Last updated: September 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-09
#473
AI visibility: Grade A+
92
SEO health: Latest audit
64
Visits
42.9M
per month, estimated
Keywords
1.9M
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
42.9M organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
135 lines AI engines can read
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goodreads.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Goodreads (Social Media) is ranked #473 worldwide in our September 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 1,000, the same position it held in August 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 42.9 million visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 1.9 million ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 92 out of 100 (grade A+), with a published llms.txt of 135 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 64/100, with "Implement a Sitemap" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #473 | — |
| August 2026 | #473 | ▼ 12 |
| July 2026 | #461 | ▼ 2 |
| June 2026 | #459 | — |
| May 2026 | #459 | — |
| April 2026 | #459 | ▼ 9 |
| March 2026 | #450 | ▲ 2 |
| February 2026 | #452 | — |
What this company does
Goodreads operates as an online destination where readers can search for books that fit their interests, maintain lists of titles they hope to pick up, and record what they have already finished. Users browse through recommendations based on past reads, add notes or ratings to specific works, and follow updates from other people who enjoy similar genres or authors. The site also hosts basic discussion areas around in…
Our read on the site
Significant improvements needed. 1 critical issue. 2 high-priority issues.
goodreads.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send goodreads.com an estimated 42.9 million visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 42.9 million visits from unpaid results. Spread across 1.9 million ranking keywords, that averages roughly 23 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
42.9M
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
42.9M
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.
goodreads.com AI Visibility
goodreads.com scores 92 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade A+. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt, SEO health 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).
Grade A+
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
100/100
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.
goodreads.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on goodreads.com runs to 135 lines (5,384 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in February 2026. It introduces the site as "Goodreads - Meet Your Next Favorite Book". It tells AI engines the business works in Social Media, Technology and E-commerce. It describes 3 products, with prices such as Book Discovery Platform at Free, Reading Tracking Tools at Free and User-Generated Book Reviews at Free. Services it lists include Reading Challenges and Book Club Integration. The audience it names is Book Lovers, Students, Professionals, Educators, aged 18-54 (Global). Technologies it mentions include React, Node.js, AWS, PostgreSQL and Redis. The keywords it claims start with "book recommendations", "reading community", "book lovers" and "track books".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
135
In the file
Size
5.4K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Feb 23, 2026
What the file says
# Goodreads - Meet Your Next Favorite Book ## About Goodreads is the world's largest community of book lovers, offering a platform for readers to discover, track, and review books. Users can connect with friends, share personalized recommendations, and explore curated reading lists. With a vast database of titles and user-generated content, Goodreads fosters a vibrant literary community for both avid readers and casual enthusiasts. **Areas of Work:** Social Media, Technology, E-commerce ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://goodreads.com - **Address:** San Francisco, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** Not Available - **Hours:** Not Specified - **Timezone:** America/Los_Angeles - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 200 employees - **Revenue:** $15M - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Book Discovery Platform** (Free): A comprehensive tool to discover new books based on user preferences, reviews, and recommendations. - **Reading Tracking Tools** (Free): Track your reading progress, set goals, and organize your book lists with ease. - **User-Generated Book Reviews** (Free): Access millions of reviews and ratings from fellow readers to make informed reading choices. ## Services - **Reading Challenges** (Free): Participate in annual or custom reading challenges to motivate and track your reading
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Book Discovery PlatformFree
- Reading Tracking ToolsFree
- User-Generated Book ReviewsFree
Services it tells AI about
- Reading ChallengesFree
- Book Club IntegrationFree
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Book Lovers, Students, Professionals, Educators · 18-54 · Global
Company type
Private · actively hiring
goodreads.com Organic Keywords
Google lists goodreads.com for about 1.9 million keywords, which together bring an estimated 42.9 million organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
1.9M
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
42.9M
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
No ranked-keyword data cached for this domain yet.
Ranked Keywords pulls the full list on its first run.
What it ranks for
goodreads.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of goodreads.com scored 64 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 49, while SEO scores highest at 100. The audit makes 10 recommendations in all, and 3 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- HighImplement a Sitemap
- HighOptimize Images
- HighLeverage Browser Caching
- MediumMinimize HTTP Requests
6 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
goodreads.com Competitors and Alternatives
Goodreads's company profile names librarything.com, shelfari.com and bookclubz.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds bookish.com and barnesandnoble.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are h264.io, eye4.cn, mikrotik.com and byteglb.com.
goodreads.com Company Profile
Goodreads operates as an online destination where readers can search for books that fit their interests, maintain lists of titles they hope to pick up, and record what they have already finished. Users browse through recommendations based on past reads, add notes or ratings to specific works, and follow updates from other people who enjoy similar genres or authors. The site also hosts basic discussion areas around in…
Founded in 2007 (about 19 years ago), Goodreads is based in San Francisco, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 201 and 500 employees. It was founded by Otis Chandler. Its profile files it under Social Media, with further tags for E-commerce, Technology and Subscription-based. Products on record for it: Book discovery platform, Reading tracking tools and User-generated book reviews. Reported revenue is $15M (2023), and total funding is listed at $15M. Its tagline reads: "Find and read more books you’ll love, and keep track of the books you want to read.".
- Sector
- Social Media
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2007
- Employees
- 201-500
- Revenue
- $15M (2023)
- Funding
- $15M
- Founders
- Otis Chandler
- Products
- Book discovery platform, Reading tracking tools, User-generated book reviews
goodreads.com Traffic by Country
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