Pastebin Statistics and Facts (2026): Traffic, Paste Limits, Max Size, and Key Features

What is Pastebin?

Pastebin is an online text-sharing service that lets users store and share plain text (including code snippets, logs, and configuration files) via a unique URL. It supports different visibility settings—such as public and unlisted pastes—and account features like managing and deleting pastes.

Paste sites can be useful for collaboration and troubleshooting, but they can also be abused to share sensitive information. Pastebin’s own Acceptable Use guidance specifically warns against posting items such as password lists and personal information, and it provides a “report abuse” mechanism.

Pastebin Fast Facts

• Launch year: 2002
• Guest posting limit: up to 10 new pastes per 24 hours (Pastebin FAQ)
• Free member posting limit: up to 20 new pastes per 24 hours (Pastebin FAQ)
• PRO member posting limit: up to 250 new pastes per 24 hours (Pastebin FAQ)
• Maximum paste size (standard): 512 KB (Pastebin FAQ)
• Maximum paste size (PRO): up to 10 MB (Pastebin FAQ)
• Estimated monthly visits: 7.4 million total visits (Similarweb estimate, January 2026)

Pastebin Statistics and Limits

Visibility and Expiration Options (Pastebin FAQ)

• Public: Visible on Pastebin listings and eligible for indexing by search engines.
• Unlisted: Not shown publicly in listings; accessible by link.
• Private (members): Viewable only by the logged-in account owner.
• Expiration: Users can set pastes to expire; members can also delete pastes.

Security and Abuse Notes

Pastebin’s FAQ and policies warn users not to post sensitive data (such as passwords, personal data, or stolen/hacked information). If you find content that should be removed, Pastebin provides a “report abuse” option and DMCA guidance.

Sources / References

• Pastebin FAQ (posting limits, paste visibility, max paste size)
• Similarweb: pastebin.com traffic analytics (estimated total visits, January 2026)
• TechCrunch (2015): Pastebin update and usage context