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: The Top Startup Cities Around the World
Here are the global startup ecosystem rankings, highlighting the scale and maturity of major tech hubs worldwide.
The Top Startup Cities Around the World
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A richly connected network of founders, venture capital firms, and tech talent are some of the key ingredients driving a startup ecosystem.
As engines of growth, these tech clusters are evolving on a global scale. While the world’s leading startup cities are concentrated in America, several ecosystems, such as Beijing and Seoul, are growing in prominence as countries focus on technological advancement to spur innovation.
This graphic shows the best startup cities worldwide, based on data from Pitchbook.
The Global Startup Ecosystem Rankings
To determine the rankings, each city was analyzed based on the scale and maturity of their startup ecosystem over a six-year period ending in the second quarter of 2023.
Among the inputs analyzed and used to calculate the overall development score were fundraising activity, venture capital deals, and exit value:
Rank | City | Development Score | Capital Raised | Deal Count | Exit Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 90 | $427.6B | 19,898 | $766.3B |
2 | 🇺🇸 New York | 76 | $179.9B | 13,594 | $171.7B |
3 | 🇨🇳 Beijing | 76 | $161.2B | 8,835 | $279.2B |
4 | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 73 | $130.3B | 7,422 | $186.8B |
5 | 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 71 | $144.6B | 9,781 | $181.4B |
6 | 🇺🇸 Boston | 70 | $117.0B | 6,044 | $172.8B |
7 | 🇬🇧 London | 64 | $99.0B | 11,533 | $71.9B |
8 | 🇨🇳 Shenzhen | 63 | $46.4B | 5,020 | $66.3B |
9 | 🇰🇷 Seoul | 61 | $31.1B | 6,196 | $71.0B |
10 | 🇯🇵 Tokyo | 60 | $26.2B | 5,590 | $28.0B |
11 | 🇨🇳 Hangzhou | 59 | $50.7B | 3,361 | $88.7B |
12 | 🇺🇸 Washington D.C. | 55 | $43.7B | 2,706 | $28.2B |
13 | 🇺🇸 Seattle | 54 | $31.7B | 2,693 | $35.6B |
14 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 52 | $45.7B | 4,507 | $38.0B |
15 | 🇺🇸 San Diego | 52 | $33.5B | 2,023 | $44.7B |
16 | 🇺🇸 Austin | 52 | $26.4B | 2,636 | $22.9B |
17 | 🇨🇳 Guangzhou | 52 | $24.7B | 1,700 | $24.0B |
18 | 🇮🇱 Tel Aviv | 51 | $21.0B | 1,936 | $32.2B |
19 | 🇺🇸 Denver | 51 | $26.8B | 2,489 | $29.9B |
20 | 🇩🇪 Berlin | 50 | $31.2B | 2,469 | $15.9B |
San Francisco dominates the pack, with $427.6 billion in capital raised over the six-year period.
Despite a challenging funding environment, nearly 20,000 deals closed, highlighting its outsized role in launching tech startups. Both OpenAI and rival Anthropic are headquartered in the city, thanks to its broad pool of tech talent and venture capital firms. Overall, 11,812 startups were based in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2023, equal to about 20% of startups in America.
Falling next in line is New York City, which raised $179.9 billion over the same time period. Crypto firm Gemini and machine learning company, Hugging Face, are two examples of startups based in the city.
As the top-ranking hub outside of America, Beijing is home to TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, which is one of the most valuable private companies in the world.
In recent years, much of the startup funding in China is being driven by government-backed funds. In particular, these funds are focusing heavily on “hard tech” such as semiconductor-makers and electric vehicle companies that align with the government’s strategic long-term goals.
Another leading tech hub, Singapore, has the highest venture capital funding per capita worldwide. In 2023, this was equal to an impressive $1,060 in venture funding per person. By comparison, venture funding was $345 per person in the U.S., the second-highest globally.
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