Top Earning Websites
Today I created a list of the top 30 earning websites in the world, for some of these websites, $50 million in revenue a day is just a typical day, crazy isn’t it? And it was all created in the last 10 or so years! I usually would do a write up about how the list rocks and why you should do it to but I think the figures speak for themselves, enjoy!
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30 Websites That Make A Lot Of Money Online
| Rank | Website | Founders | Annual Revenue | Per Second |
| 1 | Larry Page and Sergey Brin | $21,800,000,000 | $691.27 | |
| 2 | Amazon | Jeff Bezos | $19,166,000,000 | $607.75 |
| 3 | Yahoo | Jerry Yang and David Filo | $7,200,000,000 | $228.31 |
| 4 | eBay | Pierre Omidyar | $6,290,000,000 | $199.45 |
| 5 | MSN/Live | Nathan Myhrvold. | $3,214,000,000 | $101.92 |
| 6 | PayPal | Max Levchin, Peter Thiel, and Luke Nosek | $2,250,000,000 | $71.35 |
| 7 | iTunes | Jeff Robbin | $1,900,000,000 | $60.25 |
| 8 | Reuters | Marshal Vace | $1,892,000,000 | $59.99 |
| 9 | Priceline | Jesse Fink | $1,884,000,000 | $59.74 |
| 10 | Expedia | Added Mark Schroeder | $1,447,000,000 | $45.88 |
| 11 | NetFlix | Reed Hastings | $1,200,000,000 | $38.05 |
| 12 | Travelocity | Terry Jones | $1,100,000,000 | $38.05 |
| 13 | Zappos | Nick Swinmurn | $1,000,000,000 | $31.71 |
| 14 | Hotels.com | David Litman | $1,000,000,000 | $31.71 |
| 15 | AOL | Erik Prince | $968,000,000 | $30.70 |
| 16 | Orbitz | Jeff Katz | $870,000,000 | $27.59 |
| 17 | Overstock | Robert Brazell | $834,000,000 | $26.45 |
| 18 | MySpace | Tom Anderson | $800,000,000 | $25.37 |
| 19 | Skype | Niklas Zennstrom | $550,841,000 | $17.47 |
| 20 | Sohu | Zhang Chaoyang | $429,000,000 | $13.60 |
| 21 | Buy.com | Robb Brock | $400,000,000 | $12.68 |
| 22 | StubHub | Eric Baker | $400,000,000 | $12.68 |
| 23 | Alibaba | Jack Ma | $316,000,000 | $10.02 |
| 24 | Mark Zuckerberg | $300,000,000 | $9.51 | |
| 25 | YouTube | Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim | $300,000,000 | $9.51 |
| 26 | Blue Nile | Mark Vadon | $295,000,000 | $9.35 |
| 27 | Tripadvisor | Stephen Kaufer | $260,000,000 | $8.24 |
| 28 | Getty Images | Mark Getty | $233,200,000 | $7.39 |
| 29 | Bidz | Garry Itkin | $207,000,000 | $6.56 |
| 30 | NYTimes | Henry Jarvis Raymond | $175,000,000 | $5.55 |
To our success in 2009,Michael Dunlop
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I'm Michael, I created this site back in 2009 and since then it's received over a million visitors from all around the world. We offer tutorials and inspiration for online entrepreneurs wanting to achieve more.
192 comments so far… Leave a reply
Yannick
March 13, 2009 12:52 PM
Wow .. that's crazy man .. I would be happy when I make some cents per second ;-)
simo parma
March 17, 2009 11:29 AM
well, EBITDA is missing so it's hard to analyze this kind of data on practical meanings.
KushMoney
March 26, 2009 1:26 AM
Indeed, I feel the same way.
UNOBLOGGER
April 30, 2009 9:07 AM
ha ha ha few cents a sec?..... i would be happy with few cents a min:)
steve
May 13, 2009 3:24 AM
Well one point i was loseing 2.00 a day in costs of server. but now i make some times 100 a week or so not much i no but if we dont try we never will earn more like those The ideal think is think of some think that ever one wants to do for at least 15 mins aday and then your be laughing as you may get brought out or just be siting on a mass money machine.
