this is an amazing resource. Thank you!
Jonathan
> On Jun 10, 2021, at 2:52 PM, Isaac J <ijohnson(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> Hello everybody,
>
> I'd like to announce a new dataset of Wikipedia pageviews that shows trends
> in search engine usage across countries, language editions, internet
> browsers, and device operating systems (
>
https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2021/06/07/searching-for-wikipedia/). We are
> releasing this dataset within the context of the Foundational program [1]
> and in particular research focused on Wikimedia's relationship with
> external platforms [2]. This dataset fills a large gap in both public
> information about global search engine usage and our understanding of the
> external platforms that mediate how readers reach Wikipedia.
>
> For context, approximately 50% of Wikipedia pageviews come directly from
> clicking on links on search engines (with another 30% coming from clicking
> on internal links within Wikipedia and the rest from external sites or
> direct navigation) [3]. For those 50% of pageviews coming from search
> engines, this dataset (and corresponding dashboard) allows you to examine
> which search engines were used and how those patterns vary by country,
> Wikipedia language, internet browser, and device operating system.
>
> If you have any questions about these datasets or related projects please
> feel free to contact me. More details here:
>
https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2021/06/07/searching-for-wikipedia/
>
> Best,
> Isaac
>
> [1]
https://research.wikimedia.org/foundational.html
> [2]
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:External_Reuse_of_Wikimedia_Content
> [3]
https://discovery.wmflabs.org/external/
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