Rank |
Binary
Newsgroups |
Messages |
Hosts |
Message/Hosts |
1 |
alt.binaries.dvd |
147666 |
180 |
820 |
2 |
alt.binaries.dvdr |
94600 |
77 |
1229 |
3 |
alt.binaries.cd.image.xbox |
77534 |
111 |
699 |
4 |
alt.binaries.cd.image |
48963 |
133 |
368 |
5 |
alt.binaries.multimedia |
42423 |
72 |
589 |
6 |
alt.binaries.warez.quebec-hackers |
36141 |
28 |
1291 |
7 |
alt.binaries.ftn |
35897 |
64 |
561 |
8 |
alt.binaries.misc |
31661 |
39 |
812 |
9 |
alt.binaries.cores |
28287 |
40 |
707 |
10 |
alt.binaries.svcd |
24700 |
75 |
329 |
11 |
alt.binaries.cd.image.playstation2.dvdis |
24129 |
46 |
525 |
12 |
alt.binaries.dvd.image |
23782 |
2 |
11891 |
13 |
alt.binaries.dvd.erotica |
23239 |
39 |
596 |
14 |
alt.binaries.vcdz |
22066 |
48 |
460 |
15 |
alt.binaries.games |
18562 |
41 |
453 |
16 |
alt.binaries.drwho |
16902 |
44 |
384 |
17 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.comedy |
16164 |
29 |
557 |
18 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.chinese |
14553 |
12 |
1213 |
19 |
alt.binaries.beatles |
14430 |
10 |
1443 |
20 |
alt.binaries.movies.divx |
14032 |
38 |
369 |
21 |
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3 |
13063 |
63 |
207 |
22 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.babylon5 |
12870 |
34 |
379 |
23 |
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.complete_cd |
12851 |
64 |
201 |
24 |
alt.binaries.documentaries |
12497 |
6 |
2083 |
25 |
alt.binaries.sounds.samples |
12039 |
19 |
634 |
26 |
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica |
11768 |
31 |
380 |
27 |
alt.binaries.cbts |
11692 |
29 |
403 |
28 |
alt.binaries.sounds.lossless |
11325 |
37 |
306 |
29 |
alt.binaries.cd.image.playstation |
10741 |
31 |
346 |
30 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.scifi |
10394 |
18 |
577 |
31 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.cartoons.repost |
10222 |
16 |
639 |
32 |
alt.binaries.mpeg.video.music |
10123 |
24 |
422 |
33 |
alt.binaries.jtp |
10024 |
1 |
10024 |
34 |
alt.binaries.startrek |
9605 |
29 |
331 |
35 |
alt.binaries.sound.mp3 |
9445 |
4 |
2361 |
36 |
alt.binaries.goonies |
9434 |
3 |
3145 |
37 |
alt.binaries.emulators.mame |
9289 |
11 |
844 |
38 |
alt.binaries.erotica |
8572 |
32 |
268 |
39 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica.asian |
8270 |
17 |
486 |
40 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.startrek |
8229 |
22 |
374 |
41 |
alt.binaries.pictures.comics.reposts |
7885 |
25 |
315 |
42 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.cartoons |
7259 |
31 |
234 |
43 |
alt.binaries.amp |
7258 |
24 |
302 |
44 |
alt.binaries.series.tv.stargate.french |
6567 |
2 |
3284 |
45 |
alt.binaries.movies.kidstuff |
6417 |
15 |
428 |
46 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.vintage-film |
6182 |
15 |
412 |
47 |
alt.binaries.movies |
6106 |
24 |
254 |
48 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.anime |
5927 |
23 |
258 |
49 |
alt.binaries.tv.aus |
5837 |
23 |
254 |
50 |
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.french |
5820 |
13 |
448 |
51 |
alt.binaries.comp |
5625 |
30 |
188 |
52 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.anime.repost |
5490 |
18 |
305 |
53 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica |
5415 |
26 |
208 |
54 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.smallville |
5276 |
12 |
440 |
55 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.utilities |
5246 |
24 |
219 |
56 |
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.heavy-metal |
5015 |
29 |
173 |
57 |
alt.binaries.mp3.audiobooks |
4927 |
25 |
197 |
58 |
alt.binaries.warez.pocketpc.gps |
4863 |
19 |
