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Domain Summary

What is the traffic rank for Howtogeek.com?

• Howtogeek.com ranks #26,123 globally on HypeStat.

What percent of global Internet users visit Howtogeek.com?

• 0.0084595% of global Internet users visit Howtogeek.com

How many people visit Howtogeek.com each day?

• Howtogeek.com receives approximately 417K visitors and 684,908 page impressions per day.

Which countries does Howtogeek.com receive most of its visitors from?

• Howtogeek.com is mostly visited by people located in United States,United Kingdom,Canada.

How much Howtogeek.com can earn?

• Howtogeek.com should earn about $2,940.38/day from advertising revenue.

What is Howtogeek.com estimated value?

• Estimated value of Howtogeek.com is $3,156,192.44.

What IP addresses does Howtogeek.com resolve to?

• Howtogeek.com resolves to the IP addresses 3.222.102.97.

Where are Howtogeek.com servers located in?

• Howtogeek.com has servers located in Ashburn, Virginia, 20149, United States.

howtogeek.com Profile

Title:How-To Geek - We Explain Technology
Description:We explain technology. Learn more with our articles, reviews, tips, and the best answers to your most pressing tech questions.
Tags:
tech help
tips
computer tips
geek
linux
tech blogs
windows
internet
computers
howto
Category:Computers Electronics and Technology / Other Computers Electronics and Technology
About: Includes help, tutorials, tips and how-to guides for Windows and Linux. Edit Site Info

What technologies does howtogeek.com use?

These are the technologies used at howtogeek.com. howtogeek.com has a total of 7 technologies installed in 7 different categories.
Analytics
Google Analytics Google Analytics
Authentication
Google Sign-in Google Sign-in
Security
HSTS HSTS
reCAPTCHA reCAPTCHA
Web Servers
Nginx Nginx
Reverse proxies
Nginx Nginx
Miscellaneous
Open Graph Open Graph
Performance
Priority Hints Priority Hints

howtogeek.com Traffic Analysis

Howtogeek.com is ranked #26,123 in the world. This website is viewed by an estimated 417K visitors daily, generating a total of 684.9K pageviews. This equates to about 12.6M monthly visitors. Howtogeek.com traffic has increased by 1.75% compared to last month.
Daily Visitors417K
1.57%
Monthly Visits12.6M
1.75%
Pages per Visit1.64
3.87%
Visit duration01:09
13.68%
Bounce Rate69.84%
0.72%
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Daily Unique Visitors:
417,047
Monthly Visits:
12,636,524
Pages per Visit:
1.64
Daily Pageviews:
684,908
Avg. visit duration:
01:09
Bounce rate:
69.84%
Global Reach:
0.0084595%
Monthly Visits (SEMrush):
24,016,319
Monthly Unique Visitors (SEMrush):
18,360,044
Monthly Visits (SimilarWeb):
12,637,776
HypeRank:
26,123
SEMrush Rank:
2,409
SimilarWeb Rank:
6,947
*All traffic values are estimates only.

Traffic sources

Direct:
14.68%
Referral:
3.08%
Search:
81.32%
Social:
0.92%
Paid:
0%

Desktop vs Mobile

Desktop:
38.07%
Mobile:
61.93%

Total Visits Last 3 Months

15.1M
AUG
12.4M
SEP
12.6M
OCT

Visitors by country

Country
Users%
 
United States 41.39%
 
United Kingdom 6.93%
 
Canada 5.61%
 
India 3.65%
 
Australia 3.34%

Where do visitors go on howtogeek.com?

 
Reach%Pageviews%PerUser
howtogeek.com
100.00%100.00%1.18
Last update was 167 days ago
     
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Search Engine Indexes ▼

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Google Index:
35,200
Bing Index:
2,480
Baidu Index:
2,200

Moz Data ▼

Domain Authority (DA) is a metric developed by Moz. DA is a score that predicts the ranking potential of a website on search engine result pages (SERPs). Moz calculates Domain Authority on a logarithmic scale from 1 to 100, with higher scores indicating a greater likelihood of ranking well in search results. Moz Domain Authority of howtogeek.com is 89.
Domain Authority:
  89
Page Authority:
  59
MozRank:
  6

