| Acquired by | Experian |
| Price | $240M |
| Date | 4/07 |
| Terms | Cash |
| Website | hitwise.com |
| Category | Web |
| Employees |
| Series A, 7/00 Allen and Buckeridge Investment | $3.8M |
Hitwise provides internet traffic analysis.
Hitwise, an Experian company was founded in February 1997 (acquired by Experian in 2007)
Instead of using a more traditional monitoring approach, i.e. client side software limiting the sample size (10k-50k), Hitwise applies a measurement method that leverages ISP networks, (instead of recruiting individual panel members). Hitwise cliams that by working with ISPs to monitor traffic flows anonymously it has a vastly bigger sample size which allows it to report more accurately on many more sites (i.e. beyond the 1000 or so of traditional competitors).