AI Crawler Index · OpenAI · GPTBot
Which .com websites block GPTBot?
As of 2026-10-02, 556 of the 4,470 .com websites whose robots.txt we could read (12.4%) block GPTBot, OpenAI's AI training crawler, on the home page, compared with 12% of all sites; 182 more block it on some paths.
12.4%
of 4,470 .com websites block GPTBot
12%
of all sites
556
sites block it
Top 300 of 556 .com websites that block GPTBot
| # | Site | Policy | Crawlers blocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 27 | whatsapp.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 28 | yahoo.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 48 | reddit.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 55 | snapchat.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 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 |
| 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 |
| 134 | alibaba.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 168 | bloomberg.com | Blocks some AI search | 13 of 29 |
| 174 | espn.com | Blocks some AI search | 5 of 29 |
| 177 | globo.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 182 | go.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 200 | aol.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 201 | pixabay.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 205 | goodreads.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 209 | cnbc.com | Blocks some AI search | 14 of 29 |
| 215 | quora.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 249 | tandfonline.com | Blocks training only | 1 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 |
| 313 | dailymail.com | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 316 | cbsnews.com | Blocks training only | 1 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 |
| 332 | airbnb.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 352 | wattpad.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 355 | apnews.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 356 | ted.com | Blocks training only | 9 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 |
| 432 | webmd.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 446 | flightradar24.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 454 | healthline.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 471 | letterboxd.com | Blocks training only | 7 of 29 |
| 495 | huffpost.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 496 | bfmtv.com | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 500 | marca.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 501 | tabelog.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 509 | skysports.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 517 | cookpad.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 518 | gsmarena.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 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 |
| 557 | dcinside.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 570 | pandora.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 608 | mydramalist.com | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 659 | nikkansports.com | Blocks some AI search | 5 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 |
| 820 | shutterstock.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 849 | qcloud.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 864 | newsweek.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 876 | ixl.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 889 | zdnet.com | Blocks some AI search | 21 of 29 |
| 903 | adrta.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 910 | scientificamerican.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 932 | thelancet.com | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 935 | iqiyi.com | Blocks some AI search | 5 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 |
| 956 | euronews.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 958 | fastcompany.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 962 | jamanetwork.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 986 | strava.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 994 | meetup.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 995 | ssrn.com | Blocks some AI search | 3 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 |
| 1073 | mashable.com | Blocks some AI search | 21 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 |
| 1167 | sendbird.com | Blocks training only | 9 of 29 |
| 1196 | disney.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 1204 | instacart.com | Blocks some AI search | 26 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 |
| 1275 | nba.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 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 |
| 1335 | rockstargames.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 1353 | technologyreview.com | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 1364 | urldefense.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 1389 | thehill.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 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 |
| 1495 | glassdoor.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 1520 | jwpltx.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 1521 | chicagotribune.com | Blocks some AI search | 18 of 29 |
| 1529 | prezi.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 1549 | medscape.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 1552 | asahi.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 1563 | thehindu.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 1579 | irishtimes.com | Blocks some AI search | 2 of 29 |
| 1583 | france24.com | Blocks some AI search | 13 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 |
| 1640 | loom.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 1646 | today.com | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 1659 | cbssports.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 1662 | newsbreak.com | Blocks some AI search | 16 of 29 |
| 1668 | crunchbase.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 1704 | quizlet.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 1740 | billboard.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 1766 | flipboard.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 1772 | dictionary.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 1804 | lavanguardia.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 1816 | flightaware.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 1832 | foursquare.com | Blocks some AI search | 2 of 29 |
| 1848 | lifehacker.com | Blocks some AI search | 21 of 29 |
| 1852 | 123rf.com | Blocks training only | 4 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 |
| 1959 | proquest.com | Blocks some AI search | 2 of 29 |
| 1961 | thefreedictionary.com | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 1976 | chosun.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 1991 | xkcd.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 1992 | boston.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 1995 | zimbra.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 2016 | nydailynews.com | Blocks some AI search | 18 of 29 |
| 2043 | toyota.com | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 2074 | lonelyplanet.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 2124 | gitea.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 2126 | sportradarserving.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 2149 | bostonglobe.com | Blocks training only | 9 of 29 |
| 2157 | backblazeb2.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 2167 | studocu.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 2170 | coindesk.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 2201 | wordreference.com | Blocks some AI search | 27 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 |
