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plos.org Website Analysis for May 2026
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#18,4252,103
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#12,9571,960
Category Rank
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Total Visits
4.1M
Bounce Rate
58.9%
Pages per Visit
1.78
Avg Visit Duration
00:01:50
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plos.org Traffic & Engagement Analysis
plos.org's web traffic has decreased by 6.68% compared to last month. See all traffic & engagement stats for plos.org in the past 3 months below
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Last Month Change
6.68%
Bounce Rate
58.9%
Pages per Visit
1.78
Avg Visit Duration
00:01:50
Total Visits Last 3 Months
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plos.org Web Traffic by Country
Which countries sent the most traffic to plos.org lately? Where is their core audience from? Last month United States was the top country sending desktop traffic to plos.org - click below to discover all countries
Top Countries
United States
26.05%17.15%
United Kingdom
6.93%7.26%
Australia
4.75%22.86%
Germany
4.23%22.43%
Japan
3.47%0.35%
Others
54.57%
plos.org Website Traffic Demographics
Audience composition can reveal a site's current market share across various audiences. plos.org's audience is 32.61% male and 67.39% female. The largest age group of visitors are 25 - 34 year olds.
Age Distribution
Gender Distribution
- Female67.39%
- Male32.61%
plos.org Competitors & Similar Sites
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plos.org Top Traffic Sources
The top traffic source to plos.org is Direct traffic, driving 38.95% of desktop visits last month Organic Search is the 2nd and Referrals is the 3rd. The most underutilized channel is Affiliate. Drill down into the main traffic drivers in each channel below
Marketing Channels Distribution
38.95%
Direct
1st Place
Organic Search
2nd Place
Referrals
3rd Place
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Organic vs. Paid
Organic100%
Paid0%
Top Keywords
plos one$1.49plos computational biology$1.43plos$2.64plos global public health$2.69plos digital health$2.94200.2K OthersSee more
Total Keywords200.2K
Referral Web Traffic to plos.org
The top referral sites sending desktop traffic to plos.org.
Category Distribution
Libraries and Museums
12.21%Jobs and Employment
11.28%News & Media Publishers
10.47%Computers Electronics and Technology - Other
8.97%Printing & Self Publishing
6.12%Other
50.94%Top Referrals
Links from plos.org to Other Websites by Traffic Share
plos.org is sending desktop traffic to 61 different websites from several categories. Discover each category's traffic share below
Top Outgoing links
Category Distribution
Computers Electronics and Technology - Other
33.73%Science and Education - Other
14.15%Biology
12.5%Heavy Industry and Engineering - Other
11.25%Search Engines
6.98%Other
21.4%
Social Media Traffic to plos.org
plos.org gets most of its social media traffic from ResearchGate, followed by Reddit and Linkedin (Desktop). Engaging audiences through X-twitter may reveal new opportunities
Social Networks
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Social Network Distribution