Revenue and Net Worth of the 20 Most Popular Blogs
This post lists the top 20 most popular
Blog sites on the internet (based on daily/monthly visits). It then
provides Popularity Rank (Alexa.com), Estimated Number of Unique Monthly
Visitors (eBizMBA.com), Estimated Daily Ad Revenue (Google Analytics),
Daily Revenue per Monthly Visitor (easy math), and then the Estimated
Net Worth of the entire site (PriceOfWeb.com). Perhaps not much
surprise, they are almost all US-based companies. The question you might
be asking is, “Well what sites do you consider Blog sites?” For
purposes of this study, a Blog is simply any site that isn’t selling
anything on their site (no products and no services), that features
reverse-chronological entries of text or media content, and (most
importantly) allow visitors to leave interactive comments (this is what
separates HuffingtonPost from the likes of CNN and NYTimes). Blogs give
away 100% free content and rely on gaining revenue from advertisers who
salivate over their web traffic.
1: HuffingtonPost
Popularity Rank: 158
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 903,225
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $20,548
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $16,027,397
2: TMZ
Popularity Rank: 298
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 548,387
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $6,579
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.01
Estimated Net Worth: $5,131,577
3: Engadget
Popularity Rank: 303
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 370,968
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $7,212
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $5,624,999
4: PerezHilton
Popularity Rank: 314
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 290,323
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $4,886
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $3,811,073
5: Gizmodo
Popularity Rank: 394
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 287,097
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $6,849
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $5,342,465
6: Mashable
Popularity Rank: 431
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 225,806
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $11,134
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.05
Estimated Net Worth: $8,666,665
7: TechCrunch
Popularity Rank: 489
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 209,677
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $10,949
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.05
Estimated Net Worth: $8,540,145
8: Gawker
Popularity Rank: 563
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 145,161
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $3,352
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $2,614,524
9: Lifehacker
Popularity Rank: 720
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 141,935
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $4,354
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.03
Estimated Net Worth: $3,396,224
10: FanHouse
Popularity Rank: 847
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 140,323
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $1,914
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.01
Estimated Net Worth: $1,493,299
11: SmashingMagazine
Popularity Rank: 881
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 139,516
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $5,814
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.04
Estimated Net Worth: $4,534,882
12: FailBlog
Popularity Rank: 1032
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 138,710
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $3,745
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $.02
Estimated Net Worth: $2,921,347
13: Kotaku
Popularity Rank: 1045
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 135,484
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $2,740
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $2,136,986
14: BusinessInsider
Popularity Rank: 1192
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 67,742
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $2,447
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.04
Estimated Net Worth: $1,908,644
15: BoingBoing
Popularity Rank: 1203
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 64,516
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $1,655
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $1,291,389
16: AutoBlog
Popularity Rank: 1365
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 62,903
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $1,890
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.03
Estimated Net Worth: $1,474,478
17: IcanHasCheezburger
Popularity Rank: 1567
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 61,290
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $1,180
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $920,895
18: TreeHugger
Popularity Rank: 1623
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 54,839
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $1,169
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $911,568
19: PopSugar
Popularity Rank: 1656
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 54,032
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $747
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.01
Estimated Net Worth: $582,814
20: PopCrunch
Popularity Rank: 1645
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 52,419
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $753
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.01
Estimated Net Worth: $587,939
And we know it’s not a Blog, but we had some requests for this one…
Facebook
Popularity Rank: 2
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 9.2 million
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $2.2 million
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $.23
Estimated Net Worth: $6.9 billion
It’s really surprising how much more successful some sites are over others at monetizing their monthly hits and web traffic. For instance, according to these estimations it’s Mashable and TechCrunch that have the highest ad conversion rates for their site–earning over $.05 per unique visitor. If you look at Huffington Post–who hosts the most visited Blog site on the internet–they earn a much less successful $.02 per unique visitor (TMZ is comes in at an even worse $.01). If Huffington Post had the same conversion rates as Mashable and TechCrunch, they would be earning 150% more revenue each month. Yes, that’s an increase from $637,000 to $955,000. Perhaps this is something worth looking into. If you manage or are thinking about developing your own Blog, perhaps take a look at the sites of the companies on this list and take some notes. They are all kicking butt in cyberspace, so perhaps we can learn a thing or two. And perhaps they can learn some things from each other. These statistics are as of March, 2010.
