Top Earning Websites
Posted on 13. Mar, 2009 by Michael in Make Money
Hello Guys,
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 | Jeff Bezos | $19,166,000,000 | $607.75 | |
| 3 | Jerry Yang and David Filo | $7,200,000,000 | $228.31 | |
| 4 | Pierre Omidyar | $6,290,000,000 | $199.45 | |
| 5 | Nathan Myhrvold. | $3,214,000,000 | $101.92 | |
| 6 | Max Levchin, Peter Thiel, and Luke Nosek, | $2,250,000,000 | $71.35 | |
| 7 | Jeff Robbin | $1,900,000,000 | $60.25 | |
| 8 | Marshal Vace | $1,892,000,000 | $59.99 | |
| 9 | Jesse Fink | $1,884,000,000 | $59.74 | |
| 10 | Added Mark Schroeder | $1,447,000,000 | $45.88 | |
| 11 | Reed Hastings | $1,200,000,000 | $38.05 | |
| 12 | Terry Jones | $1,100,000,000 | $34.88 | |
| 13 | Nick Swinmurn | $1,000,000,000 | $31.71 | |
| 14 | David Litman | $1,000,000,000 | $31.71 | |
| 15 | Erik Prince | $968,000,000 | $30.70 | |
| 16 | Jeff Katz | $870,000,000 | $27.59 | |
| 17 | Robert Brazell | $834,000,000 | $26.45 | |
| 18 | Tom Anderson | $800,000,000 | $25.37 | |
| 19 | Niklas Zennstrom | $550,841,000 | $17.47 | |
| 20 | Zhang Chaoyang | $429,000,000 | $13.60 | |
| 21 | Robb Brock | $400,000,000 | $12.68 | |
| 22 | Eric Baker | $400,000,000 | $12.68 | |
| 23 | Jack Ma | $316,000,000 | $10.02 | |
| 24 | Mark Zuckerberg | $300,000,000 | $9.51 | |
| 25 | Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, | $300,000,000 | $9.51 | |
| 26 | Mark Vadon | $295,000,000 | $9.35 | |
| 27 | Stephen Kaufer | $260,000,000 | $8.24 | |
| 28 | Mark Getty | $233,200,000 | $7.39 | |
| 29 | Garry Itkin | $207,000,000 | $6.56 | |
| 30 | Henry Jarvis Raymond | $175,000,000 | $5.55 |
To our success in 2009,
Michael Dunlop
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About Michael Dunlop, the founder of Income Diary
I am 20 years old and am living the Internet Lifestyle which means I make money while I sleep and get to do what I want, when I want!
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Yannick
13. Mar, 2009
Wow .. that’s crazy man .. I would be happy when I make some cents per second
simo parma
17. Mar, 2009
well, EBITDA is missing so it’s hard to analyze this kind of data on practical meanings.
KushMoney
26. Mar, 2009
Indeed, I feel the same way.
UNOBLOGGER
30. Apr, 2009
ha ha ha few cents a sec?….. i would be happy with few cents a min:)
steve
13. May, 2009
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
13. Mar, 2009
Wow that’s pretty amazing – I’m especially surprised to see Zappos earning more than AOL!
Scott :: IrnMedia.net
13. Mar, 2009
$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
13. Mar, 2009
now that’s what i call making money online..wooow…nice post
diarta
13. Mar, 2009
great…, internet is a place for richest
Stuart Wooster
13. Mar, 2009
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
13. Mar, 2009
Very interesting & informative information
Michael
13. Mar, 2009
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
26. Mar, 2009
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
25. Aug, 2009
Could u please tell us that how much u are earning per second ? just wanted to know your level.
3kolone
13. Mar, 2009
wow, that’s amazing … who knows knows… no recession for the brave
Shane Hudson
13. Mar, 2009
Impressive. I want to meet them!
Lewis
13. Mar, 2009
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
13. Mar, 2009
It looks like the Internet has a few recession proof portals! Huge $
TechZoomIn
13. Mar, 2009
Great list Michael. Thanks for sharing.
Mubashar Iqbal
13. Mar, 2009
Nice list, but who the hell is Erik Prince? And when did he start AOL?
Rachna
13. Mar, 2009
Another interesting post Michael. Very inspiring!
