What powers explainxkcd.com?
Last seen Jun 2026 · 18 technologies across 12 categories
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Top search keywords
| Keyword | Position | Est. monthly visits |
|---|---|---|
| how any ounces in a pound | #99 | 1,400 |
| xkcd | #9 | 1,100 |
| xkcd explained | #2 | 800 |
| convert kg to lbs and oz | #71 | 420 |
| convert kg to lbs and oz | #71 | 420 |
| decay mode | #6 | 340 |
| xkcd standards | #3 | 320 |
| little bobby tables | #2 | 210 |
| xkcd | #89 | 160 |
| xkcd | #79 | 160 |
| is it christmas | #5 | 110 |
| all your base | #12 | 110 |
| presidential middle names | #1 | 110 |
| oz a kg | #60 | 100 |
| xkcd bobby tables | #4 | 86 |
| xkcd bobby drop tables | #4 | 86 |
| 175 kilograms to pounds | #80 | 78 |
| etymonline | #15 | 75 |
| cueball | #11 | 68 |
| xkcd password strength | #2 | 63 |
| dyslexics of the world untie | #1 | 61 |
| xkcd drop table | #2 | 59 |
| bobby drop tables | #2 | 59 |
| decay modes | #13 | 58 |
| correct horse battery staple | #6 | 54 |
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
- 55% desktop
- 39% phone
- 6% tablet
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Netherlands
Australia
Sweden
Countries where the site has Chrome traffic, strongest markets first.
Open Page Rank
6.80 / 10 · ranked #56,327 of all domains
668 referring domains · OpenPageRank
Search traffic
12,900 est. monthly organic visits (US)
7,189 keywords in Google's top 30
Core Web Vitals
| LCP | 1.1 s |
| INP | 225 ms |
| CLS | 0 |
| TTFB | 600 ms |
Real user p75, Chrome UX Report, Jun 2026.
Page
- Language: English
- CDN: Cloudflare
- Weight: 0.3 MB · 28 requests
- Structured data: JSON-LD, OpenGraph
Homepage as crawled by the HTTP Archive, Jul 2026.
Subdomains
| Host | Techs |
|---|---|
| www.explainxkcd.com | 16 |
| explainxkcd.com | 15 |
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- dropped Cloudflare Bot Management Nov 2025
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- detected Google Font API Nov 2025