WebGL
WebGL is a cross-platform, royalty-free web standard that provides a low-level 
JavaScript API for rendering interactive 2D and 3D graphics directly in web browsers without plug-ins.
It is exposed through the HTML5 
canvas element, uses a shader-based architecture with GLSL, runs on the GPU for hardware-accelerated rendering, and is supported by all major browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.
WebGL 2 expands the API with features such as multiple render targets, 3D textures, improved shading capabilities, and enhanced performance for complex graphics applications.
According to our data, WebGL is the 9th most popular browser API on the web.
It has 1% of the browser API market share and is detected on 0.3% of all websites.
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- Rank: 9
- Market share: 1%
🏆 WebGL Awards
- ⭐ 4th most popular in China in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Iran in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Japan in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Hong Kong in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Slovenia in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Serbia in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Egypt in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Greece in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Turkey in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Portugal in the Browser APIs category.
⚡ Sites Using WebGL
We have data on 11,602 websites that use the WebGL browser API. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using WebGL is 
stackoverflow.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stackoverflow.com |
#101 | English | |
| 2 |  notion.com |
#186 | United States | American English |
| 3 | #609 | English | ||
| 4 | #651 | English | ||
| 5 | #1,301 | United States | English | |
| 6 |  webflow.com |
#1,528 | United States | English |
| 7 | #1,565 | United States | American English | |
| 8 | #1,754 | United States | American English | |
| 9 | #2,040 | Chile | Spanish | |
| 10 | #2,271 | Iceland | English | |
| 11 | #2,272 | United States | American English | |
| 12 | #2,702 | English | ||
| 13 | #2,800 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 14 | #3,009 | United Arab Emirates | English | |
| 15 | #3,212 | Vietnam | Vietnamese | |
| 16 | #3,706 | Czech Republic | English | |
| 17 | #3,752 | Antigua and Barbuda | Russian | |
| 18 | #3,850 | English | ||
| 19 | #3,975 | English | ||
| 20 | #5,146 | Finland | Russian |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use WebGL:
- 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 WebGL are from the United States, Japan, and Germany.
- United States 17.3%
- Japan 7.7%
- Germany 7%
- China 6.4%
- France 5.7%
- United Kingdom 4.5%
- Italy 3.6%
- Spain 2.9%
- Netherlands 2.8%
- Other 42.1%
Most WebGL users speak English, Chinese, or Japanese.
- English 51.1%
- Chinese 7%
- Japanese 6.6%
- German 6.2%
- French 5.2%
- Spanish 4.4%
- Italian 2.6%
- Russian 2.2%
- Dutch 1.8%
- Other 12.9%
The WebGL browser API is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 43.5%
- .org 5.7%
- .de 3.9%
- .net 2.5%
- .fr 2.2%
- .jp 2.2%
- .it 1.9%
- .com.au 1.6%
- .ru 1.6%
- Other 34.9%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing WebGL include business, travel, and marketing and merchandising.
- Business 20.8%
- Travel 10.4%
- Marketing/Merchandising 9.6%
- Internet Services 5.7%
- Online Shopping 5.3%
- Real Estate 5.1%
- Education/Reference 4.7%
- Entertainment 3.3%
- Blogs/Wiki 3.1%
- Other 32%
🔢 WebGL Versions
The most widespread version of WebGL is 2, used by 89.4% of sites where versions were detected.
- 2 89.4%
- 1 10.7%
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WebSocket💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is WebGL's headquarters?
WebGL is located in Beaverton, Oregon, United States.
Which country uses WebGL the most?
The majority of WebGL users are from the United States.
Who uses WebGL?
According to our data, WebGL is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as stackoverflow.com, notion.com, and nykaa.com.
Is WebGL used on government websites?
Overall, we found WebGL on 7 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use WebGL?
Yes. In total, we know of 11 academic websites in the United States that use WebGL.
How does WebGL compare to its competitors?
WebGL is a moderately popular browser API, ranking ahead of 8 other browser APIs we track.
What are the alternatives to WebGL?
Alternatives and possible competitors to WebGL may include Web Storage, XMLHttpRequest, and Fetch.
🗃️ 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 3,524,018 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.