Michael
13. Mar, 2009
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
13. Mar, 2009
Once more. Michael… you supply great resources on posting… thanks so much.
Michael
13. Mar, 2009
Thanks Alvin
I hope it inspires you with your recent project!
James Cunningham
13. Mar, 2009
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
13. Mar, 2009
Wow thats wicked! $700 odd a second for Google!!
jamelia
13. Mar, 2009
“GOggle wow.” I goggle a lot hmmm……..
The Net Fool
13. Mar, 2009
Great list Michael! I never knew that Google was making that much, haha
Play Games Win Prizes
13. Mar, 2009
Dang, talk about a BIG earning per second, lol. Multiply it and it’s like wtf?!?!
-Mike
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13. Mar, 2009
popurls.com // popular today…
story has entered the popular today section on popurls.com…
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Robby G
13. Mar, 2009
Is this outdated? Because if I’m not mistaken, Google owns YouTube so shouldn’t the YouTube earnings be added to Google?
Charles
13. Mar, 2009
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
Sourav
13. Mar, 2009
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
14. Mar, 2009
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
14. Mar, 2009
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
14. Mar, 2009
I would love to see Twitter on that list. The list is a great motivation.
jwright
14. Mar, 2009
Michael! Hey man, love the new site. I can’t wait to see http://www.retireat21.com up there in the list sometime!
Take care!
ODWGOOG
14. Mar, 2009
The online medium will be the future, no doubt about it. But an online medium controlled by giants will not be very helpfull.
Michael
14. Mar, 2009
Hey James! Long time and thanks so much man!
Could we really live without Google?
Shane Hudson
14. Mar, 2009
No I do not think we could live without google anymore… They have such a big market share, in everything!
jwright
14. Mar, 2009
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
14. Mar, 2009
hmm…wonder where bonanzle.com is on that list.
Jo
14. Mar, 2009
wow!! That is amazing!! I’m interested to know how much of that they give away….a lot I reckon.
wannadevelop.com
14. Mar, 2009
Facebook??
That is funny
Hangga Nuarta
15. Mar, 2009
Wow!! It’s amazing… $691.27/second
Jacqueline Peters
15. Mar, 2009
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
15. Mar, 2009
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
15. Mar, 2009
I’m into lists…thanks
Michelle_Onn
16. Mar, 2009
Michael,
Internet is really for someone who is looking for serious wealth!!!! The info is awesome. keep up the great job. Thanks.
jenney MaC
16. Mar, 2009
Thanks for sharing this list.
Real Inspiration.
Regards
Jenney MaC
Let’s Earn $691 Per Second
16. Mar, 2009
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izuddin.helmi
16. Mar, 2009
Keep up your good articles!~ I love your site. Bookmarked!
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Indo Contest
17. Mar, 2009
Woowww…. Amazing people.
wert
17. Mar, 2009
wow. nice post dunlop. any time soon retireat21.com will be number 31.
keep it up mic you are my inspiration
easy tips
17. Mar, 2009
Wow. Lots of money. BTW where did you get the numbers? Did you interview them Michael?
InkAPoint
17. Mar, 2009
Great one
Philippe Poustis
17. Mar, 2009
Very interesting information
Thank you
Internet Strategist
18. Mar, 2009
What I would love to see is a list of blog earnings although I do recognize that data would be far more challenging to come by.
RMVX
18. Mar, 2009
Revenue isn’t everything… a few of those sites are actually operating at a loss, so they lose money every second instead
Lorrette
19. Mar, 2009
Does this mean the rest of us are on the other list? Great list – awesome income $691.27 per second now I have severe ‘income envy’
Join
19. Mar, 2009
I hope tomorrow I will get my site name on the lists
Muhammad Kamran
19. Mar, 2009
Dear, i want to do online work related to the Netwrok and telecommunication ,any website where i found the the payable work.please guide me for such a website addresses so that i can start work.
Regards,
Sean
19. Mar, 2009
Great stuff! I wish I could be making $691.27/second haha.
kpsofts
20. Mar, 2009
I would like to own google for few minutes ((-;
Pyradom
22. Mar, 2009
I thought Google made more than that….