  ▼

SEMrush is a complete on line advertising and marketing platform that gives a extensive variety of gear and functions to help companies and entrepreneurs in enhancing their on line visibility and optimizing their virtual advertising and marketing strategies.
SemRushSemRush
Domain:
  howtogeek.com
Rank:
(Rank based on keywords, cost and organic traffic)
  2,409
Organic Keywords:
(Number of keywords in top 20 Google SERP)
  1,747,641
Organic Traffic:
(Number of visitors coming from top 20 search results)
  1,134,397
Organic Cost:
((How much need to spend if get same number of visitors from Google Adwords)
  $602,415.00
Full SEMrush Report >>

Revenue report ▼

Google.com would generate approximately $2.9K per day if the source of income were advertisements, which equates to an estimated monthly revenue of $88.2K and annual gross revenue of approximately $1.1M. Based on these figures, the site's net worth is estimated at around $3.2M.

How much would howtogeek.com make?

Daily Revenue:
$2,940.38
Monthly Revenue:
$88,211.40
Yearly Revenue:
$1,073,238.70
*All earnings values are estimates only.

Daily earning by country

 
CountryPageviewsEarning
 
United States 283,509$1,369.35
 
Canada 38,449$232.23
 
United Kingdom 47,498$127.29
 
Australia 22,847$110.12
 
India 24,984$9.49

Loss of money due to Adblock?

Daily Revenue Loss:
$349.59
Monthly Revenue Loss:
$10,487.72
Yearly Revenue Loss:
$127,600.63
Daily Pageviews Blocked:
79,809
Monthly Pageviews Blocked:
2,394,256
Yearly Pageviews Blocked:
29,130,112

Daily revenue loss by country

 
CountryBlockedLost Money
 
United States 51,032$246.48
 
Canada 9,612$58.06
 
Australia 4,569$22.02
 
United Kingdom 7,600$20.37
 
India 6,996$2.66

How much is howtogeek.com worth?

Website Value:
$3.2M

Ad Experience Report ▼

Summary of the ad experience rating of a website for a specific platform.

Mobile summary

Root domain:
howtogeek.com
Last Change Time:
(The last time that the site changed status.)
2019-11-25 11:09:07
Ad filtering:
(Chrome is not filtering ads on your site.)
Off
Status:
(The status of the site that is reviewed for the Better Ads Standards.)
Passing

Desktop summary

Root domain:
howtogeek.com
Last Change Time:
(The last time that the site changed status.)
2019-11-25 11:09:07
Ad filtering:
(Chrome is not filtering ads on your site.)
Off
Status:
(The status of the site that is reviewed for the Better Ads Standards.)
Passing

Abusive Experience Report ▼

Summary of the abusive experience rating of a website.
Root domain:
howtogeek.com
Last Change Time:
(The last time that the site changed status.)
2019-11-25 11:09:07
Enforcement:
(Chrome is not preventing your site from opening new windows or tabs.)
Off
Status:
(The status of the site reviewed for the abusive experiences.)
Passing

Where is howtogeek.com hosted? ▼

Howtogeek.com may be hosted in multiple data centers distributed in different locations around the world. This is probably just one of them.
Server IP:
3.222.102.97
ASN:
AS14618 
ISP:
Amazon.com, Inc. 
Server Location:
Ashburn
Virginia, VA
20149
United States, US
 

Other sites hosted on 3.222.102.97

There are no other sites hosted on this IP

How fast does howtogeek.com load? ▼

The average loading time of howtogeek.com is 380 ms. The Desktop speed index is 66 and mobile speed index is 82.
Average Load Time:
380 ms

Page Speed (Google PageSpeed Insights) - Desktop

66
0-49 50-89 90-100 i

Field Data

Over the last 30 days, the field data shows that this page has a speed compared to other pages in the Chrome User Experience Report.We are showing the 90th percentile of FCP and the 95th percentile of FID.

First Contentful Paint (FCP)0 0% of loads for this page have a fast (<0s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 0% 0% of loads for this page have an average (0s ~ 0s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 0% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>0s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 0%
First Input Delay (FID)0 0% of loads for this page have a fast (<0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0% 0% of loads for this page have an average (0ms ~ 0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0%

Origin Data

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First Contentful Paint (FCP)0 0% of loads for this page have a fast (<0s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 0% 0% of loads for this page have an average (0s ~ 0s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 0% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>0s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 0%
First Input Delay (FID)0 0% of loads for this page have a fast (<0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0% 0% of loads for this page have an average 0ms ~ 0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0%

Lab Data


Page Speed (Google PageSpeed Insights) - Mobile

82
0-49 50-89 90-100 i

Field Data

Over the last 30 days, the field data shows that this page has a FAST speed compared to other pages in the Chrome User Experience Report.We are showing the 90th percentile of FCP and the 95th percentile of FID.

