h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

April Stats

The number of unique users is up by 20% - 74,900 vs 62,600 in March! The number of pageviews is up 23% (348,000 vs 282,000).

We are being linked to by a number of online teaching websites eg teachingenglish.org.uk

Another good mix of topical trending Entries this month: April Fool's Day A516791 How to Dance to Saturday Night by Whigfield A844986 Traditional Children's Songs A3577647 Lost Treasures of Pennsylvania, USA A536573 The Six Key Prophets of Islam A2875395 Great Dates in History A930205 Potato Crisps - a History A16455053 The No-eyed Big-eyed Wolf Spider A68278477 Bread Flour A2198586

Greetings stats fans - we've got a Mid-May report for your enjoyment.

The number of unique users is up by 37% compared to the previous 30 days - 90,100 vs 65,500! The number of pageviews is up 44% (438,000 vs 303,000).

29% of traffic was from the UK, 26% from the USA and 7% from Germany.

Apart from the usual suspect Entries, other trends included Thomas the Tank Engine A751961 How They Get Stripes in Toothpaste A1047836 The Ultimate Carry On Film Guide 1974-1992 A87934567 The Comic Operas of Gilbert and Sullivan A435737 and the Boston Smallpox Epidemic 1775-1776 A52964003

Woo hoo! Finally, one of my entries trended!

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Greetings Stats Fans - here are the May Stats. Sorry for the delay, what with one thing and another...

The number of unique users is up by 12% compared to April - 95,100 vs 84,900. The number of pageviews is up 29% (512,000 vs 397,000).

29% of traffic was from the UK, 22% from the USA and 12% from Germany.

Apart from the usual suspect Entries, other trends included The First Towel Day A557093 and Towel Day A87870531 The Corbally Naas Branch of Ireland's Grand Canal A87868200 Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire' A2441071 The Story of Nutella A2986112 Schock, a German Dice Game A593183 and The Mary Rose Museum A87970774

Nutella is an interesting case. I don't know why. It would seem odd to have a combination of chocolate and hazelnuts become popular enough to rate a well-attended guide entry. Perhaps Shakespeare is involved. Spectators at the Globe Theater snacked on hazelnuts.

It is against the law to name your daughter 'Nutella' in France.

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Good!

Explaining the French to the non-French can be hard. I prefer to be lazy and let someone else do it.

June Stats

The number of unique users is down by 14% compared to the previous month (78,900 vs 91,600). The number of pageviews is only 5% down (468,000 vs 494,000).

Trending Entries are How they Get Stripes on Toothpaste A1047836 (via a question on Quora) The Post <./>thepost</.> The Mystery of the Sweet Potato A1984421 Southampton's Statues, Monuments and Memorials A87751722 The World's Second Largest Ball of Twine A1170460 Centaurs A647129 Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell A425909 A Brief History of Map Making A3021634 Slugs A801631 and 'Wodwo' the Poem by Ted Hughes A1012492