Gzip
Free Software Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesGzip is a file compression technology based on the 🛠️ Deflate algorithm that adds headers and a checksum for data integrity while reducing the size of HTTP responses sent from servers to browsers.
It performs lossless compression of text-based resources such as 
HTML, 
CSS, 
JavaScript, and 
JSON, is supported by virtually all modern browsers and servers, and typically reduces transfer sizes by about 50 to 70 percent, improving load times and lowering bandwidth usage.
According to our data, Gzip is the most popular compression technology on the web.
It has 54.1% of the compression market share and is detected on 26.8% of all websites.
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Wikipedia📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Compression
- Rank: 1
- Market share: 54.1%
🏆 Gzip Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Compression category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Compression category.
- 🥇 Most popular in China in the Compression category.
- 🥇 Most popular in France in the Compression category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Russia in the Compression category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Japan in the Compression category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the Netherlands in the Compression category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Italy in the Compression category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Spain in the Compression category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Brazil in the Compression category.
⚡ Sites Using Gzip
We have data on 941,812 websites that use Gzip compression technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Gzip is instructure.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #52 | United States | English | |
| 2 | snapchat.com | #98 | American English | |
| 3 | #110 | United States | American English | |
| 4 |  classlink.com |
#127 | United States | English |
| 5 | #154 | Czech Republic | Czech | |
| 6 | #161 | Netherlands | American English | |
| 7 | #213 | English | ||
| 8 | #228 | English | ||
| 9 | #235 | English | ||
| 10 |  amazon.ca |
#242 | United States | Canadian English |
| 11 | #243 | United States | American English | |
| 12 | #244 | France | English | |
| 13 | #251 | United States | English | |
| 14 | #283 | Curacao | English | |
| 15 | #294 | Cyprus | English | |
| 16 | #299 | India | English | |
| 17 |  apps.apple.com |
United States | American English | |
| 18 | #338 | France | French | |
| 19 |  amazon.com.br |
#346 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese |
| 20 | #348 | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Gzip:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Gzip are from the United States, Germany, and China.
- United States 17.1%
- Germany 9.7%
- China 5.1%
- France 4.5%
- United Kingdom 4.3%
- Russia 4.3%
- Japan 4.1%
- Netherlands 4.1%
- Italy 3.6%
- Other 43.2%
Most Gzip users speak English, German, or Chinese.
- English 45%
- German 8.8%
- Chinese 6.1%
- Russian 4.6%
- Spanish 4.3%
- French 4.3%
- Japanese 3.7%
- Dutch 3%
- Italian 2.9%
- Other 17.3%
Gzip compression technology is especially popular on .com, .de, and .org top-level domains.
- .com 40.3%
- .de 6%
- .org 5.5%
- .net 3.2%
- .ru 3.2%
- .nl 2.5%
- .it 2.2%
- .co.uk 1.7%
- .fr 1.6%
- Other 33.8%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Gzip include business, online shopping, and education and reference.
- Business 17.8%
- Online Shopping 6.6%
- Education/Reference 6.4%
- Blogs/Wiki 5.8%
- Internet Services 5.7%
- Travel 4.4%
- Entertainment 4.4%
- Health 3.2%
- Software/Hardware 2.7%
- Other 43%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Gzip?
Gzip is owned by the Free Software Foundation, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Which country uses Gzip the most?
The majority of Gzip users are from the United States.
Who uses Gzip?
According to our data, Gzip is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as instructure.com, snapchat.com, and
cdc.gov.
Is Gzip used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by cdc.gov and
bihar.gov.in. In total, we found Gzip on 672 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Gzip?
Yes, quite a few! Overall, we know of 1,115 academic websites in the United States that use Gzip.
How does Gzip stack up against its competitors?
Gzip is the most popular compression technology on the market, outranking all others.
What are the alternatives to Gzip?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Gzip may include 
Brotli and 🛠️ Deflate.
👉 See Also
🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,511,995 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.