# Launch Directory Statistics 2026: 155 Analyzed > Original data on 155 launch directories: 149 of 155 directories (96%) give dofollow links; 74 of 155 directories (48%) are free. Updated August 11, 2026. Canonical: https://www.listbulb.com/research/launch-directories Last updated: 2026-08-11 ## Key findings ### Dofollow share 149 of 155 tracked directories (96%) give dofollow links to listed products. Based on: all 155 tracked directories. [Link to this finding](https://www.listbulb.com/research/launch-directories#dofollow-share) ### Free share 74 of 155 tracked directories (48%) are free to submit to; 65 of 155 (42%) are freemium and 16 of 155 (10%) are paid. Based on: all 155 tracked directories. [Link to this finding](https://www.listbulb.com/research/launch-directories#free-share) ### Free and dofollow 73 of 155 tracked directories (47%) are both free to submit to and give dofollow links. Based on: all 155 tracked directories. [Link to this finding](https://www.listbulb.com/research/launch-directories#free-and-dofollow) ### Median Domain Rating The median Domain Rating (DR) of tracked directories is 65, from 14 to 92; 21 of 155 directories (14%) have a DR of 80 or higher. Based on: all 155 tracked directories. [Link to this finding](https://www.listbulb.com/research/launch-directories#median-dr) ### Dofollow by price Free directories are more likely to give dofollow links than freemium directories (Free directories: 73 of 74 (99%); Freemium directories: 60 of 65 (92%)). Based on: free directories (74) and freemium directories (65) only; groups under 20 are left out. [Link to this finding](https://www.listbulb.com/research/launch-directories#dofollow-by-price) ### Largest niche General is the largest niche, with 74 of 155 tracked directories (48%). Based on: all 155 tracked directories. [Link to this finding](https://www.listbulb.com/research/launch-directories#largest-niche) ### Median DR by niche Agents directories have the highest median DR (69, 30 directories); Indie directories have the lowest (59, 21 directories). Based on: niches with at least 20 directories. [Link to this finding](https://www.listbulb.com/research/launch-directories#dr-by-niche) ## Directories by price | Price | Directories | Share of all | Dofollow | Dofollow share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free | 74 | 48% | 73 | 99% | | Freemium | 65 | 42% | 60 | 92% | | Paid | 16 | 10% | 16 | 100% | ## Directories by niche | Niche | Directories | Share of all | Median DR | Dofollow share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | General | 74 | 48% | 66.5 | 97% | | Agents | 30 | 19% | 69 | 93% | | Dev Tools | 30 | 19% | 65 | 93% | | Indie | 21 | 14% | 59 | 100% | ## Directories by Domain Rating band | Band | Directories | Share of all | Dofollow share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | DR 0–39 | 25 | 16% | 100% | | DR 40–59 | 40 | 26% | 95% | | DR 60–79 | 69 | 45% | 97% | | DR 80–100 | 21 | 14% | 90% | ## Methodology - Source: the ListBulb launch-directory table, 155 published directories. Each row is curated by an operator: name, URL, price (Free, Freemium or Paid), niche, and whether the directory's outbound links are dofollow. No field is entered by the directories themselves or by founders. - Domain Rating (DR) comes from a third-party SEO tool and is copied in by an operator. It is a link-authority score, not traffic. - Excluded: ListBulb's own row, so the site's own row and the same site listed twice are never counted. Review sites and local-business listings are not removed here; they are removed only from the ranked submission lists. - Dofollow, price and niche are recorded when a row is added and checked when an operator edits it. Policies change, so check a directory's current rules before submitting. - Refresh: figures are recomputed from the database whenever the page is rendered; the data last changed on August 11, 2026. - Rounding: percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number; a median of two middle values can end in .5 and is shown as is. A finding is left out when fewer than 20 rows sit behind it. ## Suggested citation ListBulb. (August 2026). Launch Directory Statistics 2026: 155 Analyzed. https://www.listbulb.com/research/launch-directories ## Frequently asked questions ### How many launch directories give dofollow links? 149 of 155 tracked directories (96%) give dofollow links to listed products. [Link to this answer](https://www.listbulb.com/research/launch-directories#faq-dofollow) ### How many launch directories are free to submit to? 74 of 155 tracked directories (48%) are free to submit to; 65 of 155 (42%) are freemium and 16 of 155 (10%) are paid. [Link to this answer](https://www.listbulb.com/research/launch-directories#faq-free) ### What is the typical Domain Rating of a launch directory? The median Domain Rating (DR) of tracked directories is 65, from 14 to 92; 21 of 155 directories (14%) have a DR of 80 or higher. [Link to this answer](https://www.listbulb.com/research/launch-directories#faq-median-dr) ### Do these numbers cover every directory on the web? No. They describe the 155 directories ListBulb tracks, which were chosen because founders submit products to them. The share that give dofollow links is not an estimate for all directories on the web. [Link to this answer](https://www.listbulb.com/research/launch-directories#faq-sample) ## Related - [All ListBulb research](https://www.listbulb.com/research)