GIGAZINE access analysis results for May 2024

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So, here are some useful data to help you advertise on GIGAZINE :

◆May 2024
Number of access requests: 189.33 million
Page views: 41.48 million (down 760,000)
Number of unique users: 17.89 million (an increase of 800,000)
Transfer volume: 16.093TB
*Measurements taken by Cloudflare.

Of the total transfer volume, images and other multimedia files accounted for approximately 13.496TB, while HTML, RSS, etc. accounted for approximately 2.597TB.

In addition, the number of articles created in May 2024 was 642.

Next, the top 10 most popular articles in May 2024. These are the results of an analysis using Google Analytics.

1st place: Super Mario 64's 'locked door' opens after 28 years

2nd place: This is what happens when you throw the 20-year-old OS 'Windows XP' unarmed onto the Internet

3rd place: Mass production of 'sodium-ion batteries' that can be charged and discharged 10 times faster than conventional batteries has finally begun

4th place: How do I disable the web search in the Start menu, which has been said to slow down Windows 11 and 10?

5th place: Technology to create a capacitor with 19 times the energy density is invented by chance

6th place: Google Cloud deletes pension account data of more than 500,000 people due to misconfiguration, backups in other regions are also lost and data is restored from backups of other services

7th place: Cases where people rent Tesla cars and are charged tens of thousands of yen for gas

8th place: Manual to extend SSD lifespan by 30 times is released

9th place: A review comparing the appearance and processing performance of the 'Google Pixel 8a,' which is 40,000 yen cheaper than the previous model and has a modest camera bar protrusion, with the 'Google Pixel 8'

10th place: Why is it difficult to solve the world's water shortages using technology that turns seawater into freshwater?

Next, the 10 least popular articles in May 2024. These are also the results of an analysis using Google Analytics.

1st place: Meta announces the enhancement of its generative AI tool for advertisers to generate the best images and text to promote and appeal to products

2. Apple is developing an Apple TV app for Android smartphones and tablets

3rd place: A feature will be added to Bluesky's 'Discover Feed' that allows users to customize the content displayed to their liking

4. OpenAI announces it will provide AI technology to 128 news organizations and also announces partnerships with Vox Media and The Atlantic

5th place: Google announces AI-based 'scam call detection' and 'YouTube video search' features

6. Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months in prison

7. Google agrees to pay damages to the Department of Justice to avoid a jury trial in antitrust lawsuit

8th place: A tasting review of Yuraku Confectionery's 'Brown Sugar Thunder' that combines the mellow sweetness of brown sugar with chocolate

9.Apple reportedly developing new dedicated chips for AI data centers

10. X/formerly Twitter rolls out an improved version of its community feature that allows users to network around topics of interest with dedicated spaces and timelines

Next, the top 10 YouTube views in May 2024 are as follows:

First place
Sea Shepherd's Ady Gil sinks - YouTube

No.2
How to easily support contactless payments with 'iPhone touch payment' - YouTube

3rd place
Anti-rape condom 'Rape-aXe' - YouTube

4th
Christina Aguilera x Movie 'Paw Patrol The Mighty Movie' Sky Special Video - YouTube

No.5
Coperni's performance 'Create a dress just by spraying a naked woman' - YouTube

No.6
Samsung's answer video to 'Apple's burning commercial' - YouTube

7th place
Magic Keyboard attached to M4-equipped iPad Pro (13 inch) - YouTube

No.8
PETA protests seal hunting in body paint - YouTube

No.9
Jackie Chan 70th Anniversary Legendary Video - YouTube

10th
Kobo Libra Colour's reaction and speed when turning pages in color comics and novels is like this - YouTube


So, next we will look at the trends of GIGAZINE readers by browser they use, as follows.

1st place: Chrome : 53.65% (1.69% decrease)
2nd place: Safari : 26.18% (0.65% decrease)
3. Safari (in-app) : 7.72% (up 0.91%)
4th place: Edge : 5.13% (0.17% decrease)
5. Android Webview : 2.83 (up 0.11%)
6th place: Firefox : 2.56% (0.13% decrease)
7th place: Samsung Internet : 0.28% (0.04% decrease)
8. Opera : 0.23% (no change)
9th place: Mozilla Compatible Agent : 0.09% (0.01% increase)
10th place: Android Browser : 0.01% (0.01% increase)

Next, the top 10 sites that linked to GIGAZINE and brought the most traffic to GIGAZINE are as follows. Search engines are excluded.

1st place: X (1st place last month)
2nd place: Facebook (2nd place last month)
3rd place: Hatena Bookmark (4th place last month)
4th place: Google News (3rd place last month)
5th place: SmartNews (6th place last month)
6th place: Global stock prices (5th place last month)
7th place: Livedoor News (8th last month)
8th place: Pinterest (9th place last month)
9th place: Feedly (10th place last month)
10th place: Togetter (7th place last month)

Next, the top 10 phrases that led to searches on GIGAZINE are as follows.

1st place: gigazine
2nd place: xhamster
3rd place: Boeing whistleblower death
4th place: Microsoft Windows XP
5th place: Super Mario 64
6th place: Hacking site
7th place: iPhone SE 4th generation
8th place: Mexico solar eclipse broadcast accident
9th place: Nintendo PlayStation
10th place: iOS 17.5

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