Paul Morales
22. Mar, 2009
Wow per second
That looks like fun. I hope one of these days I can reach $1 per second. That would be a ton of money lol
Ryan
23. Mar, 2009
Nice list!
Tony Beach
23. Mar, 2009
I’m ready M….ready to JV partner?
Tony
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Jakob
25. Mar, 2009
Wow! This is some crazy shit! I am suprised Facebook is that far down! I actually thought it would be close to the top.
Catherina
27. Mar, 2009
Nice. Who would have thought. Little ol’ Google when it first came out…
blogging tips
27. Mar, 2009
wow decent list, good to see how much people can make white hat
Rao
27. Mar, 2009
Great List really i never thought paypal was so much earning, woneder if moneymaker stands some where
fraud prevention
27. Mar, 2009
Nice list. Big G is the best.
7*MSN=G
3*Yahoo=G
so yahoo and msn aren’t even closer to G.
Dominique
28. Mar, 2009
Really marvel at the amt earned by these guys if every my website gets to a fraction of what they earn I will be so happy
Noman
31. Mar, 2009
Waoooo Its amazing…………..!!!!!!!!!!
Crown Prince of Web 2.0
31. Mar, 2009
I look forward to getting my share. This was really inspirational.
Marv
01. Apr, 2009
I’m curious about top earning web sites from ad revenue only … most of those sites are selling things. What about content-only sites that have only advertising as their revenue? That’s what I’m curious about – what levels of traffic would I need for a site to be supportive via ad revenue only.
Petites annonces
02. Apr, 2009
Niiice post thanks so much for this useful info
Johnson Koh
05. Apr, 2009
Impressive. While I took around 2 minutes to read through your chart, Google has already earned $82k…
Polymer Business
05. Apr, 2009
$691.27 / second ?!!??!?!!?
Dhir
05. Apr, 2009
Great list provided, Actualy these sites are may earning more day by day even we could think. But Google is alltime best all of these one.
Regards,
http://www.myfastmoney.com
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zolar
09. Apr, 2009
What about wordpress?? Maybe top 50.
bestpaidsurveyportal
10. Apr, 2009
wow google awesome. the gaps between google n yahoo too far
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13. Apr, 2009
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Warrior
14. Apr, 2009
I want a Site Like This….really
Avion
14. Apr, 2009
Wow, making so much cash with nly one website is incredible !
titan
16. Apr, 2009
good site and all of us know that really top earning website.
Sapikk
18. Apr, 2009
WowWwww!! Per Second?????? Amazing! Tom Anderson is one of my idol..
prachikamalia
19. Apr, 2009
My wide eyes could not come to rest even after 5 mins of reading the post. Fabulous compilation.
Chris Roper
20. Apr, 2009
Surely China’s Tencent must be on this list?
JohnKhoo
21. Apr, 2009
Wow.. Amazing figures.. Really, Online business or websites is a new stream of income for many people nowadays.
Pendekar Melayu
21. Apr, 2009
Mmm.. nice sharing … i dont suprise wit the top 30 site. See how their site contribute to us .. good job !
phil E.
22. Apr, 2009
I am overwhelmed with inspiration. Michael Iike you to visit my country perhaps you can inspire a lot of young people out there.
Mike
23. Apr, 2009
hey great site and i woudnt mind makeing a couple of cents either i know my mate whose 13 made $200 in a month. the same month he started up.
Millionaire Acts
24. Apr, 2009
How about Digg? Multiply? Friendster? Shouldn’t they be included in the list also?
Robertfel
26. Apr, 2009
WoooW !!! THats amazing…Very inspiring people inside…
Ben
28. Apr, 2009
Another Quality list cheers mike
Anas Ahmadi
28. Apr, 2009
Yeah.. amazing..!
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efaistos
03. May, 2009
Where did u get from all these info ?
peter giles
08. May, 2009
how did you calculate these figures? Can you outline your methodology. You obviously don’t factor costs in – YouTube loses scads of money on bandwidth costs
Claudia from Denver Cereal
12. May, 2009
Wow, this is a fascinating list. I would never ever have guess that MySpace made less money than some of these others. OR even that Blue Nile made less than Zappos.
I guess what fascinates me the most is that the top 4 are all sites where other people can make some amount of money through affiliate contracts. I guess Zig Ziglar was right.