Last updated: September 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#167,429
AI visibility: Grade D
56
SEO health: Not audited
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Visits
954
per month, estimated
Keywords
63
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
954 organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
133 lines AI engines can read
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lightning.network Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Lightning Network (Blockchain, Crypto & Web3) is ranked #167,429 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, down 2,033 places from #165,396 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 954 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 63 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 56 out of 100 (grade D), with a published llms.txt of 133 lines.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #167,429 | ▼ 2,033 |
| July 2026 | #165,396 | ▼ 6,077 |
| June 2026 | #159,319 | — |
| May 2026 | #159,319 | ▼ 107 |
| April 2026 | #159,212 | ▼ 5,427 |
| March 2026 | #153,785 | ▲ 1,150 |
| February 2026 | #154,935 | — |
What this company does
Lightning Network provides a second-layer solution that sits on top of Bitcoin to handle transactions at much higher speed and lower cost than the base chain allows. Users open payment channels between each other and settle only the final balances on the Bitcoin blockchain, which keeps most activity off-chain. This approach supports instant transfers and fees that are fractions of a cent, making everyday purchases an…
lightning.network Traffic and Visitor Engagement
lightning.network draws an estimated 954 visits a month from search engines. Effectively all of it is organic — about 954 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 63 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 15 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
954
Latest estimate
Change
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It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
954
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.
lightning.network AI Visibility
On our AI visibility scale lightning.network earns 56 of 100 points, a grade D. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt. The biggest gap is SEO health, at 0 of 20 points (Not scanned yet), worth 20 points if closed. It also loses points on Crawlability (0/10), Company profile (16/25) and Structured data (0/5).
Grade D
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
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lightning.network LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on lightning.network runs to 133 lines (7,674 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in September 2026. It introduces the site as "lightning.network". It tells AI engines the business works in Blockchain, Crypto & Web3; FinTech, Finance & Insurance; and Bitcoin Scaling. It describes 3 products, with prices such as Lightning Node Software at Free and Lightning Wallet SDK at Free. Services it lists include Channel Management, Integration Consulting and Liquidity Provision. Technologies it mentions include Bitcoin, Lightning Protocol and BOLT specs. The keywords it claims start with "lightning network", "bitcoin payments", "layer 2" and "off-chain".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
133
In the file
Size
7.7K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Sep 2, 2026
What the file says
# lightning.network ## About Lightning Network provides a second-layer solution that sits on top of Bitcoin to handle transactions at much higher speed and lower cost than the base chain allows. Users open payment channels between each other and settle only the final balances on the Bitcoin blockchain, which keeps most activity off-chain. This approach supports instant transfers and fees that are fractions of a cent, making everyday purchases and micro-payments practical. Merchants, exchanges, and wallet providers integrate the protocol so customers can send or receive bitcoin without waiting for on-chain confirmations. The network has grown through multiple independent implementations that all follow the same open specification. Developers continue to improve routing, liquidity management, and watchtower services that protect users who stay offline. Payment channels can be opened with any amount of bitcoin and closed whenever the parties decide to settle. Because the protocol is open source, anyone can run a node or build applications on top of it. Exchanges use Lightning to move funds between hot wallets quickly and cheaply. Content creators and tip platforms rely on it for small, frequent payouts to users around the world. The technology also enables atomic multi-hop payments so funds can travel across several channels without trusting intermediaries. Adoption has been stro
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Lightning Node SoftwareFree
- Lightning Wallet SDKFree
- Routing ServiceFee-based
Services it tells AI about
- Channel ManagementContact for pricing
- Integration ConsultingContact for pricing
- Liquidity ProvisionContact for pricing
Competitors it names
Company type
Private
lightning.network Organic Keywords
Google lists lightning.network for about 63 keywords, which together bring an estimated 954 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
63
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
954
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
No ranked-keyword data cached for this domain yet.
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What it ranks for
lightning.network Competitors and Alternatives
Lightning Network's company profile names raiden.network, stellar.org, ripple.com and polygon.technology as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds arbitrum.io and optimism.io. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are pgedystrybucja.pl, dayton247now.com, metroseoul.co.kr and yamalmed.ru.
lightning.network Company Profile
Lightning Network provides a second-layer solution that sits on top of Bitcoin to handle transactions at much higher speed and lower cost than the base chain allows. Users open payment channels between each other and settle only the final balances on the Bitcoin blockchain, which keeps most activity off-chain. This approach supports instant transfers and fees that are fractions of a cent, making everyday purchases an…
Lightning Network was founded in 2015, about 11 years ago. Its workforce is listed as between 11 and 50 employees. Its profile files it under Blockchain, Crypto & Web3, with further tags for FinTech, Finance & Insurance; Bitcoin Scaling; and Payment Protocols. Total funding on record is Bootstrapped. Its tagline reads: "Fast, low-cost Bitcoin payments built on a layer-two protocol".
- Sector
- Blockchain, Crypto & Web3
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- 11-50
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Bootstrapped
lightning.network Traffic by Country
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