Adobe Flash
Adobe, San Jose, California, United StatesAdobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) is a discontinued multimedia software platform for creating animations and interactive apps.
According to our data, Adobe Flash is the 7th most popular animation technology on the web.
It has 4.5% of the animation market share and is detected on 0.8% of all websites.
It is especially popular in Russia, where it appears on 1.5% of all websites, and in China, where it appears on 1.5%.
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- 🏷️ Previous name
- Macromedia Flash
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Wikipedia🏆 Adobe Flash Awards
- 🥉 Third most popular in Russia in the Animation category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in China in the Animation category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in China in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Korea in the Animation category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Thailand in the Animation category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Hong Kong in the Animation category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Hong Kong in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Slovakia in the Animation category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Latvia in the Animation category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Russia in the Legacy category.
⚡ Sites Using Adobe Flash
We have data on 31,418 websites that use Adobe Flash animation technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Adobe Flash is speedtest.net.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #403 | English | ||
| 2 | #450 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 3 | #1,137 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 4 | #1,603 | United States | English | |
| 5 | #1,800 | United States | English | |
| 6 | #2,038 | United States | English | |
| 7 | #2,540 | United States | English | |
| 8 | #2,543 | Slovakia | Slovak | |
| 9 | #3,378 | France | French | |
| 10 | #3,670 | United States | English | |
| 11 | #3,947 | United States | English | |
| 12 | #3,964 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 13 | #4,532 | Arabic | ||
| 14 | #5,139 | Cyprus | Russian | |
| 15 | #5,288 | English | ||
| 16 | #6,058 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 17 | #6,164 | United States | English | |
| 18 | #6,590 | Brazil | Portuguese | |
| 19 | #6,920 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 20 | #6,963 | Hong Kong | Chinese |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Adobe Flash:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Adobe Flash are from the United States, Russia, and Japan.
- United States 19.1%
- Russia 6.3%
- Japan 5.9%
- Germany 5.8%
- United Kingdom 4.6%
- China 4.2%
- France 3.6%
- Italy 3.6%
- Spain 3.2%
- Other 43.7%
Most Adobe Flash users speak English, Russian, or German.
- English 44.7%
- Russian 6.7%
- German 5.2%
- Chinese 5.2%
- Japanese 5.2%
- Spanish 5.1%
- French 3.7%
- Italian 2.7%
- Portuguese 2.5%
- Other 19%
Adobe Flash animation technology is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 42.2%
- .org 8.9%
- .ru 4.5%
- .net 4%
- .de 3.6%
- .it 1.9%
- .pl 1.8%
- .com.br 1.6%
- .jp 1.4%
- Other 30.1%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Adobe Flash include business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki.
- Business 12.8%
- Marketing/Merchandising 9.8%
- Blogs/Wiki 8.3%
- Education/Reference 7.4%
- Entertainment 7.4%
- Online Shopping 4.7%
- Internet Services 3.8%
- Travel 3.8%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 3.5%
- Other 38.5%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Adobe Flash?
Adobe Flash is owned by Adobe Inc., headquartered in San Jose, California, United States.
Which country uses Adobe Flash the most?
The majority of Adobe Flash users are from the United States.
Who uses Adobe Flash?
According to our data, Adobe Flash is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as speedtest.net,
sengokuixa.jp, and
nymag.com.
Is Adobe Flash used on government websites?
Overall, we found Adobe Flash on 7 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Adobe Flash?
Yes. In total, we know of 33 academic websites in the United States that use Adobe Flash.
How does Adobe Flash stack up against its competitors?
Adobe Flash is a fairly popular animation technology, ranking ahead of 27 other animation technologies we track.
What are the alternatives to Adobe Flash?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Adobe Flash may include 
Lottie, Animate.css, and Rive.
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🗃️ 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 4,009,087 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.