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Site Demographics

Site Statistics
(Source: Microsoft Usage Analyst, Hitlist Live from July 1997)

Year Page requests Visits
1997
Jul 556,477 27,108
Aug 658,648 45,112
Sep 718,982 52,938
Oct 517,802 57,545
Nov 453,393 52,674
Dec 387,069 49,461
1998
Jan 826,535 95,702
Feb 1.16m 131,301
Mar 2.17m 172,452
Apr 1.18m 76,665
May 925,983 71,408
Jun* 1.65m 140,280
Jul* 1.74m 162,469
Aug* 1.34m 114,665
Sep* 1.26m 123,943
Oct* 1.10m 124,561
Nov* 992,523 127,649
Dec* 914,715 148,131
1999
Jan* 1.45m 194,362
Feb* 1.94m 244,689
Mar* 2.49m 323,504
Apr* 1.92m 248,738
May* 2.22m 273,519
June* 2.16m 324,407
July* 2.79m 302,876
August* 2.40m 280,410
Sept* 2.04m 243,671
Oct* 1.99m 255,136
Nov* 2.02m 260,395
Dec* 1.72m 224,191
2000
Jan* 2.9m 450,555
Feb* 3.2m 657,630
Mar* 3.9m 669,272
Apr* 3.7m 581,608
May* 3.8m 583,332
June* 3.97m 599,096
July* 4.6m 688,245
August* 4.4m 731,081
Sept* 4.0m 645,864
Oct* 4.4m 666,999
Nov* 3.6m 598,552
Dec* 2.2m 498,985
2001
Jan* 5.2m 987,886
Feb* 5.4m 983,464
Mar* 5.7m 1.18m
Apr* 5.9m 1.17m
May* 5.2m 936,590
June* 6.5m 1m
July* 6.4m 1m
August* 5.8m 958,168
September* 5.0m 843,592
October* 5.2m 814,516
November* 5.5m 962,217
December* 4.3m 892,520
2002
Jan* 7.8m 1.2m
Feb* 9m 1.48m
Mar* 12.8m 1.55m
Apr* 10.8m 1.6m
May* 11.8m 1.88m
June* 10.2m 1.72m
July* 10.8m 1.65m
August* 10.2m 1.57m
September* 9m 1.55m

*gateway sites included in figures

NOTE: Our statistics above do not include hits. Hits are far higher in number than actual visitor numbers and are an inaccurate and distorted measure of a site's true traffic.

ABC AUDIT MARCH 1999

The independent external audit of VisitBritain's log files for March 1999 by ABC//electronic confirmed qualifying traffic as:
Page impressions: 1,676,659
Users: 211,339


*audit figures include Singapore and Australia gateways

A copy of the ABC audit certificate is available on request.



Site Visitor Demographics

We suggest that users register with us to get the most out of the site. In return, they give us detailed information about themselves. Although this group is self-selecting, the statistics accurately represent those who have the greatest commitment.


Top 15 countries
of origin
USA 48.84%
UK 16.80%
Canada 7.02%
Australia 5.26%
Germany 2.65%
Netherlands 2.63%
Sweden 1.35%
Singapore 1.16%
Italy 1.12%
Norway 1.07%
Belgium 1.01%
Brazil 1.01%
Japan 0.95%
New Zealand 0.87%
South Africa 0.77%


Age
Not specified 0.03%
Under 16 0.63%
16-24 8.37%
25-34 23.69%
35-44 25.49%
45-54 26.18%
55-64 10.98%
65+ 4.64%


Education
Not specified 0.03%
Secondary/High school 14.97%
College 25.29%
University 33.58%
Post graduate 26.13%


Occupation
Managerial/professional 42.51%
Computer related 15.67%
Educator 8.87%
Retired 8.43%
Student 7.94%
Home duties 2.12%
Other 14.45%
Not specified 0.02%


Interests
"Just to relax" 61.96%
Walking 59.04%
Cycling 17.98%
Golf 11.30%
Tennis 5.71%
Art galleries 45.56%
Plays 44.01%
English literature/books 32.67%
Musicals 34.06%
Arts festivals 30.02%
Pop/rock concerts 21.79%
Classical concerts 20.70%
Opera 13.98%
Ballet/dance 12.63%
Jazz concerts 11.99%
Holiday in rented boat 14.43%
Holiday in own boat 1.62%
Learning English 5.32%


Planning stage
Booked 22.55%
Planning a visit to Britain 55.26%
Considering other countries 15.99%


Purpose of visit
Vacation 74.83%
Visiting friends and relatives 12.39%
Business 3.94%
Learning English 0.66%
Study 0.66%


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