Google Is Finally The #1 Website On Alexa

A while back, we analyzed the Alexa traffic rankings of Google and Yahoo and were doubtful that Google would be able to overtake the number one spot in the near future. After all, for all of recent Alexa traffic rank history, Yahoo has always outranked Google as the top site in the world. But this has now changed.

According to the Alexa Daily Traffic Rank, Google has now overtaken the top spot as of late January.

Google vs. Yahoo Alexa Traffic Rank   

It will however take a couple of months for the official traffic rank to be updated due to the way in which the rank is calculated. (The official traffic rank is a 3-month moving average. By using an average, Alexa can minimize frequent ranking fluctuations and show more accurate and consistent results.)

Will Google Remain The Top Site In The World?

It is difficult to say whether Google will remain at the top. The Alexa rank is calculated from two different statistics: page views (the average number of pages your visitors view) and reach (the percentage of global users that visit your website). And as you’ll see from viewing the Alexa statistics for these websites, Google easily wins with reach and Yahoo wins with page views. So this rank might bounce back and forth a few times before it is finally decided.

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