Blogging lies, damned lies, and statistics.

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Approximate number of blogs in the world, per Blogcount, 2.9 million June 2003 Approximate number of blogs in the world, per Perseus, 4.1 million October 2003 Approximate number of blogs in the world, per Technorati, 11.7 million June 2005 Estimated number of blogs in the United States, 2008 19 million Approximate number of blogs in the world, per writer Lee 70 million Siegel, 2008 Approximate number of blogs ever started in the world, 184 million per Universal McCann, March 2008. Estimated share of blogs abandoned within one month of 60-80 being started, percent Share of blogs created by people under the age of 30, 92 percent Share of U.S. bloggers who are employed fulltime, percent 56 Share of European bloggers 53 Share of Asian bloggers 45 Share of U.S. blogs with advertising 52 Share of European blogs 50 Share of Asian blogs 60 Median annual...