🆚 Goodreads vs. LibraryThing

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Goodreads is much more popular than LibraryThing.
🌍 Goodreads is more popular in all countries.

Goodreads

LibraryThing

Type

Social media platform

About

Goodreads is a book-based social media platform owned by Amazon.

LibraryThing is a social cataloging and social networking site for book lovers.

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington, United States

Portland, Maine, United States

Website

goodreads.com #134

librarything.com #3,065

Pricing

Free ✔️

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Goodreads social media platform is 18 times more popular than LibraryThing.

Total websites

Market share

Social Media

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Goodreads is more popular than LibraryThing in all countries.

United States

Vietnam

United Kingdom

Canada

Australia

Germany

Spain

Italy

Netherlands

Philippines

Awards

⬆️ 23rd most popular in the United States in the Social Media category.
⬆️ 23rd most popular in Vietnam in the Social Media category.
⬆️ 24th most popular in Canada in the Social Media category.
⬆️ 24th most popular in Australia in the Social Media category.
⬆️ 27th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Social Media category.

⬆️ 56th most popular in the United States in the Social Media category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Goodreads is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, marketing and merchandising, and entertainment, while LibraryThing is more commonly used on art, culture and heritage sites.

Blogs/Wiki

Marketing/Merchandising

Entertainment

Education/Reference

Business

Personal Pages

Travel

Sports

Art/Culture/Heritage

Forum/Bulletin Boards

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name

Rank

#24,370

#49,552

#70,967

#79,731

#86,314

Name

Rank

rictornorton.co.uk

#113,192

#207,629

#278,512

#412,714

#442,184