🆚 Go vs. Python

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Programming language
Programming language

About

Go, also known as Golang, is a high-level, statically typed, compiled programming language developed at Google. It features runtime efficiency, built-in concurrency, and high-performance networking.

Python is a high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language that is particularly popular in data processing and machine learning.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California, United States
Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Website

Categories

Programming Languages › Rank #12
Programming Languages › Rank #10
Platforms › Rank #8
Platforms › Rank #6

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Python programming language is 2.5 times more popular than Go.
Total websites

Market share

Programming Languages
Platforms

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Python is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while Go is more popular in China, Saint Helena, and Isle of Man.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
Switzerland
Spain
Belgium
Canada
Russia

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Python is more popular among sites focused on business, education and reference, and Internet services, while Go is more commonly used on software and hardware, blogs and wiki, and technical, business forums sites.
Business
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Software/Hardware
Marketing/Merchandising
Blogs/Wiki
Online Shopping
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO
Entertainment
Technical Information

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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#1,368
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Rank
#240
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