1: HuffingtonPost
Popularity Rank: 158
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 903,225
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $20,548
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $16,027,397
2: TMZ
Popularity Rank: 298
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 548,387
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $6,579
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.01
Estimated Net Worth: $5,131,577
3: Engadget
Popularity Rank: 303
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 370,968
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $7,212
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $5,624,999
4: PerezHilton
Popularity Rank: 314
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 290,323
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $4,886
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $3,811,073
5: Gizmodo
Popularity Rank: 394
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 287,097
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $6,849
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $5,342,465
6: Mashable
Popularity Rank: 431
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 225,806
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $11,134
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.05
Estimated Net Worth: $8,666,665
7: TechCrunch
Popularity Rank: 489
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 209,677
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $10,949
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.05
Estimated Net Worth: $8,540,145
8: Gawker
Popularity Rank: 563
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 145,161
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $3,352
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $2,614,524
9: Lifehacker
Popularity Rank: 720
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 141,935
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $4,354
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.03
Estimated Net Worth: $3,396,224
10: FanHouse
Popularity Rank: 847
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 140,323
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $1,914
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.01
Estimated Net Worth: $1,493,299
11: SmashingMagazine
Popularity Rank: 881
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 139,516
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $5,814
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.04
Estimated Net Worth: $4,534,882
12: FailBlog
Popularity Rank: 1032
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 138,710
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $3,745
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $.02
Estimated Net Worth: $2,921,347
13: Kotaku
Popularity Rank: 1045
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 135,484
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $2,740
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $2,136,986
14: BusinessInsider
Popularity Rank: 1192
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 67,742
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $2,447
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.04
Estimated Net Worth: $1,908,644
15: BoingBoing
Popularity Rank: 1203
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 64,516
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $1,655
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $1,291,389
16: AutoBlog
Popularity Rank: 1365
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 62,903
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $1,890
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.03
Estimated Net Worth: $1,474,478
17: IcanHasCheezburger
Popularity Rank: 1567
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 61,290
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $1,180
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $920,895
18: TreeHugger
Popularity Rank: 1623
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 54,839
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $1,169
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.02
Estimated Net Worth: $911,568
19: PopSugar
Popularity Rank: 1656
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 54,032
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $747
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.01
Estimated Net Worth: $582,814
20: PopCrunch
Popularity Rank: 1645
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 52,419
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $753
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $0.01
Estimated Net Worth: $587,939
And we know it’s not a Blog, but we had some requests for this one…
Popularity Rank: 2
Estimated Unique Daily Visitors: 9.2 million
Estimated Daily Ad Revenue: $2.2 million
Revenue per Unique Visitor: $.23
Estimated Net Worth: $6.9 billion
It’s really surprising how much more successful some sites are over others at monetizing their monthly hits and web traffic. For instance, according to these estimations it’s Mashable and TechCrunch that have the highest ad conversion rates for their site–earning over $.05 per unique visitor. If you look at Huffington Post–who hosts the most visited Blog site on the internet–they earn a much less successful $.02 per unique visitor (TMZ is comes in at an even worse $.01). If Huffington Post had the same conversion rates as Mashable and TechCrunch, they would be earning 150% more revenue each month. Yes, that’s an increase from $637,000 to $955,000. Perhaps this is something worth looking into. If you manage or are thinking about developing your own Blog, perhaps take a look at the sites of the companies on this list and take some notes. They are all kicking butt in cyberspace, so perhaps we can learn a thing or two. And perhaps they can learn some things from each other. These statistics are as of March, 2010.


pages are medium of marketing, mostly you will need an additional service, that you are marketing for via your page.
if your fan page is really popular, you can create a website or blog for it.
generally people create fan page for their blogs,sites,srevice but, you can reverse the process, i have witnessed some examples.
share link of your website on page.put ads on website and earn.you can sell stuff from your page.
read this :http://thenextweb.com/video/2011/02/15/personera-make-money-from-your-facebook-fan-pages-with-personalized-products-video
http://www.blogstash.com/12-ways-to-make-money-on-facebook
It is easier to make a fan page popular than a blog or website if you know how to attract members.
because active members on the page promote your page by sharing your content, once your page gets popular, you can start accepting ads and charge others to be featured on your page, it can be products, websites or other fan pages without having your own website.
12 Ways to Make Money on Facebook
Well, you are not alone. Lots of people are scratching their head trying to first of all figure out how Facebook makes money and secondly, how they can use the social networking giant to cash in.
But is it really possible to make money with Facebook? How would you go about making money on Facebook? What are some ideas to make money with this social networking site?…
Well, thanks to some very useful and user-friendly applications, today almost anyone who has a Facebook page, can make money in a variety of ways. With one simple installation, you can be on your way to making money on Facebook.
