Authority distribution
Recorded 0–100 authority score
Under 205 · 1.4%
20–3942 · 12%
40–5990 · 25.7%
60–79162 · 46.3%
80+51 · 14.6%
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350Sites in 2026 Benchmark
323Quality-Checked Share Records
39Case Studies Published
The numbers behind established directory sites.
Our 2026 benchmark aggregates 350 curated directory records. Traffic figures are labeled third-party estimates, and the methodology publishes the limitations alongside the result.
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Median recorded authority
107.8K
Median estimated monthly traffic
24.8K
Median estimated monthly organic
0.71
Authority ↔ organic association
What the result can support
Evidence before interpretation
- Authority is strongly associated with estimated organic traffic in this sample; that does not establish cause.
- Only 12 records have a usable monetization narrative, so the report publishes no revenue ranking.
- The sample is curated and survivor-biased. Use it to compare established sites, not forecast a new site's first year.
- Every aggregate is reproducible from the public CSV; raw private research remains private.
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