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Date | By Hostname | By IP Address | ||||
Count | % Share | % Growth | Count | % Share | % Growth | |
Jul 2024 | 2 | 0.00 | 3.66 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.33 |
Jun 2024 | 2 | 0.00 | 2.44 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.05 |
May 2024 | 2 | 0.00 | 3.09 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.60 |
Apr 2024 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.75 |
Mar 2024 | 2 | 0.00 | 2.34 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.06 |
Feb 2024 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.49 |
Jan 2024 | 2 | 0.00 | 4.56 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.94 |
Dec 2023 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.09 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.43 |
Nov 2023 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.65 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.53 |
Oct 2023 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.16 |
Sep 2023 | 2 | 0.00 | 2.94 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.40 |
Aug 2023 | 2 | 0.00 | -0.37 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.24 |
Jul 2023 | 2 | 0.00 | 2.67 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.38 |
Jun 2023 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.01 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.48 |
May 2023 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.96 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.16 |
Apr 2023 | 2 | 0.00 | 4.39 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.59 |
Mar 2023 | 2 | 0.00 | 4.76 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.27 |
Feb 2023 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.15 |
Jan 2023 | 2 | 0.00 | N/A | 1 | 0.00 | N/A |
Dec 2022 | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
Nov 2022 | 3 | 0.00 | 1.45 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.18 |
Oct 2022 | 3 | 0.00 | 47.93 | 2 | 0.00 | 101.01 |
Sep 2022 | 2 | 0.00 | 3.34 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.20 |
Aug 2022 | 2 | 0.00 | 2.03 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.43 |
Jul 2022 | 2 | 0.00 | -74.91 | 1 | 0.00 | -66.13 |
Jun 2022 | 8 | 0.00 | 2.44 | 3 | 0.00 | 1.12 |
May 2022 | 8 | 0.00 | -10.72 | 3 | 0.00 | 1.28 |
Apr 2022 | 9 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.31 |
Mar 2022 | 9 | 0.00 | -51.23 | 3 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