First Contentful Paint (FCP)1.0s 0% of loads for this page have a fast (<1.8s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 89% 6% of loads for this page have an average (1.8s ~ 3s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 6% 4% of loads for this page have a slow (>3s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 4%
First Input Delay (FID)18ms 96% of loads for this page have a fast (<100ms) First Input Delay (FID) 96% 2% of loads for this page have an average (100ms ~ 300ms) First Input Delay (FID) 2% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>300ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0%

Origin Data

All pages served from this origin have an FAST speed compared to other pages in the Chrome User Experience Report. over the last 30 days.To view suggestions tailored to each page, analyze individual page URLs.

First Contentful Paint (FCP)1.5s 82% of loads for this page have a fast (<1.8s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 82% 10% of loads for this page have an average (1.8s ~ 3s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 10% 7% of loads for this page have a slow (>3s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 7%
First Input Delay (FID)22ms 0% of loads for this page have a fast (<100ms) First Input Delay (FID) 92% 5% of loads for this page have an average 100ms ~ 300ms) First Input Delay (FID) 5% 1% of loads for this page have a slow (>300ms) First Input Delay (FID) 1%

Lab Data

First Contentful Paint 1.9 s
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First Meaningful Paint 2.0 s
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Time to Interactive 4.3 s
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First Contentful Paint (3G) 3681 ms
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Largest Contentful Paint 3.5 s
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Speed Index 1.9 s
Speed Index shows how quickly the contents of a page are visibly populated. Learn more
Total Blocking Time 90 ms
Sum of all time periods between FCP and Time to Interactive, when task length exceeded 50ms, expressed in milliseconds. Learn more
Max Potential First Input Delay 110 ms
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Does howtogeek.com use compression? ▼

Website compression is the process of reducing the size of website files, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and image files, to improve website performance and load times. Compressing website files can significantly reduce the amount of data that needs to be transferred from the server to the user's browser, resulting in faster page load times and improved user experience. Files on howtogeek.com are reduced by 90%.
howtogeek.com use br compression.
Original size: 266.5 KB
Compressed size: 24.39 KB
File reduced by: 242.11 KB (90%)

Google Safe Browsing ▼

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This site is not currently listed as suspicious

MyWot.com Reputation Ratings

MyWOT (short for "My Web of Trust") is a web-based reputation and rating service that provides users with information about the trustworthiness and safety of websites. howtogeek.com has 94 Safety Reputations.
Status:
  SAFE
Safety Reputations:
  94
Safety Confidence:
  62
Child Safety Reputations:
  94
Child Safety Confidence:
  62

SSL Checker - SSL Certificate Verify ▼

An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate is a digital certificate that establishes a secure encrypted connection between a web server and a user's web browser. It provides authentication and encryption, ensuring that data transmitted between the server and the browser remains private and protected. howtogeek.com supports HTTPS.
 howtogeek.com supports HTTPS
     
Verifying SSL Support. Please wait...
Common Name: howtogeek.com
Organization:
Location:
Issuer: R3
Valid from: Oct 23 17:32:47 2023 GMT
Valid until: Jan 21 17:32:46 2024 GMT
Authority: CA:FALSE
Keysize:
Common Name: R3
Organization: Let's Encrypt
Location: US
Issuer: ISRG Root X1
Valid from: Sep 4 00:00:00 2020 GMT
Valid until: Sep 15 16:00:00 2025 GMT
Authority: CA:TRUE
Keysize: 2048 Bits
Common Name: ISRG Root X1
Organization: Internet Security Research Group
Location: US
Issuer: DST Root CA X3
Valid from: Jan 20 19:14:03 2021 GMT
Valid until: Sep 30 18:14:03 2024 GMT
Authority: CA:TRUE
Keysize: 4096 Bits

Verify HTTP/2 Support ▼

HTTP/2 (Hypertext Transfer Protocol version 2) is a major revision of the HTTP protocol, which is the foundation of data communication on the World Wide Web. It was developed as an improvement over the previous HTTP/1.1 version to enhance web performance and efficiency.
 howtogeek.com supports HTTP/2
     
