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WorldCat.org : Overview : Usage statistics

WorldCat.org statistics

Updated February 2007; numbers are approximate

  • Number of participating libraries currently visible through WorldCat.org and partner sites
    More than 10,000
  • Average number of unique Web users per month
    2 million
  • Average number of page views per month that originate from partner sites
    13 million
  • Total number of page views that have originated from partner sites (since August 2006 launch)
    325 million
  • Average number of clickthroughs to local library services per month
    700,000
  • Percentage of detailed-record page views where user clicks through to local library content or services when such links are displayed
    12%
  • Average number of times each month the modular search box is displayed on other Web sites (August-December 2007) *
    2.7 million
  • Percentage of modular search box displays that result in a search at WorldCat.org (August-December 2007) *
    4.8%
  • Total number of times the modular search box has been displayed on other Web sites *
    34 million

* Data includes WorldCat Local editions of the modular search box (after August 2007)