TinyURL
TinyURL is one of the oldest URL shortening services, operating since 2002, that generates compact redirect links for websites, emails, social media, and marketing campaigns.
The service supports custom aliases, branded domains, QR code generation, editable destinations, expiration rules, bulk link creation, and click analytics.
According to our data, TinyURL is the 6th most popular URL shortener on the web.
It has 5% of the URL shortener market share and is present on 0.1% of all websites.
It is especially popular in Indonesia, appearing on 1% of all websites in the country.
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TinyURL is available in both free and paid versions.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- URL Shorteners
- Rank: 6
- Market share: 5%
🏆 TinyURL Awards
- 🥉 Third most popular in India in the URL Shorteners category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Singapore in the URL Shorteners category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Vietnam in the URL Shorteners category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Ukraine in the URL Shorteners category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Indonesia in the URL Shorteners category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Australia in the URL Shorteners category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in the United States in the URL Shorteners category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Japan in the URL Shorteners category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Italy in the URL Shorteners category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Canada in the URL Shorteners category.
⚡ Sites Using TinyURL
We have data on 4,190 websites that use TinyURL technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using TinyURL is 
facebook.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | facebook.com |
#2 | United States | English |
| 2 |  instagram.com |
#5 | United States | English |
| 3 |  vimeo.com |
#24 | United States | English |
| 4 |  threads.com |
#71 | United States | English |
| 5 |  meta.com |
#123 | United States | English |
| 6 |  messenger.com |
#336 | United States | English |
| 7 | player.vimeo.com |
United States | English | |
| 8 | #567 | Norway | Norwegian Bokmål | |
| 9 | #637 | India | Hindi | |
| 10 | #1,138 | Poland | Polish | |
| 11 | m.facebook.com |
United States | English | |
| 12 | #1,436 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 13 | #1,907 | India | English | |
| 14 | developers.facebook.com |
United States | English | |
| 15 | #2,226 | Israel | Hebrew | |
| 16 | web.facebook.com |
United States | English | |
| 17 | help.instagram.com |
United States | English | |
| 18 | #2,554 | English | ||
| 19 | #2,562 | India | British English | |
| 20 | #2,744 | Romania | Romanian |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use TinyURL:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using TinyURL are from the United States, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 28%
- Indonesia 11%
- United Kingdom 7%
- India 5.2%
- Germany 2.9%
- Japan 2.9%
- Italy 2.7%
- Canada 2.5%
- France 2.3%
- Other 35.5%
Most TinyURL users speak English or Indonesian.
- English 60.4%
- Indonesian 8.4%
- Spanish 2.7%
- French 2.6%
- Japanese 2.5%
- German 2.4%
- Italian 2%
- Malay 2%
- Portuguese 2%
- Other 15%
TinyURL technology is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 45%
- .org 14%
- .net 3.7%
- .co.uk 2.3%
- .de 1.8%
- .it 1.3%
- .com.au 1%
- .fr 0.9%
- .ca 0.8%
- Other 29.2%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing TinyURL include business, education and reference, and marketing and merchandising.
- Business 12%
- Education/Reference 10.1%
- Marketing/Merchandising 8.7%
- Blogs/Wiki 7.6%
- Online Shopping 7.3%
- Sports 7.2%
- Entertainment 4.5%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 4%
- Travel 3.8%
- Other 34.8%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is TinyURL from?
TinyURL is from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States.
Does TinyURL offer a free plan?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
How much does it cost?
TinyURL is priced from $12.99 per month for the Pro plan.
Which country uses TinyURL the most?
The majority of TinyURL users are from the United States.
Who uses TinyURL?
According to our data, TinyURL is used on thousands of sites, including facebook.com, instagram.com, and vimeo.com.
Is TinyURL used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by india.gov.in. Overall, we found TinyURL on 9 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use TinyURL?
Yes. In total, we know of 17 academic websites in the United States that use TinyURL.
How does TinyURL compare to its competitors?
TinyURL is a fairly popular URL shortener, ranking ahead of 21 other URL shorteners we track.
🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 4,009,087 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.