Google Directory
Category Size Over Time - Raw Data
"The Internet Is Becoming a Mall"? An Empirical
Investigation Through Web Directories
| 2001 | 2002 | |
| Arts |
337172
|
381868
|
| Business |
462269
|
493697
|
| Computers |
166684
|
184741
|
| Games |
277548
|
311981
|
| Health |
72865
|
80170
|
| Home |
174914
|
191561
|
| Kids and Teens |
15222
|
20673
|
| News |
49235
|
49812
|
| Recreation |
290641
|
324079
|
| Reference |
94667
|
92494
|
| Regional |
1598280
|
1900927
|
| Science |
127381
|
117334
|
| Shopping |
131177
|
140050
|
| Society |
300074
|
328482
|
| Sports |
137192
|
151899
|
| World |
1602023
|
1905261
|
Category sizes over time, relative to 2001 category sizes
| 2001 | 2002 | |
| Arts |
1.000
|
1.133
|
| Business |
1.000
|
1.068
|
| Computers |
1.000
|
1.108
|
| Games |
1.000
|
1.124
|
| Health |
1.000
|
1.100
|
| Home |
1.000
|
1.095
|
| Kids and Teens |
1.000
|
1.358
|
| News |
1.000
|
1.012
|
| Recreation |
1.000
|
1.115
|
| Reference |
1.000
|
0.977
|
| Regional |
1.000
|
1.189
|
| Science |
1.000
|
0.921
|
| Shopping |
1.000
|
1.068
|
| Society |
1.000
|
1.095
|
| Sports |
1.000
|
1.107
|
| World |
1.000
|
1.189
|