Top Reference Websites in the World

Name: Top websites World (Reference)
Creator: Semrush
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Based on data from the Semrush Traffic Analytics tool, this page reveals the most visited websites. We will be updating this list on a monthly basis, so you can keep track of all the market shifts and spot changes in user interest.

Most Visited Reference Websites in the World, Updated August 2026

August 2026

Domain

Visits

Desktop share

Mobile share

MoM

YoY

Main Traffic Source

apollo.io

26.44M

76.04%20.1M

23.96%6.33M

↑40.3%

↑55.44%

Direct

rocketreach.co

13.29M

71.7%9.53M

28.3%3.76M

↑5.01%

↑11.7%

Search

zoominfo.com

13.21M

78.84%10.42M

21.16%2.79M

↓3.17%

↑0.03%

Search

contactout.com

6.77M

84.42%5.72M

15.58%1.06M

↑45.08%

↑55.09%

Direct

dnb.com

5.83M

77.54%4.52M

22.46%1.31M

↑5.44%

↓48.94%

Direct

saby.ru

5.56M

89.99%5.01M

10.01%556.97K

↓1.15%

↑19.19%

Direct

zaubacorp.com

4.17M

33.22%1.39M

66.78%2.79M

↑38.67%

↓19.49%

Direct

ufficiocamerale.it

2.81M

58.61%1.65M

41.39%1.16M

↓23.92%

↑27.44%

Search

opencorporates.com

2.57M

91.52%2.35M

8.48%218.08K

↓4.94%

↓2.95%

Direct

kompass.com

2.54M

70.35%1.79M

29.65%754.11K

↓2.85%

↑43.81%

Direct

scdn.co

2.34M

91.68%2.14M

8.32%194.55K

↓6.07%

↓1.38%

Direct

infobel.com

2.21M

47.14%1.04M

52.86%1.17M

↑22.1%

↑50.31%

Search

listafirme.ro

2.08M

41.49%864.11K

58.51%1.22M

↑22.71%

↑11.06%

Search

dataforthai.com

2.01M

80.39%1.61M

19.61%393.24K

↓8.87%

↓20.39%

Search

signalhire.com

1.8M

86.23%1.55M

13.77%247.47K

↑29.58%

↓26.34%

Direct

dateas.com

1.78M

41.4%738.67K

58.6%1.05M

↑9.47%

↓9.27%

Search

universidadperu.com

1.19M

69.69%827.39K

30.31%359.78K

↓2.33%

↓19.49%

Search

emis.com

1.13M

76.84%866.21K

23.16%261.11K

↓1.89%

↓17.44%

Search

einforma.com

1.08M

50.14%542.61K

49.86%539.68K

↓7.93%

↑2.97%

Search

nosis.com

944.25K

52.55%496.24K

47.45%448.01K

↓2.39%

↓0.21%

Direct

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Key Insights on Top Reference Websites in the World on August 2026

As of August 2026, apollo.io leads Reference in the World with 26.44M monthly visits. Its audience skews desktop-first (76.04% desktop / 76.04% mobile), and traffic is up month over month 40.3% and up year over year 55.44%. rocketreach.co holds second with 13.29M visits and a desktop-leaning mix (71.7% desktop / 28.3% mobile), while zoominfo.com ranks third with 13.21M visits.

Across the leaders, olubie.jp is the most mobile-first (100% of visits), whereas istartsurf.com is the most desktop-reliant (100%). Momentum favors globott.com in the latest month (602.36%), while olubie.jp shows the steepest pullback.

Acquisition patterns also differ: apollo.io is driven primarily by search, apollo.io by direct, and apollo.io by referral; overall, 61 of the top 100 sites are direct-led, 37 are search-led, and 2 lean on social.

These insights come from the Traffic & Market Toolkit, enriched with extensive clickstream data.

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Top Reference Websites in the World