What powers explainthatstuff.com?
Last seen Jun 2026 · 5 technologies across 5 categories
Live chat
WhatsApp Business Chat
since Feb 2022
Miscellaneous
Open Graph
since Sep 2022
Programming languages
Security
HSTS
since Sep 2022
Web servers
Apache HTTP Server
since Apr 2018
Top search keywords
| Keyword | Position | Est. monthly visits |
|---|---|---|
| electricity | #10 | 2,100 |
| power plant | #4 | 1,200 |
| power washer pressure washer | #66 | 770 |
| loudspeaker how it works | #1 | 730 |
| how do loudspeakers work | #1 | 730 |
| photoelectric cells | #2 | 660 |
| how does a sewing machine work | #2 | 580 |
| aerodynamics | #7 | 570 |
| combine harvester | #6 | 500 |
| piezoelectric | #6 | 500 |
| rubber | #10 | 460 |
| hygrometer | #11 | 450 |
| nomex | #4 | 440 |
| induction engine | #4 | 440 |
| how do airplanes fly | #3 | 390 |
| catalytic converter | #29 | 390 |
| how does a computer work | #2 | 350 |
| how a sewing machine works | #3 | 350 |
| flare gun | #7 | 350 |
| stirling engine | #7 | 310 |
| heating element | #5 | 290 |
| carburetor | #15 | 280 |
| carburetor | #15 | 280 |
| airplanes | #7 | 280 |
| reinforced concrete cement | #3 | 260 |
The site's top keywords in Google (US), with the visits each one is estimated to bring per month.
Top backlinks
Top links pointing at the site, one per source domain, strongest first. The anchor text opens the page carrying the link.
Audience
- 49% phone
- 49% desktop
- 2% tablet
New Zealand
Nigeria
United States
India
United Kingdom
Brazil
Countries where the site has Chrome traffic, strongest markets first.
Open Page Rank
7.22 / 10 · ranked #30,464 of all domains
1,614 referring domains · OpenPageRank
Search traffic
45,600 est. monthly organic visits (US)
18,571 keywords in Google's top 30
Core Web Vitals
| LCP | 1.8 s |
| INP | 75 ms |
| CLS | 0 |
| TTFB | 1500 ms |
Real user p75, Chrome UX Report, Jun 2026.
Page
- Weight: 0.4 MB · 25 requests
- Structured data: JSON-LD, Microdata, OpenGraph
Homepage as crawled by the HTTP Archive, Jul 2026.