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Most Visited Websites In The World (May 2025)

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by Josh Howarth
Last Updated: May 1, 2025

This is a detailed list of the most visited websites globally.

All traffic data comes from March 2025 estimates from Semrush. Please be aware that we also removed explicit websites from our rankings.

What Is The #1 Most Visited Website?

As of March 2025, the most visited website in the world is Google. The next most popular websites are YouTube, Facebook, Wikipedia, and Instagram.

It's worth noting that the total number of website visits differs from the number of unique visitors. In a world with over 8 billion people, 111.9 billion monthly visits can be recorded because certain people visit the site multiple times daily.

The only other site that comes close to Google in total visits worldwide is YouTube, at 51.65 billion. Notably, both websites are owned and operated by Alphabet Inc., highlighting their dominance in the space.

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Top 100 Most Visited Websites Globally

The number of websites on the internet is always growing, and currently stands at over 1.1 billion. But traffic is certainly not distributed evenly.

RankingWebsiteMonthly Traffic (Visits)
1google.com111.9 billion
2youtube.com51.65 billion
3facebook.com11.24 billion
4wikipedia.org6.79 billion
5instagram.com 6.51 billion
6bing.com5.28 billion
7reddit.com5.14 billion
9chatgpt.com4.57 billion
8x.com4.27 billion
10yandex.ru3.71 billion
11whatsapp.com3.21 billion
12amazon.com3.14 billion
13yahoo.com2.99 billion
14yahoo.co.jp2.71 billion
15weather.com2.44 billion
16duckduckgo.com2.36 billion
17tiktok.com2.18 billion
18temu.com2.1 billion
19naver.com2.1 billion
20microsoftonline.com1.95 billion
21twitch.tv1.78 billion
22twitter.com1.74 billion
23linkedin.com1.72 billion
24live.com1.69 billion
25fandom.com1.68 billion
26microsoft.com1.64 billion
27msn.com1.6 billion
28netflix.com1.55 billion
29office.com1.4 billion
30pinterest.com1.33 billion
31mail.ru1.1 billion
32openai.com1.09 billion
33aliexpress.com1.07 billion
34paypal.com973.8 million
35vk.com946.21 million
36canva.com940.8 million
37github.com924.6 million
38spotify.com908.2 million
39discord.com897.44 million
40apple.com842.9 million
41imdb.com776.1 million
42globo.com743.3 million
43roblox.com726.4 million
44amazon.co.jp724.7 million
45quora.com714.2 million
46bilibili.com703.5 million
47samsung.com660.9 million
48ebay.com618.6 million
49nytimes.com595.4 million
50walmart.com588.9 million
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51amazon.de560.6 million
52espn.com548.2 million
53dailymotion.com547.1 million
54google.com.br540.6 million
55bbc.com534.1 million
56rakuten.co.jp521.6 million
57bbc.co.uk518.6 million
58telegram.org516 million
59indeed.com491 million
60cnn.com491 million
61dzen.ru484.3 million
62booking.com483.4 million
63google.co.uk480.9 million
64usps.com475 million
65zoom.us428.4 million
66amazon.co.uk412.9 million
67adobe.com409.5 million
68uol.com.br407.8 million
69etsy.com394.7 million
70steampowered.com391.2 million
71marca.com389.6 million
72ozon.ru376 million
73cricbuzz.com372.4 million
74primevideo.com361.6 million
75google.de360.9 million
76accuweather.com360.6 million
77rutube.ru358.5 million
78instructure.com349.5 million
79disneyplus.com332.1 million
80theguardian.com330.6 million
81infobae.com316.5 million
82google.es310.5 million
83google.it309.9 million
84ya.ru306.8 million
85ecosia.org303.3 million
86dailymail.co.uk302.8 million
87amazon.in288.7 million
88google.co.jp277.7 million
89amazon.it257.9 million
90google.fr255.9 million
91ikea.com255.5 million
92google.co.in252.4 million
93foxnews.com245.4 million
94amazon.fr245.2 million
95max.com240 million
96google.ca230.8 million
97ilovepdf.com229 million
98avito.ru227.5 million
99outlook.com207.6 million
100wildberries.ru204.2 million

As you can see from this list, many of the most popular websites globally are huge brands like Google, YouTube, Amazon, and Facebook. People spend most of their time online on social media platforms, search engines, and news or media websites.

These brands are not necessarily new. In fact, many have been around for decades and have built up significant website authority. So we decided to see which top websites are experiencing an upward trend right now. 

