AI Crawler Index · Perplexity · PerplexityBot
Which .es (Spain) websites block PerplexityBot?
As of 2026-10-03, 5 of the 36 .es (Spain) websites whose robots.txt we could read (13.9%) block PerplexityBot, Perplexity's AI search crawler, on the home page, compared with 8.3% of all sites.
13.9%
of 36 .es (Spain) websites block PerplexityBot
8.3%
of all sites
5
sites block it
All 5 .es (Spain) websites that block PerplexityBot
| # | Site | Policy | Crawlers blocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 442 | elmundo.es | Blocks some AI search | 6 of 29 |
| 2206 | aepd.es | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
| 6169 | tvguia.es | Blocks some AI search | 7 of 29 |
| 7030 | cope.es | Blocks some AI search | 10 of 29 |
| 9816 | cervantes.es | Blocks some AI search | 28 of 29 |
Popular .es (Spain) websites that allow PerplexityBot
Other AI crawlers and .es (Spain) websites
- GPTBot 25%
- ClaudeBot 19.4%
- Google-Extended 8.3%
- CCBot 22.2%
- Bytespider 19.4%
- Applebot-Extended 13.9%
- OAI-SearchBot 13.9%
PerplexityBot in other segments
- news websites 27.7%
- .au (Australia) websites 27%
- 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%
- .net websites 10.4%
- .com websites 9%
- reference websites 8.9%
- .ch (Switzerland) websites 8.3%
- .pl (Poland) websites 7.5%
FAQ
- Which .es (Spain) websites block PerplexityBot?
- elmundo.es, aepd.es, tvguia.es, cope.es, cervantes.es.
- How many .es (Spain) websites block PerplexityBot?
- As of 2026-10-03, 5 of the 36 .es (Spain) websites whose robots.txt we could read (13.9%) block PerplexityBot, Perplexity's AI search crawler, on the home page, compared with 8.3% of all sites.
- 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.