The internet hosts over 1.1 billion websites as of 2025, a staggering figure that continues to grow with each passing day. However, despite this massive number, only a fraction of these websites attract the lion’s share of global web traffic. In this detailed report, we break down the top 100 most visited websites worldwide, providing a comprehensive overview of the digital platforms that dominate the online landscape. We also highlight emerging websites that are experiencing explosive growth.
Dominance by the Giants: Top 10 Most Visited Websites Globally
- Google.com – 111.9 Billion Monthly Visits Google remains the undisputed leader of the internet, facilitating billions of queries daily through its powerful search engine. Its reach extends beyond search to include Gmail, Google Maps, and Google Drive, making it an indispensable tool for both individuals and businesses.
- YouTube.com – 51.65 Billion Monthly Visits Owned by Google, YouTube has solidified its position as the world’s leading video-sharing platform. It caters to over 2 billion logged-in users every month, with content ranging from entertainment and education to live streams and music.
- Facebook.com – 11.24 Billion Monthly Visits Despite controversies and emerging competitors, Facebook remains one of the top social networks, particularly strong in emerging markets. Its vast user base leverages the platform for communication, news, and community building.
- Wikipedia.org – 6.79 Billion Monthly Visits As a free and collaborative encyclopedia, Wikipedia is a staple for information seekers. Its open-edit model supports over 6 million English articles and countless others in multiple languages.
- Instagram.com – 6.51 Billion Monthly Visits Another Meta-owned platform, Instagram dominates visual content sharing, influencer marketing, and social commerce. With features like Reels and Stories, it continues to engage users globally.
- Bing.com – 5.28 Billion Monthly Visits Microsoft’s Bing search engine has seen renewed growth due to its integration with AI tools like ChatGPT. Its presence is bolstered by Windows-based default settings.
- Reddit.com – 5.14 Billion Monthly Visits Reddit’s community-driven content thrives on its vast array of topic-specific subreddits. It’s increasingly being recognized as a reliable source of insights, trends, and discussions.
- X.com – 4.27 Billion Monthly Visits Formerly known as Twitter, X.com under Elon Musk’s leadership has evolved into a platform mixing social media with financial tools and real-time commentary.
- ChatGPT.com – 4.57 Billion Monthly Visits A meteoric rise driven by the AI boom has placed ChatGPT among the most-visited sites. The platform offers writing help, coding assistance, and tutoring, with over 400 million weekly active users.
- Yandex.ru – 3.71 Billion Monthly Visits Russia’s most popular search engine, Yandex, also provides services such as email, maps, translation, and e-commerce solutions.
Source: Semrush
E-commerce, Social, and Communication Platforms Dominate Top 50
- WhatsApp.com – 3.21 Billion
- Amazon.com – 3.14 Billion
- Yahoo.com – 2.99 Billion
- Yahoo.co.jp – 2.71 Billion
- Weather.com – 2.44 Billion
- DuckDuckGo.com – 2.36 Billion
- TikTok.com – 2.18 Billion
- Temu.com – 2.1 Billion
- Naver.com – 2.1 Billion
- MicrosoftOnline.com – 1.95 Billion
- Twitch.tv – 1.78 Billion
- Twitter.com – 1.74 Billion
- LinkedIn.com – 1.72 Billion
- Live.com – 1.69 Billion
- Fandom.com – 1.68 Billion
- Microsoft.com – 1.64 Billion
- MSN.com – 1.6 Billion
- Netflix.com – 1.55 Billion
- Office.com – 1.4 Billion
- Pinterest.com – 1.33 Billion
Other notable entries in the top 50 include Mail.ru, OpenAI.com, AliExpress.com, PayPal.com, and VK.com. These websites support a wide range of user activities, from communication and content creation to online shopping and financial transactions.
Source: Semrush
Fastest-Growing Websites Experiencing Explosive Traffic
1. Canva – 940.8 Million Monthly Visits
5-Year Growth: 967%
Canva is revolutionizing graphic design with its easy drag-and-drop functionality. Serving over 170 million users, it offers templates for nearly every type of digital design, making it a favorite among marketers and small businesses.
