🆚 404 Not Found Page vs. Default Page
- 📈 Default Page is much more popular than 404 Not Found Page.
- 🌍 Default Page is more popular in all countries.
Statistics based on 3.8M+ analyzed websites. About this data
Type
Special page
Special page
About
A 404 Not Found page is a type of webpage shown to users when a requested URL does not correspond to any existing content on the site.
These pages are usually triggered by an HTTP 404 status code and are used for invalid or removed URLs. They may include custom designs, navigation links, search functionality, and branding.
The default page is a general placeholder page that is displayed by the web server if no specific website is configured.
Website
HTTP 404Categories
Special Pages › Rank #5
Special Pages › Rank #1
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
Default Page technology is 135 times more popular than 404 Not Found Page.
Total websites
Market share
Special Pages
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
Default Page is more popular than 404 Not Found Page in all countries.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Netherlands
Italy
Spain
India
Turkey
Australia
Brazil
Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Special Pages category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Special Pages category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Special Pages category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the Netherlands in the Special Pages category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Italy in the Special Pages category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
Default Page is more popular than 404 Not Found Page in all market segments.
Business
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Travel
Content Server
Software/Hardware
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
Compare alternatives
Technologies with similar characteristics.
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 3,816,146 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.