About Alexa

Founded in April 1996, Alexa Internet grew out of a vision of Web navigation that is intelligent and constantly improving with the participation of its users. Alexa Related Links and Traffic Rankings are the embodiment of this vision, growing and getting better as more people join the Alexa community of smart Web surfers.

Making a better Internet
Alexa could not exist without the participation of the Alexa Toolbar community. Each member of the community, in addition to getting a useful tool, is giving back. Simply by using the toolbar each member contributes valuable information about the web, how it is used, what is important and what is not. This information is returned to the community as Related Links, Traffic Rankings and more.

Want to help? Install the Alexa Toolbar, and tell your friends. The more people use Alexa, the more useful it will be.

Alexa Features and Services

NEW!!! Alexa has just released Alexa Web Information Services on the Amazon.com Web Services platform. Developers have access to Alexa's vast database of Web information to build a new breed of exciting and useful Web applications. Learn More.

Alexa Toolbar

The first Alexa toolbar was released in 1997. Now, over 10 million downloads later, the Alexa toolbar is global and more popular than ever. Plug this essential tool into your browser and see what the world is talking about. Take a tour.

Search, Browse and Site Information
Alexa provides several unique services, unlike any other. Alexa's services are built on the notion that timely and relevant information are essential to a vital web. See below for some examples of Alexa's services.

Alexa Search and Browse - Alexa has taken search and browse to the next level and made it more complete, more relevant and more useful. Some key features include thumbnail images of sites and site information balloons, both of which help you to make quick decisions about which results are useful to you and which are not. Try Search and Browse.

Alexa Site Information - Alexa has built an unparalleled database of information about sites that includes statistics, related links and more. All of this information can be found on Alexa's Site Overview pages, Traffic Detail pages and Related Links pages. To access thes pages, simply type the URL of any site into the Alexa Search box.

In addition to the features mentioned above, Alexa also has Movers & Shakers (sites jumping in traffic) Hot Searches (what people search for) and lists of Top Sites in available by language or categories.

Webmaster Services
Alexa has created a series of tools specifically for web site owners. These tools can help to drive traffic, make money, find broken links and more! Go to Webmaster Services.

Data Services
Alexa recently launched Alexa Web Information Services Beta on the Amazon.com Web Services platform. Developers have access to Alexa's vast database of Web information to build a new breed of exciting and useful Web applications. Go to Alexa Data Services.