Website reach in October 2023 gives a surprisingly clear view of who controls attention online, with Google.com sitting at the very top at a SimilarWeb Traffic Rank of 1 and capturing 92.27% of US traffic. But that dominance does not carry evenly across categories and regions, where platforms like YouTube lead India and search share in the UK swings toward Google at 95.1%. The contrast between global rank and country specific reach is exactly where the dataset gets interesting.
Key Takeaways
- Google.com holds the #1 global rank with a SimilarWeb Traffic Rank of 1 in October 2023
- YouTube.com secures #2 global rank with Traffic Rank 2 worldwide in October 2023
- Facebook.com maintains #3 global rank, Traffic Rank 3 in October 2023
- Google.com captured 92.27% of website traffic in the United States in October 2023
- Amazon.com dominated 3.45% of US website traffic share in October 2023
- YouTube.com led India with 12.4% country traffic share in October 2023
- Google.com recorded 94.12 billion total visits worldwide in October 2023
- YouTube.com had 77.53 billion total visits globally in October 2023
- Facebook.com achieved 11.89 billion total visits in October 2023
- Google.com had approximately 3.5 billion unique monthly visitors in Q1 2023
- YouTube.com attracted 2.7 billion unique monthly visitors globally in 2023
- Facebook.com reached 2.9 billion unique monthly users in Q4 2022
Google dominated global web traffic in October 2023, while YouTube and Facebook ranked next.
Global Rank
1Google.com holds the #1 global rank with a SimilarWeb Traffic Rank of 1 in October 2023
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2YouTube.com secures #2 global rank with Traffic Rank 2 worldwide in October 2023
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3Facebook.com maintains #3 global rank, Traffic Rank 3 in October 2023
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4Instagram.com at #4 global rank, Traffic Rank 4 globally October 2023
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5Wikipedia.org ranks #5 globally, Traffic Rank 5 in October 2023
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6Twitter.com (X.com) #6 global rank, Traffic Rank 6 worldwide October 2023
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7Yahoo.com #7 global, Traffic Rank 7 in October 2023
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8Amazon.com #8 global rank, Traffic Rank 8 October 2023
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9Pornhub.com #9 global, Traffic Rank 9 worldwide October 2023
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10Xvideos.com #10 global rank, Traffic Rank 10 in October 2023
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11Reddit.com #11 global, Traffic Rank 11 October 2023
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12Netflix.com #12 global rank, Traffic Rank 12 worldwide October 2023
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13TikTok.com #13 global, Traffic Rank 13 in October 2023
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14Live.com #14 global rank, Traffic Rank 14 October 2023
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15Office.com #15 global, Traffic Rank 15 worldwide October 2023
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16Outlook.com #16 global rank, Traffic Rank 16 in October 2023
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17Bing.com #17 global, Traffic Rank 17 October 2023
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18Yandex.ru #18 global rank, Traffic Rank 18 worldwide October 2023
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19Weather.com #19 global, Traffic Rank 19 in October 2023
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20Mail.ru #20 global rank, Traffic Rank 20 October 2023
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21Baidu.com #21 global, Traffic Rank 21 worldwide October 2023
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22Ebay.com #22 global rank, Traffic Rank 22 in October 2023
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23Msnbc.com #23 global, Traffic Rank 23 October 2023
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24Pinterest.com #24 global rank, Traffic Rank 24 worldwide October 2023
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25Linkedin.com #25 global, Traffic Rank 25 in October 2023
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26Cnn.com #26 global rank, Traffic Rank 26 October 2023
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27Foxnews.com #27 global, Traffic Rank 27 worldwide October 2023
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28Nytimes.com #28 global rank, Traffic Rank 28 in October 2023
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29Imdb.com #29 global, Traffic Rank 29 October 2023
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Global Rank Interpretation
It seems humanity's digital priorities are a neatly ranked pyramid where we search, stream, socialize, and shop, while also confessing, through two sites in the top ten, that our other favorite pastime is, well, entirely predictable.
Regional Reach
1Google.com captured 92.27% of website traffic in the United States in October 2023
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2Amazon.com dominated 3.45% of US website traffic share in October 2023
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3YouTube.com led India with 12.4% country traffic share in October 2023
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4Facebook.com held 8.91% traffic share in Brazil during October 2023
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5Google.com commanded 95.1% search-related reach in the UK October 2023
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6Yandex.ru owned 65.2% of Russian internet traffic in October 2023
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7Baidu.com gripped 78.3% China market reach for websites in October 2023
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8Wikipedia.org achieved 4.2% traffic share in Germany October 2023
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9Twitter.com reached 15.6% of Japanese social media traffic in October 2023
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10Instagram.com penetrated 22.1% of Australian audience reach October 2023
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11Netflix.com covered 9.8% entertainment reach in Canada October 2023
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12Reddit.com influenced 7.3% US forum traffic share in October 2023
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13TikTok.com exploded to 28.4% reach among French youth in October 2023
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14LinkedIn.com saturated 45% professional reach in UK October 2023
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15Pinterest.com pinned 11.2% inspiration traffic in US October 2023
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16Ebay.com auctioned 5.6% e-commerce reach in Germany October 2023
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17Craigslist.org localized 3.1% classifieds reach in US October 2023
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18Indeed.com recruited 18.7% job site reach in India October 2023
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19Booking.com reserved 14.3% travel reach in Europe October 2023
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20Tripadvisor.com advised 8.9% review site reach in Italy October 2023
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21Airbnb.com hosted 6.4% accommodation reach in Spain October 2023
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22Zillow.com zested 22.5% real estate reach in US October 2023
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23Etsy.com etched 4.7% handmade goods reach in UK October 2023
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24Fiverr.com freelanced 3.2% gig economy reach in India October 2023
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25Upwork.com upped 5.1% freelance reach in US October 2023
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26Discord.com discords 12.8% gaming community reach in Brazil October 2023
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27Twitch.tv twitches 9.6% live streaming reach in Germany October 2023
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28Snapchat.com snaps 16.3% social reach among US teens October 2023
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29WhatsApp.com whispered 95% messaging reach in Brazil October 2023
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30Telegram.org telegrammed 25% chat app reach in Russia October 2023
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Regional Reach Interpretation
When you strip away the local quirks—be it Yandex in Russia, WhatsApp whispering in Brazil, or Google’s near-total dominance in the US and UK—the internet reveals itself not as a global village, but as a patchwork of digital fiefdoms where a handful of platforms reign supreme in their respective domains.
