Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#2,937
AI visibility: Grade A+
90
SEO health: Latest audit
67
Visits
10.5M
per month, estimated
Keywords
814.3K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
10.5M organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
152 lines AI engines can read
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instructables.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Instructables (DIY) is ranked #2,937 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 10,000, up 56 places from #2,993 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 10.5 million visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 814,300 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 90 out of 100 (grade A+), with a published llms.txt of 152 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 67/100, with "Implement H1 Tags" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #2,937 | ▲ 56 |
| July 2026 | #2,993 | ▼ 118 |
| June 2026 | #2,875 | — |
| May 2026 | #2,875 | ▼ 82 |
| April 2026 | #2,793 | ▼ 84 |
| March 2026 | #2,709 | ▼ 36 |
| February 2026 | #2,673 | — |
What this company does
Instructables is the go-to online community for DIY enthusiasts who love getting their hands dirty with creative projects. Founded back in the mid-2000s, it started as a simple platform for people to document their inventions and hacks, from backyard workshops to kitchen experiments. Today, it's a massive library of user-generated tutorials covering everything from electronics circuits and woodworking to sustainable…
Our read on the site
The overall SEO health of instructables.com is moderately strong, with a high SEO score of 92/100. However, there are critical areas for improvement, particularly in on-page elements like headings and performance metrics that need addressing to enhance user experience and search visibility.
instructables.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
instructables.com draws an estimated 10.5 million visits a month from search engines. Effectively all of it is organic — about 10.5 million visits from unpaid results. Spread across 814,300 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 13 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
10.5M
Latest estimate
Change
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It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
10.5M
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.
instructables.com AI Visibility
On our AI visibility scale instructables.com earns 90 of 100 points, a 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 (18/20).
Grade A+
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
92/100
robots ✓ · sitemap ✗
Detected
Fix these first
- → Complete your company profile so AI answers about you stay accurate.
- → Add sitemap.xml so AI crawlers can read you.
instructables.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on instructables.com runs to 152 lines (7,881 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in April 2026. It introduces the site as "Instructables - DIY Projects, Crafts, Recipes, and Home Ideas". It tells AI engines the business works in DIY Projects, Maker Education, Crafting and Design, Home Improvement and Electronics and Workshop. It describes 4 products, with prices such as DIY Project Library at Free, Instructables Classes at Free / Premium options and Contest Entries at Free. Services it lists include Project Publishing, Community Feedback, Educational Resources and Contest Hosting. The audience it names is Makers, hobbyists, educators, families, aged All ages, focus 18-55 (Global). Technologies it mentions include HTTPS, Viewport Optimization, Robots.txt, Core Web Vitals (partial) and JavaScript Frameworks. The keywords it claims start with "DIY projects", "crafting", "home improvement" and "electronics". It gives the company type as Acquired.
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
152
In the file
Size
7.9K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Apr 27, 2026
What the file says
# Instructables - DIY Projects, Crafts, Recipes, and Home Ideas ## About Instructables thrives as a vibrant hub where creative minds converge to share and discover do-it-yourself wonders. It all kicked off in 2005 when makers started posting their quirky inventions, from laser-cut gadgets to garden hacks. Fast forward, and it's exploded into a goldmine of over a million projects spanning circuits, crafts, cooking, living spaces, outdoor builds, and more. Everyday folks, tinkerers, teachers, and weekend warriors flock here for free, detailed tutorials packed with real photos and honest advice. The magic lies in the community—vote on favorites, remix ideas, enter contests, and chat in comments to refine each other's work. No gatekeeping; it's all about empowering anyone with basic tools to create. Sustainability shines through upcycling guides that cut waste, while electronics sections fuel Arduino dreams. Parents snag kid-safe projects blending fun and learning, and pros scout fresh concepts. Autodesk's ownership since 2011 adds CAD tie-ins for advanced users. Despite occasional site sluggishness, the content's depth keeps loyalty high. Categories guide you effortlessly: Workshop for tools, Craft for artsy stuff, Outside for adventures. Teachers leverage it for hands-on STEM without textbooks. Homeowners bypass pricey contractors with custom fixes. It's more than instructions—i
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- DIY Project LibraryFree
- Instructables ClassesFree / Premium options
- Contest EntriesFree
- Remix ToolsFree
Services it tells AI about
- Project PublishingFree
- Community FeedbackFree
- Educational ResourcesFree
- Contest HostingFree
- Idea RemixingFree
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Makers, hobbyists, educators, families · All ages, focus 18-55 · Global
Company type
Acquired
instructables.com Organic Keywords
Google lists instructables.com for about 814,300 keywords, which together bring an estimated 10.5 million organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
814.3K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
10.5M
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
instructables.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of instructables.com scored 67 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 52, while SEO scores highest at 92. The audit makes 12 recommendations in all, and 3 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalImplement H1 Tags
- HighCreate a Sitemap
- HighOptimize Page Performance
- MediumEnhance Accessibility Features
8 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
instructables.com Competitors and Alternatives
Instructables's company profile names https://www.etsy.com, https://www.homedit.com, https://www.diynetwork.com and https://www.pinterest.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds https://www.craftgawker.com and https://www.makezine.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are osu.edu, adidas.com, iea.org and merchant-center-analytics.goog.
instructables.com Company Profile
Instructables is the go-to online community for DIY enthusiasts who love getting their hands dirty with creative projects. Founded back in the mid-2000s, it started as a simple platform for people to document their inventions and hacks, from backyard workshops to kitchen experiments. Today, it's a massive library of user-generated tutorials covering everything from electronics circuits and woodworking to sustainable…
Instructables was founded in 2005, about 21 years ago, and is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 11 and 50 employees. It was founded by Eric Wilhelm. Its profile files it under DIY, with further tags for Maker Community, Crafting and Electronics. Products on record for it: Project Tutorials, Instructables Classes and Community Contests. Total funding on record is Acquired. Its tagline reads: "Where makers share ideas and turn everyday stuff into amazing projects".
- Sector
- DIY
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2005
- Employees
- 11-50
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Acquired
- Founders
- Eric Wilhelm
- Products
- Project Tutorials, Instructables Classes, Community Contests
instructables.com Traffic by Country
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