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Link popularity is a term that refers to how many other links point towards a exacting website. The term link popularity also has two different forms, Internal and External, which refer to the links coming from the websites own web pages and from other websites.

Link popularity refers to the number of backlinks (incoming links) that point to a given website. In contrast to domain popularity, every backlink is counted separately

Link popularity is a term that refers to how many other links point towards a particular website. The term link popularity also has two different forms, Internal and External, which refer to the links coming from the websites own web pages and from other websites. Internal link popularity means the number of links to the website from web pages that belong to the particular website. External link popularity is the number of links from outside sources that lead back to the particular website. Link popularity is also an approach that many search engines take when deciding where to rank websites.
Popular tools for Link Popularity:
Majestic SEO
Open Site Explorer