The 10 Most Visited Websites in the World

 

If you spend any time online, it’s likely you’re familiar with some of the world’s most visited websites. On today’s internet, a handful of giants have unmatched dominance.

Top Three Websites (Monthly visits):
Google: 92.5 billion
YouTube: 34.6 billion
Facebook: 25.5 billion

Together, the top three websites rake in 152 billion visits monthly, outpacing the next 47 websites combined. What’s more, as the pandemic transformed everything from the way we work, learn, communicate, and shop—a majority of these activities migrated online.

In this new visualization, we look at the most visited websites around the world, drawing data from SimilarWeb (as of November 2020).
The Top Global Websites

Servicing over two trillion search queries annually through its network, Alphabet-owned Google ranks highest with its flagship domain, Google.com. Google derives approximately 80% of its earnings from ad revenues.

Rank	Website	Monthly Visitors	Country of Origin	Category
1	Google.com	92.5B	U.S.	Search Engines
2	Youtube.com	34.6B	U.S.	TV Movies and Streaming
3	Facebook.com	25.5B	U.S.	Social Networks and Online Communities
4	Twitter.com	6.6B	U.S.	Social Networks and Online Communities
5	Wikipedia.org	6.1B	U.S.	Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
6	Instagram.com	6.1B	U.S.	Social Networks and Online Communities
7	Baidu.com	5.6B	China	Search Engines
8	Yahoo.com	3.8B	U.S.	News and Media
9	xvideos.com	3.4B	Czech Republic	Adult
10	pornhub.com	3.3B	Canada	Adult

Facebook has a user base of 2.7 billion. On average, users spend 34 minutes on the site daily, while 36% of users say it’s also where they get their news—higher than any other social network.

As the leading search engine in China, Baidu (#7) received 5.6 billion visitors in November. Baidu is also branching out its business— venturing into electric vehicles (EVs) in a partnership with China-based automaker Geely.

As video conferencing vaulted in demand during the pandemic, Zoom (#15), launched into the most visited websites with 2.7 billion visitors monthly. Similarly, TikTok (#43) became a freshly minted addition.

Culled from visualcapitalist