2. Figma – 120.3 Million Monthly Visits
5-Year Growth: 669%
Figma’s browser-based collaborative design environment has become a standard tool among UI/UX designers. With a billion-dollar ARR projected in 2024, it bridges product and design workflows efficiently.
3. ChatGPT – 4.57 Billion Monthly Visits
5-Year Growth: 99x+
ChatGPT by OpenAI has become an everyday utility for writing, coding, research, and learning. With hundreds of millions of users, it represents a major leap in AI’s mainstream adoption. Read here ChatGPT User Statistics
4. Discord – 897.44 Million Monthly Visits
5-Year Growth: 32%
Once popular primarily among gamers, Discord has broadened its appeal to diverse communities and educational groups with seamless text, voice, and video integration.
5. Telegram – 516 Million Monthly Visits
5-Year Growth: 234%
With over 950 million active users, Telegram is seen as a privacy-centric alternative to WhatsApp. Its growth is fueled by its open API, large group capacities, and encrypted messaging.
6. Okta – 179.45 Million Monthly Visits
5-Year Growth: 96%
A leader in digital identity management, Okta enables secure access to enterprise applications, simplifying login across thousands of devices and apps.
7. WhatsApp – 3.21 Billion Monthly Visits
5-Year Growth: 56%
Meta’s WhatsApp remains critical in global communication, especially across regions in Asia, Africa, and South America.
8. Bilibili – 980.64 Million Monthly Visits
5-Year Growth: 567%
A staple of Chinese digital entertainment, Bilibili offers live streams, anime, and gaming content to over 340 million monthly users.
9. Temu – 2.14 Billion Monthly Visits
5-Year Growth: 99x+
Temu exploded in popularity due to low-cost shopping and direct-to-consumer Chinese products. It now boasts over 100 million active U.S. users.
10. Shein – 253.6 Million Monthly Visits
5-Year Growth: 54%
A disruptor in fast fashion, Shein leverages data analytics and social media marketing to sell affordable, trendy apparel worldwide.
Source: Semrush
Continued Growth of Essential Services in Top 100
From entry 51 to 100, we find a mix of national news outlets, government portals, cloud service providers, and regional e-commerce sites. Examples include:
- Espn.com, BBC.com, CNN.com, and Foxnews.com – High traffic driven by current events and sports.
- Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk, Rakuten.co.jp, Ozon.ru – Regional arms of global e-commerce platforms.
- Zoom.us, Instructure.com, Steampowered.com – Tools that gained momentum post-COVID for communication, education, and gaming.
- Google regional domains like Google.fr, Google.ca, Google.co.in – These show how search engines dominate localized internet use.
- Ilovepdf.com and Outlook.com – Utility tools for productivity and email that remain central to online workflows.
Source: Semrush
Top 100 Most Visited Websites Globally
| Ranking | Website | Monthly Traffic (Visits) |
| 1 | google.com | 111.9 billion |
| 2 | youtube.com | 51.65 billion |
| 3 | facebook.com | 11.24 billion |
| 4 | wikipedia.org | 6.79 billion |
| 5 | instagram.com | 6.51 billion |
| 6 | bing.com | 5.28 billion |
| 7 | reddit.com | 5.14 billion |
| 9 | chatgpt.com | 4.57 billion |
| 8 | x.com | 4.27 billion |
| 10 | yandex.ru | 3.71 billion |
| 11 | whatsapp.com | 3.21 billion |
| 12 | amazon.com | 3.14 billion |
| 13 | yahoo.com | 2.99 billion |
| 14 | yahoo.co.jp | 2.71 billion |
| 15 | weather.com | 2.44 billion |
| 16 | duckduckgo.com | 2.36 billion |
| 17 | tiktok.com | 2.18 billion |
| 18 | temu.com | 2.1 billion |
| 19 | naver.com | 2.1 billion |
| 20 | microsoftonline.com | 1.95 billion |
| 21 | twitch.tv | 1.78 billion |
| 22 | twitter.com | 1.74 billion |
| 23 | linkedin.com | 1.72 billion |
