“The scale of the Shell archive is not merely academic. It has direct and potentially material implications for Shell plc, its board, and its shareholders.”
Over the years, a wide range of figures have been quoted for the size of what is often loosely described as the “Shell archive.” To avoid exaggeration and to anchor discussion in verifiable fact, the figures below are set out as accurately as possible, based on current site data.
The Numbers
On my main website, royaldutchshellplc.com, there are:
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35,761 published articles
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17,110 media items (primarily images)
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4,369 comments
This produces a total of 57,240 items on that site alone.
On royaldutchshellgroup.com, there are:


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