quietmoneyWiki-race
Wikipedia racing mini-game: starting from one article, reach a target article using only in-site links, solo or in a room racing friends.
A hobby projectOne-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
- Wikipedia racing mini-game: starting from one article, reach a target article using only in-site links, solo or in a room racing friends.
- Users
- Students in class, friend groups, and players who like browser mini-games
- Positioning
- A free multiplayer WikiRace you can start by opening a room, maintained by an individual developer
- Pricing
- WikiRace+ $2/month (the page also shows $4/month); tips also accepted Billing: subscription Free tier: yes Source: Existing
- Prices on site
- 2 USD per month (WikiRace+, shown alongside 4 USD per month) (subscription)
- Team
- solo
- Sharing mechanics
- group invites, multiplayer rooms "Start a new race or join a lobby to play with your friends."; "Create new lobby", "Join friends"; "Made by Stefan Németh"; WikiRace+ mentioned, no price
- Price source
- wiki-race.com
“"Start a new race or join a lobby to play with your friends."; "Create new lobby", "Join friends"; "Made by Stefan Németh"; WikiRace+ mentioned, no price”Quote from the site
2. Channelswhere new users come from and what the traffic looks like
New-user source: Viral (Built-in sharing). Search 61.4% (mostly brand terms such as wikirace), direct 28.9%; new users are classified as Viral: after opening a room, the link is sent to friends via Messenger DMs. Referrals include roblox.com 4.26%, stefannemeth.com 4.24%, ecosia.org 3.46%.
Last month's traffic sources
Top channel measured by Similarweb, others estimated by rank
Five-class attribution
| Attributable new users, last month | Share |
|---|---|
| SEO | 12% |
| 78% | |
| Other | 10% |
Direct + brand search 78%. 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 | 40.14% |
| United Kingdom | 8.81% |
| Canada | 4.8% |
| France | 4.72% |
| Australia | 3.98% |
Language
English
Social sources
Reddit, Facebook Messenger, YouTube; Messaging: Messenger
Keywords
184 keywords · brand ~78% · organic 100% / paid 0%
| Similarweb top 5 keywords |
|---|
| wikirace |
| wiki race |
| wikipedia race |
| wiki races |
| wiki-race |
Non-brand queries: wikipedia race
Referring sites
7 referring sites
| Site | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| roblox.com | 4.26% |
| stefannemeth.com | 4.24% |
| ecosia.org | 3.46% |
Referrer categories
| Category | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| Sports Betting | 25.43% |
| Video Games Consoles and Accessories | 22.85% |
| Search Engines | 4.12% |
Site metrics (Similarweb, last month)
- Visits, last 3 months
- 725.9K (3 months)
- Visits MoM
- +28.29%
- Country rank
- United States #29845
- Category rank
- Games > Games - Other #273
- Bounce rate
- 26.12%
- Pages / visit
- 3.56
- Visit duration
- 00:03:33
- Industry
- Games
- Top 3 channels
- Organic Search › Direct › Referrals (top channel 61.4%)
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 “Long-tail search”
Similar sitessame category, also growing via Viral
FAQ
How many checkout visits does Wiki-race get per month?
About 12,894 last month (Similarweb estimate), #216 of 606; the month before was 13,515. Opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue.
Where do Wiki-race's new users come from?
New-user source: Viral (Built-in sharing). The site has invite or share mechanics, and direct plus brand search is the largest source Search 61.4% (mostly brand terms such as wikirace), direct 28.9%; new users are classified as Viral: after opening a room, the link is sent to friends via Messenger DMs. Referrals include roblox.com 4.26%, stefannemeth.com 4.24%, ecosia.org 3.46%.
How much does Wiki-race cost?
WikiRace+ $2/month (the page also shows $4/month); tips also accepted
Dossier confidence: high. 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.