In 2021, the Internet went for TikTok, space and beyond

In 2021, TikTok surpassed Google to become the most popular domain globally according to Cloudflare Radar data. Other top domains included Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, YouTube, Twitter, and WhatsApp. Social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Quora were all in the top 100 list of most popular global domains. In terms of video streaming, Netflix continued to dominate with Amazon Prime not included due to its use of Amazon.com as a domain. E-commerce domains such as Amazon, Taobao, eBay, Walmart, Jd.com, Shopify, Bestbuy, Target, Rakuten, and Homedepot were also popular throughout the year. Space travel achievements by NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic led to increased traffic for their respective domains. WhatsApp remained the most popular chat domain, followed by Telegram, WeChat, and Signal. Roblox surpassed Fortnite as the most popular metaverse domain in 2021.