Alexa’s Top 100 Global Sites

Now that I’ve given an overview of the Alexa Rankings, I thought I’d use this next entry to cover the top 100 global sites.

My reactions: I really thought Google would be number one, but currently Alexa sees Yahoo! As the overall #1 site in their web traffic ratings. I’m also surprised to see that Facebook has surpassed Myspace. I also had no clue that Windows Live was ahead of MSN. Definitely an eye opener for me, but this is good knowledge to have.

Why is this information important? When attempting to improve your site rankings, it’s very important to keep an eye on which sites are on top and which are climbing the charts. From submitting our URLs to the top search engines, to utilizing social bookmarking, the rankings can be a tool to assist in showing trends and using it to your advantage to implement them into your site and to gain more visitors.

My thoughts: By just seeing the top 10, I can incorporate most of them into my site. This could help my Alexa rankings grow by opening up the door for more potential traffic. First of all, I see that it is paramount for me to have my URL submitted to Yahoo!, Google, Windows Live and MSN. Also, I’m seeing the importance of providing Facebook and Myspace social bookmarking buttons to my site. I can also host a YouTube video and use links to Wikipedia. That’s just the top 10. I’ll personally be looking through the top 100 to expand upon my approach.

It would also be very worthwhile to keep an eye on Alexa’s Mover’s and Shaker’s, which show the top sites moving up or moving down in web traffic.

If I pave a road to the sites that have the large amounts of web traffic, some of the traffic will eventually use my road, which will take them directly to my site. Does that make sense?

The Current Alexa Rankings:

1.

Yahoo!
Personalized content and search options. Chatrooms, free e-mail, clubs, and pager.
www.yahoo.com
Site info for yahoo.com

2.

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.
www.google.com
Site info for google.com

3.

YouTube
YouTube is a way to get your videos to the people who matter to you. Upload, tag and share your videos worldwide!
www.youtube.com
Site info for youtube.com

4.

Windows Live

Search engine from Microsoft.
www.live.com
Site info for live.com

5.

Facebook

A social utility that connects people, to keep up with friends, upload photos, share links and videos.
www.facebook.com
Site info for facebook.com

6.

Microsoft Network (MSN)

Dialup access and content provider.
www.msn.com
Site info for msn.com

7.

Myspace

Social Networking Site.
www.myspace.com
Site info for myspace.com

8.

Wikipedia

An online collaborative encyclopedia.
www.wikipedia.org
Site info for wikipedia.org

9.

Blogger.com

Free, automated weblog publishing tool that sends updates to a site via FTP.
www.blogger.com
Site info for blogger.com

10.

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。
www.yahoo.co.jp
Site info for yahoo.co.jp