Last updated: September 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-09
#301,840
AI visibility: Grade A
82
SEO health: Latest audit
92
Visits
11.2K
per month, estimated
Keywords
2.9K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
11.2K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
133 lines AI engines can read
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whed.net Company Profile
WHED serves as the main online hub for anyone needing reliable information on higher education institutions across nearly 200 countries. Managed by the International Association of Universities in partnership with UNESCO, the platform compiles verified profiles drawn directly from official sources rather than promotional material. Users can quickly look up details on programs, accreditation status, and contact inform…
Founded in 1950 (about 76 years ago), WHED is based in Paris, France. Its workforce is listed as between 11 and 50 employees. Its profile files it under Education & Training, with further tags for Higher Education, Academic Mobility and Accreditation Verification. Its tagline reads: "The central verified directory of over 25,000 accredited postsecondary institutions worldwide".
- Sector
- Education & Training
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 1950
- Employees
- 11-50
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
whed.net Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- WHED (Education & Training) is ranked #301,840 worldwide in our September 2026 domain ranking, down 19,957 places from #281,883 in August 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 11,200 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 2,874 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 82 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 133 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 92/100, with "Implement H1 Tags" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #301,840 | ▼ 19,957 |
| August 2026 | #281,883 | ▲ 9,858 |
| July 2026 | #291,741 | ▲ 23,148 |
| June 2026 | #314,889 | — |
| May 2026 | #314,889 | ▲ 52,658 |
| April 2026 | #367,547 | ▼ 36,162 |
| March 2026 | #331,385 | ▲ 23,845 |
| February 2026 | #355,230 | — |
What this company does
WHED serves as the main online hub for anyone needing reliable information on higher education institutions across nearly 200 countries. Managed by the International Association of Universities in partnership with UNESCO, the platform compiles verified profiles drawn directly from official sources rather than promotional material. Users can quickly look up details on programs, accreditation status, and contact inform…
Our read on the site
The overall SEO health of the WHED Portal is strong, with high performance and best practices scores. However, there are critical gaps in content and technical aspects that need addressing to improve visibility and accessibility.
whed.net Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send whed.net an estimated 11,200 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 11,200 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 2,874 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 3.9 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
11.2K
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
11.2K
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.
whed.net AI Visibility
whed.net scores 82 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade A. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt. The biggest gap is Company profile, at 19 of 25 points (6/8 core fields), worth 6 points if closed. It also loses points on Crawlability (5/10), Structured data (0/5) 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
6/8 core fields
92/100
robots ✓ · sitemap ✗
Not detected
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whed.net LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on whed.net runs to 133 lines (6,100 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in August 2026. It introduces the site as "The trusted global portal for accredited postsecondary institutions across nearly 200 countries". It tells AI engines the business works in Higher Education, Academic Mobility and Accreditation Verification. It describes 3 products, with prices such as Institution Search at Free, Country Filters at Free and Multilingual Interface at Free. Services it lists include Credential Verification Support and Trend Reporting. It targets Global. Technologies it mentions include Web search, Database filtering and Multilingual CMS. The keywords it claims start with "higher education", "accredited institutions", "study abroad" and "academic mobility".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
133
In the file
Size
6.1K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Aug 21, 2026
What the file says
# The trusted global portal for accredited postsecondary institutions across nearly 200 countries ## About WHED serves as the main online hub for anyone needing reliable information on higher education institutions across nearly 200 countries. Managed by the International Association of Universities in partnership with UNESCO, the platform compiles verified profiles drawn directly from official sources rather than promotional material. Users can quickly look up details on programs, accreditation status, and contact information filtered by country, city, or institution type. International students planning study abroad often rely on it to compare options without marketing noise getting in the way. Credential evaluators and HR professionals turn to the vetted data when checking qualifications from foreign institutions. Policymakers and NGOs use the resource to monitor trends and compare quality standards in cross-border education. The database stays current through ongoing submissions from institutions and careful editorial review. Visitors also find background on institutional missions, leadership, and specific academic offerings. Access is available in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic to reach a wider global audience. **Areas of Work:** Higher Education, Academic Mobility, Accreditation Verification ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://whed.net - **Address:** Par
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Institution SearchFree
- Country FiltersFree
- Multilingual InterfaceFree
Services it tells AI about
- Credential Verification SupportFree
- Trend ReportingFree
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Global
Company type
Private
whed.net Organic Keywords
Google lists whed.net for about 2,874 keywords, which together bring an estimated 11,200 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
2.9K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
11.2K
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
whed.net SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of whed.net scored 92 out of 100 overall. Accessibility is its weakest area at 77, while performance scores highest at 98. The audit makes 12 recommendations in all, and 3 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
Excellent
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Excellent
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalImplement H1 Tags
- HighCreate a Sitemap
- HighAdd Alt Text to Images
- MediumOptimize Meta Descriptions
8 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
whed.net Competitors and Alternatives
WHED's company profile names timeshighereducation.com, topuniversities.com, shanghairanking.com and webometrics.info as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds 4icu.org and unirank.org. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are upmarket.online, rejectshop.com.au, remotox.com.br and puh.lv.
whed.net Traffic by Country
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Top customer markets
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whed.net Backlink Analytics
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