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How many websites pass the Llms Txt check?

Based on 499 audited sites · Updated 2026-05-08

27.5%of audited sites pass this check5.3% vs last month

95% confidence interval: 23.7%–31.5%

About This Check

llms.txt is an emerging convention to guide LLM crawlers about preferred content usage and discovery (still evolving).

Why This Matters

LLM Discoverability

llms.txt lets sites declare preferred content, licensing terms, and usage restrictions directly to LLM agents, helping model providers make better decisions about training data and citations.

SEO Impact

llms.txt currently has no defined SEO ranking impact, but early adoption signals technical sophistication and may influence how AI-powered search features handle your content.

Status Breakdown

27.5%pass(137)
72.3%warn(361)
0.2%fail(1)

Compliance Trend

Daily pass rate across benchmark snapshots (up to 90 days).

Industry Breakdown

How different industries perform on this check.

Other0% passavg score 67.4n=7
Energy0% passavg score 73.7n=3
Gaming0% passavg score 79.3n=3
Retail40% passavg score 77.2n=5
Travel0% passavg score 72n=6
Finance23.1% passavg score 75.7n=26