WorldCat.org statistics

Updated May 2010; numbers are approximate.

• Clickthroughs to WorldCat.org (total)
  658,659,871
• Clickthroughs from WorldCat.org to Libraries (total)
  36,168,684
• Number of participating libraries currently visible through WorldCat.org and partner sites
  More than 10,000
• Total users for Facebook apps
  
  • WorldCat: 15,806
  • CiteMe: 4,062
• Number of WorldCat Mobile pilot app downloads
  25,039
• Number of user-contributed reviews in WorldCat (total)
  23,082
• Number of tags contributed in WorldCat (total)
  77,959
• Number of user profiles created in WorldCat (total)
  464,531
• Number of lists created in WorldCat (total)
  260,496

Data also includes WorldCat Local editions of the WorldCat widgets (after August 2007)

New OCLC eye-tracking study

As part of OCLC's ongoing efforts to evaluate and improve the user interfaces of member services, Lead User Experience Researcher Mike Prasse recently conducted an eye-tracking study. It reports the effects of page layout on how users process search results and compares elements of WorldCat.org and GoogleBooks. Read the entire report.