🆚 Goodreads vs. Scribd

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Social media platform
Social media platform

About

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

Scribd is a digital document library and reading subscription service that provides access to millions of e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and user-uploaded documents.

It offers offline reading and listening, highlights and personal notes, curated browsing with editorial and algorithmic recommendations, and custom lists of titles.

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington, United States
San Francisco, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free version ✔️Ad supported, no downloads
Premium$9.99/month

Categories

Social Media › Rank #34
Social Media › Rank #52
Science And Research › Rank #6
Ebooks › Rank #4

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Goodreads social media platform is 5 times more popular than Scribd.
Total websites

Market share

Social Media

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Goodreads is more popular in the United States, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom, while Scribd is more popular in India, Greece, and Indonesia.
United States
Vietnam
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
Germany
Spain
India
Italy
Netherlands

Awards

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 education and reference, while Scribd is more commonly used on general news, Internet services, and non-profit, advocacy and NGO sites.
Blogs/Wiki
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Business
Travel
Personal Pages
General News
Sports
Internet Services

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
#24,370
#86,314
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Rank
#14,189
#98,468
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See also

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