While billions are flocking to Amazon and YouTube, a closer look at site visit data reveals the explosive, niche, and often surprising destinations where the world's digital attention is truly focused.
Key Takeaways
- In Q1 2024, Amazon.com recorded 2.45 billion monthly visits globally, up 12% from the previous quarter
- Walmart.com saw 145 million visits in March 2024, with 62% from mobile devices
- eBay.com attracted 389 million visits in February 2024, driven by auctions category
- Facebook.com received 11.2 billion monthly visits in March 2024
- YouTube.com hit 49.8 billion visits globally in February 2024, video dominant
- Instagram.com logged 6.7 billion visits monthly Q1 2024
- Google.com dominated with 105.4 billion monthly visits in March 2024
- Bing.com Microsoft search 1.23 billion visits monthly Q1 2024
- Yahoo.com portal 3.4 billion visits combined services 2023
- CNN.com topped news with 789 million visits March 2024
- BBC.com.co.uk global 678 million visits monthly 2023
- NYTimes.com paywall 456 million visits Q1 2024
- Netflix.com streaming 289 million visits signups 2023
- Pornhub.com adult 3.4 billion visits monthly 2023
- IMDb.com movies 234 million reviews 2023
Top e-commerce and social media sites saw billions of global visits early this year.
E-commerce
- In Q1 2024, Amazon.com recorded 2.45 billion monthly visits globally, up 12% from the previous quarter
- Walmart.com saw 145 million visits in March 2024, with 62% from mobile devices
- eBay.com attracted 389 million visits in February 2024, driven by auctions category
- Alibaba.com had 197 million international visits in 2023
- Target.com experienced 78 million visits in December 2023 during holiday season, up 28% YoY
- Etsy.com received 312 million visits in Q4 2023, with crafts segment leading
- BestBuy.com logged 89 million visits in January 2024, electronics category dominant
- Shopify-powered stores collectively hit 1.2 billion visits in 2023
- AliExpress.com garnered 178 million visits monthly average in 2023 from non-China traffic
- Macy's.com saw 45 million visits in November 2023 Black Friday week
- HomeDepot.com recorded 112 million visits in Q1 2024, home improvement peak
- Rakuten.co.jp had 89 million visits in March 2024, Japan market leader
- MercadoLibre.com achieved 320 million visits in Latin America Q1 2024
- Wayfair.com attracted 67 million visits in 2023 furniture sales
- Zalando.de logged 112 million visits monthly in Germany 2023
- Flipkart.com saw 245 million visits in India festive season 2023
- ASOS.com received 38 million visits UK average monthly 2023
- Nike.com hit 89 million visits during sneaker drops 2023
- Sephora.com garnered 45 million beauty visits Q4 2023
- Overstock.com saw 23 million visits in home goods 2023
- Chewy.com recorded 67 million pet supply visits monthly 2023
- Nordstrom.com attracted 34 million visits luxury segment 2023
- Joom.com had 156 million global visits 2023 budget shopping
- Shein.com exploded to 289 million visits monthly 2023 fast fashion
- Costco.com saw 112 million membership visits Q1 2024
- Lowe's.com logged 78 million DIY visits 2023
- Temu.com rapid growth to 245 million visits Q1 2024
- Coupang.com Korea leader 156 million visits monthly 2023
- Wildberries.ru Russia top 234 million visits 2023
- Ozon.ru achieved 189 million marketplace visits Russia 2023
E-commerce Interpretation
While Amazon's billions seem to rule the retail world, the real story is a global bazaar of intense, specialized skirmishes, from Temu's rocket ship and Shein's fashion empire down to the loyal cat armies marching on Chewy.
Entertainment
- Netflix.com streaming 289 million visits signups 2023
- Pornhub.com adult 3.4 billion visits monthly 2023
- IMDb.com movies 234 million reviews 2023
- Spotify.com music 456 million web visits 2023
- Twitch.tv live streams 1.7 billion gaming 2023
- Hulu.com TV shows 123 million US 2023
- DisneyPlus.com 89 million Disney content 2023
- Apple.com/tv.apple.com 67 million devices media 2023
- PrimeVideo.com Amazon 156 million video 2023
- HBO.com/Max.com 45 million premium series 2023
- ParamountPlus.com 34 million CBS Viacom 2023
- PeacockTV.com NBC 23 million sports 2023
- Crunchyroll.com anime 78 million global 2023
- Wattpad.com stories 112 million reading 2023
- Archive.org free media 56 million downloads 2023
- Fandom.com wikis 389 million fan pages 2023
- RottenTomatoes.com reviews 45 million critics 2023
- Letterboxd.com film logs 34 million cinephiles 2023
- SoundCloud.com music uploads 123 million 2023
- Bandcamp.com indie sales 12 million artists 2023
- Mixcloud.com DJ mixes 23 million electronic 2023
- Dailymotion.com videos 56 million alternative 2023
- Vimeo.com pro video 34 million creators 2023
- 9GAG.com memes 78 million laughs 2023
- Bilibili.com China anime 234 million youth 2023
- NicoNico.jp Japan videos 45 million otaku 2023
Entertainment Interpretation
From Netflix's curated love stories to Pornhub's unscripted drama, humanity's 2023 streaming habits paint a hilariously stark portrait of our priorities: we're a species desperately trying to feel something, whether through premium prestige, pixelated passion, or perfectly timed punchlines.
