Find related sites and the linkers they share.
LinkCensus is a link neighborhood lookup. Enter one domain to see related websites from a dated Common Crawl link graph and, where available, the linking domains they share. Use them to build a shortlist you check by hand before any outreach.
Link neighborhood
Pull a record. See the linking domains it shares.
Query
stripe.com
Flagged as a hub domain: it ranks among the largest hosts in the graph.
Linking domains named in this sample
- google.com, named on 5 of 5 sample rows
- wordpress.org, named on 5 of 5 sample rows
- apple.com, named on 5 of 5 sample rows
- wikipedia.org, named on 4 of 5 sample rows
- cloudfront.net, named on 1 of 5 sample rows
- googleapis.com, named on 1 of 5 sample rows
- cloudflare.com, named on 2 of 5 sample rows
- jsdelivr.net, named on 1 of 5 sample rows
- microsoft.com, named on 1 of 5 sample rows
a sample row names it a sample row does not
Related sites, in the order returned · shared linkers among top 200 retained
- termly.io41 shared linkerstop 10k
5 names returned of 41 shared linkers (among top 200 retained):
- google.com
- wordpress.org
- apple.com
- wikipedia.org
- cloudfront.net
- mailchimp.com130 shared linkerstop 1k
5 names returned of 130 shared linkers (among top 200 retained):
- googleapis.com
- google.com
- cloudflare.com
- wordpress.org
- apple.com
- wistia.com103 shared linkerstop 1k
5 names returned of 103 shared linkers (among top 200 retained):
- google.com
- cloudflare.com
- wordpress.org
- apple.com
- wikipedia.org
- ghostery.com40 shared linkerstop 10k
5 names returned of 40 shared linkers (among top 200 retained):
- google.com
- wordpress.org
- apple.com
- wikipedia.org
- jsdelivr.net
- adyen.com50 shared linkerstop 10k
5 names returned of 50 shared linkers (among top 200 retained):
- google.com
- wordpress.org
- apple.com
- wikipedia.org
- microsoft.com
Each row is a related site from the live sample. Pull one to see which linking domains it shares with stripe.com.
Some names are on every row. A name on just one of these rows sets that row apart.
Counts cover the top 200 retained linkers. The names specific to one row are the best place to start.
Turn shared linkers into a shortlist.
Every shared linker linked to both sites in the dated edition graph. Four quick steps turn that list into an outreach shortlist.
Visit the linking site
Find the page that links out and see what the site covers now.
Match the audience
Read what it publishes and who it is written for.
Check your own links
Skip sites that already link to you. The rest are new prospects.
Note your angle
Write one line on why your page belongs there. That line opens the pitch.
Why LinkCensus?
Build an evidence-backed shortlist of linking sites worth researching for your own site.
Shared linkers are research leads to check before outreach.
Start from a competitor you know
Enter its domain to see related sites from a dated Common Crawl link graph.
Find the linking sites they share
Where shared linkers are available, a row names domains that link to both the competitor and the related site (among top 200 retained).
Check each lead before you pitch
Open the linking site's current page, confirm the audience fits, see whether it already links to you and note a concrete reason to pitch.
- Up to 5 rows per domain, no sign-up.
- Up to 30 related sites for one domain, where available. Not search access. See a sample of up to five rows.
- For repeat work: up to 100 rows per lookup, with CSV or JSON export under fair-use limits.
See a real link neighborhood.
Watch a free lookup, inspect the shared-link evidence, then narrow the results.
Free previews show up to five rows. A paid seat unlocks up to 100 rows and CSV or JSON exports.
Read the walkthrough
- Enter ahrefs.com. The recording shows five free rows from edition 2026-01, based on the November 2025 to January 2026 Common Crawl host graph.
- Read the named linkers beside each result, with shared-linker counts among top 200 retained. This example is ranked by embedding similarity.
- Select the .uk filter. In this recording, six results match and the free preview shows five. A paid seat is required for exports.
Learn what shared linkers tell you, or read how the dated graph becomes a neighborhood.
Results show their evidence, not only a score.
Where shared linkers exist, LinkCensus names sites that link to both domains, counted among the top 200 retained.
Similarity
Graph proximity in the host embedding, scaled 0 to 100.
Shared linkers (among top 200 retained)
A floor, not a total.
Named linkers
Sites that link to both stripe.com and this neighbor.
Rank band
Where the domain sits in the graph's ranking.
Edition stamp
The dated graph that produced this result.
Graph proximity is evidence for investigation, not proof of a commercial relationship. Rows ranked by graph proximity alone are marked Embedding only.
From one domain to a working list.
Map a domain
See the first five neighbors of a domain, with their shared linkers (among top 200 retained).
Narrow the neighborhood
Filter by TLD and by a minimum of shared linkers (among top 200 retained).
Export the list
With a seat, open up to 100 rows and export CSV or JSON.
2026-01
Open web data, in dated editions.
LinkCensus ranks related domains from Common Crawl's public web graph. Each edition is dated and stays fixed once published, so you always know which snapshot produced a result.
- Source
- Common Crawl host graph, Nov 2025 to Jan 2026
- Coverage
- 52.9M hosts with at least 8 links, 15.6M searchable
- Evidence
- Ranked related domains, with shared linkers (among top 200 retained) named where they exist
Pay once. No subscription.
A seat includes every edition LinkCensus publishes while the service operates, with fair-use limits stated up front.
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$79one-time
Current edition 2026-01
- 300 lookups and 50 exports per month
- 50 lookups per day
- Up to 100 rows per lookup and per export
- Every edition published while the service operates
- One neighborhood report included
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$29one-time
One domain, no seat.
Up to 30 neighbors of one domain, where available, each with shared linkers (among top 200 retained) and a note. Private share link, printable.
Preview the report formatQuestions before you buy.
Where does the data come from?
Common Crawl's open web graph, in dated editions. Edition 2026-01 is built from the November 2025 to January 2026 host graph.
Is this a subscription?
No. A seat is a one-time payment. Every seat has the same fair-use limits: 300 lookups and 50 exports per month, and 50 lookups per day.
Can I get a refund on a seat?
Yes. Email [email protected] within 14 days of buying a seat and we refund it in full; after 14 days a refund is at our discretion. Try the free preview on a domain you know before you buy. Read the refund terms.
Will my domain be covered?
The first edition covers hosts with at least eight links, and the searchable index is a smaller subset, so small or new sites may be missing. Try the free preview before you pay. If a report's domain is not covered, the report credit stays on your account.
Does a related site mean a competitor?
It can be. A related site sits close to yours in the link graph, and its shared linkers show why. Whether it competes with you depends on its audience and offer, so compare those for the rows that matter.
Can it help me find sites to contact for backlinks?
Yes, as research leads. Start from a known competitor: where shared linkers are available, they name domains that link to both it and a related site (among top 200 retained). Visit each linking site to find the page that links out, and skip any that already link to you before you pitch.
How fresh is the data?
Edition 2026-01 is built from the November 2025 to January 2026 graph. Each edition is dated and fixed, so check a prospect's current links before outreach. A seat includes every edition LinkCensus publishes while the service operates.
How are report notes written?
Each note in a seat or single report is built by fixed rules from that row's own data: its count of shared linkers (among top 200 retained), up to two of their names, its domain rank band, whether it uses the same TLD as your domain, and a flag if it is a high-rank hub.
How do I opt out my domain?
Verify control with a DNS TXT record or a role mailbox, and the domain is suppressed from results, exports and reports right away. Released editions are not altered. Read the opt-out policy.