URL Shortener Tools

The url shortener tools we detect on new sites, ranked by how many use each. Part of Build & Framework.

Tools tracked
37
in Build & Framework
Sites
1,481
using at least one url shortener tool
Above 1%
8
tools on more than 1% of them

What we found

  1. Walink runs on more than half of the sites using an url shortener tool (73%), 7.1 times as many sites as Bouncy.ai.
  2. Only 8 of the 37 url shortener tools we track run on more than 1% of these sites.
  3. Among sites launched in September, ShortURL rose to #5 from #10 in August.

The leading url shortener tools

# Movement Tool Country Share Bar Sites 90 days
1 – Walink WhatsApp link shortener that creates click to chat links with a preset message. 73% 1,086
2 – Bouncy.ai Smart-link platform providing branded deep links, link-in-bio pages and in-app-browser escape redirects with click analytics. 10% 152
3 – Lnk.Bio Link-in-bio service hosting a single page of links for social media profiles. 4.6% 68
4 – Cutt.ly 2.1% 31
5 ▼7 Taap.it Smart link management platform for link in bio pages, deeplinks, QR codes, and click analytics. 1.3% 19
6 ▼1 Short.io Branded link shortening and tracking service 1.1% 17
7 ▲5 ShortURL 1.1% 16
8 ▼1 TinyURL URL shortening and link management service. 1.1% 16
9 ▼3 LinkTwin URL shortening and deep-linking SaaS that opens links directly inside mobile apps. 0.7% 10
10 is.gd Free URL shortening service. 0.6% 9

Share is of the 1,481 sites using an url shortener tool; a site can use more than one. Arrows compare each tool's rank among sites launched in September with August. The line is its share of new sites over 90 days. Showing the top 10 of 37.

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