The ranking of the most popular websites in the world would most probably include a few of your personal choices but is also bound to spring a few surprises. Over the years, a regular list of websites has been holding their positions, with the exception of a few sites which have moved either up or down in the list. This list has been created based on an analysis of the most visited sites by organic traffic. The data from Similar Web was used to arrive at these conclusions.
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The monster search engine, Google continues to lead the list, holding on to the top position across many continents. The popularity of the search engine have not slipped one bit, and it continues to grow exponentially. According to stats, over 40,000 searches take place in Google each second. This works out to a mind-boggling 1.2 trillion searches per year. It’s without doubt as being the most visited and used website in the world with its powerful search engine. Due to its great scale of user base (audience), Google now has also positioned itself as the most crucial digital marketing platform beloved by 300 million advertisers, entrepreneurs and online marketers in the world who seek to grow their business online.
Youtube, the Arts and Entertainment streaming site is placed at No: 2. The internet traffic globally is driven by such streaming sites. The exponential growth in the usage of power-packed smartphones has pushed up the consumption of video streaming content. As per stats, every minute over 300 minutes of video is uploaded to Youtube. This website boasts of about 1.3 billion users per month. In the same category, the Amazon-owned Twitch which is focussed on gaming is now ranked in the 30th position.
Facebook, the social networking site continues to be at the 3rd spot. The social networking site has been leveraging robust growth throughout the world and over 2 billion users communicate with family, friends, and acquaintances every day using Facebook. Facebook has 2.27 billion users every month with the average time spent per user around 41 minutes each day.
Next on the list is the Chinese Search Engine, Baidu, It currently holds the 4th position in the world and is the largest search engine in the Chinese language, where it has a 70% share of the market. Baidu has over 9.77 billion users every month. The reason for its growth is not surprising. China has very strong control over the internet, where it is heavily policed. This has encouraged other Chinese websites to enter this industry and many of them are now among the list of top trending websites.
Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia is at the 5th position. Every day the site gets over 13 million visitors who seek for information and anything from historical events to locations, arts, sports, personalities, companies and to anything you can think of.
At 6th spot is Twitter, the social media website. This is one of the leading social media sites and has 3.92 billion visitors every month. This website is designed for social engagement and interaction between people. With Twitter, you get access to daily news, stay connected to the world, and also keep track of what your friends are doing.
The Indian version of Google, Google.in holds the 7th spot and this is followed by the venerable web search engine, Yahoo at the 8th. Yahoo used to be the best search engine leading the market before Google came out. Though it had significantly dropped in its ranking for quite some time, today it is still remaining its position among the most popular source for articles and news items. Yahoo has over 3.74 billion visitors every month.
In the 9th spot is PornHub.com an adult website. This website comes under the video streaming category and has gained immense popularity over the years. Similar websites like XNXX and XVideos have shown tremendous growth and are ranked among the top 20 websites in the world. PornHub alone has over 3.36 billion visitors every month. These websites combined have over 9 billion visitors every month.
Instagram, the most popular social sharing site among teens and millennials is in the 10th place. This website offers the opportunity to share videos, photos, and live streams and gives a glimpse of someone else’s life. It has also gained acceptance in business for its marketing and brand-building efforts. The website has over 3.21 billion visitors every month.
XVideos, the adult site is at No.11 and this is followed by Yandex.ru, Russia’s homegrown search engine at No.12. This website is hugely popular in Russia and has managed to dominate the domestic market. Yandex.ru has 3.06 billion visitors every month.
AMP Project is at No:13. This is a website introduced by Google and is designed to assist in improving mobile pages. Though it is a recent entry, it has created a large following and today is among the leading websites. AMP Project has 2.76 billion visitors every month.
XNXX, the adult website is at No:14 with about 2.47 billion visitors every month. This is followed by Amazon.com at No.15. Amazon is among the most popular websites in the world and the top leader in the online shopping industry in the world. With visibility in over 200 countries, it is a favorite among people for purchasing of home goods, clothing, groceries, electronic items, books and many more. With over 2.41 billion visitors every month, it is fast catching up on the leaders.
With 2.2 billion visitors every day, Live.com is next on the list at No.16. This is a site sponsored by Microsoft
At No:17 is VK.com. This is a Russian online social networking service. This is the leading online social media website from Russia. Though it is available in many languages, it has found predominance only in Russia. As of now, it has 2.16 billion visitors.
Netflix, the US-based media service provider is at No:18 on our list of top websites in the world. The site offers online streaming of films and television programs. The website has 1.81 billion visitors every month.
QQ is a Chinese instant messaging service and web portal which is 19th on our list. It is also known as TencentQQ. The website offers services like online social games, music, microblogging, group and voice chat. QQ has 1.76 billion visitors every month.
At the 19th spot is Whatsapp, the cross-platform messaging service owned by Facebook. The messenger allows users to send text and voice messages, share images, and make voice and video calls. This website has over 1.76 billion visitors every month. We are sure that the websites listed here would be able to maintain their rankings and continue to be in the list of Top most popular websites for 2020 also.
The countries that contribute to the top 100 websites make interesting statistics. The USA is leading the table with over 60 websites emanating from there. This is followed by China which has 15 websites in the top 100 list. Next is Japan with 6 websites, Russia with 5 websites, United Kingdom with 4, Canada with 3, Brazil with 3, and India with 3.
Measured by the number of monthly visits in billions
(Data from Similar Web)
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