quietmoneyPawchive
Kemono-based public archive site mirroring creators' paid content from Patreon, Pixiv Fanbox and Discord (including adult content); users can search and browse, and contributors import content.
Pawchive is a KOne-line growth story, compiled by us from public sources; speculation is marked separately below.
Checkout visits over time
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1. Productwhat it sells, to whom, and how it charges
- Product
- Kemono-based public archive site mirroring creators' paid content from Patreon, Pixiv Fanbox and Discord (including adult content); users can search and browse, and contributors import content.
- Users
- People who want to view Patreon/Fanbox paid creator content for free
- Positioning
- An alternative mirror to Kemono
- Pricing
- Free to browse; no charges seen Free tier: yes Source: Homepage
- Sharing mechanics
- public profiles / leaderboards "a public archiver based on Kemono"; "search for creators on the creators page"; Telegram link; ThePornDude link
- Price source
- pawchive.pw
“"a public archiver based on Kemono"; "search for creators on the creators page"; Telegram link; ThePornDude link”Quote from the site
2. Channelswhere new users come from and what the traffic looks like
New-user source: Other (Direct / referral / email / paid). Direct 76.3%, search 17.8% almost entirely brand keywords (brand keywords 94.1%), referrals pawchive.st 4.58%, rule34.xxx 3.28%, kemono.cr 2.48%, social from Reddit, YouTube and X; mostly existing users following along after a domain change.
Last month's traffic sources
Top channel measured by Similarweb, others estimated by rank
Five-class attribution
| Attributable new users, last month | Share |
|---|---|
| 4% | |
| Other | 96% |
Direct + brand search 94%. 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 | 26.94% |
| Korea, Republic of | 5.18% |
| Japan | 4.4% |
| Mexico | 4.14% |
| Vietnam | 3.78% |
Language
English
Social sources
Reddit, YouTube, X (Twitter)
Keywords
2.5K keywords · brand ~94% · organic 100% / paid 0%
| Similarweb top 5 keywords |
|---|
| pawchive |
| pawchive.pw |
| pawchieve |
| pawrchive |
| pawchiv |
Referring sites
339 referring sites
| Site | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| pawchive.st | 4.58% |
| rule34.xxx | 3.28% |
| kemono.cr | 2.48% |
Referrer categories
| Category | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| Adult | 80.54% |
| Social Media Networks | 7.23% |
| Video Games Consoles and Accessories | 1.83% |
| File Sharing and Hosting | 1.59% |
| Animation and Comics | 1.23% |
Site metrics (Similarweb, last month)
- Visits, last 3 months
- 106.6M (3 months)
- Visits MoM
- +15.91%
- Country rank
- United States #207
- Category rank
- Adult #20
- Bounce rate
- 31.96%
- Pages / visit
- 24.42
- Visit duration
- 00:08:04
- Industry
- Adult
- Top 3 channels
- Direct › Organic Search › Organic Social (top channel 76.3%)
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 Other
FAQ
How many checkout visits does Pawchive get per month?
About 3,147 last month (Similarweb estimate), #596 of 606; the month before was 896. Opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue.
Where do Pawchive's new users come from?
New-user source: Other (Direct / referral / email / paid). Mostly referrals, email or paid, or mostly direct with no clear source Direct 76.3%, search 17.8% almost entirely brand keywords (brand keywords 94.1%), referrals pawchive.st 4.58%, rule34.xxx 3.28%, kemono.cr 2.48%, social from Reddit, YouTube and X; mostly existing users following along after a domain change.
How much does Pawchive cost?
Free to browse; no charges 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.