What is Alexa Rank?

[Scott406]

While Alexa is sort of useful, I like Majestic SEO's Site Explorer better (as far as free services go).

https://majestic.com/reports/site-explore

 

[comparepandauk]

Thanks to all of you for sharing these useful information about alexa ranking and how it does work.

 

[kfander]

Alexa is a toolbar that webmasters install on their browsers so that they can manipulate their Alexa Traffic Rank. Seriously, one person with an Alexa toolbar, clicking away like a trained monkey, can bring their Alexa rank from nowhere to within 200,000. To get below 100,000, you might need a couple of people clicking away like trained monkeys, or perhaps some real trained monkeys. Alternatively, you can go to places like Alexa Boostup and hire their electronic trained monkeys.

The Internet Archive (Wayback) is seriously cool though, but Alexa bought that. It was cool before it became an Alexa property. I believe Amazon.com owns Alexa now, however. The big fish eat the little fish.

 

[shimmy1229]

It determines a site's rank in global search I think..

 

[Explaindio Bonus]

Alexa Rank is calculated by the number of your site visitors.

 

[Cmsideas]

Alexa Traffic Rank is a rough measure of a website's popularity, compared with all the others out there on the internet, taking into account both the number of visitors and the number of pages viewed on each visit.

 

[Roy Jones]

Alexa rank is a rough idea of a website's popularity, compared with all the other out there on the internet, taking into account both the number of visitors and the number of pages viewed on each visit.

 

[WJ-Tim]

It can be used as a single measure of domain traffic... but alone it means little to nothing.
I've also read it can be manipulated but not sure how true that is.

 

[sulbha]

In simple terms, Alexa Traffic Rank is a rough measure of a website's popularity, compared with all the others out there on the internet, taking into account both the number of visitors and the number of pages viewed on each visit.The algorithm according to which Alexa traffic ranking is calculated, is simple. It is based on the amount of traffic recorded from users that have the Alexa toolbar installed over a period of three months. This traffic is based on such parameters as reach and page views.

 

[weakpoints123]

The algorithm according to which Alexa traffic ranking is calculated, is simple. It is based on the amount of traffic recorded from users that have the Alexa toolbar installed over a period of three months. This traffic is based on such parameters as reach and page views.

 

[Bridget]

It is a ranking system set by alexa.com, The algorithm according to which Alexa traffic ranking is calculated, is simple. It is based on the amount of traffic recorded from users that have the Alexa toolbar installed over a period of three months. This traffic is based on such parameters as reach and page views.

 

[Hugop]

It ranks your website by traffic, but it isn't accurate without their piece of code inside your website. It says that 100% of my visitors are from India :shrug:

 

[Bridget]

The algorithm according to which Alexa traffic ranking is calculated, is simple. It is based on the amount of traffic recorded from users that have the Alexa toolbar installed over a period of three months. This traffic is based on such parameters as reach and page views.

 

[cybnetics]

Alexa rank measures the traffic , Comparisons and popularity in search engine of your website ,

 

[Bridget]

Alexa Rank is the traffic rank of a website, compared to all other sites on the web. This is provided by Alexa.com based on sample browsing behavior of people with the Alexa toolbar installed in their browser, combined with search engine ranking and search volume inputs.

 

[geeksremote24-7]

Alexa Rank is used to measure the traffic on your website. It will also describe your brand awareness and popularity on search engines.