coindesk.com

DR 90by AhrefsMedium Opportunity · 60/100

About

Leader in cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, blockchain, DeFi, digital finance and Web 3.0 news with analysis, video and live price updates.

Categoryfinance/finance

Top 23,075

Global Rank

United States 45%

Top Market

-18%

Monthly Trend

58% Bounce

Engagement Signal

Monthly Visits

3,391,715

↓17.8% vs last month

Bounce Rate

57.9%

Pages / Visit

1.8

Avg. Session

1m 24s

Domain Age

18.1 years

Traffic

#23,075Global Rank

#10,131Country Rank (840)

#137Category Rank · Finance

Traffic Trend

↓17.8%

Traffic Sources

Organic Search

31.1%

Direct

54.9%

Social

3.7%

Referral

8.0%

Paid

0.5%

1.8%

Strong brand recognition: 54.9% from direct traffic

Geographic Distribution

DomainShare

🇺🇸United StatesUS

45.1%

🇬🇧United KingdomGB

5.8%

🇨🇦CanadaCA

5.5%

🇯🇵JapanJP

2.8%

🇸🇬SingaporeSG

2.7%

Top 3 countries account for 56.4% of traffic

SEO & Keywords

Top Keywords

Keyword
bitcoin	2.3M	$0.00	$83.4K
btc	2.0M	$0.00	$46.9K
bitcoin price	1.9M	$0.00	$51.3K
clarity act	294.8K	$0.76	$31.1K
coindesk	31.1K	$3.31	$54.2K

SERP Rankings

Keyword			Ranking URL
wemix to php	#6	📄	www.coindesk.com/calculator/wemix/php	33,740	$0.69
kalshi valuation	#1	📄	www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/20/kalshi-valuation-doubles-to-usd22-billion-in-latest-funding-round-bloomberg	4,330	$3.90
ellison caroline	#5	📄	www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/01/22/caroline-ellison-former-alameda-and-ftx-executive-released-after-14-months	1,360	—

Growth Readout

Traffic declined for 3 consecutive months — under pressure recently

Direct traffic at 55% — strong brand recognition

Global rank top 23.1K — established player in the space

5 tracked competitors in this category — competitive landscape is well-defined

How does coindesk.com actually grow?

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Competitive Landscape

coinmarketcap.com

🔗 6 keyword overlap

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binance.com

🔗 4 keyword overlap

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38.2M/mo+0%Apr 2017

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cryptoslate.com

🔗 4 keyword overlap

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467.0K/mo-8%Aug 2017

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bitcoinmagazine.com

🔗 4 keyword overlap

News and insights related to Privacy from Bitcoin Magazine, the leading Bitcoin publication dedicated to covering news, trends, and insights since 2012.

389.5K/mo-9%May 2011

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kucoin.com

🔗 3 keyword overlap

KuCoin is a trusted crypto exchange to buy, sell, and trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 1000+ altcoins—powering secure access to the Web3 economy.

14.9M/mo-7%Nov 2013

Shares 3 keywords including "btc"

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