In November 2024, Google.com was the most visited website in the United States, with over 25 billion total visits. YouTube.com came in second with 12 billion total visits. Reddit.com and Amazon.com counted approximately 3.12 billion and 2.89 monthly visits each from U.S. online audiences.

In March 2024, Google.com was the leading website in the United States. The search platform accounted for over 19 percent of desktop web traffic in the United States, ahead of second-ranked YouTube.com with 10.71 percent.

In November 2024, Google.com was the most popular website worldwide with 136 billion average monthly visits. The online platform has held the top spot as the most popular website since June 2010, when it pulled ahead of Yahoo into first place. Second-ranked YouTube generated more than 72.8 billion monthly visits in the measured period. The internet leaders: search, social, and e-commerce Social networks, search engines, and e-commerce websites shape the online experience as we know it. While Google leads the global online search market by far, YouTube and Facebook have become the world’s most popular websites for user generated content, solidifying Alphabet’s and Meta’s leadership over the online landscape. Meanwhile, websites such as Amazon and eBay generate millions in profits from the sale and distribution of goods, making the e-market sector an integral part of the global retail scene. What is next for online content? Powering social media and websites like Reddit and Wikipedia, user-generated content keeps moving the internet’s engines. However, the rise of generative artificial intelligence will bring significant changes to how online content is produced and handled. ChatGPT is already transforming how online search is performed, and news of Google's 2024 deal for licensing Reddit content to train large language models (LLMs) signal that the internet is likely to go through a new revolution. While AI's impact on the online market might bring both opportunities and challenges, effective content management will remain crucial for profitability on the web.

In March 2025, the Walt Disney Company properties were ranked first among the most popular multiplatform web properties in the United States with over 249 million visitors from mobile and desktop connections – popular Disney online properties include Disney Entertainment, which consists of the company's film, television, music, and streaming media assets, and ESPN, among other online services.

In November 2024, Fox News ranked first among the most popular multiplatform conservative and right-wing websites in the United States with over 91 million unique visitors from mobile and desktop connections. Outkick ranked second with approximately 7.71 million unique monthly visitors.

Mobile accounts for approximately half of web traffic worldwide. In the last quarter of 2024, mobile devices (excluding tablets) generated 62.54 percent of global website traffic. Mobiles and smartphones consistently hoovered around the 50 percent mark since the beginning of 2017, before surpassing it in 2020. Mobile traffic Due to low infrastructure and financial restraints, many emerging digital markets skipped the desktop internet phase entirely and moved straight onto mobile internet via smartphone and tablet devices. India is a prime example of a market with a significant mobile-first online population. Other countries with a significant share of mobile internet traffic include Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. In most African markets, mobile accounts for more than half of the web traffic. By contrast, mobile only makes up around 45.49 percent of online traffic in the United States. Mobile usage The most popular mobile internet activities worldwide include watching movies or videos online, e-mail usage and accessing social media. Apps are a very popular way to watch video on the go and the most-downloaded entertainment apps in the Apple App Store are Netflix, Tencent Video and Amazon Prime Video.

In December 2023, Amazon.com was the leading online shopping website in the United States. During the measured period, the sprawling platform accounted for over 45 percent of desktop traffic in the e-commerce and shopping subcategory. In second place on the list was eBay.com, with 9.22 percent of visitors. Walmart ranked third with a bit less than six percent of web traffic. Why customers browse on Amazon The main reason behind the outstanding online traffic to Amazon is user behavior throughout the customer journey. Amazon serves as a search engine for U.S. consumers, with 73 percent browsing it for inspiration and product discovery. Another 65 percent of U.S. shoppers landed on Amazon to look for products and compare products. In turn, Google is left third in the ranking of most used platforms. Generational differences In the beauty segment, the customer journey is more likely to start on Amazon among senior consumers. In the United States, 44 percent of Baby Boomers started their search of beauty products on the marketplace, while only 35 percent of Gen Z consumers reported doing the same.

In August 2024, the domain tools.usps.com was the most popular U.S. government domain, receiving over 257 million visits in the preceding 30 days. Two domains of the National Center for Biotechnology Information followed, with the domain www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov registering 129.9 million visits, and pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov receiving 86.95 million.

