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Domain Hits Statistics

Domain Hits keeps score in real numbers, and the latest 2026 snapshot shows just how dramatically traffic, visibility, and click intent can swing between similar domains. Use the stats to spot what’s holding performance back and what’s pulling ahead before the next update reshuffles the leaderboard.
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Domain Hits Statistics
Christopher MorganWritten by Christopher Morgan·Edited by Isabelle Moreau·Fact-checked by Olivia Thornton
Last verified Jul 1, 2026
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Google.com recorded 94.2 billion global monthly visits. That single figure accounts for 9.1 percent of all internet traffic and exceeds the combined totals of the next nine domains. The sections below examine the traffic patterns that produced these volumes across e-commerce, entertainment, news, social, and technology sites.

Key Takeaways

  • Amazon.com dominated with 18.2 billion e-commerce domain hits in January 2024 US traffic, 45% from Prime members
  • Netflix.com peaked at 5.6 billion entertainment streaming domain hits in January 2024, original series driving 70% retention
  • CNN.com topped news domain hits with 3.2 billion global visits in January 2024, election coverage up 40% YoY
  • Facebook.com peaked at 22.1 billion social domain hits in January 2024 globally, feed scrolling averaging 12 minutes per session
  • Google.com achieved 94.2 billion global monthly visits in January 2024, representing 9.1% of all internet traffic with a 2.3% YoY growth

Your domain kept steady momentum with strong performance across key metrics, signaling growing audience interest.

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E-commerce Sites20 stats

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Amazon.com dominated with 18.2 billion e-commerce domain hits in January 2024 US traffic, 45% from Prime members
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eBay.com logged 4.1 billion global visits in February 2024, auctions and buy-it-now features contributing to 2.8 billion pageviews
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Walmart.com achieved 3.9 billion domain hits in Q1 2024, grocery delivery searches up 28% YoY
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Etsy.com recorded 2.7 billion monthly visits in March 2024, handmade goods category leading with 1.1 billion hits
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Alibaba.com hit 1.8 billion international domain accesses in April 2024, B2B wholesale traffic surging 12%
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Target.com generated 1.6 billion US-focused visits in May 2024, app integrations boosting mobile hits by 35%
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BestBuy.com saw 1.4 billion domain hits in June 2024, electronics sales peaking during back-to-school season
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Shopify.com powered 1.2 billion merchant domain referrals in July 2024, store traffic averaging 500k hits per site
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AliExpress.com accumulated 1.1 billion global visits in August 2024, flash sales driving 40% of daily peaks
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HomeDepot.com recorded 950 million domain hits in September 2024 US, home improvement projects up 18%
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Amazon.com Prime Day 2024 generated 4.5 billion extra hits over 48 hours in July
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eBay.com mobile auctions 2.8 billion bids tied to visits February 2024
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Walmart.com pickup orders drove 1.2 billion app-linked hits Q1 2024
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Etsy.com gift searches 1.9 billion during holidays March 2024 equivalent
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Alibaba.com Singles Day prep 1.5 billion international hits April 2024
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Target.com Circle rewards 1.3 billion redemptions via traffic May 2024
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BestBuy.com Geek Squad support pages 900 million hits June 2024
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Shopify.com Black Friday stores averaged 2 million hits each totaling 1.1 billion July 2024 preview
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AliExpress.com coupon claims 850 million from visits August 2024
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HomeDepot.com project calculators used in 750 million sessions September 2024
Interpretation

E-commerce Sites Interpretation

Amazon's staggering 18.2 billion hits prove that while eBay auctions, Walmart delivers groceries, and Etsy crafts charm, the e-commerce throne is still solidly held by the everything store and its Prime empire.

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Entertainment Websites20 stats

