Pixabay
A site offering free photos for commercial use.
Pixabay popularity rank history
Monthly average · last 12 moA lower rank number means higher popularity. Dashed sections represent months outside the Tranco ranking.
How to read a popularity rank
The lower the number, the higher the ranking. WhoTrends uses the Tranco ranking system, which is a research-based ranking that incorporates multiple sources in order to eliminate any short-term fluctuations and bias. This is a relative ranking based on popularity.
Pixabay domain registration
WHOIS record| Registered | 2010-10-07 (16 yr) |
| Expires | 2026-10-07 |
| Registrar | GANDI SAS |
| DNSSEC | Enabled |
| Name servers | seth.ns.cloudflare.com, adrian.ns.cloudflare.com |
Pixabay classification
Public profile| Type | Content aggregator |
| Industry | Media entertainment |
| Market | BOTH |
| Monetization | subscription |
| Pricing | free |
| App | iOS / Android |
| Audience | designers marketers content creators |
| Tags |
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A large library of free high-quality photos for creators, designers, and marketers, with optional paid plans for extended features.
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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| #385 | #384 | #387 | #400 | #415 | #416 |
Stock image provider offering its users high-quality images and videos for free and by subscription.
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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| #845 | #827 | #828 | #852 | #864 | #865 |
Mobile app and website offering free and premium wallpapers, ringtones, notification sounds and AI image tools for phone personalization.
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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| #1,422 | #1,419 | #1,422 | #1,407 | #1,406 | #1,424 |
Free library of ringtones and wallpapers for mobile users, offering downloadable MP3 and M4R files.
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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| #1,753 | #1,756 | #1,771 | #1,751 | #1,759 | #1,780 |
Pixabay backlink profile
Majestic| Referring subnets | 35,994 |
| Referring IPs | 84,837 |
| Majestic global rank | #250 |
| Rank within .com | #158 |
| Authority | Very High |
| As of | Oct 2026 |
About Pixabay
Pixabay is an online repository providing free access to royalty-free stock photography, illustrations, vector graphics, videos, music and sound effects. This website belongs to the group of stock media websites owned by the company Pixabay GmbH.
The website has its origin in November 2010 when it was established in the town of Ulm, in Germany, by Hans Braxmeier and Simon Steinberger. Its HQ is located in Ulm, Germany, and its base of operations is Germany.
Pixabay’s services consist of stock photography, stock videos, stock music, and vector graphics. Currently, it operates in 26 different languages worldwide. The company is free to use.
In May 2019, Pixabay became property of Canva.