# /research/announcements/2001-10-30.xml

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        Web growth slowing?
        At 3.1 million sites and about 36% of the web, the number of public web sites continues to expand, but at a slower rate.
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        October 30, 2001
        The web as a whole grew by 18%, up to an estimated total of nearly 9 million sites.

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        Edward O'Neill
        +1-614-764-6074

        Brian Lavoie
        wcp-research@oclc.org
        +1-614-764-4399

        Research Scientist
        OCLC Research
        Research Scientist
        OCLC Research