Private company

Alexa Internet

American web traffic analysis company (1996–2022)

Alexa Internet, Inc. was an American web traffic analysis company based in San Francisco, California.² From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Apr 1996Founded¹

IndustryInternet¹
HeadquartersSan Francisco¹
Websitewww.alexa.com
Legal formcorporation, disestablishment¹

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The story

Founded by Brewster Kahle and Bruce Gilliat on Apr 1996.¹

Leadership

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FounderBrewster Kahle¹
FounderBruce Gilliat¹

Products and brands

Alexa Toolbar

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Amazon since 1999

Owners

Amazon since 1999

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

May 1, 2022Dissolved Dissolved¹
1999Acquired Acquired by Amazon¹
Apr 1996Founded Founded¹

Links

Websitewww.alexa.com¹
X (Twitter)x.com/AlexaInternet¹
Facebookwww.facebook.com/alexainternet¹
WikipediaAlexa Internet
WikidataQ230051

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataAlexa Internet on Wikidata
2
WikipediaAlexa Internet on Wikipedia