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80 Level: news, tutorials and interviews on 3D art and game development, plus talent, events and workshops sections.
80 Level launchOne-line growth story, compiled by us from public sources; speculation is marked separately below.
Checkout visits over time
Checkout: gumroad.com
1. Productwhat it sells, to whom, and how it charges
- Product
- 80 Level: news, tutorials and interviews on 3D art and game development, plus talent, events and workshops sections.
- Users
- Game artists, 3D artists, indie game developers
- Positioning
- A long-established vertical media outlet focused on 3D art and game development technical content, selling promotion and advertising to game companies
- Pricing
- Free for readers; revenue comes from "Promote your game" and advertising partnerships, prices Not found
- Team
- small team
- Price source
- 80.lv
“'Talk to thousands of game designers'; 'Promote your game', 'Advertise', 'Become a partner'”Quote from the site
2. Channelswhere new users come from and what the traffic looks like
New-user source: SEO (Non-brand search). About 47% of new users come from non-brand search, with terms that are game news keywords such as aniimo, dlss 5 release date, league of legends and for honor free; brand keywords make up 39.3%. Social 9.9% from X, LinkedIn and YouTube; referrals from github.com 2.43%, atlassian.net 2.12% and note.com 1.43%; ChatGPT 0.47%. Returning readers come directly (39.3%) to read the new articles each day.
Last month's traffic sources
Semrush source breakdown (desktop)
Five-class attribution
| Attributable new users, last month | Share |
|---|---|
| SEO | 47% |
| 10% | |
| Other | 43% |
Direct + brand search 39%. Direct and brand search count as viral only when the site shows sharing mechanics; the largest share wins, under 5% means Other.
Countries
| Country | Share of visits |
|---|---|
| United States | 17.64% |
| China | 7.55% |
| India | 5.77% |
| Russia | 5.69% |
| United Kingdom | 5.3% |
Countries (Semrush): United States 25.7%, Bangladesh 8.3%, Japan 5.2%, United Kingdom 4.9%, France 4.1%
Language
English
Social sources
X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube
AI assistants
| Source | Share |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0.47 |
| lint.ai | 0.2 |
| Gemini | 0.07 |
AI referrals (Semrush): ChatGPT 4,814 (0.47%), lint.ai 2,006 (0.20%), Gemini 711 (0.07%), Claude 371 (0.04%), Perplexity 109 (0.01%)
Keywords
15K keywords · brand ~39% · organic 100% / paid 0%
| Similarweb top 5 keywords |
|---|
| aniimo |
| dlss 5 release date |
| league of legends |
| 80lv |
| for honor free |
Non-brand queries: aniimo, dlss 5 release date, league of legends, 80lv, for honor free
Referring sites
20 referring sites
| Site | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| github.com | 2.43% |
| atlassian.net | 2.12% |
| note.com | 1.43% |
Referrer categories
| Category | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| Graphics Multimedia and Web Design | 27.31% |
| Programming and Developer Software | 7.62% |
| Video Games Consoles and Accessories | 4.82% |
| Math | 3.46% |
| Computers Electronics and Technology - Other | 1.37% |
Site metrics (Similarweb, last month)
- Visits, last 3 months
- 1.2M (3 months)
- Visits MoM
- -6.29%
- Country rank
- United States #52007
- Category rank
- News & Media Publishers (US) #1783
- Bounce rate
- 57.04%
- Pages / visit
- 1.54
- Visit duration
- 00:00:43
- Industry
- News and Media
- Top 3 channels
- Organic Search › Direct › Organic Social (top channel 35.21%)
- Semrush monthly visits
- 3 months ago 1,141,875 · 2 months ago 973,137 · Last month 1,016,052 Semrush scale, ~3–4× Similarweb
- Semrush organic / paid search visits
- 78,983 / 0
- Semrush source breakdown (desktop)
- google.com · Google organic 40.8%, Direct 34.0%, t.co 5.5%, daily.dev 3.2%, linkedin.com 3.1%
3. Growth pathhow the first users arrived and what kept it growing
Classification
Basics
Timeline
Growth loop
Revenue and scale clues
Confidence and gaps
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FAQ
How many checkout visits does 80 get per month?
About 8,261 last month (Similarweb estimate), #480 of 606; the month before was 1,846. Opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue.
Where do 80's new users come from?
New-user source: SEO (Non-brand search). New users mostly come from need-based searches About 47% of new users come from non-brand search, with terms that are game news keywords such as aniimo, dlss 5 release date, league of legends and for honor free; brand keywords make up 39.3%. Social 9.9% from X, LinkedIn and YouTube; referrals from github.com 2.43%, atlassian.net 2.12% and note.com 1.43%; ChatGPT 0.47%. Returning readers come directly (39.3%) to read the new articles each day.
How much does 80 cost?
Free for readers; revenue comes from "Promote your game" and advertising partnerships, prices Not found
Dossier confidence: medium. Parts 1 and 2 come from reading the site and Similarweb data; part 3 from public reporting, founder posts, Wayback snapshots, WHOIS and similar, with speculation marked.
The number: checkout visits is Similarweb's estimate of visits from the site to a checkout payment page; opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue. Small sites land on fixed buckets.
Data through last month. Page updated 2026-10-26.