Last updated: September 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-09
#4,352
AI visibility: Grade A
89
SEO health: Latest audit
86
Visits
991.5K
per month, estimated
Keywords
136.0K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
991.5K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
136 lines AI engines can read
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snopes.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Snopes (Media) is ranked #4,352 worldwide in our September 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 10,000, the same position it held in August 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 991,500 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 136,000 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 89 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 136 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 86/100, with "Create and Submit a Sitemap" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #4,352 | — |
| August 2026 | #4,352 | ▼ 152 |
| July 2026 | #4,200 | ▼ 29 |
| June 2026 | #4,171 | — |
| May 2026 | #4,171 | ▼ 116 |
| April 2026 | #4,055 | ▼ 103 |
| March 2026 | #3,952 | ▲ 18 |
| February 2026 | #3,970 | — |
What this company does
Snopes functions as the go-to destination for verifying the accuracy of stories and claims that spread across the internet and beyond. It specializes in investigating urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation of all kinds, breaking down each case with evidence and context drawn from reliable sources. The process involves sifting through origins, tracking how tales evolve over time, and presenting fin…
Our read on the site
Good foundation with room for improvement.
snopes.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send snopes.com an estimated 991,500 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 991,500 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 136,000 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 7.3 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
991.5K
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
991.5K
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
We don't hold a month-by-month history for this domain yet.
The traffic dashboard builds one from the first scan onwards.
snopes.com AI Visibility
snopes.com scores 89 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade A. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt and Structured data. The biggest gap is Crawlability, at 5 of 10 points (robots ✓ · sitemap ✗), worth 5 points if closed. It also loses points on Company profile (22/25) and SEO health (17/20).
Grade A
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
85/100
robots ✓ · sitemap ✗
Detected
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- → Complete your company profile so AI answers about you stay accurate.
- → Add sitemap.xml so AI crawlers can read you.
snopes.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on snopes.com runs to 136 lines (6,069 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "Snopes - Fact-Checking and Myth-Busting". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, Fact-Checking and Digital Publishing. It describes 3 products, with prices such as Fact-Checking Articles at Free, Myth-Busting Resources at Free and Educational Content at Free. Services it lists include Custom Fact-Checking Service and Media Literacy Workshops. The audience it names is General Public, Journalists, Educators, Students, aged All ages (Global). Technologies it mentions include React, Node.js, AWS, MySQL and Google Analytics. The keywords it claims start with "fact-checking", "urban legends", "myth-busting" and "misinformation".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
136
In the file
Size
6.1K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 6, 2026
What the file says
# Snopes - Fact-Checking and Myth-Busting ## About Snopes is a pioneering online platform dedicated to fact-checking urban legends, folklore, myths, and misinformation. Since its inception in 1994, it has served a global audience by providing thorough investigations and reliable information to verify the authenticity of internet claims. Snopes is a trusted resource for journalists, educators, and the general public, promoting media literacy and informed decision-making. Its mission is to combat misinformation and foster critical thinking in the digital age. **Areas of Work:** Media, Fact-Checking, Digital Publishing ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://snopes.com - **Address:** Los Angeles, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** Not Available - **Hours:** Not Specified - **Timezone:** America/Los_Angeles - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 50 employees - **Revenue:** $5M - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Fact-Checking Articles** (Free): In-depth articles that investigate and verify the accuracy of viral claims, rumors, and misinformation circulating online. - **Myth-Busting Resources** (Free): Comprehensive resources and archives debunking common myths and urban legends with evidence-based analysis. - **Educational Content** (Free): Guides and materials designed to promote media literacy and cri
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Fact-Checking ArticlesFree
- Myth-Busting ResourcesFree
- Educational ContentFree
Services it tells AI about
- Custom Fact-Checking ServiceContact for quote
- Media Literacy WorkshopsContact for quote
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
General Public, Journalists, Educators, Students · All ages · Global
Company type
Private · actively hiring
snopes.com Organic Keywords
Google lists snopes.com for about 136,000 keywords, which together bring an estimated 991,500 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
136.0K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
991.5K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
snopes.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of snopes.com scored 86 out of 100 overall. SEO is its weakest area at 85, while performance scores highest at 92. The audit makes 10 recommendations in all, and 2 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Performance
Excellent
Accessibility
Excellent
Fix these first
- HighCreate and Submit a Sitemap
- HighOptimize Meta Tags
- MediumImprove Image Alt Text
- MediumEnhance Internal Linking Structure
6 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
snopes.com Competitors and Alternatives
Snopes's company profile names factcheck.org, politiFact.com and hoax-slayer.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds truthorfiction.com and urbanlegends.about.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are zetaglobal.io, af.mil, pin.it and sophosxl.net.
snopes.com Company Profile
Snopes functions as the go-to destination for verifying the accuracy of stories and claims that spread across the internet and beyond. It specializes in investigating urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation of all kinds, breaking down each case with evidence and context drawn from reliable sources. The process involves sifting through origins, tracking how tales evolve over time, and presenting fin…
Founded in 1994 (about 32 years ago), Snopes is based in Los Angeles, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 51 and 200 employees. It was founded by David Mikkelson. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for Fact-Checking, Technology and Digital Publishing. Products on record for it: Fact-checking articles, Myth-busting resources and Educational content. Reported revenue is $5M (2023). Its tagline reads: "The definitive fact-checking site and reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.".
- Sector
- Media
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, United States
- Founded
- 1994
- Employees
- 51-200
- Revenue
- $5M (2023)
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Founders
- David Mikkelson
- Products
- Fact-checking articles, Myth-busting resources, Educational content
snopes.com Traffic by Country
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