I’ve never really paid much attention to the reports of the top sites on the net and places like alexa and hitwise; I’m probably the last person on the board to read up on this. It’s pretty amazing stuff. According to alexa and hitwise, with all of their built-in biases, below are the current most hit sites in the World and US. Please post if you know of other sources.
alexa.com - Top Sites (Global) 1. Yahoo!
Personalized content and search options. Chatrooms, free e-mail, clubs, and pager.
http://www.yahoo.com - Site Info
2. Microsoft Network (MSN)
Dialup access and content provider.
http://www.msn.com - Site Info
3. Google
Enables users to search the Web, Usenet, and images. Features include PageRank, caching and translation of results, and an option to find similar pages. The company's focus is developing search technology.
http://www.google.com - Site Info
4. YouTube
YouTube is a way to get your videos to the people who matter to you. Upload, tag and share your videos worldwide!
http://www.youtube.com - Site Info
5. Myspace
Social Networking Site.
http://www.myspace.com - Site Info
6. Windows Live
Search engine from Microsoft.
http://www.live.com - Site Info
7. Baidu.com
The leading Chinese language search engine, provides “simple and reliable� search experience, strong in Chinese language and multi-media content including MP3 music and movies, the first to offer WAP and PDA-based mobile search in China.
http://www.baidu.com - Site Info
8. Orkut.com
Social networking and discussion site operated by Google.
http://www.orkut.com - Site Info
9. Wikipedia
An online collaborative encyclopedia.
http://www.wikipedia.org - Site Info
10. 腾讯网(
http://www.qq.com)
中国最好的门户资讯网站，QQ.COM，新生活，我主张
http://www.qq.com - Site Info
11. Yahoo!カテゴリ
有料審査制のディレクトリ。ウェブサービスの形でAPIを公開。
http://www.yahoo.co.jp - Site Info
12. Microsoft Corporation
Main site for product information, support, and news.
http://www.microsoft.com - Site Info
13. 新浪新闻中心
包括即日的国内外不同类型的新闻与评论，人物专题，图库。
http://www.sina.com.cn - Site Info
14. Megaupload
Megaupload is a "leading website of the world" for transferring files easily, with complete security and free of charge.
http://www.megaupload.com - Site Info
15. Blogger.com
Free, automated weblog publishing tool that sends updates to a site via FTP.
http://www.blogger.com - Site Info
16. EBay
International person to person auction site, with products sorted into categories.
http://www.ebay.com - Site Info
17. Hi5
Social networking site offering media sharing, affinity groups, and messaging.
http://www.hi5.com - Site Info
18. Thefacebook
An online directory that connects people through social networks at colleges. FAQ, news coverage, schools covered, and terms of use.
http://www.facebook.com - Site Info
19. Rapidshare.com
http://www.rapidshare.com - Site Info
20. Sohu.com Inc.
Produces Chinese language Internet portal and internet communities. (Nasdaq: SOHU).
http://www.sohu.com - Site Info
21. Google UK
The local version of this pre-eminent search engine, offering UK-specific pages as well as world results.
http://www.google.co.uk - Site Info
22. 网易
中国最大的网络社区和门户网站
http://www.163.com - Site Info
23. Fotolog.com
Fotolog.com - a great online community of interconnected photo-weblogs. Make it easy for your friends and family to see what's up with you by putting your latest, greatest digital photos on the web in a daily journal format.
http://www.fotolog.net - Site Info
24. Friendster
An online community that connects people through networks of friends for dating or making new friends.
http://www.friendster.com - Site Info
25. Почта@Mail.ru
Полнофункциональная почтовая система. Адресная книга, антивирус. Web-интерфейс, POP3 и WAP. Выбор из 4-х доменов.
http://www.mail.ru - Site Info
26. Google
Suche im gesamten Web, in deutschsprachigen sowie in deutschen Seiten. Zusätzlich ist eine Bildersuche, eine Newsarchiv-Suche (ehemals dejanews) sowie ein Katalog vorhanden.
http://www.google.de - Site Info
27. Passport.net
http://www.passport.net - Site Info
28. Google
Versão brasileira do buscador Google.
http://www.google.com.br - Site Info
29. Google.fr
Version française, possibilité de limiter la recherche aux sites hébergés sur des serveurs situés en France.
http://www.google.fr - Site Info
30. Amazon.com
Amazon.com seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Site has numerous personalization features and services including one-click buying, extensive customer and editorial product reviews, gift registries, gift certificates, wish lists, restaurant and movie listings, travel, and photo processing.
http://www.amazon.com - Site Info
31. 雅虎中国
含新闻、资讯、邮箱和搜索引擎。
http://www.yahoo.com.cn - Site Info
32. 淘宝网
包括电脑通讯、男士和女士用品、书籍音像、运动用品、游戏装备等商品拍卖，还有相关的社区交流，同时提供支付宝网上交易安全保证系统。
http://www.taobao.com - Site Info
33. BBC Newsline Ticker
Headline ticker will automatically update throughout the day with the latest news, sport, travel, finance and weather from the BBC. Available for multiple OS platforms.
http://www.bbc.co.uk - Site Info
34. Google 日本
多言語対応サーチエンジンの日本版。ウェブ、イメージおよびニュース検索、Usenet掲示板。
http://www.google.co.jp - Site Info
35. Google España
Buscador que enfoca sus resultados para este país y a nivel internacional tanto en castellano, catalán, gallego, euskara e inglés.
http://www.google.es - Site Info
36. 無名小站
Photo Album and Blog 網路相簿及網路日誌
http://www.wretch.cc - Site Info
37. The Internet Movie Database
Features plot summaries, reviews, cast lists, and theatre schedules.
http://www.imdb.com - Site Info
38. Universo Online
Acesso à internet e serviços agregados.
http://www.uol.com.br - Site Info
39. Skyblog
Outil de publication communautaire.
http://www.skyblog.com - Site Info
40. Яndex
Поисковый сервер для русского сегмента Интернета, разработка компании CompTek.
http://www.yandex.ru - Site Info
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Hitwise US - Top 20 Websites - April, 2007 Rank Website Market Share
1.
http://www.myspace.com 5.86%
2.
http://www.google.com 4.64%
3. mail.yahoo.com 4.27%
4.
http://www.yahoo.com 4.04%
5. mail.myspace.com 3.76%
6.
http://www.hotmail.com 1.95%
7.
http://www.msn.com 1.69%
8.
http://www.ebay.com 1.62%
9. search.yahoo.com 1.4%
10.
http://www.facebook.com 0.84%
11. search.msn.com 0.77%
12.
http://www.youtube.com 0.65%
13. images.google.com 0.53%
14. blog.myspace.com 0.42%
15.
http://www.wikipedia.org 0.42%
16. music.myspace.com 0.36%
17. my.yahoo.com 0.34%
18.
http://www.gmail.com 0.34%
19.
http://www.aol.com 0.34%
20. mail.aol.com 0.33%