Feb 2022 | 19 | 0.00 | 10.19 | 3 | 0.00 | 52.85 |
Jan 2022 | 18 | 0.00 | -4.42 | 2 | 0.00 | -32.82 |
Dec 2021 | 19 | 0.00 | -0.55 | 3 | 0.00 | 1.62 |
Nov 2021 | 19 | 0.00 | -3.47 | 3 | 0.00 | -23.84 |
Oct 2021 | 20 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 4 | 0.00 | 1.31 |
Sep 2021 | 20 | 0.00 | 5.61 | 4 | 0.00 | 34.86 |
Aug 2021 | 19 | 0.00 | -3.17 | 3 | 0.00 | -24.18 |
Jul 2021 | 20 | 0.00 | 6.51 | 4 | 0.00 | 35.26 |
Jun 2021 | 19 | 0.00 | -3.41 | 3 | 0.00 | -24.06 |
May 2021 | 20 | 0.00 | 1.98 | 4 | 0.00 | 1.54 |
Apr 2021 | 20 | 0.00 | -1.14 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
Mar 2021 | 20 | 0.00 | 3.52 | 4 | 0.00 | 1.93 |
Feb 2021 | 20 | 0.00 | 1.64 | 4 | 0.00 | 1.22 |
Jan 2021 | 20 | 0.00 | 4.26 | 4 | 0.00 | 1.62 |
Dec 2020 | 20 | 0.00 | -1.66 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.61 |
Nov 2020 | 20 | 0.00 | 1.01 | 4 | 0.00 | 1.97 |
Oct 2020 | 20 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.83 |
Sep 2020 | 20 | 0.00 | -3.07 | 4 | 0.00 | -18.62 |
Aug 2020 | 21 | 0.00 | 7.77 | 5 | 0.00 | 25.71 |
Jul 2020 | 20 | 0.00 | -1.26 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.92 |
Jun 2020 | 20 | 0.00 | -3.16 | 4 | 0.00 | -18.89 |
May 2020 | 21 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 5 | 0.00 | 1.30 |
Apr 2020 | 21 | 0.00 | 9.37 | 5 | 0.00 | 26.77 |
Mar 2020 | 19 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 4 | 0.00 | 1.38 |
Feb 2020 | 19 | 0.00 | -41.65 | 4 | 0.00 | -18.74 |
Jan 2020 | 33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Dec 2019 | 33 | 0.00 | 2.01 | 5 | 0.00 | -0.23 |
Nov 2019 | 33 | 0.00 | 1.39 | 5 | 0.00 | 1.03 |
Oct 2019 | 33 | 0.00 | 2.26 | 5 | 0.00 | 1.89 |
Sep 2019 | 33 | 0.00 | -0.05 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.24 |
Aug 2019 | 33 | 0.00 | -1.45 | 5 | 0.00 | -0.46 |
Jul 2019 | 33 | 0.00 | 3.33 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.36 |
Jun 2019 | 33 | 0.00 | -0.75 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.46 |
May 2019 | 34 | 0.00 | -5.20 | 5 | 0.00 | -43.89 |
Apr 2019 | 38 | 0.00 | -13.14 | 9 | 0.00 | -9.39 |
Mar 2019 | 43 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 10 | 0.00 | -0.47 |
Feb 2019 | 43 | 0.00 | 4.25 | 10 | 0.00 | 12.76 |
Jan 2019 | 42 | 0.00 | -2.58 | 9 | 0.00 | -0.14 |
Dec 2018 | 42 | 0.00 | -0.31 | 9 | 0.00 | 0.49 |
Nov 2018 | 42 | 0.00 | -1.45 | 9 | 0.00 | 0.90 |
Oct 2018 | 42 | 0.00 | -1.75 | 9 | 0.00 | -8.88 |
