GoatCounter
GoatCounter is an open-source web analytics platform available as a free donation-supported hosted service or self-hosted application.
It provides cookieless analytics, supports event tracking and 
JavaScript-free tracking pixel option, and uses a lightweight script of about 3.5 KB.
According to our data, GoatCounter ranks 103th among the web analytics tools we track.
It has 0.03% of the web analytics market share and is detected on 0.01% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- </> Source code
💸 Pricing
GoatCounter is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Analytics
- Rank: 103
- Market share: 0.03%
🏆 GoatCounter Awards
- ⬆️ 70th most popular in the Netherlands in the Analytics category.
- ⬆️ 83rd most popular in Germany in the Analytics category.
- ⬆️ 94th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Analytics category.
- ⬆️ 103rd most popular in the United States in the Analytics category.
⚡ Sites Using GoatCounter
We have data on 445 websites that use the GoatCounter web analytics tool. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using GoatCounter is conda.io.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5,480 | United States | English | |
| 2 | #28,261 | English | ||
| 3 | #48,651 | United States | English | |
| 4 | #48,658 | English | ||
| 5 | #52,134 | United States | English | |
| 6 | #76,485 | English | ||
| 7 | #78,205 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 8 | #89,008 | English | ||
| 9 | #106,124 | Switzerland | English | |
| 10 | #106,206 | United States | English | |
| 11 | #107,429 | English | ||
| 12 | United States | English | ||
| 13 | #133,245 | United States | English | |
| 14 | #136,012 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 15 | #138,044 | United States | English | |
| 16 | #140,441 | United States | English | |
| 17 | #141,588 | China | Chinese | |
| 18 | #160,858 | Germany | Russian | |
| 19 | #171,775 | English | ||
| 20 | #205,143 | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use GoatCounter:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Blogs/Wiki category.
Most of the sites using GoatCounter are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
- United States 23.9%
- United Kingdom 8%
- Germany 7.3%
- Netherlands 7%
- France 6.3%
- Ukraine 4.3%
- Canada 4%
- Australia 3.3%
- Italy 3.3%
- Other 32.6%
Most GoatCounter users speak English.
- English 79.1%
- Dutch 2.9%
- Italian 2.7%
- Ukrainian 2.7%
- Spanish 2.3%
- French 2%
- German 1.4%
- Chinese 1.1%
- Russian 0.9%
- Other 4.9%
The GoatCounter web analytics tool is especially popular on .com, .org, and .net top-level domains.
- .com 34.6%
- .org 13%
- .net 7.9%
- .nl 3.1%
- .io 2.9%
- .ua 2.5%
- .me 2.5%
- .dev 2.2%
- .co.uk 1.8%
- Other 29.5%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing GoatCounter include blogs and wiki, Internet services, and technical, business forums.
- Blogs/Wiki 24.7%
- Internet Services 13.4%
- Technical/Business Forums 8.2%
- Software/Hardware 7.2%
- Technical Information 7.2%
- Business 5.2%
- Games 5.2%
- Entertainment 4.1%
- Personal Pages 4.1%
- Other 20.7%
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Rybbit💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is GoatCounter's headquarters?
GoatCounter is located in Ireland.
Is GoatCounter free?
Yes, it is a free web analytics tool.
Moreover, it is an open-source solution, and its code is available on 
GitHub.
Which country uses GoatCounter the most?
The majority of GoatCounter users are from the United States.
Who uses GoatCounter?
According to our data, GoatCounter is used on hundreds of sites, including such established ones as conda.io,
kodi.tv, and
montiapm.com.
How does GoatCounter stack up against the competition?
GoatCounter is a moderately popular web analytics tool, ranking ahead of 88 other web analytics tools we track.
🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,531,795 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.