AI Crawler Index · domain suffix
Do .net websites block AI crawlers?
As of 2026-10-03, 13.6% of the 337 .net websites whose robots.txt we could read block GPTBot, 13.6% block ClaudeBot and 10.4% block PerplexityBot (all 8,357 sites: 12%, 11%, 8.3%). 31 of them (9.2%) serve an llms.txt (all sites: 15.2%).
13.6%
block GPTBot (all sites 12%)
13.6%
block ClaudeBot (all sites 11%)
9.2%
serve an llms.txt (all sites 15.2%)
337
of 409 sites with a readable robots.txt
Block rate by crawler: .net vs all sites
| Crawler | Operator | .net | All sites | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCBot | Common Crawl | 13.9% | 12.8% | +1.1 pp |
| ClaudeBot | Anthropic | 13.6% | 11% | +2.6 pp |
| GPTBot | OpenAI | 13.6% | 12% | +1.6 pp |
| Bytespider | ByteDance | 12.8% | 12.3% | +0.5 pp |
| Google-Extended | 11.9% | 9.5% | +2.4 pp | |
| Meta-ExternalAgent | Meta | 11.3% | 9.5% | +1.8 pp |
| Applebot-Extended | Apple | 11% | 9.6% | +1.4 pp |
| cohere-ai | Cohere | 10.7% | 9.1% | +1.6 pp |
| PerplexityBot | Perplexity | 10.4% | 8.3% | +2.1 pp |
| ChatGPT-User | OpenAI | 10.1% | 7.5% | +2.6 pp |
| Amazonbot | Amazon | 9.8% | 9.2% | +0.6 pp |
| Claude-User | Anthropic | 8% | 5.5% | +2.5 pp |
| meta-externalfetcher | Meta | 8% | 6% | +2 pp |
| OAI-SearchBot | OpenAI | 8% | 5.7% | +2.3 pp |
| Claude-SearchBot | Anthropic | 7.7% | 5.4% | +2.3 pp |
| Perplexity-User | Perplexity | 7.7% | 5.7% | +2 pp |
| Google-CloudVertexBot | 7.4% | 5.2% | +2.2 pp | |
| DuckAssistBot | DuckDuckGo | 7.1% | 5.8% | +1.3 pp |
| MistralAI-Training | Mistral | 7.1% | 3.3% | +3.8 pp |
| MistralAI-User | Mistral | 7.1% | 5.4% | +1.7 pp |
| meta-webindexer | Meta | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2 pp |
| Amzn-SearchBot | Amazon | 6.5% | 4.1% | +2.4 pp |
| Amzn-User | Amazon | 6.5% | 3.9% | +2.6 pp |
| Google-Agent | 6.5% | 3.2% | +3.3 pp | |
| Google-GeminiNotebook | 6.5% | 3% | +3.5 pp | |
| OAI-AdsBot | OpenAI | 6.5% | 3% | +3.5 pp |
| Applebot | Apple | 6.2% | 3.1% | +3.1 pp |
| meta-externalads | Meta | 6.2% | 2.8% | +3.4 pp |
| MistralAI-Index | Mistral | 6.2% | 3.3% | +2.9 pp |
Who blocks what, by name: GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, CCBot, Bytespider, Applebot-Extended, OAI-SearchBot.
Policy mix
| Policy | Sites | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 199 | 48.7% |
| No robots.txt | 78 | 19.1% |
| Unreadable | 72 | 17.6% |
| Blocks some AI search | 23 | 5.6% |
| Blocks all AI search | 19 | 4.6% |
| Blocks training only | 18 | 4.4% |
Most restrictive .net sites
- expressapisv2.net 29 of 29 blocked
- wargaming.net 29 of 29 blocked
- rs6.net 29 of 29 blocked
- entrust.net 29 of 29 blocked
- cnki.net 29 of 29 blocked
- myhostadmin.net 29 of 29 blocked
- paycomonline.net 29 of 29 blocked
- storygize.net 29 of 29 blocked
- islonline.net 29 of 29 blocked
- widen.net 29 of 29 blocked
- 13o.net 29 of 29 blocked
- fonts.net 29 of 29 blocked
- doujin-lc.net 29 of 29 blocked
- parspack.net 29 of 29 blocked
- zdbb.net 29 of 29 blocked
Sites with an llms.txt (31)
Top 100 of 409 .net sites
✕ blocked · ◐ partially blocked (some paths) · ✓ allowed · ? robots.txt unreadable. "#" is the position in our popularity-ordered sample.