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Site Categories ▼

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Http Header ▼

HTTP headers are extra portions of records despatched among a consumer (which include an internet browser) and a server at some stage in an HTTP request or response. They offer instructions, metadata, or manipulate parameters for the conversation among the consumer and server. 
server: nginx
date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 18:43:48 GMT
content-type: text/html
content-length: 162
location: https://www.howtogeek.com/
x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN
x-xss-protection: 1; mode=block
x-content-type-options: nosniff
referrer-policy: no-referrer-when-downgrade
content-security-policy: default-src * data: 'unsafe-eval' 'unsafe-inline' blob:
strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload

HTTP/2 200 
server: nginx
date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 18:43:48 GMT
content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
vary: Accept-Encoding
cache-control: max-age=0, must-revalidate, private
expires: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 18:43:48 GMT
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content-security-policy: default-src * data: 'unsafe-eval' 'unsafe-inline' blob:
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content-encoding: br

DNS Lookup ▼

DNS entries (Domain Name System) are a critical component of the Internet infrastructure. They act as directories that translate human-readable domain names (such as example.com) to machine-readable IP addresses. DNS records are stored on DNS servers and help forward internet traffic efficiently.
Type Ip Target/Txt TTL
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MX alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 3600
SOA 900
Mname ns-128.awsdns-16.com
Rname awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com
Serial Number 1
Refresh 7200
Retry 900
Expire 1209600
Minimum TTL 86400
A 3.222.102.97 3510
NS ns-1156.awsdns-16.org 172710
NS ns-128.awsdns-16.com 172710
NS ns-535.awsdns-02.net 172710
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Whois Lookup ▼

Domain WHOIS is a public database that provides information about domain names, including registered owners, contact information, domain registrars, registration and expiration dates, name servers, and other relevant information. Domain registration for this website began on September 11, 2006 and will expire on September 11, 2030 if not renewed. This website is now assigned through the registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC. The WHOIS data for this website's domain was last updated on September 25, 2023.
Domain Created:
2006-09-11
Domain Expires:
2030-09-11
Domain Updated:
2023-09-25
Domain Age:
17 years 7 months 14 days
Domain Registrar:
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Domain Owner:
Domains By Proxy, LLC
WhoIs:
 

Domain Name: howtogeek.com
Registry Domain ID: 589270280_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com
Registrar URL: https://www.godaddy.com
Updated Date: 2023-09-25T08:59:41Z
Creation Date: 2006-09-11T06:09:57Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2030-09-11T06:09:57Z
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: email
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4806242505
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Registrant ID: Not Available From Registry
Registrant Name: Registration Private
Registrant Organization: Domains By Proxy, LLC
Registrant Street: DomainsByProxy.com
Registrant Street: 2155 E Warner Rd
Registrant City: Tempe
Registrant State/Province: Arizona
Registrant Postal Code: 85284
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.4806242599
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: 
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: Select Contact Domain Holder link at https://www.godaddy.com/whois/results.aspx?domain=howtogeek.com
Registry Admin ID: Not Available From Registry
Admin Name: Registration Private
Admin Organization: Domains By Proxy, LLC
Admin Street: DomainsByProxy.com
Admin Street: 2155 E Warner Rd
Admin City: Tempe
Admin State/Province: Arizona
Admin Postal Code: 85284
Admin Country: US
Admin Phone: +1.4806242599
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax: 
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: Select Contact Domain Holder link at https://www.godaddy.com/whois/results.aspx?domain=howtogeek.com
Registry Tech ID: Not Available From Registry
Tech Name: Registration Private
Tech Organization: Domains By Proxy, LLC
Tech Street: DomainsByProxy.com
Tech Street: 2155 E Warner Rd
Tech City: Tempe
Tech State/Province: Arizona
Tech Postal Code: 85284
Tech Country: US
Tech Phone: +1.4806242599
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax: 
Tech Fax Ext:
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Name Server: NS-1156.AWSDNS-16.ORG
Name Server: NS-128.AWSDNS-16.COM
Name Server: NS-1772.AWSDNS-29.CO.UK
Name Server: NS-535.AWSDNS-02.NET
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2023-11-09T18:45:17Z