| 2272 | udn.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 2324 | handelsblatt.com | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 2328 | seattletimes.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 2343 | shaalaa.com | Blocks training only | 1 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 |
| 2518 | howtogeek.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 2544 | espncricinfo.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 2588 | feednews.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 2599 | huya.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 2643 | xda-developers.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 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 |
| 2690 | wowhead.com | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 2699 | onlamp.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 2713 | channel4.com | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 2741 | atlasobscura.com | Blocks training only | 1 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 |
| 2792 | ilsole24ore.com | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 2836 | infobip.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 2849 | codeforces.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 2867 | softpedia.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 2903 | deccanherald.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 2923 | michelin.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 2941 | hindawi.com | Blocks training only | 2 of 29 |
| 2943 | ora.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 2986 | chinatimes.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 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 |
| 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 |
| 3164 | braintreegateway.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 3170 | milanuncios.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 3204 | bleacherreport.com | Blocks training only | 3 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 |
| 3287 | liebertpub.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 3289 | ridewithvia.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 3301 | theepochtimes.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 3322 | qobuz.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 3326 | wolframalpha.com | Blocks some AI search | 3 of 29 |
| 3330 | groupon.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 3336 | degruyter.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 3341 | tribunnews.com | Blocks some AI search | 4 of 29 |
| 3371 | jivosite.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 3378 | streamable.com | Blocks some AI search | 3 of 29 |
| 3387 | eonline.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 3399 | movieweb.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 3448 | haaretz.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 3453 | namemc.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 3454 | oneindia.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 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 |
| 3527 | ledauphine.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 3532 | motherjones.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 3538 | nyt.com | Blocks some AI search | 18 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 |
| 3661 | azcentral.com | Blocks some AI search | 24 of 29 |
| 3664 | denverpost.com | Blocks some AI search | 18 of 29 |
| 3717 | royalroad.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 3727 | parismatch.com | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 3728 | degruyterbrill.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 3781 | bidtheatre.com | Blocks some AI search | 25 of 29 |
| 3787 | eiga.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 3790 | taylorfrancis.com | Blocks training only | 1 of 29 |
| 3800 | bbcgoodfood.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 3809 | rateyourmusic.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 3818 | freep.com | Blocks some AI search | 24 of 29 |
| 3820 | musixmatch.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 3856 | infoworld.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 3888 | expediapartnercentral.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 3906 | fragrantica.com | Blocks some AI search | 5 of 29 |
| 3908 | mapy.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 3913 | procyclingstats.com | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 3919 | journaldemontreal.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 3927 | wwd.com | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 3963 | mumsnet.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 3974 | sandiegouniontribune.com | Blocks some AI search | 25 of 29 |
| 3980 | netshort.com | Blocks training only | 8 of 29 |
| 3990 | salesforce-sites.com | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
| 3992 | funnyjunk.com | Blocks some AI search | 11 of 29 |
| 4002 | elcorreo.com | Blocks some AI search | 20 of 29 |
| 4006 | theintercept.com | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 4007 | altavista.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 4046 | raptive.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 4048 | thesaurus.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 4053 | resetera.com | Blocks some AI search | 4 of 29 |
| 4094 | nicematin.com | Blocks some AI search | 27 of 29 |
| 4106 | togetter.com | Blocks some AI search | 14 of 29 |
| 4126 | turbosquid.com | Blocks training only | 3 of 29 |
| 4130 | midasbuy.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 4138 | outdooractive.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 4140 | eksisozluk.com | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 4184 | ygosu.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 4195 | hackernoon.com | Blocks some AI search | 21 of 29 |
| 4223 | military.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 4231 | imvu.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 4241 | scotsman.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
| 4253 | yclients.com | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 4280 | bandlab.com | Blocks training only | 6 of 29 |
| 4289 | fortnitetracker.com | Blocks some AI search | 4 of 29 |
| 4303 | mackolik.com | Blocks training only | 4 of 29 |
| 4311 | flightrising.com | Blocks some AI search | 4 of 29 |
| 4331 | nme.com | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 4338 | buzzfeednews.com | Blocks some AI search | 17 of 29 |
| 4347 | bhaskar.com | Blocks some AI search | 19 of 29 |
| 4365 | nouvelobs.com | Blocks some AI search | 8 of 29 |
Popular .com websites that allow GPTBot
Other AI crawlers and .com websites
- ClaudeBot 12.2%
- PerplexityBot 9%
- Google-Extended 10.2%
- CCBot 14%
- Bytespider 14%
- Applebot-Extended 10.7%
- OAI-SearchBot 5.8%
GPTBot in other segments
- social websites 32.7%
- .fr (France) websites 31.8%
- news websites 31.5%
- reference websites 28.9%
- .au (Australia) websites 27.8%
- .it (Italy) websites 27.3%
- .nl (Netherlands) websites 27.1%
- .pl (Poland) websites 26.4%
- .de (Germany) websites 23.6%
- .es (Spain) websites 22.2%
- .uk (United Kingdom) websites 20%
- .app websites 16.7%
- .ch (Switzerland) websites 16.7%
- .net websites 13.4%
FAQ
- Which .com websites block GPTBot?
- instagram.com, twitter.com, linkedin.com, amazon.com, x.com, pinterest.com, tiktok.com, whatsapp.com, and 548 more (full list on this page).
- How many .com websites block GPTBot?
- As of 2026-10-02, 556 of the 4,470 .com websites whose robots.txt we could read (12.4%) block GPTBot, OpenAI's AI training crawler, on the home page, compared with 12% of all sites; 182 more block it on some paths.
- How do I block or allow GPTBot on my site?
- Add "User-agent: GPTBot" 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.