⚡ Compression in Spain

HTTP compression allows web servers to reduce the size of transmitted data using algorithms like Gzip and Brotli, decreasing bandwidth usage and improving page load speed by compressing text-based resources such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript before sending them to the client.

Spain is a Southern European country with a population of around 48 million people.

According to our research, compression technologies are used on 56.9% of websites from Spain.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top compression technologies in Spain in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Gzip with a substantial share of 62.2%, followed by Brotli with 38.1% and 🛠️ Deflate with 0.04%.

Gzip 62.2%
Brotli 38.1%
🛠️ Deflate 0.04%

✨ Best Compression Technologies

Below is a more detailed list of 3 compression technologies used on sites from Spain, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Gzip Boston, Massachusetts, United States A file compression technology used to reduce file size and save bandwidth.	62.2%
2	Brotli Mountain View, California, United States A lossless compression algorithm that provides one of the best compression ratios.	38.1%
3	🛠️ Deflate A lossless data compression algorithm that uses a combination of the LZ77 algorithm and Huffman coding.	0.04%

👉 See Also

🌎 Compression in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 84,980 websites from Spain.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.