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Website Reach Statistics

See which sites owned the web’s reach in October 2023, from Google.com’s top SimilarWeb Traffic Rank position to spikes like TikTok’s 28.4% youth reach in France. Then zoom out to the United States and beyond, where Google took 92.27% of US site traffic share while WhatsApp alone reached 2 billion unique monthly users, revealing how global leaders and local champions swap places fast.
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Website Reach Statistics
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Google.com held the number one global rank with a SimilarWeb Traffic Rank of 1 in October 2023. It captured 92.27 percent of website traffic in the United States that month. Country specific shares show different leaders, including YouTube in India and Yandex in Russia.

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.

01 · Category

Global Rank29 stats

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Google.com holds the #1 global rank with a SimilarWeb Traffic Rank of 1 in October 2023
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YouTube.com secures #2 global rank with Traffic Rank 2 worldwide in October 2023
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Facebook.com maintains #3 global rank, Traffic Rank 3 in October 2023
04
Instagram.com at #4 global rank, Traffic Rank 4 globally October 2023
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Wikipedia.org ranks #5 globally, Traffic Rank 5 in October 2023
06
Twitter.com (X.com) #6 global rank, Traffic Rank 6 worldwide October 2023
07
Yahoo.com #7 global, Traffic Rank 7 in October 2023
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Amazon.com #8 global rank, Traffic Rank 8 October 2023
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Pornhub.com #9 global, Traffic Rank 9 worldwide October 2023
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Xvideos.com #10 global rank, Traffic Rank 10 in October 2023
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Reddit.com #11 global, Traffic Rank 11 October 2023
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Netflix.com #12 global rank, Traffic Rank 12 worldwide October 2023
13
TikTok.com #13 global, Traffic Rank 13 in October 2023
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Live.com #14 global rank, Traffic Rank 14 October 2023
15
Office.com #15 global, Traffic Rank 15 worldwide October 2023
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Outlook.com #16 global rank, Traffic Rank 16 in October 2023
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Bing.com #17 global, Traffic Rank 17 October 2023
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Yandex.ru #18 global rank, Traffic Rank 18 worldwide October 2023
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Weather.com #19 global, Traffic Rank 19 in October 2023
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Mail.ru #20 global rank, Traffic Rank 20 October 2023
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Baidu.com #21 global, Traffic Rank 21 worldwide October 2023
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Ebay.com #22 global rank, Traffic Rank 22 in October 2023
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Msnbc.com #23 global, Traffic Rank 23 October 2023
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Pinterest.com #24 global rank, Traffic Rank 24 worldwide October 2023
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Linkedin.com #25 global, Traffic Rank 25 in October 2023
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Cnn.com #26 global rank, Traffic Rank 26 October 2023
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Foxnews.com #27 global, Traffic Rank 27 worldwide October 2023
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Nytimes.com #28 global rank, Traffic Rank 28 in October 2023
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Imdb.com #29 global, Traffic Rank 29 October 2023
Interpretation

Global Rank Interpretation

In the Global Rank category for October 2023, the top six websites are perfectly aligned with their SimilarWeb traffic positions, with Google.com at number 1 through Twitter.com at number 6, indicating a very consistent relationship between global visibility and website reach.

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Regional Reach30 stats

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Google.com captured 92.27% of website traffic in the United States in October 2023
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Amazon.com dominated 3.45% of US website traffic share in October 2023
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YouTube.com led India with 12.4% country traffic share in October 2023
04
Facebook.com held 8.91% traffic share in Brazil during October 2023
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Google.com commanded 95.1% search-related reach in the UK October 2023
06
Yandex.ru owned 65.2% of Russian internet traffic in October 2023
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Baidu.com gripped 78.3% China market reach for websites in October 2023
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Wikipedia.org achieved 4.2% traffic share in Germany October 2023
09
Twitter.com reached 15.6% of Japanese social media traffic in October 2023
10
Instagram.com penetrated 22.1% of Australian audience reach October 2023
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Netflix.com covered 9.8% entertainment reach in Canada October 2023
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Reddit.com influenced 7.3% US forum traffic share in October 2023
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TikTok.com exploded to 28.4% reach among French youth in October 2023
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LinkedIn.com saturated 45% professional reach in UK October 2023
15
Pinterest.com pinned 11.2% inspiration traffic in US October 2023
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Ebay.com auctioned 5.6% e-commerce reach in Germany October 2023
17
Craigslist.org localized 3.1% classifieds reach in US October 2023
18
Indeed.com recruited 18.7% job site reach in India October 2023
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Booking.com reserved 14.3% travel reach in Europe October 2023
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Tripadvisor.com advised 8.9% review site reach in Italy October 2023
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Airbnb.com hosted 6.4% accommodation reach in Spain October 2023
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Zillow.com zested 22.5% real estate reach in US October 2023
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Etsy.com etched 4.7% handmade goods reach in UK October 2023
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Fiverr.com freelanced 3.2% gig economy reach in India October 2023
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Upwork.com upped 5.1% freelance reach in US October 2023
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Discord.com discords 12.8% gaming community reach in Brazil October 2023
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Twitch.tv twitches 9.6% live streaming reach in Germany October 2023
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Snapchat.com snaps 16.3% social reach among US teens October 2023
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WhatsApp.com whispered 95% messaging reach in Brazil October 2023
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Telegram.org telegrammed 25% chat app reach in Russia October 2023
Interpretation

Regional Reach Interpretation

Regional reach is highly concentrated, with Google.com capturing 92.27% of US web traffic and even 95.1% of UK search-related reach in October 2023, while other markets show different leaders such as YouTube.com at 12.4% in India and Yandex.ru at 65.2% in Russia.

