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While almost all of us spend hours surfing the Internet, do we stop and think which are the biggest websites in the world?
Let's take a look and find out which websites in the world see the most unique visitors.
Source: Business Insider
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: Alyssa Ravasio displays her page on the social networking site Facebook, while attending school in Los Angeles.Photographs: Phil McCarten/Reuters
Facebook.com
Unique visitors: 836.7 million
What it is: Social network to keep in touch with friends
Global rank: 1
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: A Google employee works on a laptop in front of a mural of the New York City skyline, at the New York City company office.Photographs: Erin Siegal/Reuters
Google.com
Unique visitors: 782.8 million
What it is: Web search engine
Global rank: 2
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: Visitors at 'YouTube' stand in Cannes, France.Photographs: Eric Gaillard/Reuters
YouTube.com
Unique visitors: 721.9 million
What it is: Platform for uploading, sharing and watching user-created videos
Global rank: 3
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: Women walk past Yahoo office in Santa Monica, California.Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Yahoo.com
Unique visitors: 469.9 million
What it is: Search engine and platform that connects to users to other Yahoo properties, such as Yahoo Finance and Flickr
Global rank: 4
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
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Wikipedia.org
Unique visitors: 469.6 million
What it is: A free, web-based encyclopedia platform
Global rank: 5
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: A woman uses wireless Internet at a shop in Baghdad, Iraq.Photographs: Mohammed Ameen/Reuters
Live.com
Unique visitors: 389.5 million
What it is: Microsoft's new email service
Global rank: 6
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: French model Marine Deleeuw reads her emails in Paris.Photographs: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
QQ.com
Unique visitors: 284.1 million
What it is: China-based search engine and portal
Global rank: 7
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: A woman looks at her iPad tablet in Milan, Italy.Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
Microsoft.com
Unique visitors: 271.7 million
What it is: Destination for purchasing Microsoft products, and downloading MS software and updates
Global rank: 8
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: A model is reflected in a mirror while she reads her iPad in New York.Photographs: Carlo Allegri/Reuters
Baidu.com
Unique visitors: 268.7 million
What it is: Chinese search engine for websites, audio and images
Global rank: 9
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: A woman uses her Apple iPhone 4 smartphone for web surfing in Seoul, South Korea.Photographs: Truth Leem/Reuters
MSN.com
Unique visitors: 254.1 million
What it is: A collection of Microsoft-owned Internet properties
Global rank: 10
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: People surf the web during a campus party in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Photographs: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters
Blogger.com
Unique visitors: 229.9 million
What it is: Blogging platform
Global rank: 11
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: People use their mobile phones to surf Internet in Caracas, Venezuela.Photographs: Jorge Silva/Reuters
Ask.com
Unique visitors: 218.4 million
What it is: A Google-powered search engine
Global rank: 12
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: A girl walks upstairs at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover, Germany.Photographs: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters
Taobao.com
Unique visitors: 207 million
What it is: Chinese marketplace for clothing, accessories, jewellery, food, electronics and more
Global rank: 13
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: A woman checks the Internet in Beijing.Photographs: Reuters
Twitter.com
Unique visitors: 189.8 million
What it is: Real-time communications platform
Global rank: 14
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: A man surfs the Internet using a wireless connection in the lobby of a hotel in Havana, Cuba.Photographs: Desmond Boylan/Reuters
Bing.com
Unique visitors: 184 million
What it is: Web search engine
Global rank: 15
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: Developers and programmers participate in a coding challenge in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.Photographs: Richard Brian/Reuters
Sohu.com
Unique visitors: 175.8 million
What it is: Chinese portal and search engine
Global rank: 16
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: Tourists use an iPad tablet in front of Rome's ancient Colosseum, Italy.Photographs: Tony Gentile/Reuters
Apple.com
Unique visitors: 171.7 million
What it is: Online destination for Apple products and software
Global rank: 17
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: Women use smartphones in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy.Photographs: Tony Gentile/Reuters
WordPress.com
Unique visitors: 170.9 million
What it is: Blogging platform
Global rank: 18
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: A woman surfs the Internet in San Francisco, California.Photographs: Noah Berger/Reuters
Sina.com.cn
Unique visitors: 169 million
What it is: Chinese mobile portal for media and user-generated content
Global rank: 19
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Websites that see most unique visitors in the world
Image: A woman uses her mobile phone to surf the Internet in central London.Photographs: Olivia Harris/Reuters
Amazon.com
Unique visitors: 163 million
What it is: The ultimate online shopping destination for electronics, apparel, sporting goods and even food
Global rank: 20
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