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Which .au (Australia) websites block PerplexityBot?
As of 2026-10-02, 10 of the 36 .au (Australia) websites whose robots.txt we could read (27.8%) block PerplexityBot, Perplexity's AI search crawler, on the home page, compared with 8.3% of all sites; 2 more block it on some paths.
27.8%
of 36 .au (Australia) websites block PerplexityBot
8.3%
of all sites
10
sites block it
All 10 .au (Australia) websites that block PerplexityBot
| # | Site | Policy | Crawlers blocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 595 | abc.net.au | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 1327 | news.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 27 of 29 |
| 1351 | smh.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 2056 | realestate.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 2637 | nine.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 2939 | theage.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 4496 | theaustralian.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 24 of 29 |
| 9096 | dailytelegraph.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 27 of 29 |
| 9683 | heraldsun.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 27 of 29 |
| 9907 | swin.edu.au | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
Popular .au (Australia) websites that allow PerplexityBot
Other AI crawlers and .au (Australia) websites
- GPTBot 27.8%
- ClaudeBot 30.6%
- Google-Extended 27.8%
- CCBot 30.6%
- Bytespider 30.6%
- Applebot-Extended 27.8%
- OAI-SearchBot 19.4%
PerplexityBot in other segments
- news websites 27.7%
- social websites 25%
- .fr (France) websites 23.5%
- .nl (Netherlands) websites 22.9%
- .it (Italy) websites 21.8%
- .uk (United Kingdom) websites 21.1%
- .de (Germany) websites 13.3%
- .app websites 13.3%
- .es (Spain) websites 11.1%
- .net websites 10.1%
- .com websites 9%
- reference websites 8.9%
- .ch (Switzerland) websites 8.3%
- .pl (Poland) websites 7.5%
FAQ
- Which .au (Australia) websites block PerplexityBot?
- abc.net.au, news.com.au, smh.com.au, realestate.com.au, nine.com.au, theage.com.au, theaustralian.com.au, dailytelegraph.com.au, and 2 more (full list on this page).
- How many .au (Australia) websites block PerplexityBot?
- As of 2026-10-02, 10 of the 36 .au (Australia) websites whose robots.txt we could read (27.8%) block PerplexityBot, Perplexity's AI search crawler, on the home page, compared with 8.3% of all sites; 2 more block it on some paths.
- How do I block or allow PerplexityBot on my site?
- Add "User-agent: PerplexityBot" 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.