Royal Wedding 6th largest internet event EVER!

Millions watched in the streets and countless millions tuned in online. So many, that it nearly crippled the internet!



There were many live streams, and Youtube streamed it from the official RoyalChannel. http://www.youtube.com/TheRoyalChannel It's being rebroadcast now, in case you missed it.

All of the traffic amounted to the sixth most popular web event since 2005, according to Akamai Technologies Inc. The company said that global page views peaked at nearly 5.4 million per minute this morning. That was far below of the record 10.4 million page views per minute set during the World Cup last year.

The following is a top 10 list of highest traffic events since 2005:

* 1. Jun. 24, 2010:
10,357,646 views per minute, during simultaneous World Cup qualifying matches and the longest-ever Wimbledon match.

* 2. Nov. 03, 2010:
6,363,725 views per minute, during Champions League/European Cup Games.

* 3. Jun. 11, 2010:
6,039,434 views per minute, during day 1 of 2010 World Cup Championships.

* 4. Jun. 23, 2010:
5,647,432 views per minute when the USA beat Algeria to qualify for top 16 in the World Cup.

* 5. Nov. 2, 2010:
5,660,658 views per minute during 2010 U.S. mid-term elections.

* 6. Feb. 2, 2011:
4,953,655 views per minute as violence broke out in Egypt between anti- and pro-government supporters.

* 7. Mar. 17, 2011:
4,925,274 views per minute on day one of U.S. NCAA collegiate basketball tournament.

* 8. Feb. 6, 2011:
4,630,080 views per minute as Green Bay Packers were victorious in Super Bowl XLV.

* 9. Feb. 22, 2011:
4,612,644 views per minute as a tremendous earthquake shook Christchurch, New Zealand.

* 10. Feb. 1, 2011:
4,592,229 views per minute as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak declared he won't seek re-election amid protests