🆚 C# vs. JavaScript

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 JavaScript is much more popular than C#.
🌍 JavaScript is more popular in all countries.

JavaScript

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.

JavaScript is an interpreted programming language and a core technology of the web, alongside HTML and CSS, used to add interactivity and logic to websites and web applications.

It runs in all major browsers, supports event-driven and asynchronous programming, includes a standardized specification called ECMAScript, and is widely used for client-side scripting, server-side development, and cross-platform applications.

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Website

dotnet.microsoft.com

ecma-international.org #1,072,074

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The JavaScript programming language is 16 times more popular than C#.

Total websites

Market share

Programming Languages

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

JavaScript is more popular than C# in all countries.

United States

Germany

United Kingdom

Japan

France

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

Russia

China

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 the United States in the Programming Languages category.
🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Programming Languages category.
🥇 Most popular in Japan in the Programming Languages category.
🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Programming Languages category.
🥇 Most popular in France in the Programming Languages category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

JavaScript is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping, while C# is more commonly used on sports, travel, and fashion and beauty sites.

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Online Shopping

Education/Reference

Blogs/Wiki

Internet Services

Entertainment

Health

General News

Software/Hardware