🆚 Prefetch vs. Preload

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

Type

Performance technology
Performance technology

About

The rel="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 #8
Performance › Rank #4
Standards › Rank #17
Standards › Rank #9

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Preload performance technology is 16 times more popular than Prefetch.
Total websites

Market share

Performance
Standards

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Preload is more popular than Prefetch in all countries.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
Spain
Australia
Italy
Japan
India

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Preload is more popular among sites focused on business, online shopping, and marketing and merchandising, while Prefetch is more commonly used on fashion and beauty sites.
Business
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Education/Reference
Travel
Entertainment
Health
General News

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#14
#34
#88
#199
#222
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Name
Rank
#2
#4
#5
#7
#12
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