Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#67,551
AI visibility: Grade B
74
SEO health: Latest audit
95
Visits
32
per month, estimated
Keywords
4
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
32 organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
132 lines AI engines can read
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looksmart.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- LookSmart (Software & Internet) is ranked #67,551 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, up 1,485 places from #69,036 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 32 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 4 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 74 out of 100 (grade B), with a published llms.txt of 132 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 95/100, with "Implement a Robots.txt file" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #67,551 | ▲ 1,485 |
| July 2026 | #69,036 | ▼ 4,457 |
| June 2026 | #64,579 | — |
| May 2026 | #64,579 | ▼ 8,929 |
| April 2026 | #55,650 | ▲ 3,036 |
| March 2026 | #58,686 | ▲ 3 |
| February 2026 | #58,689 | — |
What this company does
LookSmart started back in the mid-nineties as one of the early players in web search and paid listings. Over the years it shifted focus toward search advertising and content management platforms that help publishers and marketers get better results. The company now blends traditional search tech with newer machine learning models and chatbot features to handle user queries and content discovery. Clients range from mi…
Our read on the site
Excellent! Strong performance and SEO. 1 high-priority issue.
looksmart.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send looksmart.com an estimated 32 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 32 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 4 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 8.0 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
32
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
32
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.
looksmart.com AI Visibility
looksmart.com scores 74 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade B. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt. The biggest gap is Crawlability, at 0 of 10 points (robots ✗ · sitemap ✗), worth 10 points if closed. It also loses points on Company profile (16/25), Structured data (0/5) and SEO health (18/20).
Grade B
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
5/8 core fields
92/100
robots ✗ · sitemap ✗
Not detected
Fix these first
- → Complete your company profile so AI answers about you stay accurate.
- → Add robots.txt and sitemap.xml so AI crawlers can read you.
looksmart.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on looksmart.com runs to 132 lines (6,270 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "LookSmart - Search Engine and Advertising Solutions". It tells AI engines the business works in Search Engine, Online Advertising and Machine Learning. It describes 3 products, including Search Engine Platform, Content Management System and Search Advertising Suite. Services it lists include Custom Search Solutions, Ad Campaign Management and Content Strategy Consulting. The audience it names is Professionals, Businesses, Tech Enthusiasts, aged 18-54 (Global). Technologies it mentions include Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics and JavaScript. The keywords it claims start with "web search", "search engine", "online search" and "internet search".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
132
In the file
Size
6.3K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 19, 2026
What the file says
# LookSmart - Search Engine and Advertising Solutions ## About LookSmart is a pioneering American search advertising and online media company that delivers innovative search engine services and content management solutions. Founded in 1995, the company leverages advanced machine learning algorithms to provide relevant search results and effective advertising opportunities for businesses. LookSmart serves a global clientele, focusing on enhancing user experience while enabling brands to reach their target audiences efficiently. **Areas of Work:** Search Engine, Online Advertising, Machine Learning ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://looksmart.com - **Address:** San Francisco, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** Not Available - **Hours:** Mon-Fri: 9AM-5PM - **Timezone:** America/Los_Angeles - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 75 employees - **Revenue:** $5M - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Search Engine Platform** (Contact for pricing): A powerful search engine platform designed to deliver highly relevant search results using advanced algorithms and machine learning. - **Content Management System** (Contact for pricing): A robust system for businesses to manage digital content effectively, ensuring seamless integration with search and advertising tools. - **Search Advertising Suite** (Cont
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Search Engine PlatformContact for pricing
- Content Management SystemContact for pricing
- Search Advertising SuiteContact for pricing
Services it tells AI about
- Custom Search SolutionsContact for quote
- Ad Campaign ManagementContact for quote
- Content Strategy ConsultingContact for quote
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Professionals, Businesses, Tech Enthusiasts · 18-54 · Global
Company type
Private · actively hiring
looksmart.com Organic Keywords
Google lists looksmart.com for about 4 keywords, which together bring an estimated 32 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
4
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
32
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
looksmart.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of looksmart.com scored 95 out of 100 overall. All 3 sub-scores are 90 or above. The audit makes 10 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
Excellent
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Excellent
Accessibility
Excellent
Fix these first
- CriticalImplement a Robots.txt file
- CriticalCreate and Submit a Sitemap
- HighOptimize Meta Tags
- HighEnhance Mobile Responsiveness
6 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
looksmart.com Competitors and Alternatives
LookSmart's company profile names google.com, bing.com, yahoo.com and ask.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds duckduckgo.com and search.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are tvjyxyr0rd1n.cc, ymlp.com, fi.se and dealls.com.
looksmart.com Company Profile
LookSmart started back in the mid-nineties as one of the early players in web search and paid listings. Over the years it shifted focus toward search advertising and content management platforms that help publishers and marketers get better results. The company now blends traditional search tech with newer machine learning models and chatbot features to handle user queries and content discovery. Clients range from mi…
Founded in 1996 (about 30 years ago), LookSmart is based in San Francisco, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 11 and 50 employees. Its profile files it under Software & Internet, with further tags for AI, Data & Automation; Search Advertising; and Content Management. Its tagline reads: "Search advertising and content tools built on machine learning".
- Sector
- Software & Internet
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 1996
- Employees
- 11-50
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
looksmart.com Traffic by Country
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Top customer markets
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Where its backlinks come from
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looksmart.com Backlink Analytics
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