| 24 | live.com | 1.69 billion |
| 25 | fandom.com | 1.68 billion |
| 26 | microsoft.com | 1.64 billion |
| 27 | msn.com | 1.6 billion |
| 28 | netflix.com | 1.55 billion |
| 29 | office.com | 1.4 billion |
| 30 | pinterest.com | 1.33 billion |
| 31 | mail.ru | 1.1 billion |
| 32 | openai.com | 1.09 billion |
| 33 | aliexpress.com | 1.07 billion |
| 34 | paypal.com | 973.8 million |
| 35 | vk.com | 946.21 million |
| 36 | canva.com | 940.8 million |
| 37 | github.com | 924.6 million |
| 38 | spotify.com | 908.2 million |
| 39 | discord.com | 897.44 million |
| 40 | apple.com | 842.9 million |
| 41 | imdb.com | 776.1 million |
| 42 | globo.com | 743.3 million |
| 43 | roblox.com | 726.4 million |
| 44 | amazon.co.jp | 724.7 million |
| 45 | quora.com | 714.2 million |
| 46 | bilibili.com | 703.5 million |
| 47 | samsung.com | 660.9 million |
| 48 | ebay.com | 618.6 million |
| 49 | nytimes.com | 595.4 million |
| 50 | walmart.com | 588.9 million |
| 51 | amazon.de | 560.6 million |
| 52 | espn.com | 548.2 million |
| 53 | dailymotion.com | 547.1 million |
| 54 | google.com.br | 540.6 million |
| 55 | bbc.com | 534.1 million |
| 56 | rakuten.co.jp | 521.6 million |
| 57 | bbc.co.uk | 518.6 million |
| 58 | telegram.org | 516 million |
| 59 | indeed.com | 491 million |
| 60 | cnn.com | 491 million |
| 61 | dzen.ru | 484.3 million |
| 62 | booking.com | 483.4 million |
| 63 | google.co.uk | 480.9 million |
| 64 | usps.com | 475 million |
| 65 | zoom.us | 428.4 million |
| 66 | amazon.co.uk | 412.9 million |
| 67 | adobe.com | 409.5 million |
| 68 | uol.com.br | 407.8 million |
| 69 | etsy.com | 394.7 million |
| 70 | steampowered.com | 391.2 million |
| 71 | marca.com | 389.6 million |
| 72 | ozon.ru | 376 million |
| 73 | cricbuzz.com | 372.4 million |
| 74 | primevideo.com | 361.6 million |
| 75 | google.de | 360.9 million |
| 76 | accuweather.com | 360.6 million |
| 77 | rutube.ru | 358.5 million |
| 78 | instructure.com | 349.5 million |
| 79 | disneyplus.com | 332.1 million |
| 80 | theguardian.com | 330.6 million |
| 81 | infobae.com | 316.5 million |
| 82 | google.es | 310.5 million |
| 83 | google.it | 309.9 million |
| 84 | ya.ru | 306.8 million |
| 85 | ecosia.org | 303.3 million |
| 86 | dailymail.co.uk | 302.8 million |
| 87 | amazon.in | 288.7 million |
| 88 | google.co.jp | 277.7 million |
| 89 | amazon.it | 257.9 million |
| 90 | google.fr | 255.9 million |
| 91 | ikea.com | 255.5 million |
| 92 | google.co.in | 252.4 million |
| 93 | foxnews.com | 245.4 million |
| 94 | amazon.fr | 245.2 million |
| 95 | max.com | 240 million |
| 96 | google.ca | 230.8 million |
| 97 | ilovepdf.com | 229 million |
| 98 | avito.ru | 227.5 million |
| 99 | outlook.com | 207.6 million |
| 100 | wildberries.ru | 204.2 million |
Final Takeaways: What the Top 100 Reveal
- Search engines dominate traffic, with Google leading both globally and locally.
- Social media and messaging apps like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Telegram remain central to communication worldwide.
- Content creation tools such as Canva and Figma are on the rise, as the creator economy grows.
- E-commerce platforms, especially Temu, Shein, and Amazon, command significant global attention.
- AI and productivity tools, most notably ChatGPT, are rapidly changing how users interact with technology.
The internet continues to evolve, but these top websites give us a clear indication of where people spend their time and what services they value most. As technology advances, we can expect the landscape to keep shifting, with AI, decentralized platforms, and immersive experiences likely to define the next phase.
Stay tuned for regular updates to track how these rankings change and discover the new digital leaders of tomorrow.