Z-Library was ranked as the 8,182th most active website by the now-defunct Alexa Traffic Rank service in October 2021.[5] According to The Hindu, it has especially been popular in emerging economies and among academics.[6] As of 1 October 2022, Z-lib stated that it possessed more than 11,291,325 books and 84,837,643 articles.[7] According to the project's page for academic articles, it claims to be "the world's largest e-book library", as well as "the world's largest scientific articles store". Z-Library also describes itself as a non-profit organization sustained by donations.[8][9]