Similarweb Scraper — Website Traffic, Rankings & Analytics Data (No API)

Scrape Similarweb website traffic and analytics for any domain, or pull the public Top Websites rankings in bulk. This Similarweb scraper and website traffic checker turns Similarweb's public data into a clean, analysis-ready dataset for competitor research, market mapping and SEO benchmarking — total visits, global/country/category rank, bounce rate, pages per visit, visit duration, top traffic sources and top countries. No login, no cookies, no API key.

🏆 Why this Similarweb scraper?

Two modes in one Actor · 1,000+ ranked sites per run in ranking mode · full per-domain traffic snapshots in enrichment mode · traffic sources + top countries breakdown · export to JSON / CSV / Excel. The unofficial Similarweb API alternative for competitor traffic analysis and niche research — no paid plan or developer key required.

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✨ What this Actor does / Key features

• 📊 Two modes — a high-volume ranking mode (hundreds to thousands of ranked sites per run) and a per-domain enrichment mode with full traffic snapshots. Use either or both in one run.
• 🏆 Top Websites rankings — pull the public Top Websites list for any category or country (50 sites per list), with rank, category, rank change, average visit duration, pages per visit and bounce rate.
• 🌍 Full per-domain analytics — total visits, global / country / category rank, bounce rate, pages per visit, average visit duration, category and data period.
• 🚦 Traffic sources & geography — top traffic source and its share, the full traffic-source breakdown, and top countries with share + change per country.
• 🗂️ Scrape everything at once — leave categories and countries empty in ranking mode to scrape the global list plus every top category (1,000+ ranked sites in one run).
• ⚡ Cheap & fast ranking mode — reads Top Websites pages with a fast HTTP client over a US residential proxy; no headless browser, so it scales.
• 🛡️ WAF-ready enrichment — enrichment mode opens each domain page in a headless browser, clears the AWS WAF challenge, and parses the rendered analytics; domains run concurrently.
• 📤 Structured output — export to JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or JSONL, or pull via the Apify API.

🚀 Quick start (3 steps)

1. Choose a mode — set categories and/or countries (or enable global) for ranking mode, and/or add domains for enrichment mode. Leave categories & countries empty to scrape all top categories.
2. Run — keep the default US residential proxy (required — Similarweb is WAF-protected) and click Start.
3. Get your data — open the Output / Dataset tab and export to JSON, CSV, Excel or JSONL, or pull it via the Apify API.

📥 Input

Use ranking mode, enrichment mode, or both in a single run.

Example — ranking mode (one category)

{ "categories": ["e-commerce-and-shopping"] }

Example — all top categories, capped (market map)

{ "global": true, "maxResults": 2000 }

Example — enrichment mode (per-domain analytics)

{ "domains": ["apify.com", "github.com", "shopify.com"] }

Field	Type	Description
categories	array	Ranking mode. Category slugs (e-commerce-and-shopping, finance, news-and-media…). 50 sites each. Empty + no countries scrapes ALL top categories (1,000+ sites).
countries	array	Ranking mode. Country slugs (united-states, germany, united-kingdom, turkey…). 50 sites each.
global	boolean	Ranking mode. Also scrape the global Top 50 list.
maxResults	integer	Cap total output records (0 = no cap). Useful to limit large all-category runs.
domains	array	Enrichment mode. Domains to look up individually. One full-analytics record per domain. Protocol and www are stripped automatically.
concurrency	integer	Parallel browsers for enrichment (1–10). Higher finishes large lists faster but uses more memory.
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy. US residential is required (Similarweb is WAF-protected) and set by default.

Combined country + category lists are limited by Similarweb to ~5 rows on the free pages; single-category and single-country lists return the full 50.

📤 Output

Ranking mode writes one row per ranked site; enrichment mode writes one full analytics record per domain. Both export to JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or JSONL.

Sample — ranking mode

{
  "rank": "3",
  "domain": "amazon.com",
  "category": "eCommerce & Shopping",
  "rankChange": "+1",
  "avgVisitDuration": "00:07:14",
  "pagesPerVisit": "9.31",
  "bounceRate": "34.12%",
  "listCategory": "e-commerce-and-shopping",
  "listCountry": null,
  "listUrl": "https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/e-commerce-and-shopping/",
  "websiteUrl": "https://amazon.com",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-06T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Sample — enrichment mode (trimmed)

{
  "domain": "apify.com",
  "totalVisits": "4.1M",
  "globalRank": "#8,929",
  "countryRank": "#9,123",
  "countryRankCountry": "United States",
  "categoryRank": "#268",
  "category": "Computers Electronics and Technology > Programming and Developer Software",
  "bounceRate": "36.35%",
  "pagesPerVisit": "8.04",
  "avgVisitDuration": "00:04:52",
  "topTrafficSource": "Direct",
  "topTrafficSourceShare": "48.7%",
  "trafficSources": { "Direct": "48.7%", "Organic Search": "39.2%", "Referrals": "…" },
  "topCountries": [ { "country": "United States", "share": "22.1%", "change": "+0.4%" }, "…" ],
  "dataPeriod": "April 2026",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-06T12:00:00.000Z"
}

How it works

• Ranking mode reads similarweb.com/top-websites/{country?}/{category?}/ pages with a fast HTTP client over a US residential proxy and parses the ranking table — no headless browser, so it is cheap and scales.
• Enrichment mode opens each similarweb.com/website/{domain}/ page in a headless browser, clears the AWS WAF challenge, and parses the rendered analytics. Domains run concurrently.

