Searching for Web service access points is no longer attached toservice registries as Web search engines have become a new major source for discovering Web services. In this work, weconduct a thorough analytical investigation on the plurality of Web service interfaces that exist on the Web today. Using ourWeb Service Crawler Engine (WSCE), we collect metadata
service information on retrieved interfaces through accessibleUBRs, service portals and search engines. We use this data to determine Web service statistics and distribution based on objectsizes, types of technologies employed, and the number of functioning services. This statistical data can be used to helpdetermine the current status of Web services. We determine anintriguing result that 63% of the available Web services on theWeb are considered to be active. We further use our findings toprovide insights on improving the service retrieval process.