What does it mean when a site gets billions of visits yet nearly half of visitors leave after one page? In March 2024, Google topped the charts with 94.25 billion visits worldwide while bounce rates across major platforms ranged from 38.4% to 55.7%. We’ll connect those popularity signals to real engagement patterns like pages per visit, traffic growth, and audience demographics so the ranking makes more sense than a headline alone.
Key Takeaways
- Google.com has a global average bounce rate of 38.4% across all pages in 2023 data
- YouTube.com average bounce rate stands at 42.1% worldwide in 2023 metrics
- Facebook.com bounce rate averaged 45.7% globally in 2023 per SimilarWeb
- Google.com received 94.25 billion visits worldwide in March 2024, making it the most popular website globally
- YouTube.com ranked second globally with 47.82 billion visits in March 2024
- Facebook.com was third with 17.45 billion visits in March 2024 according to SimilarWeb data
- Google.com saw 12.5% year-over-year traffic growth in 2023 globally
- YouTube.com experienced 8.7% YoY growth in monthly visits worldwide 2023
- Facebook.com traffic grew 4.2% YoY globally in 2023 per SimilarWeb
- Google.com recorded 105.4 billion monthly visits in Q1 2024 average
- YouTube.com averaged 51.2 billion monthly visits in Q1 2024 globally
- Facebook.com had 18.9 billion monthly visits average Q1 2024
- 35% of Google.com users are aged 18-24 globally as of 2023 Statista data
- 28% of YouTube.com audience is 25-34 years old worldwide in 2023
- Facebook.com has 32% users aged 25-34 globally per 2023 data
Google leads global web traffic in 2023 with 92.5% search share and the lowest bounce rate.
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Engagement Metrics30 stats
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Google.com has a global average bounce rate of 38.4% across all pages in 2023 data
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YouTube.com average bounce rate stands at 42.1% worldwide in 2023 metrics
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Facebook.com bounce rate averaged 45.7% globally in 2023 per SimilarWeb
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Instagram.com has 48.2% average bounce rate worldwide 2023 data
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Wikipedia.org bounce rate at 41.5% average globally in 2023
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X.com average bounce rate 52.3% worldwide 2023 metrics from SimilarWeb
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Yahoo.com bounce rate 47.8% global average in 2023
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Amazon.com 39.6% average bounce rate worldwide 2023 data
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Reddit.com 46.4% bounce rate average globally 2023 per SimilarWeb
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TikTok.com 44.9% average bounce rate worldwide in 2023
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Baidu.com bounce rate 43.2% global average 2023 metrics
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Yandex.ru 45.1% average bounce rate worldwide 2023 data
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Live.com bounce rate 40.8% globally average in 2023
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Netflix.com 55.7% average bounce rate worldwide 2023 per SimilarWeb
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Weather.com 42.3% bounce rate global average 2023 metrics
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LinkedIn.com 49.5% average bounce rate worldwide 2023 data
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Office.com 38.9% bounce rate average globally 2023
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Pinterest.com 47.2% average bounce rate worldwide 2023
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Ebay.com 41.7% bounce rate global average 2023 metrics
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Twitch.tv 53.4% average bounce rate worldwide 2023 data
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Apple.com 44.6% bounce rate average globally 2023 per SimilarWeb
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Discord.com 50.1% average bounce rate worldwide 2023
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CNN.com 48.9% bounce rate global average 2023 metrics
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Microsoft.com 39.2% average bounce rate worldwide 2023 data
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Roblox.com 52.8% bounce rate average globally 2023
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Zillow.com 46.7% average bounce rate worldwide 2023 per SimilarWeb
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Imdb.com 45.3% bounce rate global average 2023 metrics
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Stackoverflow.com 51.6% average bounce rate worldwide 2023 data
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Google.com average pages per visit 3.42 globally in 2023
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YouTube.com pages per visit average 4.15 worldwide 2023 metrics
Interpretation
Engagement Metrics Interpretation
The bounce rate leaderboard reveals that while Google may be our digital butler, YouTube is our procrastination palace, with users fleeing Netflix like a disappointing first date and cozying up on YouTube for four pages of rabbit-hole bliss.
