Alexa was anInternet service that measures how many Internet users visit a website. At Alexa.com, people entered awebsite address and Alexa showed them how well-visited the website is. It can also tell them how its popularity has changed overtime.Alexa had 6 million unique visits monthly.
Alexa was created in 1996 by American businessman Brewster Kahle and Bruce Gilliat.In 1999, Alexa was bought by Amazon.com for about US$250 million in Amazon stock.Alexa provided a freeAPI that is used by services and toolbars all around the world to easily display Alexa Rating.
In December 2021,Amazon announced that they will shutdown Alexa. Service was discontinued on May 1st, 2022.
