quietmoneyIch-tanke
German fuel price comparison site: look up live Super E5/E10/diesel prices at nearby gas stations by postcode or city (data from the Market Transparency Unit for Fuels at the Federal Cartel Office), plus iOS/Android apps.
In 2013 GermanyOne-line growth story, compiled by us from public sources; speculation is marked separately below.
Checkout visits over time
Checkout: checkout.stripe.com
1. Productwhat it sells, to whom, and how it charges
- Product
- German fuel price comparison site: look up live Super E5/E10/diesel prices at nearby gas stations by postcode or city (data from the Market Transparency Unit for Fuels at the Federal Cartel Office), plus iOS/Android apps.
- Users
- German drivers who want to find the cheapest nearby gas station
- Positioning
- Data comes from official real-time reporting, with long-tail pages by city/region, free to use
- Pricing
- Free to use on the web, no paid items seen Free tier: yes Source: Existing
- Acquisition entry points on site
- app store
- Price source
- ich-tanke.de
“'Ihre persönliche Merkliste' watchlist; Android/iOS app install buttons; no invite/share mechanic”Quote from the site
2. Channelswhere new users come from and what the traffic looks like
New-user source: SEO (Non-brand search). Direct 63.5%, search 27.3%; non-brand search is about 16% (benzinpreise, benzinpreise in der nähe, diesel preis); referrals 5.5% from tankstellenpreise.de, wetter.com and focus.de. Returning users come back to check prices through bookmarks, the Merkliste (watchlist) and the app.
Last month's traffic sources
Top channel measured by Similarweb, others estimated by rank
Five-class attribution
| Attributable new users, last month | Share |
|---|---|
| SEO | 16% |
| Other | 84% |
Direct + brand search 74%. 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 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 97.8% |
| Netherlands | 1.01% |
| Russia | 0.37% |
| Sweden | 0.21% |
| France | 0.16% |
Language
German
Social sources
YouTube, WhatsApp Webapp, Instagram; Messaging: WhatsApp
Keywords
2.1K keywords · brand ~74% · organic 100% / paid 0%
| Similarweb top 5 keywords |
|---|
| benzinpreise |
| ich tanke |
| benzinpreise in der nähe |
| ich tanke günstig |
| diesel preis |
Non-brand queries: benzinpreise, benzinpreise in der nähe, diesel preis
Referring sites
28 referring sites
| Site | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| tankstellenpreise.de | 4.67% |
| wetter.com | 3.81% |
| focus.de | 3.81% |
Referrer categories
| Category | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| News & Media Publishers | 55.92% |
| Programming and Developer Software | 9.85% |
| Investing | 9.23% |
| Marketplace | 5.17% |
| Weather | 5.04% |
Site metrics (Similarweb, last month)
- Visits, last 3 months
- 9.5M (3 months)
- Visits MoM
- +26.36%
- Country rank
- Germany #320
- Category rank
- Public Records and Directories #2
- Bounce rate
- 69.44%
- Pages / visit
- 1.90
- Visit duration
- 00:02:07
- Industry
- Public Records and Directories
- Top 3 channels
- Direct › Organic Search › Referrals (top channel 63.54%)
3. Growth pathhow the first users arrived and what kept it growing
Classification
Basics
Timeline
Growth loop
Revenue and scale clues
Confidence and gaps
Other sites that started via “External event tailwind”
Similar sitessame category, also growing via SEO
FAQ
How many checkout visits does Ich-tanke get per month?
About 17,192 last month (Similarweb estimate), #155 of 606; the month before was 9,217. Opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue.
Where do Ich-tanke's new users come from?
New-user source: SEO (Non-brand search). New users mostly come from need-based searches Direct 63.5%, search 27.3%; non-brand search is about 16% (benzinpreise, benzinpreise in der nähe, diesel preis); referrals 5.5% from tankstellenpreise.de, wetter.com and focus.de. Returning users come back to check prices through bookmarks, the Merkliste (watchlist) and the app.
How much does Ich-tanke cost?
Free to use on the web, no paid items seen
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.