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The Numbers Are In: Arlington Reads Around the World

Post Published: June 17, 2015

The Reach of the Internet Never Ceases to Amaze


While we knew that May’s Arlington Reads 2015 appearance by author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi was a standing-room-only, two-remote-viewing-areas blockbuster, we now know Ms. Adichi’s appearance is also an international phenomenon.

The video, produced by our friends at Arlington Television, has been viewed almost 5,000 times in more than 125 countries and counting.

Here’s a breakdown of the top 25:

Geography

Views

Estimated minutes watched

 

United States

1,683 (36%)

30,921 (35%)

United Kingdom

438 (9.4%)

9,310 (10%)

South Africa

339 (7.3%)

6,875 (7.7%)

Nigeria

240 (5.2%)

4,210 (4.7%)

Kenya

199 (4.3%)

3,932 (4.4%)

Canada

187 (4.0%)

3,917 (4.4%)

Germany

164 (3.5%)

4,119 (4.6%)

France

105 (2.3%)

2,063 (2.3%)

Australia

97 (2.1%)

1,870 (2.1%)

India

97 (2.1%)

916 (1.0%)

Brazil

85 (1.8%)

616 (0.7%)

Italy

54 (1.2%)

772 (0.9%)

Netherlands

46 (1.0%)

918 (1.0%)

Sweden

42 (0.9%)

874 (1.0%)

Ghana

38 (0.8%)

896 (1.0%)

Switzerland

34 (0.7%)

1,034 (1.2%)

Ireland

34 (0.7%)

638 (0.7%)

Belgium

31 (0.7%)

526 (0.6%)

Jamaica

30 (0.6%)

780 (0.9%)

Malaysia

29 (0.6%)

915 (1.0%)

Spain

29 (0.6%)

620 (0.7%)

United Arab Emirates

29 (0.6%)

636 (0.7%)

Finland

25 (0.5%)

342 (0.4%)

Japan

24 (0.5%)

414 (0.5%)

Russia

23 (0.5%)

367 (0.4%)

It’ll be fun to check back in, say, 5 years to see just how many people have watched the Adichie program by then.

That would also allow us to compare the numbers with that of Arlington Reads 2011 author Tim O’Brien, whose talk at Central Library has now been viewed more than 49,000 times, the all-time record for an ATV program.

Thanks for watching–wherever you may be.

Arlington Reads is made possible by the Friends of the Arlington Public Library.

 

June 17, 2015 by Web Editor Filed Under: Authors, News

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