The data were derived from Akamai Technologies Inc., the Internet hosting company. They explained that the page views or access the internet page of the Royal Wedding news sites reached 5.4 million / minute.
This figure is still quite a distance when compared to events that most unnecessary attention Netter, namely the 2010 World Cup. Noted, the world's biggest soccer event that attracted about 10.4 million page views / minute. As reported by Fox News Sunday (05/01/2011), following the biggest event on the Internet according to Akamai's version:
1. June 24, 2010: 10.35 million page views per minute during the World Cup qualifying matches and the longest match in Wimbledon tennis event.
2. 3 November 2010: 6.36 million page views / minute during the European Champions League game.
3. June 11, 2010: 6 million page views / minute during the first day of the 2010 World Cup.
4. June 23, 2010: 5.6 million page views / minute when the United States beat Algeria in World Cup 2010.
5. 2 November 2010: 5.6 million page views / minute while the U.S. Election 2010.
6. 29 April 2011: 5.4 million page views / minute when Prince William and Kate Middleton get married in the Royal Wedding.