
|



 |  |
|
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% |
Back to Advertising Index
|
|