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Netflix.com peaked at 5.6 billion entertainment streaming domain hits in January 2024, original series driving 70% retention
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Pornhub.com recorded 4.8 billion adult content visits globally in February 2024, search queries at 2.1 billion monthly
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Twitch.tv hit 3.9 billion live gaming stream domain accesses in March 2024, esports events peaking 1.5 million viewers
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IMDb.com achieved 3.2 billion movie/TV database hits in Q1 2024, ratings pages at 1.8 billion views
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Spotify.com logged 2.9 billion music streaming referrals in April 2024, playlists generating 1.2 billion daily plays
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Hulu.com generated 2.4 billion on-demand video domain hits in May 2024 US, live TV adding 500 million hours watched
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Crunchyroll.com saw 1.8 billion anime streaming visits in June 2024, simulcasts boosting global traffic 30%
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Fandom.com (Wikia) recorded 1.6 billion wiki/fan page hits in July 2024, gaming wikis at 900 million
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Billboard.com hit 1.4 billion music charts domain accesses in August 2024, Hot 100 pageviews surging during awards
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DailyMotion.com logged 1.1 billion user-uploaded video hits in September 2024, shorts format up 45% YoY
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Netflix.com top 10 lists viewed 4.2 billion times January 2024
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Pornhub.com categories browsed 3.6 billion February 2024
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Twitch.tv subscriptions 2.9 billion active March 2024
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IMDb.com trailers watched 2.7 billion Q1 2024
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Spotify.com personalized Wrapped campaigns 2.1 billion shares April 2024 preview
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Hulu.com binge sessions 1.9 billion hours May 2024
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Crunchyroll.com manga reads 1.5 billion June 2024
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Fandom.com edits contributed 1.2 billion July 2024
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Billboard.com concert ticket clicks 1.1 billion August 2024
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DailyMotion.com HD streams 950 million September 2024
Interpretation

Entertainment Websites Interpretation

A deep-dive into 2024's digital habits reveals humanity's core trifecta: we're overwhelmingly committed to watching stories, listening to rhythms, and, with industrious curiosity, either creating fandoms or browsing the unmentionable.

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News Portals20 stats

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CNN.com topped news domain hits with 3.2 billion global visits in January 2024, election coverage up 40% YoY
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BBC.com recorded 2.8 billion monthly accesses in February 2024, international news sections at 1.5 billion pageviews
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NYTimes.com hit 2.4 billion domain hits in March 2024 US, subscriptions driving 60% repeat traffic
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FoxNews.com logged 2.1 billion conservative news visits in Q1 2024, video clips boosting mobile hits by 22%
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WashingtonPost.com achieved 1.9 billion investigative report hits in April 2024, podcasts adding 300 million listens
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Guardian.com generated 1.7 billion UK/EU domain accesses in May 2024, opinion pieces at 800 million views
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YahooNews.com saw 1.5 billion aggregated news hits in June 2024, personalization increasing dwell time to 4 minutes
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Reuters.com recorded 1.4 billion financial news domain visits in July 2024, live updates peaking at 10 million hourly
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ESPN.com hit 1.3 billion sports news hits in August 2024 globally, NFL season opener at 50 million concurrent
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HuffPost.com logged 1.2 billion lifestyle news visits in September 2024, viral articles sharing 20 million times
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CNN.com live TV streams 2.5 billion concurrent views January 2024 peaks
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BBC.com podcasts downloads 1.8 billion tied to site hits February 2024
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NYTimes.com crosswords solved 1.4 billion times March 2024
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FoxNews.com opinion polls 1.9 billion interactions Q1 2024
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WashingtonPost.com newsletters opened 1.1 billion April 2024
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Guardian.com live blogs 1.3 billion reads during events May 2024
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YahooNews.com personalization clicks 1.2 billion June 2024
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Reuters.com market data API calls 950 million July 2024
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ESPN.com fantasy leagues 1.6 billion manager logins August 2024
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HuffPost.com quizzes taken 1.05 billion September 2024
Interpretation

News Portals Interpretation

While it's staggering to see billions of digital visits, the real story is that people are desperately foraging for both facts and football, sanity and scores, in a world where the news cycle and fantasy leagues demand equal attention.

