Technology
Ranked: The World’s Top 25 Websites in 2023
The World’s Top 25 Websites in 2023
In the vast realm of the internet, a handful of websites have emerged as global giants. Mainstays like YouTube and Facebook capture billions of users and shape our online experiences. But occasionally, new waves of innovation can shake up this list, which is exactly what’s happening now with generative AI.
Using data from web analytics firm SimilarWeb, we delve into the top 25 websites based on their most recent traffic numbers.
Ranking Internet Heavyweights
In 2023, web properties owned by Alphabet and Facebook dominate the top 25 list as they have for many years now. In fact, when Google, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are combined, they make up three-quarters of the top 25 list’s total traffic.
Here’s the complete top 25 websites list as of April 2023:
Rank | Website | Monthly Traffic (billions) | Category |
---|---|---|---|
1 | google.com | 83.9 | Search Engines |
2 | youtube.com | 32.7 | Streaming & Online TV |
3 | facebook.com | 16.8 | Social Media Networks |
4 | twitter.com | 6.4 | Social Media Networks |
5 | instagram.com | 6.3 | Social Media Networks |
6 | baidu.com | 4.7 | Search Engines |
7 | wikipedia.org | 4.5 | Dictionaries and Encyclopedias |
8 | yandex.ru | 3.3 | Search Engines |
9 | yahoo.com | 3.2 | News & Media Publishers |
10 | xvideos.com | 2.9 | Adult |
11 | whatsapp.com | 2.8 | Social Media Networks |
12 | pornhub.com | 2.6 | Adult |
13 | xnxx.com | 2.3 | Adult |
14 | amazon.com | 2.2 | Marketplace |
15 | tiktok.com | 2.0 | Social Media Networks |
16 | live.com | 2.0 | |
17 | openai.com | 1.8 | Technology - Other |
18 | reddit.com | 1.7 | Social Media Networks |
19 | docomo.ne.jp | 1.6 | Telecommunications |
20 | linkedin.com | 1.6 | Social Media Networks |
21 | netflix.com | 1.4 | Streaming & Online TV |
22 | office.com | 1.4 | Prog. and Developer Software |
23 | yahoo.co.jp | 1.3 | News & Media Publishers |
24 | dzen.ru | 1.3 | Community and Society |
25 | bing.com | 1.3 | Search Engines |
The 25 websites above combine for a staggering 192 billion monthly visits.
Most of the websites on this list are based in the U.S., but a few such as Baidu (China) and Yandex (Russia), also make the cut. Interestingly, the three adult websites on this list–XVideos, PornHub, and XNXX–are based outside the U.S.
The Allure of Generative AI
A year ago, Bing ranking as one of the world’s top websites wasn’t on many people’s bingo cards. But, Microsoft’s also-ran search engine has benefitted immensely from the generative AI boom taking place—making it a legitimate contender in the search engine category that has been firmly dominated by Google for years.
Of course, the most remarkable story this year is the meteoric rise of OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT and other AI-powered tools. OpenAI’s web traffic has shot up over the course of the year, rising from about 20 million per month in the fall of last year to 1.8 billion in April 2023.
In fact, OpenAI’s website traffic is growing so fast, that it may soon surpass giants like TikTok and Amazon.
The rise of OpenAI and ChatGPT shows just how quickly a company can rise to prominence if their tech offering is compelling enough. Whether that popularity can be sustained over the long term remains to be seen.
Technology
Ranked: America’s Largest Semiconductor Companies
This graphic visualizes the market capitalizations of America’s 15 largest semiconductor companies.

Ranking America’s Largest Semiconductor Companies
As our world moves further into an era of widespread digitization, few industries can be considered as important as semiconductors.
These components are found in almost everything we use on a daily basis, and the ability to produce them domestically has become a topic of national security. For example, in 2022 the Biden administration announced the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to strengthen America’s position in everything from clean energy to artificial intelligence.
With this in mind, we’ve ranked the top 15 U.S. semiconductor companies by their market capitalizations.
Data and Highlights
The data we used to create this infographic is listed in the table below. Year-to-date (YTD) returns were included for additional context. Both metrics are as of May 30, 2023.
Rank | Company | Ticker | Market Cap (USD billions) | YTD Return |
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1 | Nvidia | NVDA | $992 | 180.2% |
2 | Broadcom | AVGO | $335 | 45.1% |
3 | AMD | AMD | $202 | 95.7% |
4 | Texas Instruments | TXN | $160 | 8.2% |
5 | Qualcomm | QCOM | $129 | 8.2% |
6 | Intel | INTC | $125 | 12.2% |
7 | Applied Materials | AMAT | $115 | 41.2% |
8 | Analog Devices | ADI | $89 | 9.2% |
9 | Lam Research | LRCX | $85 | 52.1% |
10 | Micron Technology | MU | $78 | 42.3% |
11 | Snyopsys | SNPS | $71 | 45.4% |
12 | KLA | KLAC | $63 | 21.8% |
13 | Marvell Technology Group | MRVL | $54 | 76.2% |
14 | Microchip Technology | MCHP | $42 | 11.2% |
15 | ON Semiconductor | ON | $36 | 36.3% |
At the top is Nvidia, which became America’s newest $1 trillion company on Tuesday, May 30th. Shares pulled back slightly over the day and Nvidia closed at $992 billion. Over the past decade, Nvidia has transformed from a gaming-focused graphics card producer to a global leader in AI and data center chips.
In third and sixth place are two of America’s most well known chipmakers, AMD and Intel. These longtime rivals are moving in opposite trajectories, with AMD shares climbing 770% over the past five years, and Intel shares falling 47%. One reason for this is the data center segment, in which AMD appears to be stealing market share from Intel.
Further down the list we see Applied Materials in seventh, and Lam Research in ninth. Both firms specialize in semiconductor manufacturing equipment and thus play an important role in the industry’s supply chain.
Trade War Impacts
As tensions between the U.S. and China escalate, chipmakers are becoming increasingly entangled in geopolitical conflict.
In October 2022, the Biden administration introduced new export controls aimed at blocking China’s access to semiconductors produced with U.S. equipment. This impacted several companies in our top 15 list, including Lam Research and Applied Materials.
Shortly after the export controls were announced, Lam Research said it expected to lose upwards of $2.5 billion in annual revenues.
We lost some very profitable customers in the China region, and that’s going to persist, obviously.
– Doug Bettinger, CFO, Lam Research
In response, China announced in May 2023 that it would no longer allow America’s largest memory chipmaker, Micron, to sell its products to “critical national infrastructure operators”.
This is not the first time Micron has been involved in a controversy with China. In 2018, the firm alleged that Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit, a Chinese state-owned company, had solicited a Micron employee to steal specifications for memory chips. The U.S. Department of Commerce imposed export restrictions on Fujian Jinhua as a result.
Chipmakers on both sides of the Pacific will be closely watching as competition between these two countries heats up.
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