With millions of users all over the world, the web is crowded more than you can even imagine. In order to create a name and a fan following is very important for a website. Over the years we have seen many new websites coming our way and getting popular in front of our eyes. Lets check here the Top 10 websites which ranked on the basis of traffic they get. The listing has been taken out from the famous website Alexa, which determines the ranks websites according to their traffic flow.
The Top 10 Website List:
- Google
Google is the most popular search engine and has proved to be the best in the business over the years. The engine was launched in 1997 and since then it has been serving the users to help find their way on the internet. Google ranks on the top position and no doubt why.
- Facebook
Facebook was launched in 2004, little did people know that it will become the most popular social network website in the world. As per now Facebook is the number one ranked social networking website with millions of users all over the globe. Facebook has given its competitors a run for their money because of its trendy features and popular games.
- YouTube
YouTube is a video sharing website. The users can upload videos or just watch them even without any registration. It was launched in 2005 then later on bought by Google which is still the current owner of this website. The edge which YouTube has over other video sharing websites is that it has a huge database and the social networking integration gives it another plus point. Its easy to use and the video buffering is not a problem at all.
- Yahoo
Yahoo is a web portal on which offers search, chat, games, email facility and much more. Yahoo has always been compared to Google, which is their number one competitor.
- Windows Live
Live.com is ranked at number 5. Its a product of Microsoft which gives the users features like email, web search and other social networking experience.
- Baidu
Baidu.com is a Chinese and Japanese search engine for websites, audio files and images. The traffic it gets is from China and Japan, because the language is native.
- Wkipedia
Wikipedia is the number one online encyclopedia. The interesting bit about this website is that the user can edit it, means that anyone who has knowledge about something can write/edit about it.
- Blogger
Blogger.com provides blogging service for writers. Its totally free and very easy to use. Launched in 1999, it was then bought by Google later on. A user can create a blog and then write articles or post pictures in it. Wordpress (advanced then blogger) is another website which provides blogging facilities as well but Blogger is preferred because of its easy usage.
- Microsoft Network (MSN)
MSN.com is mostly used for the messenger service ( MSN Messenger). It takes up Windows Live (Hotmail) id as the login. However the homepage offers search feature provided by Bing.
- QQ.com
QQ is the most popular instant messenger software in China with an online user count of over 80M. As per now QQ.com offers other features too like games, virtual pets, ringtone downloads etc.
Via [alexa]
listings as per June 21, 2010.
Google rules the web
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