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Global Traffic Rankings30 stats
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Google.com received 94.25 billion visits worldwide in March 2024, making it the most popular website globally
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YouTube.com ranked second globally with 47.82 billion visits in March 2024
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Facebook.com was third with 17.45 billion visits in March 2024 according to SimilarWeb data
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Instagram.com secured fourth place with 12.34 billion visits globally in March 2024
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Wikipedia.org ranked fifth with 9.87 billion visits in March 2024 worldwide
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Twitter.com (X.com) had 6.54 billion visits, placing sixth globally in March 2024
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Yahoo.com ranked seventh with 5.67 billion visits in March 2024 per SimilarWeb
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Amazon.com was eighth with 4.92 billion visits worldwide in March 2024
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Reddit.com ninth with 3.45 billion visits in March 2024 globally
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TikTok.com tenth with 3.21 billion visits in March 2024 according to SimilarWeb
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Baidu.com ranked 11th with 2.98 billion visits globally in March 2024
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Yandex.ru 12th with 2.45 billion visits worldwide in March 2024
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Live.com 13th at 2.12 billion visits in March 2024 per SimilarWeb
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Netflix.com 14th with 1.89 billion visits globally in March 2024
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Weather.com 15th ranking with 1.76 billion visits in March 2024
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Semrush.com data shows Pornhub.com at 16th with 1.65 billion visits in March 2024 globally
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LinkedIn.com 17th with 1.54 billion visits worldwide in March 2024
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Office.com 18th at 1.43 billion visits in March 2024 per SimilarWeb
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Pinterest.com 19th with 1.32 billion visits globally in March 2024
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EBay.com 20th ranking 1.21 billion visits in March 2024
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Bilibili.com 21st with 1.15 billion visits worldwide in March 2024
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Twitch.tv 22nd at 1.09 billion visits in March 2024 globally
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Apple.com 23rd with 1.02 billion visits per SimilarWeb March 2024
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Discord.com 24th 987 million visits in March 2024 worldwide
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CNN.com 25th at 945 million visits globally in March 2024
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Microsoft.com 26th with 912 million visits in March 2024 per SimilarWeb
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Roblox.com 27th 876 million visits worldwide March 2024
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Zillow.com 28th at 843 million visits in March 2024 globally
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Imdb.com 29th 812 million visits per SimilarWeb March 2024
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Stackoverflow.com 30th with 789 million visits worldwide in March 2024
Interpretation
Global Traffic Rankings Interpretation
It appears humanity's March 2024 priorities can be neatly ranked as: searching Google, watching YouTube, checking Facebook, scrolling Instagram, consulting Wikipedia, and, somewhere between arguing on Twitter and shopping on Amazon, also finding time for the weather, porn, and cat videos.
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Market Trends25 stats
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Google.com saw 12.5% year-over-year traffic growth in 2023 globally
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YouTube.com experienced 8.7% YoY growth in monthly visits worldwide 2023
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Facebook.com traffic grew 4.2% YoY globally in 2023 per SimilarWeb
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Instagram.com 15.3% YoY growth in visits worldwide 2023 data
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Wikipedia.org 3.1% YoY traffic increase globally 2023 metrics
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X.com declined by 9.4% YoY in traffic worldwide 2023 stats
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Yahoo.com 2.8% YoY growth globally in 2023 visits
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Amazon.com 11.6% YoY traffic growth worldwide 2023 data
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Reddit.com surged 28.4% YoY in monthly visits globally 2023
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TikTok.com 22.7% YoY growth worldwide 2023 per SimilarWeb
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Baidu.com 5.9% YoY traffic increase globally 2023 metrics
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LinkedIn.com 7.2% YoY growth in visits worldwide 2023 data
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Pinterest.com 13.8% YoY traffic growth globally 2023 stats
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Ebay.com 6.4% YoY increase worldwide 2023 visits
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Netflix.com -2.1% YoY decline in traffic globally 2023 data
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Twitch.tv 18.5% YoY growth worldwide 2023 metrics
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Discord.com 25.3% YoY traffic surge globally 2023 stats
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Roblox.com 32.7% YoY growth in visits worldwide 2023
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CNN.com -1.5% YoY decline globally 2023 data
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Microsoft.com 9.1% YoY traffic growth worldwide 2023 metrics
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Zillow.com 14.2% YoY increase globally 2023 visits
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Imdb.com 4.8% YoY growth worldwide 2023 data
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Stackoverflow.com 11.9% YoY traffic rise globally 2023 stats
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Google.com holds 92.5% search engine market share globally in 2023
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Social media platforms captured 31% of all internet time worldwide in 2023
Interpretation
Market Trends Interpretation
The digital landscape is ruthlessly Darwinian, as evidenced by X.com and Netflix withering on the vine while Reddit, TikTok, and Discord surge like wildfire, proving that even Google's search dominance can't save a platform from becoming a ghost town if it forgets what makes users actually want to stick around.
