This is probably due to Chitika only analyzing US and Canada traffic and IDC being worldwide estimates.

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Previously understanding where traffic was coming from was difficult and required analyzing Google Analytics or other providers.

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Incidentally, various financial institutions and hedge funds use traffic data as one of their data points for analyzing the economies and markets.

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