{"id":1736,"date":"2019-01-21T15:43:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T13:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostking.host\/blog\/?p=1736"},"modified":"2025-08-11T10:26:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T06:26:57","slug":"how-many-websites-are-there-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostking.host\/blog\/how-many-websites-are-there-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Websites Are There in The World?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Being in the tech biz and all, my train of thought led me to wonder…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOW MANY WEBSITES ARE THERE IN THE WORLD?<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We’ve recently conducted a Facebook<\/a> poll. We asked our followers how many websites they thought there were; and as a result, the poll numbers showed majority guessed the greater!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Poll results from Hostking’s Facebook Page<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\n\nAccording to Internet Live Stats<\/a>, there is an ever-growing staggering number of websites.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1,947,488,919
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That’s almost 2 BILLION!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

YES, the internet is big. However, very few are ACTIVE websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who invented the World Wide Web? ?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sir Timothy Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#image_title<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The most visited website in South Africa? ?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Seems like gumtree.co.za reigns the most popular website South Africans visit besides using engine searches like Google.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordPress Hosting ?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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WordPress runs 32% of the entire internet. You can have your website up and running literally in minutes with WordPress<\/a>.
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