Meters Data Dictionary

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IMDb Meters are daily popularity rankings that reflect current user interest in titles and people. There are four meter datasets, updated every day.

Overview

Dataset	Scope	Size
TITLEmeter	All title types combined	Top 5,000
TVmeter	TV shows only	Top 2,000
MOVIEmeter	Movies only	Top 2,000
STARmeter	Names (people)	Top 5,000

Each dataset contains a ranked list based on page view activity on IMDb. Rank 1 is the most viewed. The rankings are recalculated daily and reflect user interest trends — not all-time popularity.

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TITLEmeter

The overall title popularity ranking across all title types (movies, TV, shorts, etc.).

Field	Type	Description
rank	integer	Current rank (1 = most popular)
titleId	string	IMDb title ID
date	string	Date of this ranking snapshot (YYYY-MM-DD)

{
  "rank": 1,
  "titleId": "tt0903747",
  "date": "2026-05-08"
}

{
  "rank": 2,
  "titleId": "tt15398776",
  "date": "2026-05-08"
}

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TVmeter

Popularity ranking for TV shows only (series, mini-series, TV movies, TV specials).

Field	Type	Description
rank	integer	Current rank among TV titles (1 = most popular)
titleId	string	IMDb title ID
date	string	Date of this ranking snapshot (YYYY-MM-DD)

{
  "rank": 1,
  "titleId": "tt0903747",
  "date": "2026-05-08"
}

{
  "rank": 2,
  "titleId": "tt2442560",
  "date": "2026-05-08"
}

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MOVIEmeter

Popularity ranking for movies only (feature films, documentaries, short films).

Field	Type	Description
rank	integer	Current rank among movies (1 = most popular)
titleId	string	IMDb title ID
date	string	Date of this ranking snapshot (YYYY-MM-DD)

{
  "rank": 1,
  "titleId": "tt0111161",
  "date": "2026-05-08"
}

{
  "rank": 2,
  "titleId": "tt0068646",
  "date": "2026-05-08"
}

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STARmeter

Popularity ranking for people (actors, directors, writers, and other crew).

Field	Type	Description
rank	integer	Current rank among names (1 = most popular)
nameId	string	IMDb name ID
date	string	Date of this ranking snapshot (YYYY-MM-DD)

{
  "rank": 1,
  "nameId": "nm0425005",
  "date": "2026-05-08"
}

{
  "rank": 2,
  "nameId": "nm1165110",
  "date": "2026-05-08"
}

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Usage Notes

• Meter rankings are recalculated daily. There is one record per title or name in each dataset, representing the current day's rank.
• Rankings can shift dramatically based on news events, new releases, award announcements, or viral social media moments.
• The date field confirms which day's snapshot the ranking belongs to.
• Rankings outside the top range (beyond 5,000 for title meters, 2,000 for TV/movie meters) are not included in the dataset.
• For geographic region-specific popularity data, see the GeoMeters dataset.