GIGAZINE achieves SEO 100 points, GIGAZINE various things done in January 2025 data ranking summary



Announcement 1: GIGAZINE's SEO (search engine optimization) score was 100 points in the Google Chrome extension '

Lighthouse ' that can diagnose websites provided free of charge by Google. We've done everything we can and there's nothing more we can do! The results have finally borne fruit.



Announcement 2: We have prepared the following page to display the names of those who have supported the operation of GIGAZINE's servers, like the stone pillars of shrines, game credits, and Discord server boosts. Thank you to everyone who supported us!

List of members who have supported GIGAZINE so far - sponsor



You can support us by donating just 1 yen via the page below, and we would be very grateful if you could support us.

About GIGAZINE
https://gigazine.net/news/about/



Announcement 3: The final chapter, Chapter 10, of the free full-color manga 'The Part-Time Life of a Hero and a Corporate Slave' currently being serialized on GIGAZINE has been published!

[Free Manga] 'The Part-Time Life of a Hero and a Corporate Slave' Episode 10 (Final Episode) 'The End Credits of the Hero and the Corporate Slave' The part-time life comes to an end! Goodbye, Corporate Slave Hero



The synopsis is like this.

Kuzuru travels between another world and modern Japan, working both as a hero and a corporate slave. While trying to save the world from a strange disaster caused by his work, he is plagued by a lack of resources in game production and monsters that keep reviving.
Kuzuru rises once again to overcome the impossible challenge and save the world. Don't miss Kuzuru's final battle and the farewell credits until the very end!
See you guys!



So, below are some useful data to help you advertise on GIGAZINE .

January 2025
Number of access requests: 178.13 million
Page views: 38.74 million (down 3.31 million)
Number of unique users: 16.6 million (an increase of 740,000)
Transfer volume: 14.403TB

*Measurements taken by Cloudflare.

Of the total transfer volume, images and other multimedia files accounted for approximately 11.438TB, while HTML, RSS, etc. accounted for approximately 2.965TB.

In addition, the number of articles created in January 2025 was 571.

Next, the top 10 most popular articles in January 2025. These are the results of an analysis using Google Analytics.

1st place: Netflix raises prices again, subscription fees up to 16%



2nd place: After ad blocker users were shown unskippable ads for nearly three hours, YouTube said it 'did not set up such ads'



3. It turns out that over 50% of Google search result removal requests come from just one company



4th place: Why do the wealthy use American Express cards?



5th place: The first PlayStation's compact PS one-like game console 'SuperStation One' has been released, allowing you to play not only PlayStation but also multiple retro games



6. Apple's secret addition of 'Enhanced Visual Search' to send photos without permission is criticized as an invasion of privacy



7. Nintendo to announce 'Nintendo Switch 2' on January 16th



8th place: What's the problem with not being able to use all the electricity generated by solar power?



9. Open-world games like 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' improve mental health



10th place: Just 30 lines of Linux code can reduce data center power consumption by up to 30%, and this will be reflected in Linux 6.13



Next, the 10 least popular articles in November 2024. These are also the results of an analysis using Google Analytics.

1st place: Meta is reportedly planning a standalone chat AI app to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT - GIGAZINE



2nd place: Apple announces new methods to protect children's safety, adding API that allows developers to check users' age range and a way to change content displayed for children - GIGAZINE



3rd place: Starbucks 'Berry Berry Sakura Milk' tasting review with the exquisite spring-like gorgeous scent of cherry blossoms and the sweet and sour taste of berries - GIGAZINE



4th place: The introduction of 'AI and human hybrid chatbots' is progressing to resolve the shortage of school counselors - GIGAZINE



5th place: Anti-DeepSeek bipartisan bill 'Ban DeepSeek on Government Devices Bill' submitted to the US House of Representatives - GIGAZINE



6th place: Warner Bros. closes three of its game studios: Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and Warner Bros. Games San Diego - GIGAZINE



7. TikTok starts offering APK files directly to US users who can't use app stores - GIGAZINE



8th place: Reports that X is blocking links to encrypted messaging service 'Signal' - GIGAZINE



9th place: Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati launches AI startup 'Thinking Machines Lab' focused on AI and human interaction - GIGAZINE



10th place: Facebook's live streaming service will be changed from indefinite storage to 30 days, old videos will be forcibly deleted, so you will need to download them - GIGAZINE



So, next we will look at the trends of GIGAZINE readers by browser they use, as follows.

1st place: Chrome : 54.01% (0.70% decrease)
2nd place: Safari : 29.96% (0.24% decrease)
3rd place: Edge : 5.94% (0.40% increase)
4th place: Safari (in-app) : 3.85% (0.14% decrease)
5. Firefox : 3.09% (up 0.12%)
6th place: Android Webview : 0.24% (2.25% decrease)
7th place: Samsung Internet : 0.33% (0.01% decrease)
8. Opera : 0.25% (up 0.02%)
9th place: Mozilla Compatible Agent : 0.08% (0.01% increase)
10th place: YaBrowser : 0.01% (out of the ranking)

Next, the top 10 YouTube views in November 2024 are as follows:

No.1
Summon Hatsune Miku on your desktop, change the size, and use the alarm function [Desktop Mate] - YouTube

No.2
Summon Hatsune Miku on your desktop [Desktop Mate] - YouTube

No.3
Sea Shepherd's Ady Gil sinks - YouTube

No.4
Anti-rape condom 'Rape-aXe' - YouTube

No.5
The usage of 'Desktop Mate' that allows you to place 3D characters on your PC screen looks like this - YouTube

No.6
What happens if you repeatedly press the Amazon Dash Button? - YouTube

No.7
Movie 'The Super Mario Brothers Movie' Bowser's singing [Main video] - YouTube

No.8
Try replacing the B-CAS card with the BLACKCAS card - YouTube

No.9
'JAL x Universal Studios Japan Jet 2' unveiling event - YouTube

No.10
A meteorite falls on a house in Prince Edward Island, Canada - YouTube


Next, the top 10 sites that linked to GIGAZINE and brought the most traffic to GIGAZINE are as follows. Search engines are excluded.

1st place: X (1st place last month)
2nd place: Google News (2nd place last month)
3rd place: Hatena Bookmark (3rd place last month)
4th place: SmartNews (6th place last month)
5th place: Global stock prices (8th place last month)
6th place: Livedoor News (7th last month)
7th place: DuckDuckGo (7th last month)
7th place: Facebook (5th place last month)
9th place: dmenu (9th place last month)
10th place: BlueSky (10th place last month)

Next, the top 10 phrases that led to searches on GIGAZINE are as follows.

1st place: gigazine
2nd place: Advanced visual search
3rd place: deepseek
4th place: nintendo switch2 Nintendo
5th place: Netflix price increase
6th place: The most beautiful face in the world 2024
7th place: Adblock
8th place: Genshin Impact Fine
9th place: Superstation One
10th place: Linux

Finally, we are looking for requests for companies or people you would like us to interview, events you would like us to go to and report on, products or restaurants you would like us to review, or projects that are difficult for individuals to verify but that GIGAZINE might be able to do. Please use this contact form to send us any tips or suggestions related to articles. We also welcome information and press releases from individuals and companies through the contact form .

Also, if you point out an error in an article , it would be very helpful if you could provide the address of the source that supports the error, as this would make it easier to verify. Even if it's just a small typo, I would be very grateful if you could contact me with something like 'It says this here, but isn't it actually this?'

In addition, we would be happy if you could send us your thoughts on each article , so we hope you will continue to support GIGAZINE in the future.

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