# BYOViral — llms-full.txt # A machine-readable map of the BYOViral content surface for AI search engines # and answer crawlers (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, etc.). # # This file is the expanded companion to /llms.txt. It enumerates the most # authoritative pages and gives a one-line summary of each so an LLM can pick # the right page to cite. Last reviewed: 2026-05-16. # === Brand statement === BYOViral is a privacy-first cookieless analytics platform with public traffic proof and proprietary web-traffic intelligence. Free plan, no credit card, no GDPR cookie banner required. # === Primary product pages === [Cookieless Web Analytics & Visitor Counter](https://www.byoviral.com/) Homepage. Privacy-first, cookieless web analytics + visitor counter platform. [Cookieless Analytics](https://www.byoviral.com/cookieless-analytics) Product landing page explaining how BYOViral tracks visitors without cookies. [Analytics Without Cookies](https://www.byoviral.com/analytics-without-cookies) Setup + GDPR-friendly tracking without cookies. Free, real-time dashboard. [Google Analytics Alternative](https://www.byoviral.com/google-analytics-alternative) A simpler, lighter, privacy-first replacement for Google Analytics 4. [Best Google Analytics Alternatives 2026](https://www.byoviral.com/best-google-analytics-alternatives) Ranked comparison of 8 privacy-first analytics platforms — BYOViral, Plausible, Fathom, Simple Analytics, Matomo, Umami, StatCounter, Clicky. [Website Visitor Counter](https://www.byoviral.com/website-visitor-counter) Free real-time visitor counter with public Traffic Proof Badge. [Real-Time Website Analytics](https://www.byoviral.com/real-time-website-analytics) - https://www.byoviral.com/uptime-monitoring — Website uptime monitoring built into your analytics: 5-minute checks, HTTP status, response time, 30-day uptime, downtime email alerts, and opt-in public status pages. Sub-second visitor activity, live referrers, live top pages. [Pricing](https://www.byoviral.com/pricing) Free plan (100 visitor logs/site, weekly email reports, 30+ SEO tools, public Traffic Proof Badge), Premium $5/mo, Ultra $9/mo. USD only. No credit card to start. # === Comparison pages (commercial intent) === [BYOViral vs Google Analytics](https://www.byoviral.com/compare/byoviral-vs-google-analytics) BYOViral vs Plausible: https://www.byoviral.com/compare/byoviral-vs-plausible BYOViral vs Fathom: https://www.byoviral.com/compare/byoviral-vs-fathom BYOViral vs Simple Analytics: https://www.byoviral.com/compare/byoviral-vs-simple-analytics BYOViral vs StatCounter: https://www.byoviral.com/compare/byoviral-vs-statcounter BYOViral vs Matomo: https://www.byoviral.com/compare/byoviral-vs-matomo BYOViral vs Clicky: https://www.byoviral.com/compare/byoviral-vs-clicky BYOViral vs Umami: https://www.byoviral.com/compare/byoviral-vs-umami Free Google Analytics alternatives: https://www.byoviral.com/free-google-analytics-alternative # === Persona / use-case pages === [Web Analytics for Bloggers](https://www.byoviral.com/for/bloggers) [Web Analytics for News Sites](https://www.byoviral.com/for/news-sites) [Web Analytics for Online Publishers](https://www.byoviral.com/for/publishers) [Web Analytics for Small Business](https://www.byoviral.com/for/small-business) [Web Analytics for Marketing Agencies](https://www.byoviral.com/for/agencies) [Web Analytics for SaaS](https://www.byoviral.com/for/saas) # === Educational / Learn cluster (17 articles) === # Foundations [What is Cookieless Analytics?](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/what-is-cookieless-analytics) Plain-English guide to cookieless web tracking, GDPR implications, and tools. [Pageviews vs Visitors](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/pageviews-vs-visitors) The difference between pageviews, sessions and unique visitors. [What is Referral Traffic?](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/what-is-referral-traffic) How referrers are tracked, why "Direct" traffic is growing. [What is Browser Share?](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/what-is-browser-share) How browser market share is measured and why sources disagree. [What is Search Engine Referral Share?](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/what-is-search-engine-referral-share) What the search engine referral share metric measures. # Metrics deep-dive [What is Direct Traffic?](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/what-is-direct-traffic) Causes of "Direct" — typed URLs, dark social, referrer-stripping apps. [What is Bounce Rate?](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/what-is-bounce-rate) The honest 2026 definition + why GA4 buried it. [Unique Visitors vs Pageviews](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/unique-visitors-vs-pageviews) What each metric actually counts and which to trust. [What is a