In November 2008, Shareaza was SourceForge Project of the Month.[21] In December 2009 Shareaza was ranked number 5 in SourceForge.Net's "What's Hot for Windows?" file sharing software ranking with 78% "recommended" (while number 1 was 81% "recommended"). As of 24 August 2010[update] it was in the same position. The ranking is based on user recommendations and opinions and downloads of software from project site.[22]