Brand page · Books · Norway
ARK Bokhandel traffic, ads & competitors 2.1m visits a month, 20 active Meta ads.
ARK Bokhandel — ARK Bokhandel is Norway's largest bookstore chain selling books, games, toys, office supplies and gifts. The company operates both physical stores and an online platform. In September 2026 ark.no drew an estimated 2.1m visits, up 9% on the month before. It ranks #1 of 39 Books brands in Norway and holds a 1.4 Trustpilot rating over 194 reviews.
Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 7 Oct 2026Google ads 21 Oct 2026Instagram Sept 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026
About the store
ARK Bokhandel is Norway's largest bookstore chain selling books, games, toys, office supplies and gifts. The company operates both physical stores and an online platform.
01 · Traffic
ARK Bokhandel website traffic
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.
ARK Bokhandel drew an estimated 2.1m visits in September 2026, up 9% on the month before and up 35% over three months.
- Worldwide#8,041of 4.5m sites · Top 1%
- In Norway#27of 15.2k sites · Top 1%
- Books, worldwide#68of 53,824 brands · Top 1%
- Books, Norway#1of 39 brands · Top 5%
2.1m
estimated visits in September
1 mo ▲ +9.0%4 mo ▲ +35.5%
The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.
Create your free account02 · Reviews
ARK Bokhandel reviews
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.
ARK Bokhandel holds 1.4 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 194 reviews, 25 of them in the last twelve months: 9% of customers give five stars and 74% one star. That volume places ARK Bokhandel in the top 20% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in the Gravity index.
Book Store
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Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.
03 · Products
ARK Bokhandel best-selling products
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 ARK Bokhandel's catalogue yet.
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Share of the catalogue by product family.
The dominant category places ARK Bokhandel in its comparison group.
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04 · Ads
ARK Bokhandel ads
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.
ARK Bokhandel runs Meta ads on Facebook, Instagram, and has advertised on Google since March 2026 (image, text).
AskehjerterARK Bokhandel7 Oct 2026video
AskehjerterARK Bokhandel6 Oct 2026video
ØyunnstrikkARK Bokhandel6 Oct 2026video- +View all Meta adsReach per ad, how long each creative ran, and the estimated monthly spend band. Free account.Sign in to Gravity
Text ad21 Oct 2026ARK Bokhandel ASverified
Text ad21 Oct 2026ARK Bokhandel ASverified
Text ad21 Oct 2026ARK Bokhandel ASverified
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05 · Influencers
ARK Bokhandel influencers
The creators who tag @arkbokhandel 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 @arkbokhandel on Instagram, led by Iman Meskini (463k followers, 0.4% engagement).
| Account | Profile | Followers | Engagement | Tags | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIman Meskini@imanmeskini · 🇳🇴 NO | Photography visual arts Creator | 463k | 0.4% | 4 | Tagged @arkbokhandel |
06 · Competitors according to Gravity
ARK Bokhandel competitors and alternatives
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 ARK Bokhandel among Books brands in Norway. The closest is Paper Plus, then Norli Bokhandel, Eason, Bog & idé, Standaard Boekhandel, Librairie Club.
| Brand | Similarity | Gravity score | Est. traffic | Trustpilot | Meta ads | Products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper Pluspaperplus.co.nz | |||||||
| Norli Bokhandelnorli.no | |||||||
| Easoneasons.com | |||||||
| Bog & idébog-ide.dk | |||||||
| Standaard Boekhandelstandaardboekhandel.be | |||||||
| Librairie Clublibrairieclub.be |
07 · Company
Who is behind ARK Bokhandel?
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.
ARK Bokhandel is a company based in Norway, founded in 2001 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in November 1999. It employs about 468 people.
- Entity country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Founded
- 2001, per LinkedIn
- Domain registered
- 14 Nov 1999
- Status
- Operating
- Employees
- 468 on LinkedIn
- Own store
- ark.no
- Retailers
- None recorded
- Open jobs
- None recorded
08 · What people ask about ARK Bokhandel
What people ask Google about ARK Bokhandel.
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 ARK Bokhandel legit?
According to Gravity by Benchr, ARK Bokhandel is a brand based in Norway: its website has existed since November 1999, it employs 468 people on LinkedIn, it has 37,414 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, September 2026.
What do customers say about ARK Bokhandel?
Customers rate ARK Bokhandel 1.4 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 194 reviews, 25 of them in the last twelve months: 9% give five stars, 74% one star. Gravity by Benchr places that review volume in the top 20% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in its index. Source: Gravity by Benchr Trustpilot reading, October 2026.
What is ARK Bokhandel?
ARK Bokhandel is Norway's largest bookstore chain selling books, games, toys, office supplies and gifts. The company operates both physical stores and an online platform. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Books. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification.
Does ARK Bokhandel have a discount code?
Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: ARK Bokhandel advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check ark.no for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.
Who is behind ARK Bokhandel?
Gravity by Benchr records a company based in Norway, founded in 2001 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in 1999, with 468 employees on LinkedIn. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records.
Is ARK Bokhandel doing well?
Yes. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 2,067,100 visits to ark.no in September 2026, up 9% in a month and up 35% over three months. ARK Bokhandel ranks #1 of 39 Books brands in Norway in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.
How much does ARK Bokhandel spend on Meta ads?
Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for ARK Bokhandel on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram. 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 Norway?
Among Books brands in Norway in the Gravity by Benchr index, ARK Bokhandel ranks #1 of 39 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are Paper Plus, Norli Bokhandel, Eason, Bog & idé and Standaard Boekhandel. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size.
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 ARK Bokhandel.