# Popularity of straight dope **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 8, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823 "2003-03-08T00:26:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecd19e/32.png) [@Jojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jojo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/1 "2003-03-08T00:26:05Z")
I found this interesting [link popularity tool](http://www.marketleap.com/publinkpop/) which seems quite fun. Google is more popular than Yahoo, BBC isn’t quite as popular as CNN. But type in [straightdope.com](http://straightdope.com) and prepare to be amazed. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/2 "2003-03-08T00:30:48Z")
Wasn’t there a thread like this a few days ago, one that said, “Yay! We’re in 139,000 place” or something? ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/3 "2003-03-08T00:34:47Z")
The 'Dope is more popular then … > **[Together Tastes Better](https://us.coca-cola.com/)** > > Coca-Cola is pairing up with celebrity chefs, talented athletes and more surprise guests all summer long to bring you and your loved ones together over the love of food and the moments that make them special. > **[Southwest Airlines | Book Flights, Make Reservations & Plan a Trip](https://www.Southwest.com/)** > > Find low fares to top destinations on the official Southwest Airlines website. Book flight reservations, rental cars, and hotels on southwest.com. [Georgebush.com](http://Georgebush.com) > **[Martha Stewart | Recipes, DIY, Home Decor & Crafts](https://www.marthastewart.com/)** > > From tried-and-true recipes and DIY crafts to home decor tips and holiday party planning, let Martha Stewart inspire you every day. > **[Macy’s– Official Site](https://www.macys.com/)** > > FREE Shipping on the latest fashion brands on Women's and Men's Clothing, Accessories, Jewelry, Beauty, Shoes and Home Products. [Atomfilms.com](http://Atomfilms.com) > **[Michael Moore | Substack](https://www.michaelmoore.com)** > > Writer. Filmmaker. Podcaster. Eagle Scout. Citizen. Wow. The Onion totally kicks our ass though 😃 ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/4 "2003-03-08T00:37:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mahaloth \* > \*\*Wasn’t there a thread like this a few days ago, one that said, “Yay! We’re in 139,000 place” or something? \*\* IIRC 13 thousand five hundred and someting or other place. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/5 "2003-03-08T00:46:17Z")
I’m not sure I entirely trust these rankings. Who is going to [www.napster.com](http://www.napster.com) anymore? Why are [www.whitehouse.gov](http://www.whitehouse.gov)’s numbers so huge? [www.NBA.com](http://www.NBA.com) beats the [www.drudgereport.com](http://www.drudgereport.com)? 20: [www.target.com](http://www.target.com) 119,200 19: [www.Southwest.com](http://www.Southwest.com) 124,080 \*\*18: [www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com) 141,569 \*\* 17: [www.WebMD.com](http://www.WebMD.com) 177,618 16: [www.Women.com](http://www.Women.com) 330,238 15: [www.eTrade.com](http://www.eTrade.com) 378,758 14: [www.Napster.com](http://www.Napster.com) 411,100 13: [www.DrudgeReport.com](http://www.DrudgeReport.com) 496,812 12: [www.Expedia.com](http://www.Expedia.com) 792,598 11: [www.iVillage.com](http://www.iVillage.com) 1,155,670 10: [www.NBA.com](http://www.NBA.com) 1,506,801 9: [www.Whitehouse.gov](http://www.Whitehouse.gov) 1,922,481 8: [www.MP3.com](http://www.MP3.com) 2,371,973 7: [www.About.com](http://www.About.com) 2,840,381 6: [www.aol.com](http://www.aol.com) 3,584,700 5: [www.msnbc.com](http://www.msnbc.com) 4,443,674 4: [www.CNN.com](http://www.CNN.com) 6,843,170 3: [www.Yahoo.com](http://www.Yahoo.com) 18,999,681 2: [www.Microsoft.com](http://www.Microsoft.com) 38,736,566 1: [www.Amazon.com](http://www.Amazon.com) 50,585,841 ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/6 "2003-03-08T00:57:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by World Eater \* > \*\*The 'Dope is more popular then … > > [Coke.com](http://Coke.com) > [Southwest.com](http://Southwest.com) > [Georgebush.com](http://Georgebush.com) > [Marthastewart.com](http://Marthastewart.com) > [Macys.com](http://Macys.com) > [Atomfilms.com](http://Atomfilms.com) > [Michaelmoore.com](http://Michaelmoore.com) > > Wow. > > The Onion totally kicks our ass though 😃 \*\* Am I reading the chart wrong? According to the chart The Onion rates - [www.onion.com](http://www.onion.com) 30,948 The SDMB rates - [www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com) 141,495 I appears **we’re totally kicking** the onion’s ass. [sub]We need to keep this quiet or someone may start charging.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/7 "2003-03-08T01:27:03Z")
Hmmmm interesting, because mine said The Onion had about a million and a half. ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/8 "2003-03-08T01:31:37Z")
**Astro** , [whitehouse.gov](http://whitehouse.gov) is probably popular because of all the [ready.gov](http://ready.gov) stuff about how to make your “safe room.” Seriously.:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Jojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecd19e/32.png) [@Jojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jojo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/9 "2003-03-08T01:37:19Z")
I just did it and got 25,000 for onion and 128,500 for straight dope. Maybe it changes every time you search and just gives you a value which is only relevant at that particular moment in time (or something) so you get an approximate value rather than a precise one? You sure you got a million and a half for onion though world eater? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/10 "2003-03-08T01:55:15Z")
Well, it’s just the number of times you’re linked to from some search engines. Hell, my own site is ranked at 6366. So I wouldn’t be surprised if the dope kicked ass. With the entire damn archive online every weirdo group in the universe is going to find **something** to link to on the dope. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/11 "2003-03-08T02:03:00Z")
Wow, we’re a _playah_! Neato. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/12 "2003-03-08T02:33:27Z")
If we’re so popular, why ain’t Chicago Reader rich? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/13 "2003-03-08T02:38:12Z")
'Cause them hippies give away their newspaper for free. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/14 "2003-03-08T02:39:15Z")
We’re more popular that…_Target?!?_ Way cool! ---
**Author:** ![typhoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed8c4c/32.png) [@typhoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typhoon)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/15 "2003-03-08T03:02:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astro \* > \*\*The Onion rates - [www.onion.com](http://www.onion.com) 30,948 > > The SDMB rates - [www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com) 141,495 > > I appears **we’re totally kicking** the onion’s ass. > > [sub]We need to keep this quiet or someone may start charging.[/sub] \*\* Maybe it considers [www.onion.com](http://www.onion.com) and [www.theonion.com](http://www.theonion.com) two separate sites. ---
**Author:** ![green\_dragon\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/13edae/32.png) [@green\_dragon\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_dragon_1)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/16 "2003-03-08T03:41:55Z")
Oh I get it…onion.com is kinda like a fake funny news type site? Isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![RawkStah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RawkStah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RawkStah)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/17 "2003-03-08T04:19:13Z")
It’s almost a dead heat between [www.chick.com](http://www.chick.com) and [www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com) Is this good or bad? ---
**Author:** ![Jojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecd19e/32.png) [@Jojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jojo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-straight-dope/159823/18 "2003-03-08T04:34:08Z")
mind you, a certain right wing website we all know comes in as a contender on 25, 000. Nothing to challenge SD on 128, 000 but still I think there’s still a lot of ignorance out there.