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30% of business websites that show a copyright year say 2024 or older, in the 667 indexes read so far

42,689 sites that show a year in 667 indexes, as of 17 October 2026. 95 of 675 indexes have enough pages read to be compared so far.

Main points

That is 30% of 42,689 sites that show a year.
By kind of business: highest among hairdressers and beauty salons (36%), lowest among tours, attractions and museums (25%).
Among 6 salon indexes, Munich is highest at 45%; the median is 36%.

Figure 1

By kind of business

Kind	Share	Of
restaurants	30%	18,844
cafes and bars	30%	7,000
hairdressers and beauty salons	36%	5,208
dentists, clinics and vets	29%	9,052
tours, attractions and museums	25%	2,585

Figure 2

Hairdressers and beauty salons, city by city

another salon indexmedian, 36%

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6 salon indexes. The median is 36%; the highest is Munich at 45%.

#	Index	Share	Of
1	Munich DE	45%	101
2	Budapest HU	43%	105
3	Berlin DE	37%	695
4	London GB	36%	217
5	New York US	34%	109
6	Miami US	29%	821

Indexes are compared once 300 pages, and half of the scanned sites, have been read. The "Of" column is the base each figure rests on.

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About these numbers
Read from the newest year next to a © or the word copyright. An old year shows that the footer wasn't updated, not that nothing else was.

Cite this

30% of business websites that show a copyright year say 2024 or older, in the 667 indexes read so far (The Direct Index, 17 October 2026, directindex.org/stats/copyright-year).

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Data: ODbL. Business data from OpenStreetMap contributors and Overture Maps; website facts from the Direct Index scanner, which reads each site's public pages.