aug 14, 2006 at 8:52 pm

AP - war this year and none last year on the survey date.
bobby orbach // Aug 16, 2006 at 6:06 pm

HSBC amalgamated many areas of multiple sites (com / .co.uk / .au, etc.) – so their growth number is likely a reflection of that change rather than real growth.

AP increased their syndication & distribution. Also, last year saw the first real onslaught of RSS aggregators gaining popularity; this is probably why their numbers jumped so much.
Gabrielle // Sep 5, 2007 at 11:58 pm

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kim // Nov 11, 2007 at 1:37 am

I would love to add http://www.kimtdesigns.com to that list one day.

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