256 |
59 |
alt.binaries.mp3 |
4862 |
23 |
211 |
60 |
alt.binaries.cd.genealogy.reposts |
4777 |
6 |
796 |
61 |
alt.binaries.sounds.utilities |
4764 |
24 |
198 |
62 |
alt.binaries.anime |
4702 |
19 |
247 |
63 |
alt.binaries.mma |
4681 |
9 |
520 |
64 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.comedy.british |
4308 |
28 |
154 |
65 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.buffy-v-slayer.r |
4185 |
3 |
1395 |
66 |
alt.binaries.cd.image.highspeed |
4155 |
8 |
519 |
67 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.scifi-and-fantas |
4051 |
13 |
312 |
68 |
alt.binaries.movies.gay |
3906 |
13 |
300 |
69 |
alt.binaries.music.springsteen |
3869 |
10 |
387 |
70 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.japanese |
3720 |
10 |
372 |
71 |
alt.binaries.sounds.radio.oldtime.highsp |
3714 |
7 |
531 |
72 |
alt.binaries.emulators.misc |
3676 |
7 |
525 |
73 |
alt.binaries.witchblade |
3656 |
6 |
609 |
74 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica.lesbians |
3579 |
20 |
179 |
75 |
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.electronic |
3455 |
14 |
247 |
76 |
alt.binaries.erotica.divx |
3387 |
4 |
847 |
77 |
alt.binaries.erotica.vcd |
3355 |
14 |
240 |
78 |
alt.binaries.erotica.pornstars.80s |
3312 |
14 |
237 |
79 |
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.full_albums |
3303 |
26 |
127 |
80 |
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.classic-rock |
3275 |
19 |
172 |
81 |
alt.binaries.pictures.cd-covers |
3269 |
2 |
1634 |
82 |
alt.binaries.sounds |
3250 |
4 |
812 |
83 |
alt.binaries.sound.radio.oldtime |
3204 |
4 |
801 |
84 |
alt.binaries.triballs |
3141 |
3 |
1047 |
85 |
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1970s |
3138 |
25 |
126 |
86 |
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.rap-hiphop |
3120 |
19 |
164 |
87 |
alt.binaries.stargate-sg1 |
3117 |
24 |
130 |
88 |
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.dance |
3095 |
16 |
193 |
89 |
alt.binaries.cd-r |
3085 |
2 |
1542 |
90 |
alt.binaries.music.shn |
2988 |
15 |
199 |
91 |
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.bootlegs |
2980 |
9 |
331 |
92 |
alt.binaries.james-bond |
2953 |
3 |
984 |
93 |
alt.binaries.e-book.rpg |
2951 |
10 |
295 |
94 |
alt.binaries.multimedia.roswell |
2950 |
3 |
983 |
95 |
alt.binaries.music.classical |
2905 |
5 |
581 |
96 |
alt.binaries.cd.image.gamecube |
2903 |
11 |
264 |
97 |
alt.binaries.sounds.misc |
2850 |
5 |
570 |
98 |
alt.binaries.pro-wrestling |
2830 |
13 |
218 |
99 |
alt.binaries.dvd2svcd |
2738 |
7 |
391 |
100 |
alt.binaries.tv.x-files |
2658 |
4 |
664 |
Rank |
Non-Binary
Newsgroups |
Messages |
Hosts |
Message/Hosts |
1 |
alt.fan.madonna |
13062 |
20 |
653 |
2 |
alt.tasteless.jokes |
4704 |
16 |
294 |
3 |
microsoft.public.test.here |
3998 |
12 |
333 |
4 |
newsguy.generic.juggies |
2794 |
23 |
121 |
5 |
general |
1845 |
2 |
922 |
6 |
alt.sports.hockey.nhl.tb-lightning |
1775 |
23 |
77 |
7 |
news.admin.net-abuse.sightings |
1390 |
124 |
11 |
8 |
alt.anonymous.messages |
1295 |
14 |
92 |
9 |
tw.bbs.sports.baseball |
1178 |
97 |
12 |
10 |
tw.bbs.sports.baseball.elephants |
865 |
74 |
12 |
11 |
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general |
863 |
213 |
4 |
12 |
it.hobby.motociclismo |
836 |
227 |
4 |
13 |
rec.music.phish |
801 |
157 |
5 |
14 |
tw.bbs.forsale |
751 |
104 |
7 |
15 |
it.discussioni.auto |
704 |
213 |
3 |
16 |
alt.politics.bush |
690 |
201 |
3 |
17 |
rec.gambling.poker |
675 |
199 |
3 |
18 |
tw.bbs.sci.finance |
662 |
73 |
9 |
19 |
it.politica |
650 |
172 |
4 |
20 |
tw.bbs.sci.sex |
646 |
4 |
162 |
21 |
pl.misc.samochody |
632 |
264 |
2 |
22 |
