RxPG or rxpgonline.com is an Internet website to guide
post-graduate medical students. It operates as an Internet forum and has been
the a favourite for discussion on various post-graduate entrance exams and
other medical exams all over the world. This site has become the most
comprehensive resource globally for doctors and medical students who wish to
study and work in countries like the UK, US, New Zealand and Australia.
As of January 2013, RxPG has over 1,600,000 posts and over
300,000 registered users. And RxPG
occupies 9th position (out of 45) in the Indian education test preparation
category of the Alexa Internet rankings.
History
The name and the concept of RxPG was founded in 2000 with
its web presence in various forms (including meramamc.com), although the
website in current form was started on 26 May 2003. RxPG was started as the
current forum by two ex-students of Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi,
Dr Himanshu Tyagi and Dr Ankush Vidyarthi.
Growth
When RxPG was founded in 2000, it was meant to be a site for
"Prescription for the Medical Post Graduation Blues!" But over the
time the term has encompassed a wider meaning and as RxPG have also launched
additional services. RxPG has become synonymous with a brand name signifying
"quality information services through managed communities and
communication".
Post User
Date
1st post RxPG
Team Fri
May 26, 2003
1000th post Pilgrim
Sun
Sep 21, 2003
10,000th post Medimannn
Thu
May 27, 2004
1,00,000th post Guest
Wed
Oct 20, 2004
2,00,000th post Decembermist
Wed
Feb 22, 2006
3,00,000th post Dr_xy
Fri
Aug 25, 2006
4,00,000th post Shashank_9
Sat
Apr 21, 2007
5,00,000th post doc575
Thu
Jan 03, 2008
10,00,000th post rahuldada
Mon
Nov 15, 2010
15,00,000th post minusahu
Mon
Jul 30, 2012
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Average per year: 1,10,000 posts
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Average per month: 9100 posts
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Average per day: 303 posts
Popularity
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RxPG occupies Rank no.7 (out of total 67) among the most popular sites helping
for test preparation in Indian education category of Alexa Internet rankings
2008.
About the word "RxPG"
RxPG is made up of two separate abbreviations Rx and PG. Rx
is the abbreviation used in medicine for Prescription and in computer coding
lingo to signify the phrase To Receive. PG is the abbreviation used for
Post-Graduation With its continuing expansion beyond the medical PG exams and
into the medical education and careers, the term RxPG now encompasses a greater
meaning as "Prescribing(Rx) Professionals Group".
Users from various nations
Alexa internet traffic rankings of RxPGonline.com
Rxpgonline.com users come from these countries: (Alexa
internet traffic rankings on March 16 2008)
Nation Percentage
India 51.3%
China 7.9%
Egypt 6.5%
United Kingdom 4.1%
Canada 2.9%
