Earlier today we looked at the 49ers offense in 2009 by the numbers. Stats can show you a lot about a team. At the same time, even if you learn nothing, they can still be entertaining to check out. Yesterday, the powers that be of SB Nation, at least on the tech side, were able to put together some intriguing information about each of the sites. I'm always curious about the numbers for the site, and they were kind enough to put together the following information:
New Members Total
Total Comments
Total Stories
Total FanPosts
Total FanShots
Most Active Commenters
Most Stories Published
Most FanPosts Published
Most FanShots Published
I've posted everything after the jump. For the four "most" categories, feel free to guess who they might be. Obviously I'm near or at the top of the categories, but we've got some busy bees here at Niners Nation.
After the rundown of statistics, I've got a few comments on how 2009 compared to 2008.
Stats For 2009
New Members
3176
Total Comments
143891
Total Stories
1516
Total FanPosts
1049
Total FanShots
654
Most Active Commenters
| User | Count |
|---|---|
| bignerd | 5424 |
| rlott#42 | 5227 |
| Fooch | 4230 |
| Drew K | 4207 |
| sfgfan | 4052 |
| chikmagnet_565 | 3308 |
| howtheyscored | 3068 |
| smileyman | 3010 |
| drummer | 2887 |
| SpurredOn | 2810 |
Most Stories
| User | Count |
|---|---|
| Fooch | 983 |
| Ninjames | 273 |
| Florida Danny | 60 |
| ProfessorBigelow | 50 |
| Andrew Davidson | 46 |
| howtheyscored | 38 |
| Josh Branco | 19 |
| Drew K | 12 |
| urnext | 11 |
| briandean | 11 |
Most FanPosts
| User | Count |
|---|---|
| Fooch | 38 |
| nocal81 | 35 |
| howtheyscored | 32 |
| Drew K | 26 |
| supraman | 23 |
| Dub4lif3 | 21 |
| StevenC | 20 |
| Tony C | 20 |
| Since79 | 18 |
| smileyman | 18 |
Most FanShots
| User | Count |
|---|---|
| Fooch | 128 |
| supraman | 38 |
| Andrew Davidson | 27 |
| 49erLou | 23 |
| ProfessorBigelow | 20 |
| nocal81 | 17 |
| foosball4949 | 15 |
| BasharCali49 | 15 |
| rlott#42 | 12 |
| chikmagnet_565 | 11 |
2008 information was also provided to us and it shows a tremendous amount of growth. In 2008, we had 816 new members register, while in 2009 we had 3,176 new members sign up. In 2008, we had 27,073 comments made on the site (between front page posts, FanPosts and FanShots). In 2009, we had 143,891 comments. That's over five times as many comments. In 2008 we had 710 front page posts and 378 FanPosts. In 2009 we had 1,516 front page posts and 1,049 Fanposts. That increase in daily content (over twice as much) is certainly a big factor in the increase in new members and total comments.
As much as things improved in 2009 for the site, there is still plenty of room for improvement. I look forward to an exciting new decade.