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Richard Dawkins is a British author, biologist, evolutionist, agnostic and leftist/liberal (See also: Richard Dawkins and agnosticism).^[1]

A meme is "an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture"^[2] Richard Dawkins coined the term and the concept of a meme, in his book, The Selfish Gene, and expanded on his theory in The God Delusion.^[3]

In his recent years, in terms of public interest in Dawkins and the influence he exerts on public opinion, the Richard Dawkins meme has seen a very large decline (see: Richard Dawkins' loss of influence). For example, Dawkins was one of the principle founders of the New Atheism movement. In recent years, the New Atheism meme has also seen a great decline and has publicly been declared dead/dying by various commentators (See:Decline of New Atheism and Decline of militant atheism in the West).

Initial loss of web traffic to RichardDawkins.net post Elevatorgate

See also: Elevatorgate

According to the web traffic tracking company Quantcast, the web traffic of Richard Dawkins' website fell in 2012.^[4] By October 2014, the web traffic for his website fell to a lower level according to Quantcast.^[5]

In October of 2012, Rebecca Watson published a story about Elevatorgate and its aftermath in Slate entitled, It Stands to Reason, Skeptics Can Be Sexist Too: I spoke out about sexual harassment among atheists and scientists. Then came the rape threats.^[6]

The web traffic was measured via Quantcast which directly measured Dawkins' website traffic via embedded code on his website.^[7]

Web traffic of Richard Dawkins' website has seen a dramatic drop

The above graph shows the monthly website traffic to Richard Dawkins' website as of June 22, 2015 in terms of unique monthly web visitors.^[8] As you can see above, in 2012, Richard Dawkins saw a very large decrease in web traffic.

The website traffic is measured via Quantcast which directly measures Dawkins' website traffic via embedded code on his website.^[9]

Alexa ranking of Richard Dawkins' website

In 2016, Richard Dawkins' website lost a considerable amount of global market share according to the web traffic tracking company Alexa.

In 2015, Richard Dawkins' website fell in terms of its Alexa ranking.

In the latter half of 2016, Richard Dawkins' website saw a significant decline in its Alexa ranking.

In 2016 and the in the beginning portion of 2017, the global internet market share of Richard Dawkins' website has been falling according to the web traffic tracking company Alexa.

In March of 2017, according to Alexa, Richard Dawkins' website was experiencing a steep decline in terms of its global market share.

Richard Dawkins and the "angry atheist" meme

A large portion of the public perceives atheists as being angry (see: Atheism and anger). Richard Dawkins has increased the public perception that atheists are angry (see: Richard Dawkins and anger).

Richard Dawkins and the "arrogant atheist" meme

A large portion of the public considers atheists to be arrogant (see: Atheism and arrogance). Richard Dawkins has increased the public's perception that atheists are arrogant (see: Richard Dawkins and arrogance and Abrasiveness of Richard Dawkins).

Survey of scientists: Richard Dawkins misrepresents science and scientists

Survey of scientists: Richard Dawkins misrepresents science and scientists

Decline of the atheism meme

Decline of global atheism

Global atheism statistics

Desecularization

Decline of the Asian atheism meme

Decline of Asian atheism meme

Growth of Christianity in China

References

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↑ Meme. Merriam-Webster Dictionary
↑ Dawkins, Richard (1989), The Selfish Gene (2 ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 192, ISBN 0-19-286092-5,
↑ 2012 has been a very BAD year for Richard Dawkins's website according to Quantcast
↑ Richard Dawkins' loss of influence
↑ It Stands to Reason, Skeptics Can Be Sexist Too: I spoke out about sexual harassment among atheists and scientists. Then came the rape threats by Rebecca Watson, Slate, October 2012
↑ Quantcast - Quantcast Measure
↑ Web traffic of Richard Dawkins' main website
↑ Quantcast - Quantcast Measure

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Mailvox: Richard Dawkins is not an atheist!

I'd go to church just to reduce the probability of spending eternity in Hell with Richard Dawkins by Dr. Tim Stanley, The Daily Telegraph, February 27, 2012

Richard Dawkins Says He's Agnostic -- NOT atheist - video testimony of Richard Dawkins saying he is not an atheist, but an agnostic

[2] Mailvox: Richard Dawkins is not an atheist!

[3] I'd go to church just to reduce the probability of spending eternity in Hell with Richard Dawkins by Dr. Tim Stanley, The Daily Telegraph, February 27, 2012

[4] Richard Dawkins Says He's Agnostic -- NOT atheist - video testimony of Richard Dawkins saying he is not an atheist, but an agnostic

[2] Meme. Merriam-Webster Dictionary

[3] Dawkins, Richard (1989), The Selfish Gene (2 ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 192, ISBN 0-19-286092-5,

[4] 2012 has been a very BAD year for Richard Dawkins's website according to Quantcast

[5] Richard Dawkins' loss of influence

[6] It Stands to Reason, Skeptics Can Be Sexist Too: I spoke out about sexual harassment among atheists and scientists. Then came the rape threats by Rebecca Watson, Slate, October 2012

[Quantcast_-_Quantcast_Measure-7] Quantcast - Quantcast Measure

[8] Web traffic of Richard Dawkins' main website

[9] Quantcast - Quantcast Measure

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 *[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2012/02/mailvox-richard-dawkins-is-not-atheist.html Mailvox: Richard Dawkins is not an atheist!]
 *[http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100139859/id-go-to-church-just-to-reduce-the-probability-of-spending-eternity-in-hell-with-richard-dawkins/ ''I'd go to church just to reduce the probability of spending eternity in Hell with Richard Dawkins'' by Dr. Tim Stanley, ''The Daily Telegraph'', February 27, 2012]
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3_rGbiT_3c Richard Dawkins Says He's Agnostic -- NOT atheist - video testimony of Richard Dawkins saying he is not an atheist, but an agnostic]</ref>
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3_rGbiT_3c Richard Dawkins Says He's Agnostic -- NOT atheist - video testimony of Richard Dawkins saying he is not an atheist, but an agnostic]</ref>
-A [[meme]] is "an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture"<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meme Meme]. Merriam-Webster Dictionary</ref> [[Richard Dawkins]] coined the term and the concept of a meme, in his book, ''[[The Selfish Gene]]'', and expanded on his theory in ''[[The God Delusion]]''.<ref>Dawkins, Richard (1989), The Selfish Gene (2 ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 192, ISBN 0-19-286092-5,</ref>
+A [[meme]] is "an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture"<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meme Meme]. Merriam-Webster Dictionary</ref> [[Richard Dawkins]] coined the term and the concept of a meme, in his book, ''[[The Selfish Gene]]'', and expanded on his theory in ''[[The God Delusion]]''.<ref>Dawkins, Richard (1989), The Selfish Gene (2 ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 192, ISBN 0-19-286092-5,</ref>
 In his recent years, in terms of public interest in Dawkins and the influence he exerts on public opinion, the Richard Dawkins meme has seen a very large decline (see: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]). For example, Dawkins was one of the principle founders of the [[New Atheism]] movement. In recent years, the New Atheism meme has also seen a great decline and has publicly been declared dead/dying by various commentators (See:[[New Atheism#Decline of New Atheism|Decline of New Atheism]] and [[Decline of militant atheism in the West]]).