| # | Site | Policy | GPTBot | OAI-Search | ChatGPT-User | ClaudeBot | Claude-Search | Perplexity | Google-Ext. | CCBot | llms.txt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | gandi.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 89 | telekom.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 99 | researchgate.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 102 | comcast.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 107 | sourceforge.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 108 | cpanel.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 117 | launchpad.net | Blocks some AI search | blocked | blocked | allowed | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | – |
| 140 | php.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 204 | speedtest.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 219 | bitdefender.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 225 | behance.net | Blocks training only | blocked | allowed | allowed | blocked | allowed | allowed | blocked | blocked | – |
| 234 | slideshare.net | Blocks training only | allowed | allowed | allowed | blocked | allowed | allowed | allowed | blocked | – |
| 271 | ovh.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 384 | daum.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 441 | pixiv.net | Blocks training only | blocked | allowed | allowed | blocked | allowed | allowed | blocked | blocked | – |
| 477 | themeforest.net | Blocks training only | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | blocked | – |
| 546 | inleed.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 576 | savefrom.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | yes |
| 599 | fanfiction.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 614 | battle.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 634 | calculator.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 636 | jalan.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 639 | hollywoodbets.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 652 | fdown.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 672 | ficbook.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 676 | carsensor.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 685 | zedge.net | Blocks training only | blocked | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 719 | eenadu.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 730 | dogdrip.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 738 | programme-tv.net | Blocks training only | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | blocked | yes |
| 761 | therapservices.net | Open | partial | partial | partial | partial | allowed | partial | partial | partial | yes |
| 764 | wordwall.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 766 | theqoo.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 775 | girlschannel.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 776 | czbooks.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 916 | liquipedia.net | Blocks some AI search | blocked | allowed | blocked | blocked | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 937 | appier.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 985 | desikahani2.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1020 | charter.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1029 | iponweb.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1033 | earthlink.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1099 | av380.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1100 | virtualearth.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1177 | mintegral.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1210 | bunny.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | yes |
| 1226 | pubnative.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | yes |
| 1240 | smi2.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1289 | gmx.net | Open | partial | partial | partial | partial | partial | partial | partial | partial | – |
| 1344 | churnzero.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1345 | expressapisv2.net | Blocks all AI search | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | – |
| 1477 | sensic.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1497 | trafficjunky.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1505 | faz.net | Blocks some AI search | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | – |
| 1596 | a1.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1616 | w55c.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 1671 | c6gj-static.net | Open | partial | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | partial | partial | allowed | yes |
| 1701 | myanimelist.net | Blocks some AI search | blocked | allowed | allowed | blocked | allowed | allowed | blocked | blocked | – |
| 1726 | gaijin.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1746 | uk.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1748 | infojobs.net | Blocks some AI search | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | – |
| 1749 | wargaming.net | Blocks all AI search | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | – |
| 1778 | hinet.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1781 | weatherbug.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 1793 | signalr.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1813 | ripe.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1836 | trouble-free.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1837 | imgix.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 1868 | afrinic.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1872 | reverso.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 1882 | mailgun.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1898 | serverdata.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1901 | emarsys.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 1928 | shawcable.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 1945 | handle.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1954 | rs6.net | Blocks all AI search | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | – |
| 1963 | atl-paas.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1970 | consentmanager.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 1984 | 17track.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2015 | entrust.net | Blocks all AI search | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | – |
| 2087 | apnic.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 2128 | cox.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2165 | footmercato.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 2178 | quad9.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 2220 | uuidksinc.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2278 | gldn.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2340 | zlib.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 2347 | avto.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2353 | artfight.net | Blocks some AI search | blocked | allowed | blocked | blocked | allowed | blocked | blocked | blocked | – |
| 2363 | localto.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 2392 | thunderbird.net | No robots.txt | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 2395 | cnki.net | Blocks all AI search | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | – |
| 2398 | desiviral.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | yes |
| 2410 | skyscanner.net | Blocks training only | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 2418 | lectormangass.net | Blocks some AI search | blocked | allowed | allowed | blocked | allowed | blocked | blocked | blocked | – |
| 2452 | cookieadmin.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
| 2475 | myhostadmin.net | Blocks all AI search | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | – |
| 2480 | cableone.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2485 | alarabiya.net | Unreadable | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2499 | paycomonline.net | Blocks all AI search | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | blocked | – |
| 2507 | arin.net | Open | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | allowed | – |
Sorted by popularity; the rest are on the A-Z lists.
Categories on .net
- Other 353 sites
- Entertainment 23 sites
- Tech 8 sites
- News & media 8 sites
- Finance 6 sites
- Social 4 sites
- Telecom 2 sites
- Reference 2 sites
- E-commerce 2 sites
- Travel 1 sites
FAQ
- Do .net websites block AI crawlers?
- As of 2026-10-03, 13.6% of the 337 .net websites whose robots.txt we could read block GPTBot, 13.6% block ClaudeBot and 10.4% block PerplexityBot (all 8,357 sites: 12%, 11%, 8.3%). 31 of them (9.2%) serve an llms.txt (all sites: 15.2%).
- Which .net websites block the most AI crawlers?
- expressapisv2.net (29 of 29), wargaming.net (29 of 29), rs6.net (29 of 29), entrust.net (29 of 29), cnki.net (29 of 29). The full per-site status is on each site page.
- How is this measured?
- We fetch each site's robots.txt every day from one residential IP in Taiwan with an honest user agent, and apply the rules to 29 AI crawlers for the home page. 409 .net sites are in the sample, 337 had a readable robots.txt (72 did not answer or returned an error page).
Other countries and suffixes
- .com GPTBot 12.4%
- .org GPTBot 11.1%
- .ru (Russia) GPTBot 5.1%
- .de (Germany) GPTBot 23.6%
- .jp (Japan) GPTBot 6%
- .io GPTBot 4.3%
- .edu GPTBot 3.7%
- .gov GPTBot 4.6%
- .br (Brazil) GPTBot 6.7%
- .uk (United Kingdom) GPTBot 20%
- .fr (France) GPTBot 31.8%
- .in (India) GPTBot 4.1%
- .cn (China) GPTBot 3.8%
- .it (Italy) GPTBot 27.3%
- .ai GPTBot 4.9%
- .pl (Poland) GPTBot 26.4%
- .au (Australia) GPTBot 27%
- .tv GPTBot 6%
- .nl (Netherlands) GPTBot 27.1%
- .es (Spain) GPTBot 25%
- .co GPTBot 8.9%
- .ca (Canada) GPTBot 7.1%
- .ch (Switzerland) GPTBot 16.7%
- .ir (Iran) GPTBot 0%