Sep 2018 | 43 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 10 | 0.00 | 0.39 |
Aug 2018 | 43 | 0.00 | 3.45 | 10 | 0.00 | 11.88 |
Jul 2018 | 42 | 0.00 | 6.08 | 9 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
Jun 2018 | 42 | 0.00 | -11.58 | 9 | 0.00 | -23.95 |
May 2018 | 47 | 0.00 | -8.49 | 12 | 0.00 | -13.58 |
Apr 2018 | 51 | 0.00 | -1.13 | 14 | 0.00 | -10.99 |
Mar 2018 | 54 | 0.00 | -0.83 | 16 | 0.00 | -5.26 |
Feb 2018 | 55 | 0.00 | 178.41 | 17 | 0.00 | 3.16 |
Jan 2018 | 13 | 0.00 | -64.05 | 11 | 0.00 | -18.40 |
Dec 2017 | 64 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 22 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
Nov 2017 | 64 | 0.00 | -0.34 | 22 | 0.00 | -5.18 |
Oct 2017 | 65 | 0.00 | 2.72 | 23 | 0.00 | 4.74 |
Sep 2017 | 64 | 0.00 | -7.60 | 22 | 0.00 | -4.52 |
Aug 2017 | 66 | 0.00 | 16.11 | 23 | 0.00 | 11.02 |
Jul 2017 | 64 | 0.00 | -5.15 | 21 | 0.00 | -8.42 |
Jun 2017 | 68 | 0.00 | -6.95 | 23 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
May 2017 | 68 | 0.00 | 6.49 | 23 | 0.00 | 0.88 |
Apr 2017 | 67 | 0.00 | -0.26 | 23 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
Mar 2017 | 67 | 0.00 | -5.89 | 23 | 0.00 | -8.44 |
Feb 2017 | 70 | 0.00 | -5.23 | 25 | 0.00 | -8.07 |
Jan 2017 | 72 | 0.00 | -1.61 | 27 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
Dec 2016 | 72 | 0.00 | -3.82 | 27 | 0.00 | -4.10 |
Nov 2016 | 73 | 0.00 | 67.79 | 28 | 0.00 | 403.32 |
Oct 2016 | 11 | 0.00 | -29.92 | 2 | 0.00 | -80.72 |
Sep 2016 | 75 | 0.00 | -13.98 | 29 | 0.00 | 0.58 |
Aug 2016 | 75 | 0.00 | 10.23 | 29 | 0.00 | 2.66 |
Jul 2016 | 74 | 0.00 | -16.65 | 28 | 0.00 | -7.68 |
Jun 2016 | 77 | 0.00 | -4.34 | 30 | 0.00 | 6.92 |
May 2016 | 77 | 0.00 | -1.95 | 28 | 0.00 | 4.68 |
Apr 2016 | 75 | 0.00 | -0.62 | 26 | 0.00 | -13.99 |
Mar 2016 | 98 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 35 | 0.00 | 4.46 |
Feb 2016 | 99 | 0.00 | -7.66 | 34 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
Jan 2016 | 106 | 0.00 | 11.95 | 34 | 0.00 | 1.37 |
Dec 2015 | 113 | 0.00 | -6.02 | 34 | 0.00 | -2.11 |
Nov 2015 | 121 | 0.00 | -1.41 | 35 | 0.00 | -2.47 |
Oct 2015 | 122 | 0.00 | 1.96 | 36 | 0.00 | 3.25 |
Sep 2015 | 120 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35 | 0.00 | -0.19 |
Aug 2015 | 121 | 0.00 | -0.01 | 35 | 0.00 | -0.07 |
Jul 2015 | 121 | 0.00 | -3.96 | 35 | 0.00 | -1.91 |
Jun 2015 | 127 | 0.00 | -4.56 | 36 | 0.00 | -1.54 |
May 2015 | 134 | 0.00 | 4.35 | 37 | 0.00 | 1.15 |
