Top 50 Cryptocurrency-related Websites by Global Traffic Recently
On the 12th, The Block media outlet conducted a traffic ranking of current cryptocurrency websites through the traffic monitoring site Alexa. The results showed that the top five in traffic were the exchanges Binance, data website CoinMarketCap, data website CoinGecko, exchange Coinbase, and the essential blockchain explorer Etherscan for Ethereum applications.
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The Top 50 Websites with the Most Traffic
- Exchange Binance
- Cryptocurrency Data Website CoinMarketCap
- Cryptocurrency Data Website CoinGecko
- Exchange Coinbase
- Ethereum Blockchain Explorer Etherscan
- Media CoinDesk
- Decentralized Exchange Uniswap
- Blockchain Explorer/Exchange Blockchain.com
- Exchange Kraken
- Flow Blockchain Collectible Cards NBA Top Shot
- Exchange Bybit
- NFT Marketplace OpenSea
- BSC Decentralized Exchange PancakeSwap
- Japanese Exchange bitFlyer
- Korean Exchange Upbit
- Exchange FTX
- Indian Exchange WazirX (Acquired by Binance)
- Exchange Poloniex
- Exchange Binance US
- Financial Platform BlockFi
- Exchange Bittrex
- Financial Platform/Exchange Crypto.com
- Exchange Gate.io
- Media Cointelegraph
- Exchange Hotbit
- Hardware Wallet Provider Trezor
- Exchange Bithumb
- NFT Marketplace Rarible
- OTC Trading Platform LocalBitcoins
- Exchange Bitfinex
- Korean Exchange Coinone
- Japanese Exchange Coincheck
- Exchange Paxful
- Exchange HitBTC
- Bitcoin Information Portal Bitcoin.org
- Binance Smart Chain Explorer BscScan
- Hardware Wallet Provider Ledger
- Decentralized Aggregator 1inch
- Mexican Exchange Bitso
- Ethereum Information Portal Ethereum.org
- Indonesian Exchange Indodax
- Ethereum Wallet/Blockchain Explorer MyEtherWallet
- Leading Bitcoin Forum BitcoinTalk
- Web Wallet TrustWallet
- Exchange KuCoin
- Browser Extension Wallet MetaMask
- Bitcoin Wallet/Exchange Bitcoin.com
- Japanese Exchange Bitbank
- Exchange Gemini
- Exchange OKEx
Where is the Traffic Coming From?
It is important to note that there is no perfect website traffic data source, and Alexa may not accurately track traffic for desktop/mobile users. There may also be deliberate manipulation of traffic, which monitoring sites cannot always detect.
From the top ten, we can see that Binance has a significant amount of traffic, followed by those who diligently check data on cryptocurrency websites. CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko outperform Coinbase, which mainly focuses on the U.S. market, but it is evident that Coinbase still enjoys strong popularity despite offering a limited range of cryptocurrencies.
Etherscan ranks fifth, indicating the significant penetration of DeFi applications into the cryptocurrency community. CoinDesk at sixth place is an essential and longstanding blockchain and cryptocurrency media outlet, while the seventh spot is taken by Uniswap, the largest Ethereum-based application.
Surprisingly, the Flow blockchain's NBA Top Shot, which combines NFTs and the popularity of the NBA, a new platform introduced in 2020, has secured the tenth spot. The NFT marketplace OpenSea has also climbed to the 12th position, confirming the trend of NFTs.
Another notable platform is PancakeSwap, the AMM decentralized exchange promoted by Binance Smart Chain (BSC). Its token CAKE was the best-performing DeFi token in the first quarter of 2021 and has reached the 13th spot.
Another trend to observe is the popularity of specific regional exchanges, indicating hot markets. Apart from China, we see Indian exchanges entering at 17th place, showing the potential of emerging markets. Japan and Korea remain popular markets, and we also witness the rise of Mexico and Indonesia.