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TED Talks Global Engagement Metrics
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Ideas Worth Spreading are documented here through a collection of talks and their associated metrics, spanning decades of content created by the TED organisation. The data provides crucial information regarding how and when these talks were recorded and published, alongside key indicators of audience engagement, such as the total count of views and likes. This resource, derived using TEDscraper, captures the essence of global idea dissemination and its popular reception, with information current as of October 2022.
Brief Description
This collection features metadata for over 5,700 TED Talks, mapping the journey of powerful ideas from recording to digital publication and viral success. It serves as a statistical resource for studying public speaking phenomena, audience trends, event management, and the temporal spread of influential content.
Columns
- talk_id: A unique integer identification number assigned by TED for each specific talk.
- title: The specific title assigned to the presentation, stored as a string.
- speaker: Details the speaker or speakers featured in the recorded talk.
- recorded_date: The date, recorded as a string or datetime object, when the talk event took place.
- published_date: The date, recorded as a string or datetime object, when the talk was released on TED.com.
- event: Identifies the specific conference or medium (e.g., TED-Ed, TED2018) where the presentation occurred.
- duration: The running time of the presentation, measured in seconds.
- views: The numerical count of times the talk has been viewed by the audience.
- likes: The numerical count reflecting positive audience feedback (likes) for the talk.
Distribution
The dataset is typically supplied in a CSV file format, named
20221013_ted_talks.csv, with a file size of approximately 647.5 kB. It consists of 9 distinct columns and provides details for 5,701 individual records or talks. The structure is organised and complete, with all talks having view and like metrics available. Data updates are expected to occur on an annual basis.Usage
Ideal applications include exploratory data analysis (EDA) to find patterns in talk popularity, such as correlations between duration and engagement. It is highly suitable for data visualisation projects demonstrating the growth of the TED platform or the geographical and thematic diversity of speakers. Researchers can analyse publication timelines versus recording dates to study content rollout strategies. This dataset can also serve as a foundational resource when linking with textual transcripts for natural language processing (NLP) studies.
Coverage
The data covers a substantial time range, with recordings dating back as far as 14 May 1972, and extending up to 13 October 2022. Publication dates begin later, starting 27 June 2006, and continue up to the current coverage date. The content is generally global in scope, reflecting TED’s worldwide reach in education and idea sharing.
License
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
Who Can Use It
This material is suitable for beginners interested in data analysis and visualization techniques using real-world event metrics. Educators and students can use the dataset to study trends in popular communication and the science of virality. Data scientists can employ it for time-series analysis on content consumption and for benchmarking engagement metrics across different events.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- TED Talks Global Engagement Metrics
- TED Event Metadata (1972–2022)
- Viral Ideas: TED Talks Audience Statistics
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Original Data Source: TED Talks Global Engagement Metrics
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