Apr 2015 | 134 | 0.00 | -5.33 | 37 | 0.00 | -7.27 |
Mar 2015 | 136 | 0.00 | -2.21 | 40 | 0.00 | -4.51 |
Feb 2015 | 141 | 0.00 | 0.97 | 42 | 0.00 | 0.89 |
Jan 2015 | 141 | 0.00 | -4.38 | 42 | 0.00 | -0.57 |
Dec 2014 | 147 | 0.00 | -0.31 | 42 | 0.00 | 3.73 |
Nov 2014 | 150 | 0.00 | 1.19 | 41 | 0.00 | -0.56 |
Oct 2014 | 150 | 0.00 | 1.92 | 41 | 0.00 | 0.83 |
Sep 2014 | 150 | 0.00 | -9.50 | 41 | 0.00 | 0.87 |
Aug 2014 | 165 | 0.00 | -2.01 | 41 | 0.00 | -2.76 |
Jul 2014 | 166 | 0.00 | -10.87 | 42 | 0.00 | -1.97 |
Jun 2014 | 187 | 0.00 | -9.83 | 43 | 0.00 | -3.70 |
May 2014 | 208 | 0.00 | -4.92 | 45 | 0.00 | -6.20 |
Apr 2014 | 219 | 0.00 | -0.89 | 48 | 0.01 | -5.69 |
Mar 2014 | 228 | 0.00 | -3.69 | 51 | 0.01 | -5.37 |
Feb 2014 | 234 | 0.00 | 4.82 | 54 | 0.01 | 0.54 |
Jan 2014 | 224 | 0.00 | -5.52 | 54 | 0.01 | -5.49 |
Dec 2013 | 235 | 0.00 | -9.64 | 57 | 0.01 | -9.14 |
Nov 2013 | 264 | 0.00 | -5.87 | 63 | 0.01 | -13.18 |
Oct 2013 | 279 | 0.00 | 1.38 | 73 | 0.01 | -0.28 |
Sep 2013 | 279 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 73 | 0.01 | 1.90 |
Aug 2013 | 277 | 0.00 | -1.05 | 72 | 0.01 | -6.60 |
Jul 2013 | 278 | 0.00 | -5.61 | 77 | 0.01 | -6.71 |
Jun 2013 | 297 | 0.00 | -1.29 | 83 | 0.01 | -1.90 |
May 2013 | 302 | 0.00 | -0.57 | 85 | 0.01 | 2.00 |
Apr 2013 | 303 | 0.00 | 0.92 | 83 | 0.01 | 0.82 |
Mar 2013 | 302 | 0.00 | -4.06 | 83 | 0.01 | -5.18 |
Feb 2013 | 317 | 0.00 | -1.72 | 88 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
Jan 2013 | 322 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 88 | 0.01 | -0.23 |
Dec 2012 | 320 | 0.00 | -5.15 | 88 | 0.01 | -2.65 |
Nov 2012 | 337 | 0.00 | -5.47 | 91 | 0.01 | -3.76 |
Oct 2012 | 354 | 0.00 | -2.57 | 95 | 0.01 | -2.96 |
Sep 2012 | 368 | 0.00 | -2.54 | 98 | 0.01 | -5.06 |
Aug 2012 | 373 | 0.00 | -3.08 | 103 | 0.01 | -0.65 |
Jul 2012 | 383 | 0.00 | -1.56 | 104 | 0.01 | -1.35 |
Jun 2012 | 388 | 0.00 | -0.21 | 106 | 0.01 | 2.57 |
May 2012 | 382 | 0.00 | -1.47 | 103 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Apr 2012 | 386 | 0.00 | -1.73 | 103 | 0.01 | -4.04 |
Mar 2012 | 389 | 0.00 | -1.79 | 107 | 0.01 | -1.42 |
Feb 2012 | 399 | 0.00 | -2.36 | 109 | 0.01 | -5.58 |
Jan 2012 | 408 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 115 | 0.01 | -4.07 |
Dec 2011 | 409 | 0.00 | -7.65 | 119 | 0.01 | -9.39 |
Nov 2011 | 443 | 0.00 | -1.96 | 131 | 0.01 | -0.84 |
Oct 2011 | 451 | 0.00 | -52.22 | 132 | 0.01 | -1.06 |
Sep 2011 | 941 | 0.01 | -1.06 | 133 | 0.01 | -7.08 |
Aug 2011 | 953 | 0.01 | -0.55 | 143 | 0.01 | -2.68 |