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Monthly Visits30 stats
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Google.com recorded 105.4 billion monthly visits in Q1 2024 average
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YouTube.com averaged 51.2 billion monthly visits in Q1 2024 globally
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Facebook.com had 18.9 billion monthly visits average Q1 2024
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Instagram.com averaged 13.4 billion monthly visits worldwide Q1 2024
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Wikipedia.org 10.5 billion average monthly visits Q1 2024 globally
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X.com (Twitter) 7.1 billion monthly visits average Q1 2024
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Yahoo.com 6.2 billion monthly visits Q1 2024 worldwide average
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Amazon.com 5.3 billion average monthly visits Q1 2024 globally
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Reddit.com 3.7 billion monthly visits average Q1 2024
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TikTok.com 3.5 billion average monthly visits worldwide Q1 2024
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Baidu.com 3.2 billion monthly visits Q1 2024 global average
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Yandex.ru 2.6 billion average monthly visits Q1 2024 worldwide
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Outlook.live.com 2.3 billion monthly visits average Q1 2024
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Netflix.com 2.0 billion average monthly visits globally Q1 2024
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Weather.com 1.9 billion monthly visits Q1 2024 worldwide average
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Pornhub.com 1.8 billion average monthly visits Q1 2024 globally
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LinkedIn.com 1.7 billion monthly visits average Q1 2024
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Office.com 1.6 billion average monthly visits worldwide Q1 2024
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Pinterest.com 1.5 billion monthly visits Q1 2024 global average
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Ebay.com 1.4 billion average monthly visits Q1 2024 worldwide
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Bilibili.com 1.3 billion monthly visits average Q1 2024 globally
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Twitch.tv 1.2 billion average monthly visits Q1 2024 worldwide
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Apple.com 1.1 billion monthly visits Q1 2024 global average
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Discord.com 1.05 billion average monthly visits worldwide Q1 2024
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CNN.com 1.0 billion monthly visits average Q1 2024 globally
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Microsoft.com 980 million average monthly visits Q1 2024 worldwide
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Roblox.com 950 million monthly visits Q1 2024 global average
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Zillow.com 920 million average monthly visits worldwide Q1 2024
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Imdb.com 890 million monthly visits Q1 2024 globally average
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Stackoverflow.com 860 million average monthly visits Q1 2024 worldwide
Interpretation
Monthly Visits Interpretation
If the internet were a classroom, Google would be the teacher everyone asks for help, YouTube would be the projector showing us everything, Facebook would be the loud group in the back, and Wikipedia would be the quiet kid in the corner who surprisingly has all the answers but also finds it odd that Pornhub gets more attention than the entire world’s combined professional networking on LinkedIn.
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User Demographics24 stats
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35% of Google.com users are aged 18-24 globally as of 2023 Statista data
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28% of YouTube.com audience is 25-34 years old worldwide in 2023
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Facebook.com has 32% users aged 25-34 globally per 2023 data
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Instagram.com 41% of users 18-24 years old worldwide 2023 stats
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Wikipedia.org 26% users aged 35-44 globally in 2023 demographics
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X.com 27% audience 25-34 years old worldwide 2023 data
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Yahoo.com 22% users over 55 globally per 2023 stats
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Amazon.com 29% female users worldwide in 2023 demographics
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Reddit.com 64% male users globally 2023 data from Statista
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TikTok.com 57% users female worldwide in 2023 stats
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Baidu.com 52% users aged 18-34 in China/global 2023 demographics
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LinkedIn.com 56% users aged 25-34 worldwide 2023 data
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Pinterest.com 71% female audience globally per 2023 stats
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Ebay.com 53% female users worldwide 2023 demographics
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Netflix.com 49% users 25-34 globally in 2023 data
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Twitch.tv 65% male users worldwide 2023 stats
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Discord.com 58% users under 24 globally per 2023 demographics
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Roblox.com 51% users aged 9-12 worldwide 2023 data
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CNN.com 28% users over 55 globally in 2023 stats
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Microsoft.com 31% users 35-44 worldwide 2023 demographics
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Zillow.com 37% female users globally per 2023 data
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Imdb.com 54% male audience worldwide 2023 stats
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Stackoverflow.com 92% male users globally in 2023 developer survey data
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Weather.com 55% female users worldwide 2023 demographics
Interpretation
User Demographics Interpretation
The internet reveals its soul in its demographics, where youth flocks to Instagram and TikTok for validation, wisdom finds Wikipedia and CNN, Reddit and Stack Overflow become digital men's clubs, Pinterest and weather channels are women's domains, and LinkedIn is where ambition pretends to have a professional profile picture.
Reference
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Stefan Wendt. (2026, February 13). Website Popularity Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/website-popularity-statistics
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Stefan Wendt. "Website Popularity Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/website-popularity-statistics.
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Stefan Wendt. 2026. "Website Popularity Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/website-popularity-statistics.
Sources & references
4 datasets cited across this report · attribution is report-level