It’s that time of the year again, when we shine the light on you, our readers, and share a few insights into how you have been using Pulse in 2025
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Following 2024, the most popular feature of Pulse in 2025 was the Blog, which accounted for nearly one in six views (17%). This was followed by the Pulse IXP Tracker (15%), which saw a big increase in usage following its recent refresh, and the Pulse Internet Shutdown Tracker (13%).
In terms of the Blog, the five most viewed posts in 2025 varied from major Internet shutdowns and outages to the adoption of new technologies and measurements:
The last two of these were written by two of our growing list of guest authors from civil society and the Internet measurement community. The growth and success of the blog have been largely thanks to our guest authors and community, who share their analysis of the availability, evolution, and resilience of the Internet.
Censorship and Sanctions Impacting Iran’s Internet, Report
While many of our overall views originated from users located in these afflicted countries, around 55% of our users are based in China, the USA, the UK, India, and France. Granted, many of these views may be from users in other countries who are using Virtual Private Networks.
Finally, half of the top 10 most viewed Pulse Country Reports were countries in the Asia Pacific region.
As we continue to improve the Pulse website, we want to hear from you. Are there features you’d like Pulse to have? Are there aspects of the current website that are unclear or difficult to understand? Are you experiencing any issues with the site?
Stay tuned to our event page for details of our events in 2025. And email us at pulse@isoc.org if you’re interested in hosting, partnering, sponsoring, or presenting opportunities.
Join the Internet Quality Barometer Working Group and Connectivity Community of Practice
For thos who missed our Pulse Research Week, Pavlos Sermpezis, Measurement Lab’s Director, Technical Lead presented a prototype of the Internet Quality Barometer (IQB) (slides).
Measurement Lab are seeking feedback on the prototype and experts to join the IQB Working Group. If interested, fill out this survey or reach out to them directly at hello@measurementlab.net.
In addition, Measurement Lab, in partnership with Giga, is launching a Connectivity Community of Practice (CoP) to bring together Internet measurement experts and stakeholders from industry, policy, education, development, and advocacy to share knowledge and apply it to solve real-world problems.
The Connectivity CoP aims to improve Internet measurement for underserved regions by addressing measurement gaps and drawing insights from combined available data. We will also develop a framework for Internet quality in education (IQB Edu). If you would like to be involved in any or all of those activities, sign the CoP interest form!
We will reach out in early 2026 for the formal launch.
Job Opportunities
The team at Giga UNICEF is seeking a Senior Data Analyst. This 6 month role will oversee the development of data governance standards, open-source data processes, and analytics frameworks to drive data-informed product and policy decisions. Apply.
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