AI Crawler Index · ByteDance · Bytespider
Which .com websites block Bytespider?
As of 2026-10-02, 624 of the 4,470 .com websites whose robots.txt we could read (14%) block Bytespider, ByteDance's AI training crawler, on the home page, compared with 12.2% of all sites; 60 more block it on some paths.
14%
of 4,470 .com websites block Bytespider
12.2%
of all sites
624
sites block it
Top 300 of 624 .com websites that block Bytespider
| # | Site | Policy | Crawlers blocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | facebook.com | Blocks some AI search | 22 of 29 |
| 7 | instagram.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 9 | twitter.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 11 | linkedin.com | Blocks some AI search | 26 of 29 |
| 13 | amazon.com | Blocks some AI search | 18 of 29 |
| 15 | github.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 19 | netflix.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 21 | x.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 25 | pinterest.com | Blocks some AI search | 25 of 29 |
| 26 | tiktok.com | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 28 | yahoo.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 36 | chatgpt.com | Blocks some AI search | 4 of 29 |
| 38 | vimeo.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 48 | reddit.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 52 | amazonvideo.com | Blocks some AI search | 13 of 29 |
| 55 | snapchat.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 62 | unity3d.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 67 | nytimes.com | Blocks some AI search | 18 of 29 |
| 80 | flickr.com | Blocks some AI search | 23 of 29 |
| 83 | medium.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 85 | theguardian.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 86 | ebay.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 94 | forbes.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 95 | bbc.com | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 106 | canva.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 110 | meraki.com | Blocks some AI search | 27 of 29 |
| 115 | imdb.com | Blocks some AI search | 24 of 29 |
| 121 | reuters.com | Blocks some AI search | 23 of 29 |
| 126 | nature.com | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 129 | weibo.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 135 | weather.com | Blocks some AI search | 4 of 29 |
| 151 | trustpilot.com | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 152 | ea.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 159 | washingtonpost.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 168 | bloomberg.com | Blocks some AI search | 13 of 29 |
| 170 | wsj.com | Blocks some AI search | 24 of 29 |
| 174 | espn.com | Blocks some AI search | 5 of 29 |
| 176 | unsplash.com | Blocks some AI search | 3 of 29 |
| 199 | businessinsider.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 200 | aol.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 201 | pixabay.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 209 | cnbc.com | Blocks some AI search | 14 of 29 |
| 215 | quora.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 224 | scribd.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 242 | ft.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 244 | wired.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 261 | tripadvisor.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 262 | usatoday.com | Blocks some AI search | 24 of 29 |
| 264 | threads.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 277 | nintendo.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 284 | techcrunch.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 287 | sagepub.com | Blocks training only | 5 of 29 |
| 295 | primevideo.com | Blocks some AI search | 13 of 29 |
| 296 | elpais.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 313 | dailymail.com | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 320 | fb.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 328 | cnet.com | Blocks some AI search | 21 of 29 |
| 329 | bandcamp.com | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 356 | ted.com | Blocks training only | 9 of 29 |
| 363 | people.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 380 | theverge.com | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 382 | pexels.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 388 | figma.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 401 | nbcnews.com | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 410 | latimes.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 417 | genius.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 439 | investopedia.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 449 | flashscore.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 454 | healthline.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 464 | theatlantic.com | Blocks some AI search | 14 of 29 |
| 471 | letterboxd.com | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 493 | as.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 495 | huffpost.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 496 | bfmtv.com | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 517 | cookpad.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 528 | nypost.com | Blocks some AI search | 14 of 29 |
| 534 | economist.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 537 | theconversation.com | Blocks some AI search | 24 of 29 |
| 548 | elconfidencial.com | Blocks some AI search | 13 of 29 |
| 552 | indiamart.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 557 | dcinside.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 570 | pandora.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 596 | livescore.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 608 | mydramalist.com | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 666 | huffingtonpost.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 680 | dw.com | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 692 | aljazeera.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 763 | buzzfeed.com | Blocks some AI search | 13 of 29 |
| 801 | twkan.com | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 802 | sportfilm800.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 839 | hostinger.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 849 | qcloud.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 864 | newsweek.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 872 | newyorker.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 886 | arstechnica.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 889 | zdnet.com | Blocks some AI search | 21 of 29 |
| 900 | hola.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 903 | adrta.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 904 | marketwatch.com | Blocks some AI search | 24 of 29 |
