Census · Over time
Largest connected group
The largest group of sites in which each can reach every other by following links, as a share of the active sites in the census.
Each point is the census on one day, as measured by that day's last analysis (South African time). Each range ends on the latest day, and applies to the table below too. The line breaks where the counting rules changed on 11 October 2026: the two sides were counted differently and are not directly comparable.
What it counts
- Largest connected group
- The largest strongly connected component of the census graph: from any site in it, every other site in it can be reached by following links in the direction they point.
What it does not see
- Only links between .za sites in the census count; a path through a site outside .za, or through a page Palo has not crawled, does not.
- The group can include blocked sites, which are in the graph; the share is taken of active sites.
Recorded since
From 13 June 2026.
Reports
The figures
One row per day, newest first, from that day's last analysis (South African time). Where a cell gives a count and a percentage, such as 64,149 (34.2%), the heading says what the percentage is of. An empty cell was not recorded that day. Every figure is also in the timeline CSV, and this page is available as Markdown.
| Date | Active sites | Sites in the largest group (% of active sites) | Counting rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | 192,065 | 21,083 (11.0%) | current |
| 2026-10-16 | 192,284 | 20,700 (10.8%) | current |
| 2026-10-15 | 187,546 | 18,110 (9.7%) | current |
| 2026-10-14 | 189,877 | 17,835 (9.4%) | current |
| 2026-10-13 | 190,064 | 17,039 (9.0%) | current |
| 2026-10-12 | 186,416 | 15,968 (8.6%) | current |
| 2026-10-11 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-10-10 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-10-09 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-10-08 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-10-07 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-10-06 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-10-05 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-10-04 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-10-03 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-10-02 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-10-01 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-30 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-29 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-28 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-27 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-26 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-25 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-24 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-23 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-22 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-21 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-20 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-19 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-18 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-17 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-16 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-15 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-14 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-13 | 117,282 | 8,155 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-12 | 117,261 | 8,145 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-11 | 116,905 | 8,135 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-10 | 116,905 | 8,135 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-09 | 116,905 | 8,135 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-08 | 116,905 | 8,135 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-07 | 116,905 | 8,135 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-06 | 116,905 | 8,135 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-05 | 116,905 | 8,135 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-04 | 116,905 | 8,135 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-03 | 116,905 | 8,135 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-02 | 116,905 | 8,135 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-09-01 | 116,905 | 8,135 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-31 | 116,261 | 8,090 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-30 | 116,261 | 8,090 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-29 | 116,261 | 8,090 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-28 | 115,878 | 8,041 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-27 | 114,235 | 7,784 (6.8%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-26 | 115,057 | 7,906 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-25 | 115,942 | 7,968 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-24 | 115,980 | 7,993 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-23 | 115,338 | 7,806 (6.8%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-22 | 115,357 | 7,889 (6.8%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-21 | 114,713 | 8,026 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-20 | 115,059 | 8,043 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-19 | 115,233 | 8,137 (7.1%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-18 | 115,738 | 8,149 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-17 | 115,375 | 8,104 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-16 | 115,142 | 7,864 (6.8%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-15 | 115,008 | 7,891 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-14 | 115,673 | 8,133 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-13 | 115,273 | 8,062 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-12 | 115,904 | 8,146 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-11 | 114,639 | 7,939 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-10 | 114,255 | 7,851 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-09 | 114,039 | 7,739 (6.8%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-08 | 114,124 | 7,893 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-07 | 114,561 | 7,747 (6.8%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-06 | 114,844 | 7,995 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-05 | 114,431 | 7,871 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-04 | 114,828 | 7,976 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-03 | 114,855 | 7,967 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-02 | 115,909 | 8,085 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-08-01 | 115,705 | 8,083 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-31 | 114,623 | 7,991 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-30 | 115,425 | 8,068 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-29 | 114,695 | 7,756 (6.8%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-28 | 114,675 | 7,534 (6.6%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-27 | 113,968 | 7,371 (6.5%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-26 | 107,707 | 5,901 (5.5%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-25 | 110,241 | 6,760 (6.1%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-24 | 115,833 | 8,143 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-23 | 113,346 | 7,651 (6.8%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-22 | 113,937 | 7,656 (6.7%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-21 | 114,868 | 8,016 (7.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-20 | 114,196 | 7,838 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-19 | 114,437 | 7,947 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-18 | 114,215 | 7,905 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-17 | 113,961 | 7,848 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-16 | 114,054 | 7,719 (6.8%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-15 | 114,125 | 7,624 (6.7%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-14 | 113,896 | 7,774 (6.8%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-13 | 114,323 | 7,741 (6.8%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-12 | 114,381 | 7,854 (6.9%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-11 | 112,253 | 7,295 (6.5%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-10 | 110,617 | 7,187 (6.5%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-09 | 114,199 | 7,627 (6.7%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-08 | 111,631 | 6,476 (5.8%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-07 | 106,932 | 5,694 (5.3%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-06 | 111,758 | 6,531 (5.8%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-05 | 114,677 | 6,859 (6.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-04 | 110,776 | 5,546 (5.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-03 | 104,746 | 4,415 (4.2%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-02 | 109,406 | 4,994 (4.6%) | earlier |
| 2026-07-01 | 104,348 | 3,859 (3.7%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-30 | 112,598 | 4,855 (4.3%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-29 | 92,149 | 2,979 (3.2%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-28 | 80,584 | 2,239 (2.8%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-27 | 82,550 | 2,488 (3.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-26 | 86,754 | 2,825 (3.3%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-25 | 89,439 | 3,068 (3.4%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-24 | 91,643 | 3,149 (3.4%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-23 | 93,131 | 3,211 (3.4%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-22 | 94,829 | 3,271 (3.4%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-21 | 96,831 | 3,334 (3.4%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-20 | 97,291 | 3,388 (3.5%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-17 | 97,246 | 3,375 (3.5%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-16 | 97,332 | 3,474 (3.6%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-15 | 94,261 | 3,091 (3.3%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-14 | 94,618 | 2,883 (3.0%) | earlier |
| 2026-06-13 | 97,469 | 2,884 (3.0%) | earlier |