Captain Gizmo put together at how websites have evolved in popularity from 1993 to the present. While watching the video it’s cool to see how sites gained and lost traffic. Aol was cruising along and then came Yahoo, etc…
Here’s a look at the websites with the most traffic since 1993, and when each site held the number one spot:
VisualCapitalist.com charted the timeframes
| Date Range | Top Ranking Website | Highest Number of Monthly Visits |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1993 – Jun 2000 | AOL | 405,000,000 |
| Jul 2000 – May 2006 | Yahoo | 5,500,000,000 |
| Jun 2006 – Jul 2008 | 8,300,000,000 | |
| Aug 2008 – Jun 2010 | Yahoo | 11,600,000,000 |
| Jul 2010 – current | 81,000,000,000 |
