AltcoinsTalks forum simple monthly report: July 2024

[MrSpasybo]

I decided to create a simple monthly report at the end of each month so we can track, compare and evaluate the quality of the forum.

I hope to have everyone's contributions so we can have better reporting in the future. Thank you very much!

This is the July 2024 report.

All can check last reports:
January 2024: https://www.altcoinstalks.com/index.php?topic=316731.0
February 2024: https://www.altcoinstalks.com/index.php?topic=318667.0
March 2024: https://www.altcoinstalks.com/index.php?topic=319996.0
April 2024: https://www.altcoinstalks.com/index.php?topic=321049.0
May 2024: https://www.altcoinstalks.com/index.php?topic=321767.0
June 2024: https://www.altcoinstalks.com/index.php?topic=322540.0

I. Data from our forum

1. Number of members: 89,577 (+142 ~ +0.16%)

2. Number of Topics = 290,229 (+559 ~ +0.19%)

3. Number of Posts = 1,531,491 (+16,930 ~ +1.12%)

II. Data from SimilarWeb

1. Rank
Global Rank: #775,118 (down 238,425)
Country Rank: #101,684 (down 62,829) in Russia

2. Total Visits: 41.6K/month (-104.6K ~ -71.55%)

3. Bounce Rate: 52.57% (-12.07%)

3. Pages per Visit: 3.64 (+1.47 ~ +67.74%)

4. Avg Visit Duration: 00:03:50

5. Traffic by Country
Finland: 34.04%
Russia: 30.8%
Serbia: 13.05%
Indonesia: 8.04%
United Kingdom: 4.15%

6. Traffic sources:
Direct: 61.7% (-16.85%)
Referral: 8.06% (+6.67%)
Search: 27.94% (+11.09%)
Social: 1.77% (+...%)
Mail: 0.16% (+3.06%)
Display: 0.35% (+...%)
Paid: 0%

7. Top Competitor: BitcoinGarden

III. Summary

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Jan 2024

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88,523

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285,277

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1,422,360

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540,599

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45.4K

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52.28%

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Feb 2024

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88,762 +239 +0.27%

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286,672 +1,395 +0.49%

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1,444,200 +28,840 +1.54%

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#471,101 up 69,498

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95.9K +50.5K +111.4%

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65.13% +12.85%

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Mar 2024

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88,970 +208 +0.23%

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287,655 +983 +0.34%

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1,465,986 +21,786 +1.51%

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#739,490 down 268,389

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70.2K -25.7K -26.8%

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68.06% +2.93%

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Apr 2024

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89,147 +177 +0.2%

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288,471 +816 +0.28%

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1,486,053 +20,067 +1.37%

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#911,789 down 172,299

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57.7K -12.5K -18.12%

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63.8% -4.26%

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May 2024

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89,264 +117 +0.13%

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289,069 +598 +0.21%

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1,499,021 +12,968 +0.87%

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#495,176 up 416,613

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137.8K +80.3K +139.65%

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63.56% -0.24%

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June 2024

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89,435 +171 +0.19%

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289,670 +601 +0.21%

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1,514,561 +15,540 +1.04%

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#480,386 up 14,790

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146.2K +8.4K +6.1%

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64.64% +1.08%

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July 2024

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89,577 +142 +0.16%

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290,229 +559 +0.19%

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1,531,491 +16,930 +1.12%

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#775,118 down 238,425

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41.6K -104.6K -71.55%

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52.57% -12.07%

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[examplens]

Thanks, MrSpasybo for this summary. I assume that you have an account on Similarweb, considering that I do not have all this data through free use.

Interestingly, July has drastically fewer visits, but approximately the same number of posts was maintained, even a slight increase in the number of members. I guess the signature campaign does its part

[MrSpasybo]

Thanks, MrSpasybo for this summary. I assume that you have an account on Similarweb, considering that I do not have all this data through free use.

Interestingly, July has drastically fewer visits, but approximately the same number of posts was maintained, even a slight increase in the number of members. I guess the signature campaign does its part

I'm also just using a free account of SimilarWeb, and maybe because I use a VPN, I can access more data. I always thought that everyone could check my reports right on SimilarWeb.

The decline in forum visits and rank is quite unusual, and I don't fully understand the reason for this. Perhaps the stagnation of the crypto market over the past month has made investors feel bored and no longer frequently follow news and discussions on AltcoinsTalks. I hope this will change as soon as we get out of the accumulation phase.

[dkbit98]

There is no chance that Finland is bringing most traffic to this forum with 34%, I never even heard of that much activity from that region in bitcointalk forum.
Maybe lot of people is just using IP address from Finland, but I also see total number of visits dropped a lot compared to previous month.
It would be good some alternative for SimilarWeb results.

[Cantsay]

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It definitely is the work of vpn (or whatever way they used to change their IP address) because there is no way Finland would generate that kind of traffic without any of them coming out to demand for their own local board.

Both in altcoinstalks and in Bitcointalk Finland doesn’t have a local board, the thread that they have in Bitcointalk has long been dead with the last post being made in November 2022.

[Rruchi man]

Both in altcoinstalks and in Bitcointalk Finland doesn’t have a local board, the thread that they have in Bitcointalk has long been dead with the last post being made in November 2022.

I am surprised that Nigeria is not already on the list.
Nigeria is one country that we should expect to be on this list soon as one of the countries generating massive traffic to this forum because there are a lot of Nigerians here in this forum, and I know that as time goes on, the number of Nigerians here will increase and the activity of those already present in the forum will improve.

[MrSpasybo]

There is no chance that Finland is bringing most traffic to this forum with 34%, I never even heard of that much activity from that region in bitcointalk forum.
Maybe lot of people is just using IP address from Finland, but I also see total number of visits dropped a lot compared to previous month.
It would be good some alternative for SimilarWeb results.

