🆚 Facebook Like Box vs. Google +1 Button

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Widget
Social sharing tool

About

The Facebook Like Box was a plugin that allowed admins to promote their Facebook Pages and embed a simple feed of content from a Page into other sites. Deprecated in favor of the Facebook Page Plugin.

The sharing button code for the discontinued Google +1 service.

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California, United States
Mountain View, California, United States

Website

Categories

Widgets › Rank #16
Widgets › Rank #20
Legacy › Rank #20
Legacy › Rank #29
Social Sharing › Rank #12

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Facebook Like Box widget is 2.3 times more popular than Google +1 Button.
Total websites

Market share

Widgets
Legacy

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Facebook Like Box is more popular in the United States, Japan, and Poland, while Google +1 Button is more popular in Russia, Iran, and Latvia.
United States
Japan
Poland
Italy
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Spain
Brazil
Czech Republic

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Facebook Like Box is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, entertainment, and marketing and merchandising, while Google +1 Button is more commonly used on Internet services, software and hardware, and health sites.
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Business
Online Shopping
Travel
General News
Internet Services
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#3,152
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Name
Rank
#4,376
p**norama.com
#4,432
#22,878
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