Brand page · Books · Germany
AbeBooks: 3.1m visits a month, 1 active Meta ads, Gravity score 508.
AbeBooks — AbeBooks is an online marketplace that sells new, used, rare and out-of-print books, as well as art and collectibles from independent sellers around the world. In September 2026 abebooks.co.uk drew an estimated 3.1m visits, up 5% on the month before. It ranks #2 of 2,162 Books brands in Germany and holds a 1.9 Trustpilot rating over 1,116 reviews.
Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 9 Oct 2026Google ads 19 Oct 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026Gravity score 2 Nov 2026
Gravity score
Percentiles within 6 peers: Books brands in Germany with 1m–10M monthly visits. Recomputed nightly, last on 2 Nov 2026.
About the store
AbeBooks is an online marketplace that sells new, used, rare and out-of-print books, as well as art and collectibles from independent sellers around the world.
01 · Traffic
How much traffic AbeBooks gets.
The traffic card of the Gravity brand page: the latest month and its two trends. The monthly curve, 24 months of history, the audience by country, the traffic sources and the category comparison are for members, free to start.
AbeBooks drew an estimated 3.1m visits in September 2026, up 5% on the month before and up 44% over three months.
- Worldwide#5,750of 4.5m sites · Top 1%
- In United Kingdom#204of 192k sites · Top 1%
- Books, worldwide#47of 53,824 brands · Top 1%
- Books, United Kingdom#2of 2,162 brands · Top 1%
3.1m
estimated visits in September
1 mo ▲ +4.6%4 mo ▲ +43.8%
The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.
Create your free account02 · Reviews
What customers say about AbeBooks.
The review cards of the Gravity brand page: the Trustpilot page, with its star distribution and the brand's tiers against the index, and the Google reviews. The TrustScore history and the review velocity against the category are for signed-in members.
AbeBooks holds 1.9 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 1,116 reviews, 140 of them in the last twelve months: 25% of customers give five stars and 63% one star. That volume places AbeBooks in the top 10% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in the Gravity index.
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Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.
03 · Products
What AbeBooks sells, ranked by sales.
The top three products in the catalogue, in the store's own best-seller order, with price and stock. The full catalogue, the rankings over time and the ads that lead to each product are for signed-in members.
Gravity by Benchr has not read AbeBooks's catalogue yet.
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Share of the catalogue by product family.
The dominant category places AbeBooks in its comparison group.
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04 · Ads
What AbeBooks is advertising right now.
Meta and Google ads, as the Gravity brand page shows them; the blurred ones are placeholders. Every creative, how long it ran, its EU reach and the estimated monthly spend band are for signed-in members.
AbeBooks runs Meta ads on Facebook, Instagram, Audience Network, Threads, and has advertised on Google since October 2021 (image, text, video).
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05 · Influencers
Who talks about AbeBooks.
The creators who tag @abebooks on Instagram, found by Gravity by Benchr in their posts. One is shown here; the full list, the audiences and the contact details are for signed-in members.
Creators tag @abebooks on Instagram, led by Rare Books LA (16.1k followers, 3.4% engagement).
| Account | Profile | Followers | Engagement | Tags | Relationship |
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| RRare Books LA@rarebooksla · 🇺🇸 US | History culture education Creator | 16.1k | 3.4% | 4 | Tagged @abebooks |
06 · Competitors according to Gravity
Who AbeBooks competes with, by the numbers.
Gravity picks competitors from the index itself: same category, same market, similar size. The closest are named here; their figures, the full list and the side-by-side comparison are for subscribers.
Gravity by Benchr finds competitors for AbeBooks among Books brands in Germany. The closest is Iberlibro (ES), then ZVAB, Livre Rare Book, Antikvaari, kongfz.com, Mare Magnum.
| Brand | Similarity | Gravity score | Est. traffic | Trustpilot | Meta ads | Products | |
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| Iberlibro (ES)iberlibro.com | |||||||
| ZVABzvab.com | |||||||
| Livre Rare Booklivre-rare-book.com | |||||||
| Antikvaariantikvaari.fi | |||||||
| kongfz.comkongfz.com | |||||||
| Mare Magnummaremagnum.com |
07 · Company
The company behind AbeBooks.
Legal entity, funding and distribution, as the Company tab of the Gravity brand page shows them. Where Gravity has nothing on file, the line says so rather than disappearing.
AbeBooks is a company based in Germany, founded in 1996 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in May 2000. It employs about 10 people.
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- 🇩🇪 Germany
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- 1996, per LinkedIn
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- 31 May 2000
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- 10 on LinkedIn
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- abebooks.co.uk
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08 · What people ask about AbeBooks
What people ask Google about AbeBooks.
8 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.
Is AbeBooks legit?
According to Gravity by Benchr, AbeBooks is a brand based in Germany: its website has existed since May 2000, it employs 10 people on LinkedIn, it has 25,259 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, November 2026.
AbeBooks reviews: is it worth it?
Customers rate AbeBooks 1.9 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 1,116 reviews, 140 of them in the last twelve months: 25% give five stars, 63% one star. Gravity by Benchr places that review volume in the top 10% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in its index. Source: Gravity by Benchr Trustpilot reading, October 2026.
What does AbeBooks sell?
AbeBooks is an online marketplace that sells new, used, rare and out-of-print books, as well as art and collectibles from independent sellers around the world. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Books. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification.
Does AbeBooks have a discount code?
Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: AbeBooks advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check abebooks.co.uk for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.
Who is behind AbeBooks?
Gravity by Benchr records a company based in Germany, founded in 1996 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in 2000, with 10 employees on LinkedIn. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records, November 2026.
Is AbeBooks growing?
Yes. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 3,115,300 visits to abebooks.co.uk in September 2026, up 5% in a month and up 44% over three months. AbeBooks ranks #2 of 2,162 Books brands in Germany in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.
What is AbeBooks' ad budget?
Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for AbeBooks on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Audience Network, Threads. The estimated monthly spend band, derived from the EU reach of each ad, is on the Gravity brand page. Source: Gravity by Benchr Meta Ad Library records, October 2026.
Who are the biggest Books brands in Germany?
Among Books brands in Germany in the Gravity by Benchr index, AbeBooks ranks #2 of 2,162 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are Iberlibro (ES), ZVAB, Livre Rare Book, Antikvaari and kongfz.com. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size, November 2026.
Category
Gravity by Benchr indexes more than 4 million e-commerce brands across 150 countries. Figures on this page are estimates, updated monthly; the Gravity score is recomputed nightly. Not affiliated with AbeBooks.