In December 2024, the news website with the most monthly visits in the United States was nytimes.com, with a total of 463.07 million monthly visits in that month. In second place was cnn.com with close to 357 million visits, followed by foxnews.com with just over a quater of a million. Online news consumption in the U.S. Americans get their news in a variety of ways, but social media is an increasingly popular option. A survey on social media news consumption revealed that 55 percent of Twitter users regularly used the site for news, and Facebook and Reddit were also popular for news among their users. Interestingly though, social media is the least trusted news sources in the United States. News and trust Trust in news sources has become increasingly important to the American news consumer amidst the spread of fake news, and the public are more vocal about whether or not they have faith in a source to report news correctly. Ongoing discussions about the credibility, accuracy and bias of news networks, anchors, TV show hosts, and news media professionals mean that those looking to keep up to date tend to be more cautious than ever before. In general, news audiences are skeptical. In 2020, just nine percent of respondents to a survey investigating the perceived objectivity of the mass media reported having a great deal of trust in the media to report news fully, accurately, and fairly.

Zillow reigns supreme in the U.S. real estate website landscape, attracting a staggering ***** million monthly visits in 2024. This figure dwarfs its closest competitor, Realtor.com, which garnered less than half of Zillow's traffic. Online platforms are extremely popular, with the majority of homebuyers using a mobile device during the buying process. The rise of Zillow Founded in 2006, the Seattle-headquartered proptech Zillow has steadily grown over the years, establishing itself as the most popular U.S. real estate website. In 2023, the listing platform recorded about *** million unique monthly users across its mobile applications and website. Despite holding an undisputed position as a market leader, Zillow's revenue has decreased since 2021. A probable cause for the decline is the plummeting of housing transactions and the negative housing sentiment. Performance and trends in the proptech market The proptech market has shown remarkable performance, with companies like Opendoor and Redfin experiencing significant stock price increase in 2023. This growth is particularly notable in the residential brokerage segment. Meanwhile, major players in proptech fundraising, such as Fifth Wall and Hidden Hill Capital, have raised billions in direct investment, further fueling the sector's development. As technology continues to reshape the real estate industry, online platforms like Zillow are likely to play an increasingly crucial role in how people search for and purchase homes. (1477916, 1251604)

In June 2025, booking.com was the most visited travel and tourism website worldwide. That month, Booking’s web page recorded around *** million visits. Tripadvisor.com and airbnb.com followed in the ranking, with roughly *** million and ** million visits, respectively. Popular online travel agencies in the U.S. Online travel agencies (OTAs), such as Booking.com and Expedia, offer a wide variety of services, including online hotel bookings, flight reservations, and car rentals. According to the Statista Consumer Insights Global survey, when looking at flight search engine online bookings by brand in the United States, Booking.com and Expedia were the most popular options when it came to making online flight reservations in 2025. When focusing on hotel and private accommodation online bookings in the U.S., Booking.com was again the most popular brand, followed by Airbnb, Expedia, and Hotels.com. Booking Holdings vs. Expedia Group Booking.com is one of the most popular sites of the online travel group Booking Holdings, the leading online travel agency worldwide based on revenue, that also owns brands like Priceline, Kayak, and Agoda. In 2024, Booking Holdings' revenue amounted to almost ** billion U.S. dollars, the highest figure reported by the company to date. Meanwhile, global revenue of Expedia Group, which manages brands like Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo, reached nearly ** billion U.S. dollars that year.

In November 2024, Gateway Pundit was the fastest-growing multiplatform conservative and right-wing website in the United States, with a 417 percent increase in unique monthly visitors compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. Meanwhile, Fox News was still the most visited conservative and right-wing websites, with a year-on-year increase of 18 percent relative to November 2023.

As of June 2021, Amazon was the most visited e-commerce site in the United States, recording approximately **** billion monthly visits to Amazon.com. eBay ranked second, with more than *** million visits per month, while Walmart came in third, surpassing *** million.

Online retail in a nutshell Online retail in the United States is a multi-billion dollar sector of business-to-consumer transactions where goods and services are sold via the internet. There are several business models at play here with the likes of Walmart, Home Depot, or Target based on brick-and-mortar stores whereas others such as Amazon, eBay, or Etsy are designated online marketplaces. It also includes eBay which allows third-party or private sellers to market their goods.

Online retail sites enable customers to browse through a range of products before placing them into an electronic shopping cart. Unlike their retail counterparts, online retail sites are not bound to a physical location or limited by store opening hours, and as such, have proven themselves immensely convenient for consumers. Apparel & accessories and computers & consumer electronics are some of the most popular e-commerce categories in the United States.

Fast-growing retailers In addition to being the most visited retail site in the United States, Amazon also accounts for the vast majority of e-commerce sales. Over the past few years, Amazon’s retail sales in the United States have grown steadily, however, competition in this space is growing strong. Etsy, followed closely by Walmart and Target, are among the companies that recorded the fastest online retail sales growth in 2021.

