Azure Blob Storage
Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, United StatesAzure Blob Storage is Microsoft's cloud object storage service for storing massive amounts of unstructured data such as text, images, and binary files.
It provides five access tiers, including a Smart tier that automatically shifts data between Hot, Cool, and Cold based on usage, three blob types optimized for specific operations, and always-on transparent 256-bit AES encryption compliant with FIPS 140-2.
It also allows users to build data lakes with Azure Data Lake Storage, offers a Premium SSD-based object storage tier for low-latency workloads, and supports access through REST APIs, client libraries, SFTP, and NFS 3.0.
According to our data, Azure Blob Storage is the 4th most popular cloud storage service on the web.
It has 4.7% of the cloud storage market share and is detected on 0.2% of all websites.
It appears on 0.3% of all websites in the United States, 0.3% in the United Kingdom, and 0.3% in the Netherlands.
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Azure Blob Storage is available in both free and paid versions.
(per 10,000)
(per month)
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Cloud Storages
- Rank: 4
- Market share: 4.7%
🏆 Azure Blob Storage Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in the Czech Republic in the Cloud Storages category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the Netherlands in the Cloud Storages category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Sweden in the Cloud Storages category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Japan in the Cloud Storages category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Norway in the Cloud Storages category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Denmark in the Cloud Storages category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Belgium in the Cloud Storages category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in South Africa in the Cloud Storages category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Ireland in the Cloud Storages category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in the United States in the Cloud Storages category.
⚡ Sites Using Azure Blob Storage
We have data on 8,172 websites that use the Azure Blob Storage service. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Azure Blob Storage is 
github.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | github.com |
#14 | United States | English |
| 2 |  walmart.com |
#185 | United States | American English |
| 3 | #527 | United Kingdom | American English | |
| 4 | #991 | United States | English | |
| 5 | #1,570 | English | ||
| 6 | #1,681 | American English | ||
| 7 | #1,907 | India | English | |
| 8 | #1,922 | English | ||
| 9 | #2,019 | United States | English | |
| 10 | #2,139 | United States | English | |
| 11 | #2,603 | United States | English | |
| 12 | #2,628 | Germany | German | |
| 13 | #2,646 | Venezuela | Spanish | |
| 14 | #2,662 | United States | American English | |
| 15 | #2,727 | Germany | American English | |
| 16 | docs.microsoft.com |
United States | American English | |
| 17 | #2,785 | Austria | German | |
| 18 | #3,005 | Netherlands | Dutch | |
| 19 | learn.microsoft.com |
United States | American English | |
| 20 | #3,073 | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Azure Blob Storage:
- 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 Azure Blob Storage are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.
- United States 32.1%
- United Kingdom 9.1%
- Netherlands 5%
- Brazil 3.5%
- Canada 3.4%
- Germany 3.4%
- Australia 3.3%
- Sweden 2.4%
- France 2.4%
- Other 35.4%
Most Azure Blob Storage users speak English, Spanish, or Dutch.
- English 67.6%
- Spanish 4.6%
- Dutch 3.5%
- Portuguese 3.2%
- German 2.8%
- French 2.7%
- Czech 1.6%
- Swedish 1.5%
- Japanese 1.4%
- Other 11.1%
The Azure Blob Storage service is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 48.6%
- .org 6.9%
- .co.uk 3.5%
- .nl 2.9%
- .net 1.9%
- .ca 1.7%
- .com.au 1.7%
- .de 1.6%
- .cz 1.5%
- Other 29.7%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Azure Blob Storage include business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping.
- Business 19.8%
- Marketing/Merchandising 13.6%
- Online Shopping 10.1%
- Education/Reference 5.9%
- Health 5%
- Travel 3.9%
- Sports 3.6%
- Finance/Banking 3.5%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 3%
- Other 31.6%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Azure Blob Storage?
Azure Blob Storage is owned by Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States.
Does Azure Blob Storage offer a free plan?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
Which country uses Azure Blob Storage the most?
The majority of Azure Blob Storage users are from the United States.
Who uses Azure Blob Storage?
According to our data, Azure Blob Storage is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as github.com, walmart.com, and wise.com.
Is Azure Blob Storage used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by india.gov.in. Overall, we found Azure Blob Storage on 20 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Azure Blob Storage?
Yes. In total, we know of 42 academic websites in the United States that use Azure Blob Storage.
How does Azure Blob Storage stack up against the competition?
Azure Blob Storage is one of the most popular cloud storage services, second only to 
Amazon S3, 
Google Cloud Storage, and 
DigitalOcean Spaces.
What are the alternatives to Azure Blob Storage?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Azure Blob Storage may include Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and 
Cloud Storage for Firebase.
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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 4,001,723 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.