Danny Cooper
March 13, 2009 12:57 PM
Wow that's pretty amazing - I'm especially surprised to see Zappos earning more than AOL!
Scott :: IrnMedia.net
March 13, 2009 12:57 PM
$691 per second! Wow, I did the maths because it didn't sound right to equate to $21,800,000,000 but it sure did. What an amazing bunch of sites...
joseph
March 13, 2009 1:00 PM
now that's what i call making money online..wooow...nice post
diarta
March 13, 2009 1:09 PM
great..., internet is a place for richest
Stuart Wooster
March 13, 2009 1:28 PM
Crazy amounts and now that Google Checkout is going to start charging the same as Paypal that is set to rise even more. Lets them do charitable gestures without batting an eyelid. Sergey Brin is funding a Parkinson’s gene trial by 23andMe and then there is Google.org too. Now if only if all the high profile companies had been this forward thinking in the past 20 years. I wonder how many others on that list contribute something back to society?
Mario
March 13, 2009 2:24 PM
Very interesting & informative information
Michael Dunlop
March 13, 2009 2:28 PM
Thanks for all your kind words guys, the list is great inspiration! Great point Stuart, I wonder if this so called recession will effect Google.
Mr. Sonny Fales
March 26, 2009 7:49 AM
No!!!These Companies are Not Stupid and All have Major OffShore Accounting Firms pumping Millions into "Dirivative","MutualFunds","ProfitableStockMarkets", "Options",Currencies"&"ForexExchangers" on a "Hourly,Daily,Weekly,Monthly&Yearly" Basis and are using a Battery of Investment Brokers involved with these Financial Instruments & Tools!!!That's what All Smart Companies & Wealthy Individuals do when they are making in excess of Hundreds of Millions of Dollars and must let their Money Make More Money even while their companies are still Racking in the "Big Dough"!!!
khalid
August 25, 2009 5:19 AM
Could u please tell us that how much u are earning per second ? just wanted to know your level.
3kolone
March 13, 2009 2:52 PM
wow, that's amazing ... who knows knows... no recession for the brave ;-)
Shane Hudson
March 13, 2009 2:57 PM
Impressive. I want to meet them!
Lewis
March 13, 2009 3:20 PM
Googles profits WILL soar this year as there are so many extra people turning to the net who have been made redundant etc... a real damned shame but a recession is and has been proven to make the big boys get bigger and it is a time when the shrewd explode thier profits while evryone else buries their head and mourns. Moral: Take action and create your success story :-) Great post!
Mott Kornicki
March 13, 2009 3:48 PM
It looks like the Internet has a few recession proof portals! Huge $
TechZoomIn
March 13, 2009 4:12 PM
Great list Michael. Thanks for sharing.
Mubashar Iqbal
March 13, 2009 4:28 PM
Nice list, but who the hell is Erik Prince? And when did he start AOL?
Rachna
March 13, 2009 4:42 PM
Another interesting post Michael. Very inspiring!
Michael Dunlop
March 13, 2009 4:50 PM
Great point Lewis, this recession is doing wonders for my business model! Thanks guys, glad the list has inspired you!! Now do something about it :)
Alvin Yudistira
March 13, 2009 4:58 PM
Once more. Michael... you supply great resources on posting... thanks so much.
Michael Dunlop
March 13, 2009 5:00 PM
Thanks Alvin :) I hope it inspires you with your recent project!
James Cunningham
March 13, 2009 5:05 PM
WOW! I wish I had a site up there, I'll be happy when i start making pence per minute let alone per second.
Charlie Dean
March 13, 2009 5:09 PM
Wow thats wicked! $700 odd a second for Google!!
jamelia
March 13, 2009 5:57 PM
"GOggle wow." I goggle a lot hmmm........
