by Brian Solis

The news in the blogosphere today is that Google News Reader now displays the total number of subscribers to any given feed.

Gabe Rivera of Techmeme did some research and developed a list of the top blogs according to the numbers, which appeared on TechCrunch. Robert Scoble also compiled a list, although he has recently updated his post saying that it will get a refresh later this week.

To see the number of subscribers, search for the feed in Google Reader. Then click on “Add subscription,” enter the name of a blog or key words, and the number of subscribers will appear next to the results.

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Top Blogs:

BBC – 202,463

Google News – 192,100

ESPN – 189,274

MarketWatch – 176,814

Engadget – 146,449

TechCrunch – 129,160

Wired Top Stories – 104,159

Official Google Blog – 71,283

Slashdot (top level) – 71,046

Make Magazine – 61,464

Google Reader Blog – 49,242

Lifehacker – 48,910

Google Blogoscoped – 41,387

CNN Money – 41,751

CNN – 39,229

John Battelle’s Searchblog – 38,445

The Street – 36,048

Motley Fool – 35,307

Seth Godin – 33,854

New York Times – 33,159

Boing Boing – 33,077

Gizmodo – 28,289

autoblog – 27,808

43 Folders – 24,415

Defamer – 22,763

PopSugar – 21,946

Ars Technica – 20,209

TUAW – 19,034

MacRumors – 16,646

Apple Insider – 16,326

CNET News.com – 14,395

Scobleizer – 13,698

O’Reilly Radar – 13,345

Read/WriteWeb – 13,308

Techdirt – 12,628

Google Operating System – 12,394

Mashable – 10,575

Digg / Technology – 9,335

GigaOM – 9,126

Download Squad – 9,095

Techmeme – 9,017

Mark Cuban – 8,436

MicroPersuasion (Steve Rubel) – 7,676

Scripting News – 7,594

Guy Kawasaki – 7,534

Valleywag – 7,151

People.com – 4,862

CrunchGear – 4,190

Webware – 4,071

Search Engine Land – 3,910

MobileCrunch – 3,859

paidContent.org – 3,533

Fred Wilson/AVC – 3,416

VentureBeat – 2,823

Jason Calacanis – 2,809

Rough Type (Nick Carr) – 1,801

Between the Lines – 1,588

Paul Stamatiou – 1,551

NewTeeVee – 1,439

/Message (Stowe Boyd) – 1,253

Go2Web – 21,004

Uncov 754

Be sure to check the top business blog list we ran yesterday.

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About the Author:

Brian Solis

Brian Solis is principal at Altimeter Group, a research-based advisory firm. Solis is globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders and published authors in new media. A digital analyst, sociologist, and futurist, Solis has studied and influenced the effects of emerging media on business, marketing, publishing, and culture. His current book, Engage, is regarded as the industry reference guide for businesses to build and measure success in the social web.

Visit Brian's page at http://www.briansolis.com

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