I'm not entirely sure about this, but perhaps the VPN has made the geographical statistics less accurate. Anyway, this is the data we have from SimilarWeb for reference.

I'd also like to have a more accurate dataset, but unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a free and better analytics service than SimilarWeb to get data for our monthly reports. Do you have any suggestions? HypeStat seems to provide even less reliable results than SimilarWeb.

[examplens]

There is no chance that Finland is bringing most traffic to this forum with 34%, I never even heard of that much activity from that region in bitcointalk forum.
Maybe lot of people is just using IP address from Finland, but I also see total number of visits dropped a lot compared to previous month.
It would be good some alternative for SimilarWeb results.

I'm not entirely sure about this, but perhaps the VPN has made the geographical statistics less accurate. Anyway, this is the data we have from SimilarWeb for reference.

Based on some previous screenshots, where the most traffic comes from, I saw that it is significantly different from what Similarweb shows me. It is quite unclear where these differences come from.
On some of the domains I manage, and where I have Google Analytics, there is quite a big difference in the results between GA and Similarweb.
One of the reasons why I asked if it was a premium account. Certainly, such differences in display make Similarweb quite irrelevant to any statistics.

[MrSpasybo]

Based on some previous screenshots, where the most traffic comes from, I saw that it is significantly different from what Similarweb shows me. It is quite unclear where these differences come from.
On some of the domains I manage, and where I have Google Analytics, there is quite a big difference in the results between GA and Similarweb.
One of the reasons why I asked if it was a premium account. Certainly, such differences in display make Similarweb quite irrelevant to any statistics.

I also hope that a member has a SimilarWeb premium account and can double-check the data in this report. I'll look into premium accounts, it would be great if a member would allow me to use their premium account to create monthly reports for AltcoinsTalks.

The cost to use a SimilarWeb premium account is around $125/month, which is beyond my budget. For now, I'm forced to be satisfied with the free account.

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[Freemind]

It is a good sign that the number of posts remains more or less the same despite having a lower number of visits. In addition to confirming that the signature campaigns are working quite well, I think it also means that active users are posting good content at a fairly regular rate and that there isn't too much spam or meaningless messages to moderate.

It is also normal to have less activity during the holiday months as we have seen in other years, although ironically this is when we have the most free time. We'll see how things go in September.

Thanks for the report @MrSpasybo.

[MrSpasybo]

It is a good sign that the number of posts remains more or less the same despite having a lower number of visits. In addition to confirming that the signature campaigns are working quite well, I think it also means that active users are posting good content at a fairly regular rate and that there isn't too much spam or meaningless messages to moderate.

It is also normal to have less activity during the holiday months as we have seen in other years, although ironically this is when we have the most free time. We'll see how things go in September.

Thanks for the report @MrSpasybo.

Yeah, the market is going through a tough time, although visits have decreased, the activity level of AltcoinsTalks is still high. I would be happier if we had more new topics so that all members can participate in discussions and share their views on the current state of the crypto market.

Maybe we missed the summer of DeFi or RWA, and the AI-trend quickly lost its momentum, but I believe that the FED interest rate cut in September will have a positive impact on all markets, including crypto. We should be ready for the crypto market boom and the development of AltcoinsTalks in Q4 2024.

[Agbe]

Op I think you missed out Nigeria Board on the "Traffic by Country". Nigeria local board is one of the active board in the forum and he should be rated as 30+%. Yes Finland is doing well here and Russia Local Board in this forum is not like the other board. I have also made some personal analysis when I was looking through the active and inactive local boards in the forum. And I believed Nigeria is one of the top three Traffic Local Boards in the forum. Thanks for report and the analysis but you have include it.

[dkbit98]

Based on some previous screenshots, where the most traffic comes from, I saw that it is significantly different from what Similarweb shows me. It is quite unclear where these differences come from.
On some of the domains I manage, and where I have Google Analytics, there is quite a big difference in the results between GA and Similarweb.
One of the reasons why I asked if it was a premium account. Certainly, such differences in display make Similarweb quite irrelevant to any statistics.

Can GA be used for showing statistics for AltcoinsTalks forum?
I think they should have more precise numbers with less drastic changes every month.
I asked AI to tell me where are most users of altcoinstalks forum coming from, and he replied that most are coming from Asia, Eastern Europe and America, but he can't show precise numbers.

[KingsDen]

Op I think you missed out Nigeria Board on the "Traffic by Country". Nigeria local board is one of the active board in the forum and he should be rated as 30+%. Yes Finland is doing well here and Russia Local Board in this forum is not like the other board. I have also made some personal analysis when I was looking through the active and inactive local boards in the forum. And I believed Nigeria is one of the top three Traffic Local Boards in the forum. Thanks for report and the analysis but you have include it.

Maybe we have to know how the data is collected. If we get the idea, whether from IP login or whatsoever. But then, it could be that there's a difference between country traffic and activeness of local board. Clarification will do us good.

[Lucius]

I am surprised that Nigeria is not already on the list.
Nigeria is one country that we should expect to be on this list soon as one of the countries generating massive traffic to this forum because there are a lot of Nigerians here in this forum, and I know that as time goes on, the number of Nigerians here will increase and the activity of those already present in the forum will improve.

How many people from Nigeria are there on this forum, 20, 40 more, less? We can assume that some of them use VPN or Tor, and when everything is taken into account, it is actually impossible to determine where exactly the traffic is coming from.

No offense, but I wouldn't agree that any country generates "massive traffic" according to this forum, although I believe most of the traffic comes from Ukraine, Russia, Philippines, Indonesia, but Nigeria also has its share.