Beacon API
W3C, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesThe Beacon API is used to send asynchronous and non-blocking requests to a web server.
According to our data, Beacon API is the 5th most popular browser API on the web.
It has 10.6% of the browser API market share and is detected on 3.4% of all websites.
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Wikipedia📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Browser APIs
- Rank: 5
- Market share: 10.6%
🏆 Beacon API Awards
- 🥉 Third most popular in Australia in the Browser APIs category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Pakistan in the Browser APIs category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in New Zealand in the Browser APIs category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Argentina in the Browser APIs category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Laos in the Browser APIs category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Jamaica in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in the United States in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in India in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Germany in the Browser APIs category.
⚡ Sites Using Beacon API
We have data on 121,117 websites that use Beacon API technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Beacon API is 
google.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | google.com |
#1 | United States | English |
| 2 | #30 | United States | American English | |
| 3 | #49 | English | ||
| 4 |  nytimes.com |
#50 | United States | English |
| 5 | #74 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 6 |  quora.com |
#81 | American English | |
| 7 |  etsy.com |
#93 | United States | American English |
| 8 |  amazon.co.uk |
#96 | United Kingdom | British English |
| 9 |  sourceforge.net |
#97 | United States | English |
| 10 | #120 | English | ||
| 11 |  amazon.de |
#122 | Germany | British English |
| 12 | #123 | Russia | Russian | |
| 13 | #157 | Poland | Polish | |
| 14 |  yandex.com |
#195 | Russia | English |
| 15 | support.google.com |
United States | English | |
| 16 | #202 | United States | American English | |
| 17 | #218 | Korea | Korean | |
| 18 | #222 | Singapore | English | |
| 19 |  amazon.ca |
#242 | United States | English |
| 20 |  amazon.it |
#274 | Luxembourg | British English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Beacon API:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Online Shopping category.
Most of the sites using Beacon API are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
- United States 23.5%
- United Kingdom 10%
- Australia 6%
- India 5.7%
- Germany 5.3%
- Canada 4.7%
- Japan 3.8%
- France 3.8%
- Brazil 2.5%
- Other 34.7%
Most Beacon API users speak English, Spanish, or German.
- English 74.9%
- Spanish 4.3%
- German 4%
- French 3%
- Japanese 2.5%
- Portuguese 2%
- Italian 1.5%
- Dutch 1.2%
- Indonesian 0.5%
- Other 6.1%
Beacon API technology is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 60.9%
- .org 3.6%
- .co.uk 3.5%
- .com.au 3.1%
- .de 2.3%
- .ca 1.5%
- .net 1.4%
- .com.br 1.4%
- .in 1.1%
- Other 21.2%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Beacon API include online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and business.
- Online Shopping 34.9%
- Marketing/Merchandising 12.8%
- Business 11%
- Fashion/Beauty 10.9%
- Blogs/Wiki 2.6%
- Internet Services 2.6%
- Entertainment 2.4%
- Health 2.4%
- Education/Reference 2.3%
- Other 18.1%
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Interest-Based Advertising Opt-Out💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Beacon API?
Beacon API is owned by World Wide Web Consortium, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Which country uses Beacon API the most?
The majority of Beacon API users are from the United States.
Who uses Beacon API?
According to our data, Beacon API is used on thousands of sites, including google.com, msn.com, and
wyze.com.
Is Beacon API used on government websites?
In total, we found Beacon API on 25 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Beacon API?
Yes. In total, we know of 62 academic websites in the United States that use Beacon API.
How does Beacon API compare to the competition?
Beacon API is a moderately popular browser API, ranking ahead of 12 other browser APIs we track.
What are the alternatives to Beacon API?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Beacon API may include Web Storage, 
XMLHttpRequest, and 
Fetch.
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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 3,533,773 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.