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In analyzing my recent post on the Top 100 Blogs of All Time, I’ve narrowed down the Web’s most popular blogging topics and the amount of traffic they yield:

TECHNOLOGY BLOGS: 1.2 million visitors per day.

NEWS AND POLITICAL BLOGS: 779,000 visitors per day.

CELEBRITY BLOGS: 560,000 visitors per day.

LIFESTYLE BLOGS (including sites like LifeHacker, ZenHabits.net, Treehugger and MakeZine Blog): 514,000 visitors per day.

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ENTERTAINMENT BLOGS (including film, music, TV, books and games): 161,000 visitors per day.

FINANCE AND MARKETING BLOGS: 77,000 visitors per day.

ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN BLOGS: 40,000 visitors per day.

Not surprisingly, the tech world stands head and shoulders above other topics in terms of traffic generated by the Web’s Top 100 blogs. Some 1.2 million people check out a popular technology blog on any given day. This could lead one to assume that technology news is one of the key factors that drive people to the Web. Of course, that’s ludicrous. I believe — and I’ll continue to believe — that tech news drives the bulk of blog traffic right now because tech fans spend more time online than anyone else.

There are some less apparent reasons why tech might lead the pack as well. Namely, tech blogs get started by people who thoroughly understand the Web. Their designs are smoother, more user-friendly, and geared towards generating more and more traffic. They utilize database driven sites, capitalize on e-mail newsletters, more effectively target ads, and attack leading SEO techniques that editors and writers in other industries might not understand.

If you don’t agree with me, go to any newsstand or Barnes and Noble and browse through the magazine section. You’re not going to find one enormous section devoted to tech and — stuffed in a dusty corner — all the magazines devoted to other topics. As companies from other industries dump more dollars into developing their blogs (and hiring people who understand the Web), you’re going to see traffic levels at non-tech blogs start to rival those tech blogs currently enjoy.

For me, this study proves that there’s still enormous growth potential online (particularly in realms outside the tech world). One day, blog traffic stats are going to mirror the distribution of magazine topics (and their accompanying circulation numbers) that we currently see at our local bookstores. That means we’ve got a lot of fleshing out to do in a lot of different areas. Why does this matter to you? If you’re looking to start a blog, but you’re not sure what to write about, just browse those magazine shops (or magazine Web sites) to figure out what’s popular in the real world. One day, the Web will look like that, too. Mark my words: tech won’t always be so weighted.