Similarweb Trending Websites Scraper

What is Similarweb?

Similarweb is a platform known for its extensive website traffic data that offers more than 550 million websites and web traffic conditions. It provides insights such as category ranking, overall ranking, traffic estimates, and referral sources for each website.

What is Similarweb Trending Websites?

Similarweb Trending Websites is a dedicated web scraping tool that enables you to extract a broad array of data from the Trending Websites section of Similarweb quickly and efficiently.

The Similarweb Trending Websites section is divided into 4 sections:

Section	Description
📈 Trending up in the top 100	Sites that trended up in rank within the top 100 in the current month
📉 Trending down in the top 1000	Sites that trended down in rank within the top 1000 in the current month
🔼 Joined the top 100	Sites that entered the top 100 in the current month
🔽 Left the top 100	Sites that left the top 100 in the current month

What data can I extract from Similarweb?

Using this web scraper, you will be able to extract the following data from Trending Websitessection of Similarweb:

Field	Type	Description
type	string	Type of the site: increasing, decreasing, in, out
site	string	Site domain
favicon	string	Site favicon
rankChange	number	Rank change
rank	number	Rank
isTotallyNew	boolean	Is totally new
listUrl	string	List URL
categoryId	string	Category ID

Why scrape data from Similarweb?

You might ask: why scrape data from Trending Websites section of Similarweb at all? There are many ways how this web data could be put to use, including but not limited to:

• Competitor analysis: Identify direct competitors and emerging disruptors in your industry based on traffic and shares across online channels.
• Marketing trends and benchmarking: Establish reliable benchmarks for your performance against trending websites in your category.
• Location prioritization: Make informed decisions about which locations to prioritize in your marketing efforts based on traffic and engagement metrics.

If you want more inspiration on how scraping Similarweb can help your business or organization, check out our industry pages.

How to scrape data from Similarweb

It's quite simple to scrape Trending Websites section of Similarweb with Similarweb Trending Websites. Just follow the steps below and you'll get your data in a few minutes.

1. Click on the Try for free button.
2. Go to Similarweb and find the Trending Websites section.
3. Set up your filters.
4. Copy the URL of the Trending Websites section.
5. Paste the URL of the Trending Websites section into the input field.
6. Click on Run.
7. When SimilarWeb Trending Websites has finished, preview or download your data from the Dataset tab.

How much will it cost to scrape Similarweb?

When it comes to scraping, it can be challenging to estimate the resources needed to extract data as use cases may vary significantly. That's why the best course of action is to run a test scrape with a small sample of input data and limited output. You’ll get your price per scrape, which you’ll then multiply by the number of scrapes you intend to do.

Watch this video for a few helpful tips. And don't forget that choosing a higher plan will save you money in the long run.

Results preview

Here is an example of the output from scraping Trending Websites section of Similarweb:

1{
2  "type": "increasing",
3  "site": "visagrader.com",
4  "favicon": "https://site-images.similarcdn.com/image?url=visagrader.com&t=2&s=1&h=b16be2d61ac9e2b264e4b9e8af89bf4f13802030387e94c01add7e37934dc596&format=.png",
5  "rankChange": 29,
6  "rank": 67,
7  "isTotallyNew": false,
8  "listUrl": "https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/law-and-government/immigration-and-visas/trending",
9  "categoryId": "law_and_government/immigration_and_visas"
10}

How many websites can the Similarweb Trending Websites Scraper extract?

The Similarweb Trending Websites Scraper will extract up to 5 sites per each section mentioned above.

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Check out our Similarweb Top Websites Scraper to scrape data from the Top Websites section of Similarweb.

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