🆚 C# vs. Java

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 C# is twice as popular as Java.
🌎 C# is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China.
🌍 Java is more popular in Korea, Indonesia, and Estonia.

Type

Programming language

About

C# is a high-level, statically typed, object-oriented programming language developed for the .NET platform.

It features strong type safety, automatic memory management via garbage collection, async and parallel programming support, LINQ for data querying, rich standard libraries, and is widely used for building desktop, web, and enterprise applications.

Java is a multi-platform, object-oriented programming language first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995.

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Website

dotnet.microsoft.com

java.com #2,630

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The C# programming language is 2.2 times more popular than Java.

Total websites

Market share

Programming Languages

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

C# is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China, while Java is more popular in Korea, Indonesia, and Estonia.

United States

United Kingdom

China

Italy

India

Turkey

Germany

Australia

Netherlands

Canada

Awards

🥈 Second most popular in Brunei Darussalam in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in the United States in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in the United Kingdom in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in China in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in Italy in the Programming Languages category.

🥇 Most popular in Vatican in the Platforms category.
🥈 Second most popular in Korea in the Platforms category.
🥈 Second most popular in Vatican in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in the United States in the Platforms category.
🥉 Third most popular in China in the Platforms category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

C# is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and education and reference, while Java is more commonly used on blogs and wiki sites.

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Education/Reference

Online Shopping

Finance/Banking

Health

Sports

Travel

Internet Services

Government/Military