🆚 Ruby vs. Swift

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Ruby is much more popular than Swift.
🌍 Ruby is more popular in all countries.
⭐ Swift is particularly popular in Russia.

Ruby

Swift

Type

Programming language

About

An interpreted, object-oriented, open-source programming language often used for web development.

Swift is a high-level, compiled programming language created by Apple for building iOS and Mac applications.

Headquarters

Cupertino, California, United States

Website

ruby-lang.org #117,399

swift.org #111,896

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Ruby programming language is 23,508 times more popular than Swift.

Total websites

Market share

Programming Languages

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Ruby is more popular than Swift in all countries.

United States

United Kingdom

India

Australia

Germany

Netherlands

Canada

Japan

France

Italy

Awards

🥉 Third most popular in Japan in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in Latvia in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in Guatemala in the Programming Languages category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Australia in the Programming Languages category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Germany in the Programming Languages category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Ruby is more popular than Swift in all market segments.

Online Shopping

Marketing/Merchandising

Fashion/Beauty

Business

Education/Reference

Entertainment

Blogs/Wiki

Internet Services

Software/Hardware

Travel

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name

Rank

#49

#70

#76

#134

#340

Name

Rank

#520,396

#859,316

#2,447,586

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