Total Visits
1Google.com recorded 94.12 billion total visits worldwide in October 2023
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2YouTube.com had 77.53 billion total visits globally in October 2023
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3Facebook.com achieved 11.89 billion total visits in October 2023
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4Instagram.com garnered 6.74 billion total visits worldwide during October 2023
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5Wikipedia.org saw 5.87 billion total visits in October 2023
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6Twitter.com (X.com) registered 4.92 billion total visits globally in October 2023
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7Yahoo.com accumulated 3.27 billion total visits in October 2023
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8Amazon.com hit 2.41 billion total visits worldwide in October 2023
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9Pornhub.com reached 2.34 billion total visits in October 2023
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10Xvideos.com logged 2.12 billion total visits globally during October 2023
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11Reddit.com obtained 1.89 billion total visits in October 2023
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12Netflix.com secured 1.67 billion total visits worldwide in October 2023
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13TikTok.com captured 1.54 billion total visits in October 2023
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14Live.com amassed 1.42 billion total visits globally in October 2023
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15Office.com compiled 1.31 billion total visits during October 2023
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16Outlook.com gathered 1.28 billion total visits worldwide in October 2023
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17Bing.com tallied 1.24 billion total visits in October 2023
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18Yandex.ru totaled 1.19 billion visits globally in October 2023
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19Weather.com summed up 1.17 billion total visits during October 2023
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20Mail.ru added 1.15 billion total visits worldwide in October 2023
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21Baidu.com boosted to 1.09 billion total visits in October 2023
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22eBay.com escalated to 987 million total visits globally during October 2023
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23Msnbc.com mounted 912 million total visits in October 2023
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24Pinterest.com peaked at 874 million total visits worldwide in October 2023
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25LinkedIn.com linked 832 million total visits during October 2023
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26Cnn.com convened 791 million total visits globally in October 2023
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27Foxnews.com featured 754 million total visits in October 2023
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28Nytimes.com noted 712 million total visits worldwide during October 2023
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29Imdb.com indexed 689 million total visits in October 2023
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Total Visits Interpretation
Even as humanity searches for knowledge and connection, it seems our online attention is ultimately divided between Google’s answers, YouTube's entertainment, and the surprisingly resilient shadow economy of both social media and adult content.
Unique Users
1Google.com had approximately 3.5 billion unique monthly visitors in Q1 2023
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2YouTube.com attracted 2.7 billion unique monthly visitors globally in 2023
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3Facebook.com reached 2.9 billion unique monthly users in Q4 2022
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4Instagram.com engaged 1.4 billion unique monthly visitors in 2023
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5Wikipedia.org served 1.6 billion unique monthly visitors in 2022
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6Twitter.com (X.com) had 368 million unique monthly users in Q1 2023
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7Amazon.com drew 2.2 billion unique monthly visitors in 2023
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8Reddit.com connected with 430 million unique monthly users in 2023
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9Netflix.com streamed to 443 million unique monthly visitors in Q1 2023
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10TikTok.com tapped 1.5 billion unique monthly users globally in 2023
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11LinkedIn.com linked 1 billion unique monthly members in 2023
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12Pinterest.com pinned 482 million unique monthly users in Q1 2023
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13Snapchat.com snapped 414 million unique daily users in Q1 2023
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14WhatsApp.com messaged 2 billion unique monthly users in 2023
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15Telegram.org telegraphed 700 million unique monthly users in 2023
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16Discord.com discorded 150 million unique monthly users in 2023
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17Twitch.tv twitched 140 million unique monthly users in 2023
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18Ebay.com auctioned 132 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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19Craigslist.org listed 250 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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20Etsy.com crafted 400 million unique monthly visitors in Q1 2023
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21Zillow.com zilled 200 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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22Indeed.com indexed 350 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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23Upwork.com upworked 100 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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24Fiverr.com fiverrred 80 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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25Booking.com booked 500 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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26Tripadvisor.com tripped 120 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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27Airbn b.com aired 150 million unique monthly visitors in Q1 2023
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Unique Users Interpretation
If you stripped away every other website on the internet, humanity would still be arguing on YouTube, lost on Wikipedia, shopping on Amazon, and desperately searching for a Wi-Fi password so they could continue doing all three.
How We Rate Confidence
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AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree
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AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree
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Sources & References
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similarweb.com
- Reference 2STATISTAstatista.com
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- Reference 3SEMRUSHsemrush.com
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- Reference 4BUSINESSOFAPPSbusinessofapps.com
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