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Which entries get the most hits?

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We decide which entries to update and expand next partly depending on how many hits those entries receive. A few people have asked which entries get the most interest. These are the ten most popular entries on the site, together with the number of hits they've received:

EntryMonthlyTotal
1Tom Bombadil5,007742,742
2Great Sea2,938112,767
3Arda1,106660,605
4Annatar1,064189,895
5Middle-earth991954,087
6Flame of Udûn885196,458
7Rohan855279,616
8Aman654384,871
9Mellon63154,019
10Gondor625418,712

This table shows the ten most popular entries over the last month, ranked by the number of times they have been read (shown in the 'Monthly' column). The 'Total' column shows the total number of times each entry has been visited in the history of the site, with the current record being held by Middle-earth with a total of 954,087 visits.

To put these figures in perspective, the average entry has been visited 34,036 times, and the total hits for all entries (not counting index pages and the like) come to a rather astonishing 162,692,005. These figures are correct to 31 March 2025.

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Which entries get the most hits?

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We decide which entries to update and expand next partly depending on how many hits those entries receive. A few people have asked which entries get the most interest. These are the ten most popular entries on the site, together with the number of hits they've received:

EntryMonthlyTotal
1Tom Bombadil5,007742,742
2Great Sea2,938112,767
3Arda1,106660,605
4Annatar1,064189,895
5Middle-earth991954,087
6Flame of Udûn885196,458
7Rohan855279,616
8Aman654384,871
9Mellon63154,019
10Gondor625418,712

This table shows the ten most popular entries over the last month, ranked by the number of times they have been read (shown in the 'Monthly' column). The 'Total' column shows the total number of times each entry has been visited in the history of the site, with the current record being held by Middle-earth with a total of 954,087 visits.

To put these figures in perspective, the average entry has been visited 34,036 times, and the total hits for all entries (not counting index pages and the like) come to a rather astonishing 162,692,005. These figures are correct to 31 March 2025.

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1997-2025. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Create your own Discus Job Profiles, or choose from a library of nearly 250 DISC role templates.