💡 Use cases

• Competitor traffic analysis — pull total visits, ranks and engagement for any competitor domain.
• Market & niche research — scrape an entire category's Top Websites list to map the players.
• SEO & content benchmarking — compare bounce rate, pages per visit and visit duration across sites.
• Lead and prospect lists — build a ranked dataset of the top sites per country or vertical.
• Traffic-source insight — see each domain's top traffic source, full source breakdown and top countries.
• Analytics products — feed ranked, fresh website datasets into your own dashboard or model.

👥 Who uses it

SEO and content teams · growth marketers & competitive-intelligence analysts · agencies building prospect lists · market researchers mapping verticals · founders sizing up competitors · data teams powering traffic dashboards.

💰 Pricing

This Actor runs on a simple pay-per-result model — you pay for the records you extract, with no separate Apify platform fees to calculate. Try it on the free tier first, then scale up. See the Pricing tab on this page for the current rate.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a Similarweb login or API key? No. Both modes read public Similarweb pages — no account, cookies or developer key required, only an Apify account.

Is this a Similarweb API alternative? Yes. It reads Similarweb's public pages directly, so you get traffic, ranks and analytics data without the official Similarweb API, a paid plan or a developer key.

How do I scrape Similarweb without login? Both ranking and enrichment modes read public Similarweb pages over a US residential proxy — no account, cookies or sign-in needed. Just add domains or categories and run.

How many records can ranking mode return? Up to 50 per list. Each top category and each country is its own list, so scraping all top categories yields 1,000+ records, and adding countries multiplies that. Use maxResults to cap a run.

Why is there no total-visits number in ranking mode? Similarweb's public Top Websites table only shows rank, category, rank change, average visit duration, pages per visit and bounce rate — no numeric visit count. To get total visits for a site, run it through enrichment mode.

How do I get total visits and traffic sources for a domain? Add the domain to the domains field to run enrichment mode, which returns total visits, global / country / category ranks, bounce rate, top traffic source, the full source breakdown and top countries.

How do I scrape the top websites in a category or country? Use ranking mode with category slugs like finance or country slugs like united-states to pull the public Top Websites list, 50 sites per list.

Why are residential proxies required? Similarweb is protected by AWS WAF, so US residential proxies are needed to load the pages reliably. The default proxy configuration handles this for you.

How much data can I get? Ranking mode can return 1,000+ ranked sites in a single run (all top categories, plus countries), while enrichment mode returns one detailed record per domain you supply. Use maxResults to cap large runs.

How do I export Similarweb traffic data to CSV or JSON? Run the Actor, then download the dataset as CSV, JSON, Excel, XML or JSONL from the run page, or pull the website traffic data via the Apify API for your own pipeline.

Is scraping Similarweb legal? The Actor collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for complying with Similarweb's Terms and applicable laws. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Similarweb.

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⏰ Scheduling & integration

Schedule this Actor on Apify to refresh your competitor and market datasets daily or weekly. Export results to JSON, CSV or Excel, sync to Google Sheets, or push to your database, BI tools and webhooks through the Apify API. Connect it to Make, n8n or Zapier to build automated competitor-tracking and SEO pipelines.

⭐ Support & feedback

Found a bug or need an extra field? Open an issue on the Issues tab — response is usually fast. If this Actor saves you time, a ★★★★★ review on the Store page genuinely helps and is hugely appreciated. 🙏

⚖️ Legal

This Actor collects publicly available data only and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Similarweb. It is intended for legitimate research, analytics and benchmarking use. You are responsible for compliance with Similarweb's Terms and applicable laws.

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📝 Changelog

2026-07-06

• ✨ README overhaul: dual-mode output samples with full field reference, named example scenarios, and a competitor-intelligence cross-promo suite.

2026-07-01

• Maintenance pass: re-verified end-to-end on live data and confirmed successful runs within the 5-minute quality window on the default input.
• Sharpened Store metadata (SEO title & description) and expanded the FAQ with high-intent, long-tail questions for easier discovery in Google and Apify Store search.
• Added ready-to-run example tasks that cover common real-world use cases.

2026-06-28

• Health check passed — Actor verified working end-to-end on the Apify platform.
• Changelog refreshed for Store quality compliance.

2026-06-20

• Maintenance & reliability pass: re-verified end-to-end against live data and confirmed the Actor completes successfully within the 5-minute quality window on the default input.
• Refreshed the prefilled example input and tuned run defaults for faster, lower-cost runs.

2026-06-15

• Reliability pass: re-verified end-to-end on live data with real-world inputs. Routine maintenance build.

2026-06-07

• Docs: added coverage for Similarweb API alternative, scraping without login, and exporting website traffic data to CSV/JSON.