AI Crawler Index · Apple · Applebot-Extended
Which .uk (United Kingdom) websites block Applebot-Extended?
As of 2026-10-02, 18 of the 90 .uk (United Kingdom) websites whose robots.txt we could read (20%) block Applebot-Extended, Apple's AI training crawler, on the home page, compared with 9.6% of all sites.
20%
of 90 .uk (United Kingdom) websites block Applebot-Extended
9.6%
of all sites
18
sites block it
All 18 .uk (United Kingdom) websites that block Applebot-Extended
| # | Site | Policy | Crawlers blocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 276 | telegraph.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 18 of 29 |
| 1080 | thesun.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 25 of 29 |
| 1129 | mirror.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 1252 | guardian.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 1324 | express.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 1589 | thetimes.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 25 of 29 |
| 1738 | metro.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 4457 | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 5177 | walesonline.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 5383 | nottingham.ac.uk | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 6447 | oxfordmail.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 6607 | inews.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 6707 | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 6726 | dailystar.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 7682 | dailyrecord.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 8414 | england.nhs.uk | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 8824 | gq-magazine.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 9743 | birminghammail.co.uk | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
Popular .uk (United Kingdom) websites that allow Applebot-Extended
Other AI crawlers and .uk (United Kingdom) websites
- GPTBot 20%
- ClaudeBot 21.1%
- PerplexityBot 21.1%
- Google-Extended 10%
- CCBot 24.4%
- Bytespider 13.3%
- OAI-SearchBot 16.7%
Applebot-Extended in other segments
- social websites 28.8%
- news websites 28.7%
- .au (Australia) websites 27.8%
- .de (Germany) websites 21.7%
- .fr (France) websites 21.2%
- reference websites 20%
- .nl (Netherlands) websites 18.8%
- .app websites 16.7%
- .ch (Switzerland) websites 16.7%
- .it (Italy) websites 16.4%
- .es (Spain) websites 11.1%
- .com websites 10.7%
- .net websites 10.7%
- e-commerce websites 8%
Applebot-Extended overview · All .uk (United Kingdom) websites
FAQ
- Which .uk (United Kingdom) websites block Applebot-Extended?
- telegraph.co.uk, thesun.co.uk, mirror.co.uk, guardian.co.uk, express.co.uk, thetimes.co.uk, metro.co.uk, manchestereveningnews.co.uk, and 10 more (full list on this page).
- How many .uk (United Kingdom) websites block Applebot-Extended?
- As of 2026-10-02, 18 of the 90 .uk (United Kingdom) websites whose robots.txt we could read (20%) block Applebot-Extended, Apple's AI training crawler, on the home page, compared with 9.6% of all sites.
- How do I block or allow Applebot-Extended on my site?
- Add "User-agent: Applebot-Extended" followed by "Disallow: /" to https://<your-site>/robots.txt to block it, or "Allow: /" to allow it. Check the result with the free AI crawler checker at tools.yukai.uk/free/ai-crawler-checker.