First survey on South African bloggers released

The first survey on South African bloggers was released this week. An American survey was also released and there are some interesting comparisions.

 

• 75 % of American bloggers have a college degree

 

• 75 % of South African bloggers have a higher than matric qualification.

 

• While more bloggers are male in America, slightly more are female in South Africa.

 

• In America more than half the bloggers earn more than $ 75 000 per annum

 

• In South Africa 43 % earn more than R 20 000 per month.

 

• 59 % of American bloggers have been blogging for more than two years.

 

• 40 % of South African bloggers have been blogging for more than two years.

 

• 25 % of Americans spend more than 10 hours a week on their blog

 

• 10 % of South Africans spend more than 10 hours a week on their blog.

 

• • Over half of the top bloggers according to the

  Technorati Authority post five or more times a day.

 

• In South Africa just over 20 % of bloggers post six or more times A WEEK.

 

• In America a staggering 50 % of active blogs receive more than a 1000 monthy visitors, while in South Africa, 35 % get less than 100 visitors a month and 25 % get less than 500 visitors a month.

 

• The reasons behind why American bloggers receive more traffic are probably that the South African blogging community is small compared to America and does not receive as much exposure.

 

 

 

The full survey conducted by Technorati can be found at http://www.technorati.com/

The 24.com survey can be found at http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_2435975,00.html

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