What powers lwn.net?
Last seen Jun 2026 · 13 technologies across 11 categories
Advertising
Kevel
since Jun 2018
Analytics
Google Analytics
since Jun 2018
Cookie compliance
OneTrust
since Oct 2023
JavaScript libraries
Closure Library
since Oct 2023
Miscellaneous
Operating systems
Security
HSTS
since Sep 2022
UI frameworks
Pure CSS
since Apr 2018
Web server extensions
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Webmail
Apple iCloud Mail
since Oct 2023
Top search keywords
| Keyword | Position | Est. monthly visits |
|---|---|---|
| fedora | #72 | 350 |
| linux news | #4 | 190 |
| linux device drivers | #1 | 73 |
| is america country | #38 | 70 |
| linux device drivers books | #1 | 64 |
| letsencrypt | #16 | 52 |
| sbat | #6 | 48 |
| linus linux | #97 | 47 |
| linus linux | #79 | 47 |
| fedora linux | #89 | 31 |
| radix tree | #6 | 30 |
| lwn net | #1 | 27 |
| mcs locks | #1 | 27 |
| python ordered set | #7 | 25 |
| android 6.0 | #9 | 24 |
| xkcd explain | #52 | 21 |
| asterinas | #10 | 21 |
| mainframe | #70 | 21 |
| encrypted media extensions | #37 | 21 |
| flatpak | #61 | 21 |
| guido van rossum | #16 | 19 |
| linux distributions | #22 | 18 |
| big endian little endian | #62 | 17 |
| scipy | #69 | 17 |
| alx | #61 | 17 |
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
- 42% phone
- 3% tablet
Austria
Switzerland
Sweden
Israel
Ireland
Finland
Countries where the site has Chrome traffic, strongest markets first.
Open Page Rank
8.28 / 10 · ranked #4,074 of all domains
4,358 referring domains · OpenPageRank
Search traffic
3,000 est. monthly organic visits (US)
5,441 keywords in Google's top 30
Core Web Vitals
| LCP | 0.8 s |
| INP | 25 ms |
| CLS | 0 |
| TTFB | 600 ms |
Real user p75, Chrome UX Report, Jun 2026.
Page
- Language: English
- Weight: 0.0 MB · 5 requests
Homepage as crawled by the HTTP Archive, Jul 2026.
Subdomains
| Host | Techs |
|---|---|
| wiki.lwn.net | 6 |
| www.lwn.net | 6 |
| lwn.net | 5 |
| static.lwn.net | 3 |