Which .de (Germany) websites block GPTBot?

All 48 .de (Germany) websites that block GPTBot

Popular .de (Germany) websites that allow GPTBot

• mobile.de
• bild.de
• welt.de
• bund.de
• wetteronline.de
• markt.de
• ionos.de
• webgo.de
• mpg.de
• admatic.de
• strato.de
• ioam.de
• ccc.de
• heise.de
• check24.de

Other AI crawlers and .de (Germany) websites

• ClaudeBot 20.2%
• PerplexityBot 13.3%
• Google-Extended 20.2%
• CCBot 23.6%
• Bytespider 22.2%
• Applebot-Extended 21.7%
• OAI-SearchBot 6.4%

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%
• .es (Spain) websites 22.2%
• .uk (United Kingdom) websites 20%
• .app websites 16.7%
• .ch (Switzerland) websites 16.7%
• .net websites 13.4%
• .com websites 12.4%

GPTBot overview · All .de (Germany) websites

FAQ

Which .de (Germany) websites block GPTBot?

t-online.de, n-tv.de, spiegel.de, merkur.de, zeit.de, sueddeutsche.de, tagesschau.de, tagesspiegel.de, and 40 more (full list on this page).

How many .de (Germany) websites block GPTBot?

As of 2026-10-02, 48 of the 203 .de (Germany) websites whose robots.txt we could read (23.6%) block GPTBot, OpenAI's AI training crawler, on the home page, compared with 12% of all sites; 10 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.