| 932 | thelancet.com | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 940 | wikihow.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 942 | oreilly.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 953 | salthasher.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 958 | fastcompany.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 962 | jamanetwork.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 1006 | sedoparking.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 1010 | sogou.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 1027 | ign.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 1032 | salesforceliveagent.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 1035 | gizmodo.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 1051 | timeanddate.com | Blocks some AI search | 5 of 29 |
| 1073 | mashable.com | Blocks some AI search | 21 of 29 |
| 1082 | fliphtml5.com | Blocks training only | 5 of 29 |
| 1103 | sap.com | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 1105 | unity.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 1113 | medicalnewstoday.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 1123 | mparticle.com | Blocks some AI search | 14 of 29 |
| 1128 | variety.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 1131 | constellix.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 1159 | photobucket.com | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 1164 | techradar.com | Blocks some AI search | 4 of 29 |
| 1167 | sendbird.com | Blocks training only | 9 of 29 |
| 1178 | vox.com | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 1204 | instacart.com | Blocks some AI search | 26 of 29 |
| 1213 | gameanalytics.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 1224 | inc.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 1233 | co.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 1246 | juicyscore.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 1257 | tappx.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 1269 | rollingstone.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 1278 | redditmedia.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 1284 | slate.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 1287 | abcnews.com | Blocks some AI search | 5 of 29 |
| 1299 | tidal.com | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 1326 | hollywoodreporter.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 1338 | axios.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 1353 | technologyreview.com | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 1364 | urldefense.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 1374 | sfgate.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 1389 | thehill.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 1407 | livescience.com | Blocks some AI search | 4 of 29 |
| 1413 | theglobeandmail.com | Blocks some AI search | 21 of 29 |
| 1431 | nextdoor.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 1436 | cell.com | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 1439 | system-monitor.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 1446 | newscientist.com | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 1466 | salesforce-scrt.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 1473 | indianexpress.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 1495 | glassdoor.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 1510 | venturebeat.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 1520 | jwpltx.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 1521 | chicagotribune.com | Blocks some AI search | 18 of 29 |
| 1552 | asahi.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 1563 | thehindu.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 1575 | telstra.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 1598 | starmakerstudios.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 1603 | yumpu.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 1627 | hellotalk8.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 1632 | theregister.com | Blocks some AI search | 23 of 29 |
| 1646 | today.com | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 1662 | newsbreak.com | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 1668 | crunchbase.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 1682 | vogue.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 1704 | quizlet.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 1727 | fool.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 1740 | billboard.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 1744 | allrecipes.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 1751 | tomshardware.com | Blocks some AI search | 4 of 29 |
| 1766 | flipboard.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 1775 | razorpay.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 1804 | lavanguardia.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 1814 | postman.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 1848 | lifehacker.com | Blocks some AI search | 21 of 29 |
| 1854 | jio.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 1857 | nymag.com | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 1860 | deadline.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 1866 | lenovomm.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 1909 | smugmug.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 1961 | thefreedictionary.com | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 1982 | vanityfair.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 1992 | boston.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 1995 | zimbra.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 2011 | chron.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 2016 | nydailynews.com | Blocks some AI search | 18 of 29 |
| 2043 | toyota.com | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 2126 | sportradarserving.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 2141 | space.com | Blocks some AI search | 4 of 29 |
| 2149 | bostonglobe.com | Blocks training only | 9 of 29 |
| 2157 | backblazeb2.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 2170 | coindesk.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 2195 | komoot.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 2201 | wordreference.com | Blocks some AI search | 27 of 29 |
| 2217 | g2.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 2225 | screenrant.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 2228 | prokerala.com | Blocks some AI search | 5 of 29 |
| 2253 | thestar.com | Blocks some AI search | 23 of 29 |
| 2273 | seekingalpha.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 2324 | handelsblatt.com | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 2328 | seattletimes.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 2412 | zoominfo.com | Blocks some AI search | 14 of 29 |
| 2413 | kompas.com | Blocks some AI search | 24 of 29 |
| 2439 | computerworld.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 2451 | snopes.com | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 2464 | flipsnack.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 2466 | verywellhealth.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 2506 | belkin.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 2518 | howtogeek.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 2527 | ew.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 2553 | verywellmind.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 2576 | southernliving.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 2583 | kakaku.com | Blocks some AI search | 4 of 29 |