tw.bbs.soc.politics |
626 |
77 |
8 |
23 |
newsguy.bush_sucks |
609 |
150 |
4 |
24 |
alt.fan.rush-limbaugh |
605 |
180 |
3 |
25 |
alt.atheism |
585 |
143 |
4 |
26 |
alt.gossip.celebrities |
582 |
186 |
3 |
27 |
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie |
576 |
127 |
5 |
28 |
macromedia.dreamweaver |
566 |
94 |
6 |
29 |
uk.rec.motorcycles |
564 |
157 |
4 |
30 |
fr.soc.politique |
554 |
135 |
4 |
31 |
alt.barefoot |
551 |
7 |
79 |
32 |
it.sport.calcio.milan |
546 |
106 |
5 |
33 |
tw.bbs.campus.job |
541 |
96 |
6 |
34 |
novell.community.chat |
507 |
52 |
10 |
35 |
rec.games.pinball |
489 |
200 |
2 |
36 |
it.arti.fotografia |
484 |
151 |
3 |
37 |
alt.pro-wrestling.wwf |
475 |
74 |
6 |
38 |
rec.sport.pro-wrestling |
467 |
122 |
4 |
39 |
fido7.russian.z1 |
463 |
5 |
93 |
40 |
es.rec.deportes.futbol |
458 |
76 |
6 |
41 |
it.economia.borsa |
458 |
126 |
4 |
42 |
pl.pregierz |
453 |
126 |
4 |
43 |
nl.politiek |
452 |
106 |
4 |
44 |
it.arti.trash |
447 |
51 |
9 |
45 |
hr.rec.automobili |
443 |
178 |
2 |
46 |
alt.tv.american-idol |
430 |
107 |
4 |
47 |
it.arti.cinema |
427 |
144 |
3 |
48 |
fr.rec.moto |
423 |
137 |
3 |
49 |
hun.lists.mlf.linux-flame |
422 |
41 |
10 |
50 |
it.comp.giochi.sportivi.hattrick |
422 |
124 |
3 |
51 |
24hoursupport.helpdesk |
417 |
163 |
3 |
52 |
nf.general |
416 |
131 |
3 |
53 |
alt.smokers.cigars |
412 |
95 |
4 |
54 |
soc.culture.irish |
404 |
86 |
5 |
55 |
newsguy.whipinstitch |
401 |
5 |
80 |
56 |
it.discussioni.litigi |
400 |
66 |
6 |
57 |
alt.politics |
399 |
129 |
3 |
58 |
free.uk.btinternet.chatter.refugees |
397 |
25 |
16 |
59 |
pl.rec.rowery |
396 |
194 |
2 |
60 |
microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs |
395 |
90 |
4 |
61 |
talk.religion.course-miracle |
393 |
43 |
9 |
62 |
alt.fan.howard-stern |
392 |
86 |
5 |
63 |
linux.debian.bugs.dist |
391 |
1 |
391 |
64 |
cn.bbs.soc.market |
390 |
2 |
195 |
65 |
alt.support.diet.low-carb |
380 |
109 |
3 |
66 |
rec.sport.football.college |
377 |
98 |
4 |
67 |
microsoft.public.excel.programming |
373 |
108 |
3 |
68 |
tw.bbs.rec.tv |
372 |
73 |
5 |
69 |
microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player |
367 |
21 |
17 |
70 |
alt.sports.basketball.nba.la-lakers |
363 |
106 |
3 |
71 |
nl.motorfiets |
363 |
26 |
14 |
72 |
be.politics |
355 |
75 |
5 |
73 |
bln.lv.tub.ee.pthl |
355 |
3 |
118 |
74 |
tw.bbs.comp.hardware |
351 |
88 |
4 |
75 |
microsoft.public.es.windowsxp |
349 |
78 |
4 |
76 |
microsoft.public.fr.windowsxp |
349 |
117 |
3 |
77 |
alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys |
345 |
71 |
5 |
78 |
news.admin.net-abuse.email |
338 |
112 |
3 |
79 |
uk.rec.cycling |
332 |
125 |
3 |
80 |
rec.motorcycles.harley |
331 |
99 |
3 |
81 |
uk.politics.misc |
331 |
102 |
3 |
82 |
dk.fritid.bil |
328 |
113 |
3 |
83 |
alt.true-crime |
327 |
76 |
4 |
84 |
alt.fan.cecil-adams |
326 |
90 |
4 |
85 |
microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet |
323 |
144 |
2 |
86 |
it.arti.fotografia.digitale |
322 |
169 |
2 |
87 |
de.soc.politik.misc |
320 |
83 |
4 |
88 |
alt.religion.islam |
318 |
89 |
4 |
89 |
fido7.spb.cars |
317 |
62 |
5 |
90 |
aus.tv |
316 |
131 |
2 |
91 |
borland.public.off-topic |
314 |
67 |
5 |
92 |
rec.woodworking |
313 |
151 |
2 |
93 |
nctu.talk |
313 |
62 |
5 |
94 |
tw.bbs.forsale.house |
312 |
63 |
5 |
95 |
microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functio |
312 |
57 |
5 |
96 |
microsoft.public.excel.misc |
311 |
60 |
5 |
97 |
newsguy.fifty-plus.friends |
310 |
40 |
8 |
98 |
uk.railway |
309 |
138 |
2 |
99 |
pl.misc.kolej |
307 |
108 |
3 |
100 |
de.soc.recht.misc |
306 |
105 |
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