Jul 2011 | 950 | 0.01 | -0.53 | 146 | 0.02 | -2.74 |
Jun 2011 | 963 | 0.01 | -0.00 | 151 | 0.02 | -1.57 |
May 2011 | 969 | 0.01 | -1.44 | 153 | 0.02 | -1.45 |
Apr 2011 | 970 | 0.01 | 0.46 | 155 | 0.02 | -1.46 |
Mar 2011 | 972 | 0.01 | -2.38 | 157 | 0.02 | -1.12 |
Feb 2011 | 978 | 0.01 | -2.17 | 157 | 0.02 | -1.08 |
Jan 2011 | 993 | 0.01 | -1.36 | 158 | 0.02 | -4.58 |
Dec 2010 | 1,003 | 0.01 | -0.99 | 165 | 0.02 | 2.51 |
Nov 2010 | 1,009 | 0.01 | -1.77 | 160 | 0.02 | -4.25 |
Oct 2010 | 1,021 | 0.01 | -4.37 | 166 | 0.02 | -4.15 |
Sep 2010 | 1,103 | 0.01 | -1.83 | 175 | 0.02 | -0.97 |
Aug 2010 | 1,117 | 0.01 | -3.21 | 176 | 0.02 | -5.93 |
Jul 2010 | 1,131 | 0.01 | -2.57 | 186 | 0.02 | -6.39 |
Jun 2010 | 1,161 | 0.01 | -2.67 | 197 | 0.02 | -4.42 |
May 2010 | 1,161 | 0.01 | -4.26 | 203 | 0.02 | -5.40 |
Apr 2010 | 1,173 | 0.01 | -4.17 | 209 | 0.02 | -2.57 |
Mar 2010 | 1,213 | 0.01 | -4.63 | 214 | 0.02 | -3.96 |
Feb 2010 | 1,235 | 0.01 | -4.33 | 219 | 0.03 | -5.35 |
Jan 2010 | 1,260 | 0.02 | 1.76 | 229 | 0.03 | -2.03 |
Dec 2009 | 1,238 | 0.01 | -3.61 | 232 | 0.03 | -3.68 |
Nov 2009 | 1,279 | 0.02 | -2.30 | 239 | 0.03 | -3.70 |
Oct 2009 | 1,295 | 0.02 | -4.94 | 247 | 0.03 | -5.30 |
Sep 2009 | 1,336 | 0.02 | -2.91 | 258 | 0.03 | -5.98 |
Aug 2009 | 1,372 | 0.02 | -3.39 | 271 | 0.03 | -3.68 |
Jul 2009 | 1,387 | 0.02 | -9.77 | 278 | 0.03 | -2.58 |
Jun 2009 | 1,487 | 0.02 | -3.71 | 286 | 0.03 | -6.59 |
May 2009 | 1,508 | 0.02 | -1.45 | 298 | 0.04 | -1.04 |
Apr 2009 | 1,547 | 0.02 | -4.18 | 302 | 0.04 | -8.43 |
Mar 2009 | 1,626 | 0.02 | 30.11 | 329 | 0.04 | 6.34 |
Feb 2009 | 1,236 | 0.02 | -34.35 | 307 | 0.04 | -11.77 |
Jan 2009 | 1,888 | 0.03 | -3.17 | 346 | 0.04 | -3.31 |
Dec 2008 | 1,925 | 0.03 | -4.60 | 356 | 0.05 | -3.73 |
Nov 2008 | 1,962 | 0.03 | -7.16 | 364 | 0.05 | -0.03 |
Oct 2008 | 2,106 | 0.03 | -2.08 | 364 | 0.05 | -4.73 |
Sep 2008 | 2,153 | 0.03 | -4.68 | 381 | 0.05 | -3.38 |
Aug 2008 | 2,207 | 0.03 | -1.29 | 390 | 0.05 | -6.13 |
Jul 2008 | 2,176 | 0.03 | -2.01 | 394 | 0.05 | 0.13 |
Jun 2008 | 2,189 | 0.03 | -5.16 | 405 | 0.05 | -2.87 |
May 2008 | 2,253 | 0.03 | -7.15 | 412 | 0.06 | -4.38 |
Apr 2008 | 2,272 | 0.04 | -4.00 | 427 | 0.06 | -7.30 |
Mar 2008 | 2,334 | 0.04 | -4.83 | 454 | 0.06 | -4.62 |
Feb 2008 | 2,389 | 0.04 | -14.96 | 471 | 0.07 | -3.79 |
Jan 2008 | 2,736 | 0.05 | -10.02 | 484 | 0.07 | -4.44 |
Dec 2007 | 2,846 | 0.05 | -4.71 | 492 | 0.07 | -3.97 |
Nov 2007 | 2,975 | 0.06 | -2.74 | 508 | 0.08 | -3.79 |