1. Canva

graph showing search interest in Canva

5-year search growth: 967%

Search growth status: Exploding

Monthly traffic (Global): 940.8 million

Description: Canva is a graphic design platform with drag-and-drop capabilities that empower non-designers. The platform has pre-made templates for resumes, logos, banners, social media posts, and much more, so users can create designs faster. Canva has experienced explosive growth, serving over 170 million customers today.

2. Figma

graph showing search interest in Figma

5-year search growth: 669%

Search growth status: Exploding

Monthly traffic (Global): 120.3 million

Description: Figma is a collaborative interface design application with millions of users. This easy-to-use drag-and-drop design tool bridges the gap between product and design teams. In July 2024, it was reported that Figma would reach $1 billion in ARR this year after raising an undisclosed funding round at a valuation of $12.5 billion

Based on Semrush data estimates, Figma currently has 24.8 million unique visitors each month

3. ChatGPT

graph showing search interest in ChatGPT

5-year search growth: 99x+

Search growth status: Exploding

Monthly traffic (Global): 4.57 billion

Description:  ChatGPT is an AI-powered chatbot developed by OpenAI that can understand and generate human-like text, helping users with tasks like writing, coding, learning, and more. It's based on advanced language models, including GPT-4, which can understand context and respond conversationally.

As of early 2025, ChatGPT has over 400 million weekly active users.

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4. Discord

graph showing searching interest in Discord

5-year search growth: 32%

Search growth status: Exploding

Monthly traffic (Global): 897.44 million

Description: ​​Discord is a communication platform that enables users to engage in voice, video, and text conversations within virtual communities known as servers. Initially popular among gamers, it has since expanded its appeal to various interest groups, including music artists and general social communities.

As of early 2025, Discord boasts over 200 million monthly active users globally.

5. Telegram

graph showing search interest Telegram

5-year search growth: 234%

Search growth status: Exploding

Monthly traffic (Global): 516 million

Description: Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging app that allows users to send messages and share media with individuals and groups. It boasts over 950 million monthly active users and has grown because of its advanced end-to-end encryption and focus on user privacy.

Today, Telegram is one of the fastest-growing social media message apps, adding over 485,000 monthly active users per day from April to July 2024. 

6. Okta

graph showing search interest in Okta

5-year search growth: 96%

Search growth status: Exploding

Monthly traffic (Global): 179.45 million

Description: Okta is a cloud-based identity management company that helps organizations secure their network and applications. Over 17,000 customers using Okta can link all company apps, logins, and devices to improve company security.

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7. WhatsApp

graph showing search interest in whatsapp

5-year search growth: 56%

Search growth status: Exploding

Monthly traffic (Global): 3.21 billion

Description: WhatsApp is a free instant messaging app with VoIP support for users. The app is owned by Meta and ranks as one of the most popular messaging and social media apps in the world.

8. Bilibili

graph showing search interest in Bilibili

5-year search growth: 567%

Search growth status: Exploding

Monthly traffic (Global): 980.64 million

Description: Bilibili is an online entertainment platform and, according to some, the Chinese YouTube alternative. The platform primarily offers video sharing for users, including live streaming, on-demand content, and online gaming. Currently, the platform serves over 341.5 million users each month.

9. Temu

graph showing search interest in Temu

5-year search growth: 99x+

Search growth status: Exploding

Monthly traffic (Global): 2.14 billion

Description: Temu is an online e-commerce and shopping platform that gives United States-based buyers direct access to Chinese products. In 2023, Temu surpassed $30 billion in global revenue and 100 million active users in the United States alone. Meanwhile, Semrush estimates that the Temu website sees 529.5 million unique monthly visitors

10. Shein

graph showing search interest in Shein

5-year search growth: 54%

Search growth status: Regular

Monthly traffic (Global): 253.6 million

Description: Shein is a fast fashion e-commerce retailer known for trendy clothing and affordable prices. The Chinese fashion giant continues to grow at a record pace, surpassing $32.2 billion in sales in 2023. 

Key Takeaways

That caps off our in-depth list of the 100 most visited websites worldwide.

A prevalent pattern among the most popular websites is their relation to search engines (Google, DuckDuckGo, Bing), social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok), and news or media (CNN, Fox News, IMDB).

With a simple traffic analysis tool, you can quickly spot which sites are gaining traction and better understand where user attention is shifting.

Keep checking back here each month to find updated traffic data and new trending websites.

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Josh Howarth

Co-Founder & CTO

Josh is the Co-Founder and CTO of Exploding Topics. Josh has led Exploding Topics product development from the first line of co... Read more