🆚 DNS Prefetch vs. Preload

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
DNS Prefetch
Preload

Type

Performance technology
Performance technology

About

The rel="dns-prefetch" attribute on HTML <link> elements.

The rel="preload" attribute on HTML <link> elements.

Headquarters

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Website

html.spec.whatwg.org
html.spec.whatwg.org

Categories

Performance › Rank #2
Performance › Rank #4
Standards › Rank #6
Standards › Rank #9

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

DNS Prefetch performance technology is 1.5 times more popular than Preload.
Total websites

Market share

Performance
Standards

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

DNS Prefetch is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan, while Preload is more popular in Germany, Indonesia, and Austria.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Japan
France
Spain
Italy
Australia
Netherlands
Canada

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

DNS Prefetch is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki, while Preload is more commonly used on online shopping, software and hardware, and travel sites.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Blogs/Wiki
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Entertainment
General News
Health
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#7
#12
#13
#14
#16
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Name
Rank
#2
#4
#5
#7
#12
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See also

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