The latest data from Alexa shows that Sohu's global user visit reach rate has dropped from around 1.7% to 0.83%, the number of pages visited per user has decreased from about 13 pages to 9.1 pages, and its ranking has plummeted from around 20th to 48th. The other few websites have experienced varying degrees of decline, but their global rankings have remained around 20th.
A few days ago, we discussed the issue of Alexa's algorithm adjustment causing a significant drop for many mainstream websites. Sohu, which highly promotes its Alexa ranking, experienced the largest fall. Take a look at this image; the five most authoritative websites in China are all listed here, each showing a declining trend to some extent. However, it is clearly visible that Sohu has experienced a substantial decline, which is surprising.