Domain authority
merriam-webster.com domain authority
merriam-webster.com has a domain authority score of 73 out of 100 (high), based on 68,598 referring domains and a web graph rank of 724 among 133 million domains; its traffic rank is Top 1K websites (Chrome).
All metrics for merriam-webster.com
| Authority score | 73 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Referring domains | 68,598 |
| Web graph rank (harmonic centrality) | #724 (top 0.01%) |
| PageRank position | #527 |
| Subdomains seen in the crawl | 33 |
| Majestic Million rank | #499 |
| Majestic referring subnets / IPs | 24,146 / 57,482 |
| Traffic rank | Top 1K websites (Chrome) |
| Position by authority in our top 20,000 | #466 |
How the authority score is calculated
The score is the average of two parts, each from 0 to 100:
- Rank part:
100 × (1 − log10(rank) / log10(N))^0.6, where rank is the domain's harmonic centrality position in the Common Crawl web graph (how close it is to every other domain through links) and N is the number of ranked domains (133,241,980). - Link part:
100 × log10(1 + referring domains) / 7, so 10 million referring domains = 100.
For this domain: rank part 77.1 (web graph rank 724 of 133,241,980), link part 69.1 (68,598 referring domains), average 73.1, rounded to 73.
It is consistent across all 120 million domains in the data, so it is good for ranking and filtering lists. It is not Moz Domain Authority or Ahrefs Domain Rating. Referring domains count other domains that link to this one, not individual backlinks; no list of linking pages is included.
Domains with a similar authority score
| # | Domain | Authority | Referring domains | Web graph rank | Traffic rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462 | zillow.com | 73 | 71,338 | 960 | Top 1K websites (Chrome) |
| 463 | typepad.com | 73 | 70,571 | 768 | not in Chrome's top 1M |
| 464 | gnu.org | 73 | 70,299 | 736 | Top 500K websites (Chrome) |
| 465 | senate.gov | 73 | 68,659 | 912 | Top 500K websites (Chrome) |
| 467 | bigcartel.com | 73 | 67,079 | 887 | Top 500K websites (Chrome) |
| 468 | fandom.com | 73 | 66,292 | 572 | Top 5K websites (Chrome) |
| 469 | azureedge.net | 73 | 66,050 | 753 | Top 1M websites (Chrome) |
| 470 | semrush.com | 73 | 66,038 | 593 | Top 10K websites (Chrome) |
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FAQ
- What is the domain authority of merriam-webster.com?
- merriam-webster.com has a domain authority score of 73 out of 100 (high), based on 68,598 referring domains and a web graph rank of 724 among 133 million domains; its traffic rank is Top 1K websites (Chrome). The score is our own open-data metric (0-100) and is not Moz Domain Authority or Ahrefs Domain Rating.
- How many backlinks does merriam-webster.com have?
- merriam-webster.com is linked to from 68,598 other domains in the Common Crawl web graph (release cc-main-2026-jul-aug-sep). This counts referring domains, not individual backlinks, and Common Crawl does not see the whole web, so commercial tools that crawl more will show larger numbers.
- How does merriam-webster.com rank among all websites?
- Its web graph rank (harmonic centrality) is 724 out of 133,241,980 ranked domains, which puts it in the top 0.01%. Its PageRank position is 527. Majestic Million ranks it #499.
- Is the merriam-webster.com authority score the same as Moz DA or Ahrefs DR?
- No. It is an independent score computed from open data (Common Crawl, Majestic Million, Chrome UX Report). It is consistent across all domains, so it works for comparing and filtering sites, but the numbers will not match the commercial tools.