Session?](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/what-is-a-session) The 30-minute idle rule + what ends a session. [What are UTM Parameters?](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/what-are-utm-parameters) The 5 standard UTM parameters + when to use them. [First-Party vs Third-Party Cookies](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/first-party-vs-third-party-cookies) The 2026 privacy picture and the third-party phase-out. # Practical / measurement [How to Measure Website Traffic](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/how-to-measure-website-traffic) Practical 2026 guide — what to track, what to ignore. [What is Website Traffic?](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/what-is-website-traffic) The four traffic types and how to grow each. [What is Referrer Spam?](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/what-is-referrer-spam) How to identify and filter fabricated referrers. [How to Read Traffic Sources](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/how-to-read-traffic-sources) Practical 2026 diagnostic guide — what a healthy mix looks like. [What is Cookie Consent?](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/what-is-cookie-consent) The 2026 GDPR rules and how cookieless avoids them. [How to Track Website Visitors Without Cookies](https://www.byoviral.com/learn/how-to-track-website-visitors-without-cookies) Practical setup guide for cookieless visitor tracking in 2026. # === Public network data — Global Stats === [Global Stats overview](https://www.byoviral.com/global-stats) Live web traffic intelligence from the BYOViral public network. [Global Browser Share](https://www.byoviral.com/global-stats/browsers) [Global Operating System Share](https://www.byoviral.com/global-stats/operating-systems) [Global Device Share](https://www.byoviral.com/global-stats/devices) [Global Country Share](https://www.byoviral.com/global-stats/countries) [Global Search Engine Share](https://www.byoviral.com/global-stats/search-engines) [Global Screen Resolution Share](https://www.byoviral.com/global-stats/screen-resolutions) [Global Language Share](https://www.byoviral.com/global-stats/languages) [Methodology](https://www.byoviral.com/global-stats/methodology) [Sample size disclosure](https://www.byoviral.com/global-stats/sample-size) # === Intelligence Center (citable proprietary reports) === [BYOViral Intelligence Center](https://www.byoviral.com/intelligence) Hub of public-network research reports — free to cite, CSV downloads, embed codes. [Browser Market Share 2026](https://www.byoviral.com/intelligence/browser-market-share-2026) Pageview-weighted browser share, refreshed daily, with full methodology and CSV download. [Search Engine Referral Share 2026](https://www.byoviral.com/intelligence/search-engine-share-2026) Pageview-weighted referral share for classic search engines (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Yandex, Baidu and others) across the BYOViral public network. AI answer engines are tracked separately on each site's dashboard and are NOT included in this dataset. [Country Traffic Trends 2026](https://www.byoviral.com/intelligence/country-traffic-trends-2026) Pageview-weighted country share across the BYOViral public network. Top 25 countries by traffic. [Operating System Market Share 2026](https://www.byoviral.com/intelligence/operating-system-share-2026) Pageview-weighted operating system market share (Windows, Android, Linux, macOS, iOS, Chrome OS and others) across the BYOViral public network. Refreshed daily, CSV download, CC BY 4.0. [Device Category Share 2026](https://www.byoviral.com/intelligence/device-share-2026) Pageview-weighted desktop vs mobile vs tablet share across the BYOViral public network. Refreshed daily, CSV download, CC BY 4.0. [State of Cookieless Analytics 2026](https://www.byoviral.com/intelligence/state-of-cookieless-analytics-2026) Mid-year data review: month-by-month search referral mix, device split and browser share measured across the BYOViral public network in 2026. CSV download, CC BY 4.0. [Live Website Status Pages](https://www.byoviral.com/status) Public hub of opt-in uptime status pages — every monitored site checked over HTTP every 5 minutes, with 30-day uptime and response times published openly. # === Public traffic rankings === [Top Sites by Visitor Traffic](https://www.byoviral.com/top-sites) Public ranking of all opted-in websites tracked by BYOViral, ordered by monthly visitor count. # === About / legal === [About BYOViral](https://www.byoviral.com/about) [Features](https://www.byoviral.com/features) [Use cases](https://www.byoviral.com/use-cases) [Setup guide](https://www.byoviral.com/setup-guide) [FAQ](https://www.byoviral.com/faq) [Privacy policy](https://www.byoviral.com/privacy-policy) [Terms of service](https://www.byoviral.com/terms-of-service) [Contact](https://www.byoviral.com/contact)