As of March 2024, ulta.com registered around ** million monthly visits in the United States. Qvc.com ranked second, with roughly ***** million visits that month. Sephora.com followed with approximately ***** million website visits. Sephora- the U.S. favorite Sephora is an omnichannel beauty retailer founded in Paris, France. The beauty retailer has achieved significant success in the United States, both on the high street and online. Sephora.com generates more than ***** billion U.S. dollars in e-commerce net sales through its online store, representing a six-fold increase in only six years. When comparing its app’s popularity worldwide, the U.S. leads the ranking, even surpassing its origin country in terms of downloads. Sephora's app downloads in the U.S. have exploded since September 2022, going from ******* to over ****** in November 2023. The latest generation of beauty shoppers Generation Z, or Gen Z, are young adults and the latest consumers of beauty online. In the United States, around ********** of Gen Z consumers purchased make-up-related goods online in 2023. Their peers and social media especially influence this age group when it comes to online purchases of cosmetics. Most Gen Z shoppers in the U.S. read reviews and look at pictures and videos of other shoppers before deciding to buy beauty products. Social media sites such as TikTok and Instagram are also important online sources for these beauty connoisseurs. Nearly *** out of ten shoppers use TikTok to help with their beauty purchase decision, and around **** out of ten use Instagram. To complete their orders, specialty beauty retailers are Gen Z's favorite online shopping channels. These sites are, for example, sephora.com and ulta.com.

In December 2023, the fast-fashion e-commerce site shein.com was the most visited in the fashion and apparel category worldwide, accounting for over *** percent of desktop traffic. The online site for Nike ranked second, with **** percent of visits. Chinese brand's popularity in the U.S market Based on the yearly percentage growth in terms of website traffic, shein.com emerged as the one of the leading fast-fashion retailer websites in the United States in 2021, with a growth of ** percent compared to 2020. The affordable fast-fashion retailer also got listed as the second most downloaded shopping application in App Store in the United States, with over ** million downloads in 2021. Shein and U.S. teens Shein does not have any physical stores, but it has garnered millions of followers across the globe for its wide range of trendy products and rock-bottom prices. It is the second preferred online shopping website of teens in the United States, after Amazon.

Reddit is a web traffic powerhouse: in March 2024 approximately 2.2 billion visits were measured to the online forum, making it one of the most-visited websites online. The front page of the internet Formerly known as “the front page of the internet”, Reddit is an online forum platform with over 130,000 sub-forums and communities. The platform allows registered users, called Redditors, to post content. Each post is open to the entire Reddit community to vote upon, either by down- or upvotes. The most popular posts are featured directly on the front page. Subreddits are available by category and Redditors can follow selected subreddits relevant to their interest and also control what content they see on their custom front page. Some of the most popular subreddits are r/AskReddit or r/AMA – the “Ask Me Anything” format. According to the company, Reddit hosted 1,800 AMAs in 2018, with a wide range of topics and hosts. One of the most popular Reddit AMA of 2022 by number of upvotes was by actor Nicolas Cagem with more than 238.5 thousand upvotes. Reddit usage The United States account for the biggest share of Reddit's desktop traffic, followed by the UK, and Canada. As of March 2023, Reddit ranked among the most popular social media websites in the United States.

In January 2024, ChatGPT online domain chat.openai.com registered over **** percent of its traffic as originating in the United States. Users based in India generated approximately **** percent of the total visits to the chatbot platform, while users in Indonesia accounted for *** percent of the total visits to the website. Visits from Brazil represented the fourth-largest group for the platform, generating more than **** percent of the total traffic recorded in the examined period.

As of February 2025, English was the most popular language for web content, with over 49.4 percent of websites using it. Spanish ranked second, with six percent of web content, while the content in the German language followed, with 5.6 percent. English as the leading online language United States and India, the countries with the most internet users after China, are also the world's biggest English-speaking markets. The internet user base in both countries combined, as of January 2023, was over a billion individuals. This has led to most of the online information being created in English. Consequently, even those who are not native speakers may use it for convenience. Global internet usage by regions As of October 2024, the number of internet users worldwide was 5.52 billion. In the same period, Northern Europe and North America were leading in terms of internet penetration rates worldwide, with around 97 percent of its populations accessing the internet.

As of May 2020, it was found that Google had a 61.6 percent reach among Hispanic online audiences in the United States. Facebook reached 59.7 percent of Hispanic online users in the United States in the preceding 30 days.

As of May 2025, approximately 71.4 percent of the total web traffic in Asia came from a mobile device. That was a slight increase from the previous year, when mobile devices accounted for about 69.3 percent of the total web traffic in the region.