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# Google Is Sending You More Traffic Than Facebook
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/google-is-sending-you-more-traffic-than-facebook/
- Published: 2018-02-16T12:29:14.000Z
- Updated: 2018-02-16T12:29:14.000Z
- Description: In the first week of February, Google sent publishers 40% more or 466 million more pageviews than it did in January 2017. That same week, Facebook sent 200 million fewer,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/02/google-is-sending-you-more-traffic-than-facebook.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Marketing, Social Media, Facebook, Google, music, Music Business, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![facebook google](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c9507c00970b-200wi "facebook google")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c9507c00970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)In the first week of February, Google sent publishers 40% more or 466 million more pageviews than it did in January 2017\. That same week, Facebook sent 200 million fewer, or 20% less. This shift is happening as Facebook adjust its algorithm to prioritize posts from friends and family over business, bands and publishers.

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[![Google vs Facebook traffic](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c9507bd5970b-500wi "Google vs Facebook traffic")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c9507bd5970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

Chartbeat data via [Recode](https://www.recode.net/2018/2/15/17013618/google-facebook-traffic-publishers-amp-chartbeat?ref=hypebot.com)