Navigation Timing
W3C, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesNavigation Timing is a part of the Performance API that provides metrics related to navigation from one page to another.
According to our data, Navigation Timing is the 5th most popular browser API on the web.
It has 11.4% of the browser API market share and is detected on 3.9% of all websites.
MDN📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Browser APIs
- Rank: 5
- Market share: 11.4%
🏆 Navigation Timing Awards
- 🥉 Third most popular in Brazil in the Browser APIs category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Mexico in the Browser APIs category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Israel in the Browser APIs category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Colombia in the Browser APIs category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Taiwan in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Japan in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Indonesia in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in New Zealand in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Switzerland in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Pakistan in the Browser APIs category.
⚡ Sites Using Navigation Timing
We have data on 141,077 websites that use the Navigation Timing browser API. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Navigation Timing is 
google.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | google.com |
#1 | United States | English |
| 2 |  youtube.com |
#4 | United States | English |
| 3 |  bing.com |
#14 | United States | English |
| 4 | #26 | United States | English | |
| 5 | #29 | United States | American English | |
| 6 |  whatsapp.com |
#48 | United States | English |
| 7 | #49 | United States | English | |
| 8 |  nytimes.com |
#50 | United States | English |
| 9 | blog.google |
#54 | United States | American English |
| 10 | #55 | English | ||
| 11 | #68 | United States | English | |
| 12 | #74 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 13 | #85 | China | English | |
| 14 | #91 | United States | American English | |
| 15 |  ebay.com |
#92 | United States | American English |
| 16 |  etsy.com |
#93 | United States | American English |
| 17 |  fastly.com |
#94 | United States | English |
| 18 | #114 | American English | ||
| 19 |  dailymotion.com |
#115 | France | American English |
| 20 |  uber.com |
#117 | United States | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Navigation Timing:
- 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 Navigation Timing are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
- United States 31.9%
- United Kingdom 9.2%
- Australia 5%
- India 4.5%
- Germany 4.4%
- Canada 4.4%
- Japan 4.1%
- France 3.1%
- Brazil 2.7%
- Other 30.7%
Most Navigation Timing users speak English, Spanish, or German.
- English 74%
- Spanish 4%
- German 3.8%
- Japanese 3%
- French 3%
- Portuguese 2.4%
- Italian 1.4%
- Dutch 1.1%
- Chinese 0.8%
- Other 6.5%
The Navigation Timing browser API is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 60.6%
- .org 3.5%
- .co.uk 3.5%
- .com.au 2.8%
- .de 2.2%
- .com.br 1.7%
- .net 1.4%
- .ca 1.4%
- .fr 1%
- Other 21.9%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Navigation Timing include online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and fashion and beauty.
- Online Shopping 33.9%
- Marketing/Merchandising 11.5%
- Fashion/Beauty 10.8%
- Business 9.2%
- Sports 3.2%
- Entertainment 3.1%
- General News 2.9%
- Blogs/Wiki 2.8%
- Health 2.2%
- Other 20.4%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Navigation Timing?
Navigation Timing is owned by World Wide Web Consortium, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Which country uses Navigation Timing the most?
The majority of Navigation Timing users are from the United States.
Who uses Navigation Timing?
According to our data, Navigation Timing is used on thousands of sites, including google.com, youtube.com, and bing.com.
Is Navigation Timing used on government websites?
Overall, we found Navigation Timing on 46 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Navigation Timing?
Yes. Overall, we know of 76 academic websites in the United States that use Navigation Timing.
How does Navigation Timing stack up against its competitors?
Navigation Timing is a moderately popular browser API, ranking ahead of 13 other browser APIs we track.
What are the alternatives to Navigation Timing?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Navigation Timing may include PerformanceObserver, Web Storage, and 
XMLHttpRequest.
👉 See Also
🗃️ 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 3,653,460 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.