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NielFlamm.com Keeps Going Global: 19 Million Characters and Counting

A few days ago, I shared the translation activity for NielFlamm.com. The numbers impressed me then—and apparently the translation engine decided it was just getting warmed up.

Here is how the latest 30-day statistics compare:

  • Translated characters: 18 million to 19 million

  • Translated words: Holding steady at 3 million

  • Input bandwidth: 1.2 GB to 1.24 GB

  • Translation requests: 4,000 to 5,000

That means another one million characters were translated, while requests increased by 25%. Not bad for a website operated by one bald guy in South Carolina.

The language rankings also shifted.

Italian remains firmly in first place, although its share decreased from 75.8% to 71.5% as other languages gained ground. Russian moved into second place at 4.4%, followed by Chinese at 4.0% and Spanish at 3.3%. Dutch and Vietnamese were tied at 3.1%, with French close behind at 3.0%.

Previously, Italian was followed by Spanish and Vietnamese. Seeing Russian and Chinese climb the rankings shows that the audience is becoming more geographically diverse—which was the entire reason for adding translation options.

What I really want to know is: Which posts are all these readers translating?

Are they reading my movie reviews, health updates, travel stories, scam warnings, Nextdoor adventures, or dating-app experiments? Perhaps somewhere in Italy, someone is translating one of my posts and wondering, “What exactly is going on with this bald American?”

If you use the translation feature, please let me know which posts brought you to the website and which language you selected.

I recently added Thai and Czech. They have not cracked the top rankings yet, but I’ll give them time. Rome wasn’t translated in a day.

Thank you to everyone reading, watching, and exploring NielFlamm.com in whichever language feels most comfortable. These may be numbers on a dashboard, but each request shows that the content is reaching beyond its original language.

I appreciate every one of you.


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Lost in Translation—in the Best Possible Way

After uploading my vlog about Resident Evil 2026—which you should definitely check out—I decided to peek at the translation metrics for my website.


Honestly, I hadn’t checked the translation API in quite some time. Apparently, while I wasn’t paying attention, the internet was busy translating.


The numbers impressed me:

  • 18 million characters translated

  • 3 million words translated

  • 4,000 translation requests


Italian generated the most page views by language, followed by Spanish and Vietnamese. Chinese came in last, which surprised me because China has previously been one of the top sources of traffic to my website.


Today, I added two more languages: Thai and Czech.

I added Thai because I hope to spend part of my remaining years living in Thailand. If I’m going to enjoy the beaches, food, culture, and hopefully a beachfront view, it seems only fair that Thai readers can enjoy my adventures—and occasional misadventures—in their own language.

Czech was also added because the more people who can read and watch my content, the better. My website is slowly becoming more multilingual than I am. I’m still working on English some days.

To everyone who has visited, read a blog post, watched a video, or translated my content: thank you.

These numbers may not break the internet, but they mean a great deal to me. I truly enjoy bringing this content to you and sharing the strange, funny, serious, and unexpected moments of my life.

Thank you for reading, watching, and joining me on the journey—wherever in the world you may be.

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NielFlamm.com Goes More Global 🌎

There’s a new update live now on NielFlamm.com.

Visitors can now actively translate the site into:

  • 中文 (Chinese)

  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

  • 日本語 (Japanese)

These were added to help support and welcome viewers from countries that continue to show strong interest in the content outside of the United States — currently among the highest international viewership on the site.

To use the feature:
➡️ Click the language dropdown on the right side of the website
➡️ Choose one of the three available languages

More language support and updates are coming soon.

Thank you to everyone around the world who visits, watches, reads, listens, and supports the content on NielFlamm.com. The international traffic, comments, shares, and engagement genuinely mean a lot.

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