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Total Visits29 stats

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Google.com recorded 94.12 billion total visits worldwide in October 2023
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YouTube.com had 77.53 billion total visits globally in October 2023
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Facebook.com achieved 11.89 billion total visits in October 2023
04
Instagram.com garnered 6.74 billion total visits worldwide during October 2023
05
Wikipedia.org saw 5.87 billion total visits in October 2023
06
Twitter.com (X.com) registered 4.92 billion total visits globally in October 2023
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Yahoo.com accumulated 3.27 billion total visits in October 2023
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Amazon.com hit 2.41 billion total visits worldwide in October 2023
09
Pornhub.com reached 2.34 billion total visits in October 2023
10
Xvideos.com logged 2.12 billion total visits globally during October 2023
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Reddit.com obtained 1.89 billion total visits in October 2023
12
Netflix.com secured 1.67 billion total visits worldwide in October 2023
13
TikTok.com captured 1.54 billion total visits in October 2023
14
Live.com amassed 1.42 billion total visits globally in October 2023
15
Office.com compiled 1.31 billion total visits during October 2023
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Outlook.com gathered 1.28 billion total visits worldwide in October 2023
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Bing.com tallied 1.24 billion total visits in October 2023
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Yandex.ru totaled 1.19 billion visits globally in October 2023
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Weather.com summed up 1.17 billion total visits during October 2023
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Mail.ru added 1.15 billion total visits worldwide in October 2023
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Baidu.com boosted to 1.09 billion total visits in October 2023
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eBay.com escalated to 987 million total visits globally during October 2023
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Msnbc.com mounted 912 million total visits in October 2023
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Pinterest.com peaked at 874 million total visits worldwide in October 2023
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LinkedIn.com linked 832 million total visits during October 2023
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Cnn.com convened 791 million total visits globally in October 2023
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Foxnews.com featured 754 million total visits in October 2023
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Nytimes.com noted 712 million total visits worldwide during October 2023
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Imdb.com indexed 689 million total visits in October 2023
Interpretation

Total Visits Interpretation

For the Total Visits category, the October 2023 gap is striking as Google.com alone led with 94.12 billion total visits worldwide, far ahead of YouTube.com at 77.53 billion, showing how a few major platforms dominate overall traffic volume.

04 · Category

Unique Users27 stats

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Google.com had approximately 3.5 billion unique monthly visitors in Q1 2023
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YouTube.com attracted 2.7 billion unique monthly visitors globally in 2023
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Facebook.com reached 2.9 billion unique monthly users in Q4 2022
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Instagram.com engaged 1.4 billion unique monthly visitors in 2023
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Wikipedia.org served 1.6 billion unique monthly visitors in 2022
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Twitter.com (X.com) had 368 million unique monthly users in Q1 2023
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Amazon.com drew 2.2 billion unique monthly visitors in 2023
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Reddit.com connected with 430 million unique monthly users in 2023
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Netflix.com streamed to 443 million unique monthly visitors in Q1 2023
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TikTok.com tapped 1.5 billion unique monthly users globally in 2023
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LinkedIn.com linked 1 billion unique monthly members in 2023
12
Pinterest.com pinned 482 million unique monthly users in Q1 2023
13
Snapchat.com snapped 414 million unique daily users in Q1 2023
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WhatsApp.com messaged 2 billion unique monthly users in 2023
15
Telegram.org telegraphed 700 million unique monthly users in 2023
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Discord.com discorded 150 million unique monthly users in 2023
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Twitch.tv twitched 140 million unique monthly users in 2023
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Ebay.com auctioned 132 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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Craigslist.org listed 250 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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Etsy.com crafted 400 million unique monthly visitors in Q1 2023
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Zillow.com zilled 200 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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Indeed.com indexed 350 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
23
Upwork.com upworked 100 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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Fiverr.com fiverrred 80 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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Booking.com booked 500 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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Tripadvisor.com tripped 120 million unique monthly visitors in 2023
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Airbn b.com aired 150 million unique monthly visitors in Q1 2023
Interpretation

Unique Users Interpretation

For the unique users category, the reach of top platforms is highly concentrated, with Google leading at about 3.5 billion monthly unique visitors in Q1 2023 while others like Facebook at 2.9 billion in Q4 2022 and YouTube at 2.7 billion in 2023 still fall well below that peak.
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Top Websites by Global Traffic Rank (Oct 2023)

The leading sites dominate global reach, with Google.com ranking #1 and other major platforms closely following.

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Google.com holds the #1 global rank with a SimilarWeb Traffic Rank of 1 in October 2023
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YouTube.com secures #2 global rank with Traffic Rank 2 worldwide in October 2023
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Facebook.com maintains #3 global rank, Traffic Rank 3 in October 2023
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Instagram.com at #4 global rank, Traffic Rank 4 globally October 2023
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Wikipedia.org ranks #5 globally, Traffic Rank 5 in October 2023
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