Last updated: September 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-09
#166,479
AI visibility: Grade D
59
SEO health: Latest audit
0
Visits
879.7K
per month, estimated
Keywords
31.1K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
879.7K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
77 lines AI engines can read
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purplemath.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Purplemath (Education & Training) is ranked #166,479 worldwide in our September 2026 domain ranking, up 2,149 places from #168,628 in August 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 879,700 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 31,100 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 59 out of 100 (grade D), with a published llms.txt of 77 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 0/100, with "Implement Title and Meta Description" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #166,479 | ▲ 2,149 |
| August 2026 | #168,628 | ▼ 3,399 |
| July 2026 | #165,229 | ▼ 5,154 |
| June 2026 | #160,075 | — |
| May 2026 | #160,075 | ▲ 18,447 |
| April 2026 | #178,522 | ▼ 30,613 |
| March 2026 | #147,909 | ▲ 30,787 |
| February 2026 | #178,696 | — |
What this company does
Purplemath is an independent online resource that has been helping students master algebra, geometry, and calculus since the late 1990s. The site offers hundreds of free lessons written in plain language, each one walking learners through a single concept with worked examples and common pitfalls to avoid. Students, parents, and teachers visit Purplemath when homework gets confusing or when they need a reliable refere…
Our read on the site
The overall SEO health of the website is critically poor, with missing essential on-page elements such as title, meta description, and headings. Additionally, significant technical issues exist, including the absence of a viewport meta tag, robots.txt, sitemap.xml, and favicon, which severely impact the site's visibili…
purplemath.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send purplemath.com an estimated 879,700 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 879,700 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 31,100 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 28 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
879.7K
Latest estimate
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Organic visits
879.7K
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
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purplemath.com AI Visibility
purplemath.com scores 59 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade D. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt. The biggest gap is SEO health, at 0 of 20 points (0/100), worth 20 points if closed. It also loses points on Crawlability (0/10), Company profile (19/25) and Structured data (0/5).
Grade D
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
6/8 core fields
0/100
robots ✗ · sitemap ✗
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purplemath.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on purplemath.com runs to 77 lines (4,097 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in May 2026. It introduces the site as "Purplemath - Practical Algebra Lessons and Math Help". It tells AI engines the business works in Education & Training, Math Tutoring and Online Learning. It describes 5 products, with prices such as Algebra Lessons at Free, Geometry Lessons at Free and Trigonometry Lessons at Free. Services it lists include Free Math Reference, Curriculum Alignment Support and Parent & Teacher Resource Hub. The audience it names is Students, parents, and educators seeking free math support, aged 11-22 (Global). Technologies it mentions include HTML, CSS and Basic JavaScript. The keywords it claims start with "math tutoring", "algebra help", "geometry resources" and "calculus tutorials".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
77
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Size
4.1K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated May 16, 2026
What the file says
# Purplemath - Practical Algebra Lessons and Math Help ## About Purplemath provides free, plain-language math lessons that help students understand algebra, geometry, and calculus instead of just memorizing formulas. The site was started by a classroom teacher who wanted to give students a reliable reference they could use at home when homework got confusing. Each lesson breaks one concept into small steps, shows fully worked examples, and points out the mistakes students usually make. Because the explanations are written conversationally rather than in textbook language, learners often say the material finally makes sense. Purplemath also offers printable worksheets and practice sets so students can test themselves without needing an account. The platform stays completely free; revenue comes from modest ads and occasional textbook affiliate links. Teachers around the world link to specific Purplemath pages because the lessons line up with standard curricula. Parents appreciate that they can find clear answers without paying for a tutor every time their child gets stuck. The founder still updates lessons and occasionally answers reader questions, keeping the tone personal. Over two decades the site has grown into a trusted bookmark for middle-school, high-school, and early-college students across dozens of countries. Purplemath’s simple mission—clear explanations, no paywalls—
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Algebra LessonsFree
- Geometry LessonsFree
- Trigonometry LessonsFree
- Practice WorksheetsFree
- Exam Review GuidesFree
Services it tells AI about
- Free Math ReferenceFree
- Curriculum Alignment SupportFree
- Parent & Teacher Resource HubFree
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Students, parents, and educators seeking free math support · 11-22 · Global
Company type
Private
purplemath.com Organic Keywords
Google lists purplemath.com for about 31,100 keywords, which together bring an estimated 879,700 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
31.1K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
879.7K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
purplemath.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of purplemath.com scored 0 out of 100 overall. The audit makes 20 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalImplement Title and Meta Description
- HighAdd H1 and H2 Tags
- CriticalCreate a Robots.txt File
- CriticalGenerate a Sitemap.xml
16 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
purplemath.com Competitors and Alternatives
Purplemath's company profile names https://www.khanacademy.org, https://www.mathway.com, https://www.chegg.com and https://www.wyzant.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds https://www.tutors.com and https://www.math.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are primabergamo.it, mips.com, bankersadda.com and digitalcoinprice.com.
purplemath.com Company Profile
Purplemath is an independent online resource that has been helping students master algebra, geometry, and calculus since the late 1990s. The site offers hundreds of free lessons written in plain language, each one walking learners through a single concept with worked examples and common pitfalls to avoid. Students, parents, and teachers visit Purplemath when homework gets confusing or when they need a reliable refere…
Founded in 1998 (about 28 years ago), Purplemath is based in Sacramento, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 1 and 10 employees. It was founded by Elizabeth Stapel. Its profile files it under Education & Training, with further tags for Math Tutoring, Online Learning and Homework Help. Total funding on record is Bootstrapped. Its tagline reads: "Clear, step-by-step math help for students who want to understand, not just memorize".
- Sector
- Education & Training
- Headquarters
- Sacramento, United States
- Founded
- 1998
- Employees
- 1-10
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Bootstrapped
- Founders
- Elizabeth Stapel
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