Oct 2007 | 3,023 | 0.06 | -5.08 | 527 | 0.08 | -3.85 |
Sep 2007 | 3,107 | 0.06 | -4.02 | 541 | 0.08 | -4.63 |
Aug 2007 | 3,202 | 0.06 | -4.36 | 553 | 0.09 | -2.21 |
Jul 2007 | 3,300 | 0.07 | -1.63 | 562 | 0.09 | -4.19 |
Jun 2007 | 3,276 | 0.07 | -2.10 | 574 | 0.09 | -4.09 |
May 2007 | 3,312 | 0.07 | -4.11 | 592 | 0.10 | -6.00 |
Apr 2007 | 3,362 | 0.07 | -3.98 | 622 | 0.10 | -3.73 |
Mar 2007 | 3,403 | 0.07 | -4.46 | 640 | 0.11 | -4.12 |
Feb 2007 | 3,486 | 0.08 | -2.18 | 653 | 0.11 | -1.69 |
Jan 2007 | 3,454 | 0.08 | -1.81 | 656 | 0.11 | -3.78 |
Dec 2006 | 3,439 | 0.08 | -3.29 | 674 | 0.12 | -2.61 |
Nov 2006 | 3,506 | 0.08 | -0.90 | 689 | 0.12 | -2.83 |
Oct 2006 | 3,534 | 0.08 | -6.66 | 699 | 0.12 | -2.40 |
Sep 2006 | 3,656 | 0.09 | -42.82 | 708 | 0.13 | -5.19 |
Aug 2006 | 6,198 | 0.16 | -0.19 | 732 | 0.13 | -1.71 |
Jul 2006 | 6,093 | 0.16 | -6.03 | 734 | 0.13 | -3.47 |
Jun 2006 | 6,302 | 0.17 | -5.08 | 753 | 0.14 | -7.44 |
May 2006 | 6,490 | 0.18 | 53.90 | 801 | 0.15 | -3.46 |
Apr 2006 | 4,077 | 0.12 | -4.27 | 820 | 0.16 | -5.77 |
Mar 2006 | 4,134 | 0.12 | -5.29 | 857 | 0.17 | -2.81 |
Feb 2006 | 4,281 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 865 | 0.17 | -1.23 |
Jan 2006 | 4,245 | 0.13 | -2.47 | 862 | 0.17 | -5.11 |
Dec 2005 | 4,242 | 0.13 | -3.68 | 893 | 0.18 | -2.70 |
Nov 2005 | 4,221 | 0.13 | -1.77 | 897 | 0.19 | -1.56 |
Oct 2005 | 4,200 | 0.14 | 12.79 | 901 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
Sep 2005 | 3,627 | 0.12 | -13.50 | 884 | 0.19 | -2.68 |
Aug 2005 | 4,158 | 0.14 | -1.07 | 900 | 0.19 | -1.37 |
Jul 2005 | 4,181 | 0.14 | -3.11 | 902 | 0.20 | -1.30 |
Jun 2005 | 4,206 | 0.15 | -4.87 | 911 | 0.20 | -0.34 |
May 2005 | 4,385 | 0.15 | -7.46 | 906 | 0.20 | -1.79 |
Apr 2005 | 4,655 | 0.17 | -5.20 | 920 | 0.20 | 0.72 |
Mar 2005 | 4,595 | 0.18 | 36.61 | 898 | 0.20 | -0.36 |
Feb 2005 | 4,423 | 0.13 | -6.94 | 883 | 0.20 | -0.94 |
Jan 2005 | 4,563 | 0.14 | -0.18 | 878 | 0.21 | -0.50 |
Dec 2004 | 4,423 | 0.14 | -3.04 | 864 | 0.21 | 1.90 |
Nov 2004 | 4,282 | 0.14 | -17.43 | 825 | 0.20 | 0.49 |
Oct 2004 | 4,941 | 0.17 | -1.65 | 797 | 0.20 | 2.90 |
Sep 2004 | 4,718 | 0.18 | 3.41 | 754 | 0.20 | 1.29 |
Aug 2004 | 4,241 | 0.17 | N/A | 725 | 0.19 | N/A |
Note: Readers are cautioned that the Growth percentages are based on a server's market share penetration rather than the absolute number of servers we detected. Thus, it is possible for the number of server to increase, while the growth is actually a negative value.