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Google Analytics (Universal) vs Nielsen: who uses which

Google Analytics (Universal) is on more sites: 2,201,166 against 1,864 for Nielsen, about 1180.9 times as many. Here's how they compare across the websites we've indexed, and where each one does best.

Where each one is used

DomainGoogle Analytics (Universal)Nielsen
.com on .com1,060,002659
.org on .org107,94854
.jp in Japan72,4745
.net on .net69,94529
.uk in the UK61,865106
.de in Germany60,26063
.ru on .ru56,8012
.pl in Poland46,19124

425 sites run both at once.

Questions

Which is more popular, Google Analytics (Universal) or Nielsen?

Google Analytics (Universal) is on more sites: 2,201,166 against 1,864 for Nielsen, about 1180.9 times as many, across the sites StackGrep has indexed.

Do sites use Google Analytics (Universal) and Nielsen together?

425 sites load both. That's often a switch in progress, or two teams picking different tools.

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