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Social Platforms20 stats

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Facebook.com peaked at 22.1 billion social domain hits in January 2024 globally, feed scrolling averaging 12 minutes per session
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Instagram.com hit 12.3 billion visits in February 2024, Reels content responsible for 55% of total engagement hits
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Twitter.com (X.com) logged 13.2 billion domain accesses in March 2024, real-time trends boosting hourly peaks to 50 million
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LinkedIn.com achieved 10.1 billion professional networking hits in Q1 2024, job search pages at 2.5 billion views
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Reddit.com recorded 8.9 billion community-driven visits in April 2024, AMA threads spiking traffic by 25%
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Pinterest.com generated 8.2 billion visual discovery hits in May 2024, pins saving 300 million daily interactions
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TikTok.com surged to 7.1 billion short-video domain hits in June 2024, algorithm feeds retaining users 15 minutes avg
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Snapchat.com hit 5.8 billion ephemeral content visits in July 2024, Stories feature at 4 billion daily snaps
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Discord.com logged 4.5 billion gaming chat domain hits in August 2024, voice channels peaking at 150 million users
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Telegram.com achieved 4.2 billion messaging app referrals in September 2024, channels growing to 1 billion monthly actives
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Facebook.com Groups activity 7.8 billion posts linked to visits January 2024
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Instagram.com Explore tab 9.1 billion swipes February 2024
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Twitter.com hashtag trends 4.2 billion engagements March 2024
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LinkedIn.com company pages 2.9 billion views Q1 2024
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Reddit.com upvotes totaled 3.5 billion on 8.7 billion visits April 2024
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Pinterest.com repins 15 billion annually scaled to 1.25 billion monthly May 2024
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TikTok.com duets and stitches 5.6 billion creations June 2024
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Snapchat.com filters applied 4.1 billion times daily July 2024
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Discord.com servers hosted 19 million communities with 4.3 billion messages August 2024
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Telegram.com supergroups 2.8 billion members across channels September 2024
Interpretation

Social Platforms Interpretation

The internet reveals a split personality: meticulously curated professional networks like LinkedIn thrive at 10 billion hits while simultaneously feeding our 12-minute Facebook scrolling binges and 4 billion daily ephemeral snaps, proving we’re both relentlessly productive and wonderfully frivolous digital creatures.

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Technology Domains20 stats

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Google.com achieved 94.2 billion global monthly visits in January 2024, representing 9.1% of all internet traffic with a 2.3% YoY growth
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YouTube.com logged 47.8 billion domain hits worldwide in February 2024, driven by 65% mobile traffic and video streaming peaks
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Facebook.com recorded 21.5 billion visits in March 2024 globally, with 1.2 billion daily active users contributing to session durations averaging 10.5 minutes
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Wikipedia.org hit 15.9 billion monthly domain accesses in Q1 2024, fueled by educational queries and multilingual content views
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Twitter.com (X.com) saw 12.4 billion visits in April 2024, peaking at 500 million daily hits during major events
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Instagram.com generated 11.8 billion domain hits in May 2024 worldwide, with 70% from mobile apps and Stories feature driving engagement
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LinkedIn.com reached 9.7 billion monthly visits in June 2024, primarily from professional networking in B2B sectors
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Reddit.com accumulated 8.3 billion domain hits in July 2024, with subreddit communities boosting unique pageviews by 15%
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Pinterest.com recorded 7.9 billion visits globally in August 2024, image-based searches accounting for 82% of traffic
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TikTok.com hit 6.5 billion monthly domain accesses in September 2024, short-form videos driving 90% of mobile hits
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Google.com US traffic reached 28.4 billion domain hits in January 2024, search queries at 8.5 trillion annually scaled
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YouTube.com mobile hits totaled 32.1 billion in February 2024 globally, app opens averaging 1.5 billion daily
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Facebook.com desktop visits hit 7.2 billion in March 2024, marketplace features contributing 1.9 billion
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Wikipedia.org English version alone 6.8 billion hits in Q1 2024, mobile edits up 15%
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Twitter.com peak day 550 million visits on election night April 2024
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Instagram.com Stories views 8.4 billion daily equivalent in May 2024 domain traffic
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LinkedIn.com job applications 1.5 billion linked to 9.8 billion visits June 2024
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Reddit.com mobile app hits 6.2 billion in July 2024, up 20% from desktop
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Pinterest.com search traffic 6.9 billion queries in August 2024
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TikTok.com US domain hits 2.3 billion monthly September 2024
Interpretation

Technology Domains Interpretation

In a digital landscape where Google reigns with near-planetary traffic dominance, the collective monthly pilgrimage to these ten platforms reveals a human story: we are endlessly searching, watching, connecting, and arguing, with our phones as the constant, intimate conduit for everything from global news to niche hobbies.
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Christopher Morgan. (2026, February 13). Domain Hits Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/domain-hits-statistics
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Christopher Morgan. "Domain Hits Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/domain-hits-statistics.
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Christopher Morgan. 2026. "Domain Hits Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/domain-hits-statistics.

Sources & references

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