Over the past two years, Internet traffic is concentrated around 30 sites, and Google has become the largest generator of traffic with a share of 6 per cent.
It is reported by InformationWeek, with reference to the preliminary results of the study Internet Observatory Report, which held the company Arbor Networks.
In the Internet over the past two years have grown hypergiant, the report said. A third of world traffic accounts for 30 major sites, including Facebook, Microsoft and YouTube.
100 major networks attract more than 60 percent of traffic. In 2007, the traffic was distributed more evenly - half of it accounted for 15 thousand large networks.
share of Web traffic in recent years has been steadily increasing. In 2007, the HTTP-protocol accounted for 42 percent of all transmitted data. By 2009 this figure rose to 52 per cent, while streaming videos account for 25 to 40 percent of Web traffic. Against this background, decreasing traffic transmitted through file-sharing networks.
According to researchers, users prefer the immediate consumption of content. In other words, streaming video on YouTube and social networks more popular than downloading the same file through a P2P-network and its subsequent delayed view.
increase web traffic accompanied by a steady decrease in the cost of data transmission. In 2003, the average monthly fee for Internet connection at speeds of one megabit per second was 120 dollars, now equals $ 12, and in 2014 will reach 1.2 dollar.
study lasted two years and seized 110 large companies in 17 countries. It also involved the University of Michigan. Results were analyzed 256 exabytes of data (one exabyte is a billion gigabytes). Full Report Internet Observatory Report would be submitted October 19, 2009.
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