21 of top 50 global sites based on Alexa Rank — China has
China has a sizable share of the most-trafficked sites on the web.
Alexa.com gives you a big picture of the most popular websites in the world. If you go to the Alexa.com/topsites page, you’ll get the top 50 sites — or the top 500 for paid membership. Below is the top 50 list with domains in China indicated.
| 1 | Google.com | – |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Youtube.com | – |
| 3 | Tmall.com | China |
| 4 | Facebook.com | – |
| 5 | Baidu.com | China |
| 6 | QQ.com | China |
| 7 | Sohu.com | China |
| 8 | Login.tmall.com | China |
| 9 | Taobao.com | China |
| 10 | Yahoo.com | – |
| 11 | 360.cn | China |
| 12 | JD.com | China |
| 13 | Wikipedia.org | – |
| 14 | Amazon.com | – |
| 15 | Sina.com.cn | China |
| 16 | Weibo.com | China |
| 17 | Pages.tmall.com | China |
| 18 | Reddit.com | – |
| 19 | Live.com | – |
| 20 | Netflix.com | – |
| 21 | Okezone.com | – |
| 22 | Xinhuanet.com | China |
| 23 | VK.com | – |
| 24 | Blogspot.com | – |
| 25 | CSDN.net | China |
| 26 | Alipay.com | China |
| 27 | Office.com | – |
| 28 | Instagram.com | – |
| 29 | Yahoo.co.jp | – |
| 30 | Microsoft.com | – |
| 31 | Bing.com | – |
| 32 | Google.com.hk | China |
| 33 | Twitch.tv | – |
| 34 | Bongacams.com | – |
| 35 | Panda.tv | China |
| 36 | Zhanqi.tv | China |
| 37 | Livejasmin.com | – |
| 38 | Naver.com | – |
| 39 | Stackoverflow.com | – |
| 40 | Microsoftonline.com | – |
| 41 | Twitter.com | – |
| 42 | Google.co.in | – |
| 43 | Tribunnews.com | – |
| 44 | Tianya.cn | China |
| 45 | Aliexpress.com | China |
| 46 | Ebay.com | – |
| 47 | Amazon.co.jp | – |
| 48 | Mama.cn | China |
| 49 | China.com.cn | China |
| 50 | Myshopify.com | – |
Here are some observations.
- China accounts for 42% of the top 50 sites, confirming China as a very notable market for domain investors.
- The best extension in China is .com (12 sites), followed by .cn (5). .tv (2), .net (1), and .hk (1).
- 2-pin names are very popular. 8 of the 21 Chinese domains use 2-pin names.
- Short is good. Most of the Chinese domains are less than 6 characters excluding the extension.
