🆚 Java vs. Python
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 Java is much more popular than Python.
- 🌎 Java is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- 🌍 Python is more popular in Russia, Ukraine, and Iran.
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About
Java is a multi-platform, object-oriented programming language first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995.
Python is a high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language that is particularly popular in data processing and machine learning.
Headquarters
Austin, Texas, United States
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Categories
Programming Languages › Rank #5
Programming Languages › Rank #9
Platforms › Rank #4
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Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The Java programming language is 7 times more popular than Python.
Total websites
Market share
Programming Languages
Platforms
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
Java is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while Python is more popular in Russia, Ukraine, and Iran.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
China
Australia
Korea
Canada
Netherlands
Spain
Hong Kong
Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Korea in the Platforms category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Indonesia in the Platforms category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the United States in the Platforms category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in China in the Platforms category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Hong Kong in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Ukraine in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Iran in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Belgium in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Belgium in the Programming Languages category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Russia in the Platforms category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
Java is more popular than Python in all market segments.
Business
Education/Reference
Marketing/Merchandising
Finance/Banking
Online Shopping
Travel
Internet Services
Blogs/Wiki
Government/Military
Health
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
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