I had roughly 10% participation for my impromptu location survey, so while the results aren’t going to be entirely accurate, it was still fun to get an idea of where everyone is from. I know from the comments that a few of you thought it was interesting, too, so I decided to share the results. My apologies those who find this monumentally boring.
As I suspected, most of the readers here are from the East Coast. I suspected as much simply because of the rate comments come in on my blog. Most of my comments come in the early morning, late afternoon, or early evening–around the time the East Coast is settling into work, waiting to leave work, or killing time after dinner. Most of my comments come in the morning.
Here is a breakdown of the pie chart above.
- East Coast:� 43%
- West Coast: 34%
- Midwest:����� 22%
That adds up to 99%; I think there is a policy joke in there somewhere.
I felt horrible about excluding, oh, the rest of the world, so I hunted around online and used a combination of Alexa, Statcounter, and Google Analytics to cobble together these (most likely) inaccurate location demographics.
Country/Territory by Popularity
| 1. |  United States |
80.23% |
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| 2. | Canada |
6.75% | ||
| 3. | United Kingdom |
2.71% | ||
| 4. | Australia |
2.36% | ||
| 5. | Germany |
0.88% | ||
| 6. | New Zealand |
0.54% | ||
| 7. | France |
0.42% | ||
| 8. | Switzerland |
0.25% | ||
| 9. | Belgium |
0.25% | ||
| 10. | South Africa |
0.25% |
Alexa is a great site to check out if you haven’t already. I find them fairly accurate, though nothing is ever perfect. I haven’t edited my Alexa page, though I know many bloggers have updated theirs to include brief bios. The brief bio Alexa writes about your blog or site changes frequently based on your numbers. It’s interesting to check back every now and then to see what they say about you. Two years ago Alexa said I was popular in Los Angeles. Today it calls attention to my page views and bounce rate. You never know what you are going to find out. For example, according to Alexa this month, my blog is more popular in Canada than it is in the United States.
Does it say something about you when a blog is more popular in regions and countries outside of where the blog author lives? I don’t know, but it’s interesting trivia nonetheless.
Thanks to all who took the time to answer the survey, leave comments, and put up with my countless geographical mistakes!
So sorry I missed the survey! I’m from CT- so another east coaster :)
Missed your survey, but I’m from Oklahoma. So there’s another of land locked state for you.
This makes me curious about my reader demographics, beyond what Google Analytics tells me, at least.
Yes, it really is interesting! I’m happy I did it–total whim that worked out.
Note–the votes coming in aren’t from the West Coast! :)
I said this kind of late in the other post (I was behind on my reading), but you’ve got a reader from Japan right here. :)
Jules…no one in LA responds or RSVP ‘s to anything. ;)
Hahahahahaha!!! :)
Can’t you even break it down further into “cities” category? That’s what I find really intriguing…
By the way, where is the final location for the 17th? (Or did I miss that somewhere along the line? After all, it is past my bed time right now!)
I can, but only for the past few days using statcounter and it doesn’t seem accurate. Right now, it says Portland, Los Angeles, Chicago, Brooklyn, and Seattle, but none of those are more than 2%. The top # is “unknown” and that’s 5%.
The event is in Long Beach–6:30pm. :)
If I may ask…can you give me the jist of the 16th? I would love to go, but I am definitely not the “pro” at blogging like you! :)
Well, you’re just so dadgum popular . . . how can you be expected to keep everyone straight?! :)
I didn’t get a chance to respond to your previous post {was on my Kindle when I first spotted it, and it didn’t want to load to poll} but you can add one more to the Southwest. Texas, here. {Though originally a Lakewood/Long Beach girl my whole life. }
I noticed your poll but couldn’t tick the box. I’m a Canadian from Toronto and I love your blog!
I hate that I missed the poll. I don’t have internet service at my house anymore. Looking for a more affordable alternative to what we had. (slumlord satellite internet)
I’m here in Texas. Always have been, always will be. Although I would love to have a little getaway cottage somewhere in the Pacific Northwest.
I came over here from for the love of :) I’m in southern CA so I think I will be there for the event! Can’t wait
Yay! :)
I’ve been reading you for a long time. I found you in Shanghai, brought you with me to Bangkok, and now I’ve just moved to Hong Kong. Asia is covered!
I have been a blog stalker for a long time now. Not sure how I stumbled here but keep reading because I enjoy your writing style and photos. It is like a good book where you get a new chapter almost every day. We were out of town when you posted this entry so I thought I would take this opportunity to let you know that I am reading in Dothan, Alabama. If you are ever down this way, stop by for a visit!