Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#47,636
AI visibility: Grade A+
94
SEO health: Latest audit
82
Visits
5.4K
per month, estimated
Keywords
246
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
5.4K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
138 lines AI engines can read
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craphound.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Craphound (Literature) is ranked #47,636 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, up 348 places from #47,984 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 5,427 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 246 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 94 out of 100 (grade A+), with a published llms.txt of 138 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 82/100, with "Optimize Images" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #47,636 | ▲ 348 |
| July 2026 | #47,984 | ▲ 1,608 |
| June 2026 | #49,592 | — |
| May 2026 | #49,592 | ▼ 2,218 |
| April 2026 | #47,374 | ▲ 862 |
| March 2026 | #48,236 | ▲ 1,315 |
| February 2026 | #49,551 | — |
What this company does
Craphound.com acts as the central place where Cory Doctorow shares his novels, essays, and ongoing commentary. The site organizes his books into dedicated sections and posts regular updates that cover technology policy, digital rights, and cultural shifts. Readers can move between full-length works, shorter opinion pieces, and announcements about events without needing multiple accounts or subscriptions. Much of the…
Our read on the site
Significant improvements needed. 1 high-priority issue.
craphound.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send craphound.com an estimated 5,427 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 5,427 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 246 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 22 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
5.4K
Latest estimate
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Organic visits
5.4K
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
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Organic vs paid
100%
0%
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craphound.com AI Visibility
craphound.com scores 94 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade A+. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt, Crawlability and Structured data. The biggest gap is Company profile, at 22 of 25 points (7/8 core fields), worth 3 points if closed. It also loses points on SEO health (17/20).
Grade A+
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7/8 core fields
83/100
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craphound.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on craphound.com runs to 138 lines (5,630 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "Craphound - Cory Doctorow's Literary Works". It tells AI engines the business works in Literature, Publishing and Digital Rights. It describes 3 products, with prices such as Free Ebooks at Free, Essays and Articles at Free and Literary Commentary at Free. Services it lists include Speaking Engagements and Workshops on Digital Rights. The audience it names is Readers, Technology Enthusiasts, Activists, Students, aged 18-54 (Global). Technologies it mentions include HTML, CSS, JavaScript and WordPress. The keywords it claims start with "Cory Doctorow", "science fiction", "digital rights" and "technology commentary".
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Published
AI engines can read it
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Size
5.6K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 22, 2026
What the file says
# Craphound - Cory Doctorow's Literary Works ## About Craphound is a platform dedicated to the literary works of Cory Doctorow, focusing on themes of technology, copyright, and social issues. The site serves readers interested in science fiction and speculative literature by providing access to free ebooks, essays, and commentary. Craphound aims to foster discussions around the impact of technology on society and promote open access to literature. **Areas of Work:** Literature, Publishing, Digital Rights ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://craphound.com - **Address:** Not Available, City Not Available, Country Not Available - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** Not Available - **Hours:** Not Specified - **Timezone:** UTC+0 - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** Not Disclosed - **Revenue:** Not Disclosed - **Hiring Status:** Not currently hiring ## Products - **Free Ebooks** (Free): A collection of Cory Doctorow's novels and short stories available for free download in various formats. - **Essays and Articles** (Free): In-depth essays and articles on technology, digital rights, and societal impacts of code, written by Cory Doctorow. - **Literary Commentary** (Free): Commentary and analysis on current trends in science fiction, technology policy, and digital culture. ## Services - **Speaking Engagements** (Contact for quote): Cory
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Free EbooksFree
- Essays and ArticlesFree
- Literary CommentaryFree
Services it tells AI about
- Speaking EngagementsContact for quote
- Workshops on Digital RightsContact for quote
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Readers, Technology Enthusiasts, Activists, Students · 18-54 · Global
Company type
Private
craphound.com Organic Keywords
Google lists craphound.com for about 246 keywords, which together bring an estimated 5,427 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
246
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
5.4K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
craphound.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of craphound.com scored 82 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 69, while SEO scores highest at 83. The audit makes 15 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- HighOptimize Images
- HighMinify CSS and JavaScript
- HighImplement Lazy Loading
- HighImprove Mobile Responsiveness
11 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
craphound.com Competitors and Alternatives
Craphound's company profile names tor.com, baen.com and locusmag.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds boingboing.net, kirkusreviews.com and sfsite.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are cyral.net, pressofatlanticcity.com, auanet.org and csublogs.com.
craphound.com Company Profile
Craphound.com acts as the central place where Cory Doctorow shares his novels, essays, and ongoing commentary. The site organizes his books into dedicated sections and posts regular updates that cover technology policy, digital rights, and cultural shifts. Readers can move between full-length works, shorter opinion pieces, and announcements about events without needing multiple accounts or subscriptions. Much of the…
Craphound was founded in 2000, about 26 years ago. It was founded by Cory Doctorow. Its profile files it under Literature, with further tags for Publishing, Digital Rights and Non-Profit. Products on record for it: Free Ebooks, Essays and Articles and Literary Commentary. Total funding on record is Bootstrapped. Its tagline reads: "Cory Doctorow's Literary Works".
- Sector
- Literature
- Headquarters
- Not Available, Not Available
- Founded
- 2000
- Employees
- Not Disclosed
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Bootstrapped
- Founders
- Cory Doctorow
- Products
- Free Ebooks, Essays and Articles, Literary Commentary
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