| 2588 | feednews.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 2599 | huya.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 2614 | impact.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 2626 | barrons.com | Blocks some AI search | 24 of 29 |
| 2643 | xda-developers.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 2646 | tomsguide.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 2664 | eatingwell.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 2668 | boxofficemojo.com | Blocks some AI search | 25 of 29 |
| 2669 | collider.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 2674 | turbify.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 2680 | liquidweb.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 2690 | wowhead.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 2692 | amplify.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 2699 | onlamp.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 2713 | channel4.com | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 2767 | msnbc.com | Blocks some AI search | 14 of 29 |
| 2773 | dayforcehcm.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 2782 | edmunds.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 2836 | infobip.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 2867 | softpedia.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 2896 | drugs.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 2903 | deccanherald.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 2923 | michelin.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 2929 | gq.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 2943 | ora.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 2962 | kotaku.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 2986 | chinatimes.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 3007 | travelandleisure.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 3053 | depositphotos.com | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 3059 | csmonitor.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 3064 | mercurynews.com | Blocks some AI search | 18 of 29 |
| 3065 | everydayhealth.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 3076 | dallasnews.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 3086 | marthastewart.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 3103 | upi.com | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 3110 | gamerant.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 3115 | makeuseof.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 3125 | polygon.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 3156 | overdrive.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 3158 | thebalancemoney.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 3164 | braintreegateway.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 3170 | milanuncios.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 3187 | arkoselabs.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 3200 | thespruce.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 3216 | mypurecloud.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 3256 | sankei.com | Blocks some AI search | 14 of 29 |
| 3261 | nj.com | Blocks some AI search | 21 of 29 |
| 3268 | lexisnexis.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 3280 | afterpay.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 3301 | theepochtimes.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 3304 | pcgamer.com | Blocks some AI search | 4 of 29 |
| 3321 | architecturaldigest.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 3322 | qobuz.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 3330 | groupon.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 3335 | ziprecruiter.com | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 3341 | tribunnews.com | Blocks some AI search | 4 of 29 |
| 3349 | myheritage.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 3371 | jivosite.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 3387 | eonline.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 3390 | capterra.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 3399 | movieweb.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 3409 | ibtimes.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 3421 | pagesix.com | Blocks some AI search | 14 of 29 |
| 3447 | getpostman.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 3448 | haaretz.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 3459 | news24.com | Blocks some AI search | 18 of 29 |
| 3473 | sporcle.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 3501 | suntimes.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 3502 | trustedshops.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 3527 | ledauphine.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 3538 | nyt.com | Blocks some AI search | 18 of 29 |
| 3610 | thoughtco.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 3632 | insider.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 3636 | glosbe.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 3643 | securedvisit.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 3645 | oregonlive.com | Blocks some AI search | 21 of 29 |
| 3649 | ifixit.com | Blocks training only | 5 of 29 |
| 3661 | azcentral.com | Blocks some AI search | 24 of 29 |
| 3664 | denverpost.com | Blocks some AI search | 18 of 29 |
| 3678 | cadenaser.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 3699 | vulture.com | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 3700 | sbnation.com | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 3709 | icons8.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 3717 | royalroad.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 3727 | parismatch.com | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 3751 | gamesradar.com | Blocks some AI search | 4 of 29 |
| 3781 | bidtheatre.com | Blocks some AI search | 25 of 29 |
| 3787 | eiga.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 3800 | bbcgoodfood.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
Popular .com websites that allow Bytespider
Other AI crawlers and .com websites
- GPTBot 12.4%
- ClaudeBot 12.2%
- PerplexityBot 9%
- Google-Extended 10.2%
- CCBot 14%
- Applebot-Extended 10.7%
- OAI-SearchBot 5.8%
Bytespider in other segments
- news websites 33.2%
- .it (Italy) websites 30.9%
- .au (Australia) websites 30.6%
- .fr (France) websites 27.1%
- social websites 26.9%
- .nl (Netherlands) websites 22.9%
- reference websites 22.2%
- .de (Germany) websites 22.2%
- .app websites 16.7%
- .es (Spain) websites 16.7%
- .ch (Switzerland) websites 16.7%
- .pl (Poland) websites 15.1%
- .uk (United Kingdom) websites 13.3%
- .net websites 12.5%
FAQ
- Which .com websites block Bytespider?
- facebook.com, instagram.com, twitter.com, linkedin.com, amazon.com, github.com, netflix.com, x.com, and 616 more (full list on this page).
- How many .com websites block Bytespider?
- As of 2026-10-02, 624 of the 4,470 .com websites whose robots.txt we could read (14%) block Bytespider, ByteDance's AI training crawler, on the home page, compared with 12.2% of all sites; 60 more block it on some paths.
- How do I block or allow Bytespider on my site?
- Add "User-agent: Bytespider" 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.