News Portals
- CNN.com topped news with 789 million visits March 2024
- BBC.com.co.uk global 678 million visits monthly 2023
- NYTimes.com paywall 456 million visits Q1 2024
- FoxNews.com conservative 567 million visits 2023
- TheGuardian.com UK 389 million visits 2023
- WashingtonPost.com 234 million investigative visits 2023
- WSJ.com Wall Street 189 million finance news 2023
- DailyMail.co.uk tabloid 2.1 billion sensational visits 2023
- Reuters.com wire service 156 million global 2023
- APNews.com 123 million neutral reports 2023
- MSNBC.com liberal 98 million visits 2023
- ABCNews.go.com network 89 million US 2023
- CBSNews.com 78 million broadcasts 2023
- USAToday.com 67 million general 2023
- Bloomberg.com business 56 million 2023
- CNBC.com markets 45 million live 2023
- HuffPost.com aggregate 34 million opinion 2023
- News.com.au Australia 123 million 2023
- LeMonde.fr France 89 million 2023
- Bild.de Germany tabloid 156 million 2023
- TheSun.co.uk UK 234 million 2023
- RT.com Russia 78 million international 2023
- AlJazeera.com Middle East 67 million global 2023
- Vice.com youth culture 45 million 2023
- Politico.com politics 34 million DC 2023
- TheHill.com Capitol 23 million 2023
News Portals Interpretation
The data reveals a global appetite for news so voracious it cheerfully swallows everything from CNN's towering 789 million and the Daily Mail's staggering 2.1 billion down to the meticulous reports of the AP, proving that whether we seek sense, sensation, or just the stock market, someone is counting every single click.
Search Engines
- Google.com dominated with 105.4 billion monthly visits in March 2024
- Bing.com Microsoft search 1.23 billion visits monthly Q1 2024
- Yahoo.com portal 3.4 billion visits combined services 2023
- Baidu.com China leader 5.67 billion visits monthly 2023
- Yandex.ru Russia top 789 million visits 2023
- DuckDuckGo.com privacy 456 million visits growing 2023
- Ecosia.org green search 34 million ethical visits 2023
- Startpage.com anonymous 12 million visits privacy-focused 2023
- Qwant.com Europe 8.9 million ad-free visits 2023
- Seznam.cz Czech 23 million local visits 2023
- Naver.com Korea 156 million portal visits 2023
- Daum.net Korea secondary 89 million visits 2023
- Ask.com Q&A search 34 million niche visits 2023
- AOL.com legacy 12 million email portal visits 2023
- WolframAlpha.com computational 4.5 million expert visits 2023
- Searx.me metasearch 2.3 million open-source visits 2023
- Swisscows.com family-safe 1.2 million visits 2023
- Mojeek.com independent index 890k visits 2023
- You.com AI search 5.6 million visits launch 2023
- Kagi.com paid premium 2.1 million visits 2023
- Perplexity.ai AI answers 34 million visits 2023 growth
- Brave.com search browser integrated 12 million 2023
- MetaGer.org German privacy 1.8 million visits 2023
- Gigablast.com open-source 456k visits 2023
Search Engines Interpretation
A titan's 105-billion-a-month stroll through the park puts the earnest sprints of niche rivals—from privacy advocates and ethical saplings to regional champions and AI newcomers—into a stark, almost comical, yet inspiring perspective on our search for everything.
Social Media
- Facebook.com received 11.2 billion monthly visits in March 2024
- YouTube.com hit 49.8 billion visits globally in February 2024, video dominant
- Instagram.com logged 6.7 billion visits monthly Q1 2024
- TikTok.com attracted 2.1 billion visits worldwide March 2024
- Twitter.com (X.com) saw 5.2 billion visits in early 2024
- LinkedIn.com garnered 1.98 billion professional visits monthly 2023
- Pinterest.com recorded 456 million visits Q4 2023 inspiration boards
- Reddit.com exploded to 3.4 billion visits 2023 communities
- Snapchat.com had 389 million visits mobile-first 2023
- WhatsApp.com saw 1.2 billion web visits for desktop users 2023
- Telegram.org attracted 789 million visits messaging 2023
- Discord.com logged 456 million gamer community visits Q1 2024
- Twitch.tv received 1.7 billion streaming visits 2023
- WeChat.com China 1.3 billion visits super app 2023
- VK.com Russia social 289 million visits monthly 2023
- Tumblr.com niche 156 million visits blogging 2023
- Quora.com Q&A 98 million visits knowledge sharing 2023
- Nextdoor.com neighborhood 67 million local visits 2023
- Medium.com publishing platform 234 million visits 2023
- DeviantArt.com art community 45 million creative visits 2023
- MySpace.com legacy revival 12 million visits 2023
- BeReal.com authentic sharing 34 million visits peak 2023
- Mastodon.social decentralized 23 million visits 2023
- Gab.com alternative 12 million controversial visits 2023
- Parler.com 8.9 million visits post-ban recovery 2023
- Threads.net Meta launch 156 million visits first week 2023
- Bluesky.social invite-only 4.5 million visits 2023
- Kick.com streaming rival 67 million visits 2023
- Rumble.com video platform 123 million visits 2023
- TruthSocial.com 45 million political visits 2023
Social Media Interpretation
While the numbers crown YouTube as the undisputed monarch of idle hours, this digital ecosystem reveals a more nuanced truth: from Facebook's staggering multigenerational town square to niche platforms where even MySpace still finds a quiet corner, the internet is less a single arena and more a sprawling, bizarre bazaar where every conceivable human interest—from professional networking to arguing about video games—has staked out its own perpetually buzzing booth.
