Sixteen years after it started, StumbleUpon called it quits. It ceased operations forever on June 30, 2018. But don't worry, there are still some StumbleUpon alternatives that let you find interesting web pages with the click of a button.

One of the internet's premier discovery engines, StumbleUpon, randomly showed pages liked by others. You could endlessly click the Stumble button till you found something that piqued your interest.

Social networks have made it easier to discover articles, videos, or other links that you find interesting. But if you want a little bit of that randomness back into your life, there are a few choice sites and apps for that too.

1. Mix

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In a Medium post, StumbleUpon co-founder Garrett Camp said they were encouraging current users to move to its new platform, Mix. Mix even lets you import all your current StumbleUpon favorites, interests, and tags.

Browse around, and you'll find that Mix is like an organized version of StumbleUpon. The web's best links are curated in one place and presented in your dashboard, based upon your interests. Click a button and the link is added to your Collection, which you can read later on your mobile. The only thing missing is StumbleUpon's feeling of randomness and serendipity.

Mix has mobile apps for Android and iOS, but the site works perfectly on a mobile browser, so there's hardly anything that an app is going to add to that. So turn the site into an app and use Mix freely.

2. Discuvver

Discuvver, StumbleUpon alternative

StumbleUpon and others like it have always been about interesting links. Utility was never the focus, it was more about passing some time in an entertaining way. Discuvver focuses on useful websites exclusively, but adds StumbleUpon's randomness to it.

Click the Take me to a useful website button on the homepage to open a new tab with a random website in it. You can click that button as many times as you want. Discuvver doesn't seem to run out of suggestions, so it will keep you entertained for hours.

Just remember to keep the Discuvver site open in one tab because there isn't a button on each new page you visit. You'll always have to go back to the main site to get that button. This also means Discuvver is a better experience on desktops than mobiles.

3. Jumpstick

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Jumpstick works in a similar way to the now-defunct StumbleUpon. You can select themes and topics that interest you, then the site will suggest URLs and other content based on those choices.

The list of topics is really extensive, just like StumbleUpon's used to be. To highlight the diversity, here are some of the categories that you can subscribe to:

  • Camping
  • Dogs
  • Poetry
  • Statistics
  • Mediation Products
  • Programming
  • Accounting
  • Cool
  • Yoga

You can make an account, or you can start browsing immediately by clicking on the Start Jumping button at the top of the page.

4. UrlRoulette

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For a truly random experience, UrlRoulette is the place to go. It's one of the best time-wasting sites when you're bored.

It's a give-and-take experience. Here's how it works. Go to UrlRoulette and paste any interesting link you know of. The site will immediately take you to another such link submitted by someone else. By the time you finish with that, you'll be ready for another.

So again, paste an interesting link and get one more. It's the same randomness of StumbleUpon, but this time, you feel a part of the community.

If you want a quick list of URLs, subscribe to the newsletter or check out the latest issue. There, you will find the week's top 10 submitted URLs, so it's an easy way to get 10 cool clicks without having to submit something for each one. Similarly, you can check out the top five trending links.

5. /r/InterestingAsF***

sub-Reddit StumbleUpon alternative

The best successor for StumbleUpon comes from Reddit, with a name that has an unfortunate expletive in it. But don't worry, the content in the IAF Subreddit is heavily moderated, and posts with adult content are clearly marked as NSFW.

The community at IAF shares links of all kinds, whether it's a video, an image or GIF, an article, or a whole website. Sort them by latest or top posts, go for the more controversial ones, or browse in any pattern you want. You won't be disappointed with the collection here, as the moderators do a great job of regulating the quality of posts here.

Unfortunately, there isn't a true randomizer here, but given how regularly IAF gets updated, you won't need it.

6. Sharkle

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Not everyone has the time or the inclination to spend hours reading content. Sometimes, you just want some simple relief for your eyes or ears. And that's where Sharkle can help.

When you click on Show me something awesome, Sharkle will load a site that is either visually or audibly stimulating. It might be a simple game that looks cool (one game's objective was to keep the ball in the ring, which was immensely satisfying for 30 minutes), an audio loop, or something else entirely.

Either way, you can be confident that Sharkle won't leave you needing to read words on a page.

7. Digg

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Yes, Digg does still exist, and surprisingly, it is better than ever. It's not a true StumbleUpon alternative—you still need to click on articles that pique your interest, rather than having the complete randomness that StumbleUpon offered. But, it is a fantastic way to find content on topics that you might not have otherwise thought of.

Like Reddit, Digg is subdivided into communities. If you make an account, you can subscribe to the ones that interest you the most. Even if you don't make an account, you can explore the impressively diverse homepage and be sure to find something that is worth reading.

8. Cloudhiker

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Much similar to StumbleUpon, Cloudhiker is a random website generator that can help you kill some time online. The site has a list of over 8,000 interesting, useful websites divided into categories.

Since all the sites are reviewed before being added to the list, you won't find clickbait sites here. If you know about a fascinating site that fits the Cloudhiker criteria, you can send a submission request.

Once you've created your account, you can add your favorite website to Collections and revisit them. If the ads annoy you, there's an option to upgrade to Cloudhiker Premium, which costs around $3 per month. Besides the ad-free experience, the paid version lets you maintain unlimited Collections and reviews your submissions on a priority basis.

Best StumbleUpon Alternatives for Time-Wasting…

StumbleUpon's greatest gift was the joy of time-wasting. You kept clicking away at that button and finding things that are weird, wacky, and downright pointless. While it's not the same, these sites offer similar silly pointlessness.