Alexa website rating to shutdown May 1, 2022

Alexa website rating to shutdown May 1, 2022

Alexa website rating, a service offered by the giant tech company, Amazon has announced it’s shutting down completely by May 1st, 2022.
No tangible reason was given other than the following notice:
We will be retiring Alexa.com on May 1, 2022
Twenty-five years ago, we founded Alexa Internet. After two decades of helping you find, reach, and convert your digital audience, we’ve made the difficult decision to retire Alexa.com on May 1, 2022. Thank you for making us your go-to resource for content research, competitive analysis, keyword research, and so much more.
We have been proud to serve you as customers.
Thank you sincerely,
The Alexa.com Team
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Alexa.com stopped offering new subscriptions on December 8, 2021 UTC.
Customers with existing subscriptions will continue to have access to their subscriptions until May 1, 2022 UTC.
Existing subscriptions will remain active until May 1, 2022 UTC. After that, customers will no longer have access to Alexa.com.
The last subscription billing date will be prior to April 1, 2022 UTC. Customers will continue to have access to Alexa.com until May 1, 2022 UTC.
The APIs for programmers will be retired on December 15, 2022.