The Net Fool
March 13, 2009 7:10 PM
Great list Michael! I never knew that Google was making that much, haha
Play Games Win Prizes
March 13, 2009 7:23 PM
Dang, talk about a BIG earning per second, lol. Multiply it and it's like wtf?!?! -Mike
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March 13, 2009 8:33 PM
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Robby G
March 13, 2009 8:47 PM
Is this outdated? Because if I'm not mistaken, Google owns YouTube so shouldn't the YouTube earnings be added to Google?
Charles
March 13, 2009 9:29 PM
This list would have been better if it stated what the sources of revenue were. For example, how is Skype making it's money? Please do this Michael :D
Sourav
March 13, 2009 10:27 PM
nice list but the important part was the presence of travel sites on that list.....looks like online travel is for sure a a good online prospect...
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Michael Dunlop
March 14, 2009 12:13 AM
Thanks for all the support guys :) Will take in your thoughts for future top lists! Thinking about doing one every week! Let me know what lists you want to see.
James Avery
March 14, 2009 12:29 AM
Michael, I found this post through a contact on Twitter who runs a very well known travel website. I run a travel website myself too, but I also have a blog on a more personal subject. It relates to mind management, and I'm interested to see that you describe yourself as a dyslexic college drop out. I'm interested to see if I can monetise my blogs, as I have no problem in writing quality content. Glad there's no exams to pass when it comes to making money online, keep up the good work!
Renelda
March 14, 2009 12:57 AM
I would love to see Twitter on that list. The list is a great motivation.
jwright
March 14, 2009 3:22 AM
Michael! Hey man, love the new site. I can't wait to see www.retireat21.com up there in the list sometime! Take care!
ODWGOOG
March 14, 2009 8:36 AM
The online medium will be the future, no doubt about it. But an online medium controlled by giants will not be very helpfull.
Michael Dunlop
March 14, 2009 9:27 AM
Hey James! Long time and thanks so much man! :D Could we really live without Google?
Shane Hudson
March 14, 2009 10:26 AM
No I do not think we could live without google anymore... They have such a big market share, in everything!
jwright
March 14, 2009 4:26 PM
Live without google? hmmm... probably, but not successfully. As a software engineer google plays a BIG part in my career, because I do a lot of research and problem solving. Without it, you'd be reinventing the wheel everyday!
Robin
March 14, 2009 5:59 PM
hmm...wonder where bonanzle.com is on that list.
Jo
March 14, 2009 10:21 PM
wow!! That is amazing!! I'm interested to know how much of that they give away....a lot I reckon.
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March 14, 2009 11:53 PM
Facebook?? That is funny :D
Hangga Nuarta
March 15, 2009 3:27 AM
Wow!! It's amazing... $691.27/second
Jacqueline Peters
March 15, 2009 7:30 PM
This is an amazing list. I thought Facebook was not making any money. Only last Friday, I heard they are trying to figure out how to make money with the site.
Ridhuan
March 15, 2009 7:46 PM
You can check how much you should be making from cubestat.com or websiteoutlook.com. they give you estimates of your should earn based on your pagerank and traffic ranking. Remember they are just ESTIMATES but if you really know how to monetize your site and turn the traffic to money, you'll probably make more than the estimated figures.
t_ah_um
March 15, 2009 10:43 PM
I'm into lists...thanks
Michelle_Onn
March 16, 2009 6:06 AM
Michael, Internet is really for someone who is looking for serious wealth!!!! The info is awesome. keep up the great job. Thanks.
jenney MaC
March 16, 2009 3:48 PM
Thanks for sharing this list. Real Inspiration. Regards Jenney MaC
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March 16, 2009 8:59 PM
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izuddin.helmi
March 16, 2009 11:02 PM
Keep up your good articles!~ I love your site. Bookmarked!
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Indo Contest
March 17, 2009 9:54 AM
Woowww.... Amazing people.
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