Of course, like any other method of making money, especially making money on the Internet, it takes hard work and persistence to be able to make a decent amount of money on Facebook.
Although, these applications make it very easy to get started on the path of making money with Facebook, it’s the strategy and a well thought out plan, combined with persistence and hard work that ultimately factors in your success or failure in making money with Facebook.
More than anything, to make this opportunity a profitable one, you will have to promote your Facebook page and get as many fans as you can. If you look at people who make money with Twitter, their biggest concern is to add as many followers as they can. Obviously, the more fans and friends you have, the more money you will ultimately make with these apps on your Facebook page.
With that said, let’s find out how to get money from Facebook. Here are some applications you can use to make money with Facebook:
2- My Merch Store Zazzle is an innovative website where you can make money selling T-shirts and other customizable items. It allows you to create and design any product on their site (which is free) and sell them on your Facebook page. Think about the potential buyer base for customized T-shirts, hats, etc, specially if you have a lot of Facebook friends. You can also sell products created by other artists and earn a commission on those. So, even if you don’t want to deal with designing, you have a way to earn extra cash using Facebook with the help of this app.
3- Cafe Press It’s the same idea as Zazzle, but with a much bigger and well-known online store. CafePress lets you easily sell any product from anti Obama Shirts to pro Obama Shirts and everything in between on your Facebook page and make money, whether it was created by you or someone else.
4- Ether Ether is a website where you can make money answering questions asked by different people. But now, you can use their new application on Facebook to make money while giving advice to people over the phone. If you’re good at giving advice, this may be the way for you to make some extra money on Facebook. Also if you know a second language, this app makes it easy to teach others and make money. You set the rates and Ether provides a number that individuals can call. The call will then be forwarded to your personal telephone number.
5- Music Blaster With MusicBlaster you can put a simple little music store on your Facebook page and sell music from BlastMyMusic.com. You earn 5% for each song sold. The cool think about this app is the fact that you can help your favorite band or singer sell more of their music and gain more exposure while you earn some extra money.
6- Garage Sale The name says it all, it’s the good old Garage Sale, but a Facebook style Garage Sale. Simply add Garage Sale to your profile page and list everything you want to sell. When someone buys something, Garage Sale automatically bills the buyer’s credit card and lets you know when to ship the item. Your money is deposited directly into your PayPal account, or if you prefer, you can request payment by check. However, they do charge a 5% commission on the total sales price, but that’s all. No other fee for setup or anything like that.
7- Shopit Shopit is a free Social Commerce Network that gives users the ability to buy, sell or trade any product or service. Simply add a free store to your Facebook account and sell anything you like.
8- FlameTunes FT was founded in 2007 by an Iranian-American named Nima Khakpour. This app is geared more towards artists as it helps them sell their music. So, if you are an artist, FlameTunes enables you to sell your music on your Facebook. You can also use it to make money on MySpace as well.
9- Lemonade Remember when you setup your first lemonade stand in your community?… Well, this app allows you to use the same concept, combining commerce and community and have a lemonade stand in a digital (Facebook) neighborhood. Basically, you add what you want to sell to a lemonade stand and put it on your Facebook. It’s free and easy.
10- eBay Who knew that was coming! Yep, you guessed it, you can now have eBay on Facebook. This application allows you to add eBay auction listings to your Profile. Sell things to your Facebook friends, from crafts and jewelry to diary pages, undies and dinner dates to whatever else you’re selling on eBay! You also have the option to add an auction where the proceeds go to a charity of you choice. I think it’s a very smart way to combine eBay and Facebook. The best part is that you don’t even need an eBay Account to get this app going on Facebook.
11- Lending Club It’s almost like prosper where you land money to others and make money with the interest you make from the loan. Not to worry though, lending club has all the details covered. It’s completely safe and the whole legal and trust issues are taken care of by lending club. If you can use it safely, it can be a good way to make money with your Facebook.
12- e3Buy Auction Buy, sell or trade anything. Auction your used or new stuff. With e3Buy you can open a customized store, upload your logo and start selling things. Unlike eBay, there is no commission or fee to be paid. It’s completely free to use and it is also fully integrated with PayPal, so you can get paid fast.
If you know of any app that makes it possible for one to make money using Facebook, let me know and I will add it to this list. There you have it, 12 free applications that turn you Facebook page into a money-making machine! You better start getting fans and friends to that page, now that you know how to make money on Facebook!
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