It should come as no surprise that online media behemoth Google has the majority share of Web searches and general online popularity. But the ‘Net is a big place and there are many websites worth your attention, if not a portion of your online advertising or marketing investment.
In this edition of Top 50 you will find some the most popular sites on the Web, based on pure site traffic. While you will be familiar with many, others may be new to you. The list provides some good insights into what Web users are doing online — from checking the weather and playing games to checking mail, watching video and socializing.
Website Magazine is trying something new with the Top 50 this issue and we have included a few screenshots of monthly traffic trends of five interesting properties: Ask.com, Facebook.com, MapQuest.com, Craigslist.org and Dell.com. Research for this report comes courtesy of Ranking.com, the Web’s largest provider of website popularity metrics and detailed website information for more than one million online destinations.
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You can not have a bona fide Web presence without a domain – no debating
that. While there are over 120 million registered domains (just under 90 million
active) those new to domain buying may think that all the good ones are taken.
Not true! While it's safe to say that highly sought after domains (those with
four or five characters or single words) are taken, there are still many
interesting combinations of terms or key phrases ideal for branding an online
enterprise.
Whether you are happy with the domains you have or looking for a few more to add
to your portfolio, Website Magazine features 50 of the top domain registrars
across the Web, along with several valuable domain resources. You may or may not
see the registrar you used to secure your domain, but keep in mind that the
following is a sample of one portion of the Web's traffic and does not fully
represent how successful, ethical or economical one solution is compared to
another.
Research for this report comes courtesy of
Ranking.com, the Web’s largest provider of website popularity metrics and
detailed website information for more than one million online destinations. To
suggest a Top50 category for consideration in upcoming issues of Website
Magazine, please visit our online forum or send an email to
Top50@WebsiteMagazine.com.
Category Rank
|
Web Rank
|
Domain
|
|
1 |
625 |
godaddy.com |
|
2 |
3,657 |
web.com |
|
3 |
9,020 |
easily.co.uk |
|
4 |
9,800 |
123-reg.co.uk |
|
5 |
10,830 |
directnic.com |
|
6 |
10,950 |
gb.com |
|
7 |
23,237 |
eu.org |
|
8 |
27,437 |
uk2.net |
|
9 |
28,345 |
easyspace.com |
|
10 |
29,480 |
ukreg.com |
|
11 |
30,437 |
nameboy.com |
|
12 |
38,001 |
alldomains.com |
|
13 |
39,937 |
moniker.com |
|
14 |
46,201 |
planetdomain.com |
|
15 |
47,926 |
snapnames.com |
|
16 |
48,918 |
nic.com |
|
17 |
70,842 |
registar.com |
|
18 |
71,520 |
nic.uk |
|
19 |
74,553 |
mydomain.com |
|
20 |
87,014 |
namesecure.com |
|
21 |
97,851 |
internic.ca |
|
22 |
100,901 |
idotz.net |
|
23 |
102,765 |
speednames.com |
|
24 |
104,668 |
domainit.com |
|
25 |
112,347 |
bulkregister.com |
|
26 |
124,909 |
domainsbot.com |
|
27 |
134,087 |
easydns.com |
|
28 |
141,453 |
domainguru.com |
|
29 |
150,348 |
inuk.com |
|
30 |
154,350 |
dot.fm |
|
31 |
154,650 |
signdomains.com |
|
32 |
158,001 |
oneandone.co.uk |
|
33 |
164,805 |
yournamefree.com |
|
34 |
190,016 |
123cheapdomains.com |
|
35 |
190,695 |
worldsite.ws |
|
36 |
225,716 |
freenetname.co.uk |
|
37 |
226,523 |
000domains.com |
|
38 |
247,642 |
nbrhitech.com |
|
39 |
250,452 |
norid.no |
|
40 |
254,687 |
dotregistrar.com |
|
41 |
260,979 |
freeparking.co.uk |
|
42 |
267,543 |
acheapdomain.com |
|
43 |
299,971 |
register4less.com |
|
44 |
300,374 |
10-domains.com |
|
45 |
357,383 |
cheapnames.co.uk |
|
46 |
366,235 |
123domainnames.co.uk |
|
47 |
394,303 |
multihost.com |
|
48 |
401,144 |
inexpensivedomains.com |
|
49 |
411,622 |
cnnames.net |
|
50 |
426,195 |
bargainname.com |