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Top 100 text newsgroups by postings - 05/10/2008
As file sizes posted to Usenet have increased, so have the instances of files being broken up into multiple parts since files are too large to post as a single part. The post quantities below reflect the number of files posted to Usenet which is a more accurate reflection of activity than number of parts.
The values indicated in the following report are taken from a sample population and are not reflective of total Usenet traffic. This population is sampled 240 times a day.
 
 # Newsgroup Messages Hosts Msgs:Host  
 1  perl.cpan.testers 5,760 37 156  
 2  bellsouth.net.test 4,329 9 481  
 3  misc.test 1,241 8 155  
 4  alt.bestjobsusa.computer 1,155 3 385  
 5  microsoft.public.test 1,147 2 574  
 6  aol.neighborhood.ny.new-york 1,114 4 278  
 7  it.politica 1,110 168 7  
 8  pa.jobs.offered 1,087 4 272  
 9  ny.jobs 1,084 4 271  
 10  alt.bestjobsusa.jobs.offered 1,039 5 208  
 11  us.jobs.offered 876 5 175  
 12  news.admin.net-abuse.sightings 776 17 46  
 13  nj.jobs 733 3 244  
 14  md.jobs 670 4 168  
 15  rec.sport.pro-wrestling 668 90 7  
 16  fr.soc.politique 638 144 4  
 17  alt.slack 625 81 8  
 18  aol.neighborhood.pa.philadelphia 618 4 154  
 19  news.lists.filters 618 13 48  
 20  it.comp.console 598 123 5  
 21  alt.bestjobsusa.computer.jobs 578 5 116  
 22  uk.media.tv.misc 531 96 6  
 23  alt.tv.american-idol 526 78 7  
 24  alt.fifty-plus.friends 507 49 10  
 25  alt.atheism 500 129 4  
 26  alt.politics 494 158 3  
 27  microsoft.public.nntp.test 481 2 240  
 28  alt.alt.spamtrap 466 3 155  
 29  alt.religion.scientology 448 116 4  
 30  us.jobs 435 5 87  
 31  rec.games.pinball 415 226 2  
 32  it.sport.calcio.milan 409 82 5  
 33  uk.legal 385 84 5  
 34  pl.pregierz 380 119 3  
 35  uk.rec.motorcycles 379 56 7  
 36  rec.aviation.piloting 374 55 7  
 37  uk.rec.competitions 359 14 26  
 38  alt.japanese.neojapan.fairu.gazou.lolilo 349 3 116  
 39  alt.fan.rush-limbaugh 347 112 3  
 40  linux.debian.bugs.dist 338 1 338  
 41  dc.jobs 321 2 160  
 42  rec.food.cooking 320 100 3  
 43  alt.usage.english 313 81 4  
 44  microsoft.public.windowsxp.general 313 102 3  
 45  pl.soc.polityka 305 66 5  
 46  rec.sport.tennis 302 80 4  
 47  microsoft.public.windows.vista.general 301 84 4  
 48  alt.support.depression 300 52 6  
 49  alt.fan.cecil-adams 297 58 5  
 50  tw.bbs.forsale.house 293 38 8  
 51  alt.abortion 270 80 3  
 52  alt.battlestar-galactica 268 81 3  
 53  nz.general 254 53 5  
 54  rec.music.beatles 254 58 4  
 55  alt.flame.niggers 253 16 16  
 56  it.arti.fotografia.digitale 253 94 3  
 57  rec.arts.tv 253 97 3  
 58  uk.d-i-y 251 65 4  
 59  alt.politics.bush 245 99 2  
 60  rec.music.opera 245 48 5  
 61  rec.gambling.poker 244 63 4  
 62  hr.rec.kladjenje 234 91 3  
 63  nl.politiek 228 48 5  
 64  aol.neighborhood.pa.pittsburgh 227 3 76  
 65  it.politica.internazionale 226 49 5  
 66  alt.true-crime 225 59 4  
 67  rec.music.classical.recordings 224 64 4  
 68  talk.origins 219 1 219  
 69  free.alt.freedom.japan.loli 217 3 72  
 70  uk.people.silversurfers 211 20 11  
 71  comp.os.linux.advocacy 210 63 3  
 72  talk.politics.misc 209 68 3  
 73  soc.retirement 201 48 4  
 74  alt.jobs 200 5 40  
 75  it.sport.calcio.napoli 199 59 3  
 76  pl.misc.samochody 199 90 2  
 77  alt.talk.creationism 197 47 4  
 78  uk.politics.misc 197 67 3  
 79  it.media.tv 196 70 3  
 80  alt.japanese.neojapan.lolita 194 22 9  
 81  alt.usenet.kooks 193 37 5  
 82  rec.music.gdead 192 57 3  
 83  it.hobby.motociclismo 191 65 3  
 84  rec.sport.football.college 191 82 2  
 85  alt.impeach.bush 188 63 3  
 86  alt.suicide.holiday 187 51 4  
 87  alt.politics.republicans 186 62 3  
 88  it.discussioni.auto 181 77 2  
 89  soc.culture.polish 181 39 5  
 90  be.politics 179 57 3  
 91  24hoursupport.helpdesk 178 83 2  
 92  alt.gossip.celebrities 178 83 2  
 93  alt.tv.survivor 178 51 3  
 94  it.discussioni.consumatori.tutela 178 47 4  
 95  alt.penthouse.sex.phone 176 122 1  
 96  it.test 176 55 3  
 97  alt.fan.utb.naughty-boy 175 16 11  
 98  rec.arts.tv.soaps.cbs 175 31 6  
 99  rec.music.artists.springsteen 175 70 2  
 100  alt.japanese.neojapan.fetish.lolita 173 5 35