GitHub Pages
GitHub, San Francisco, California, United StatesGitHub Pages is a static site hosting service that takes HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files straight from a repository on GitHub.
According to our data, GitHub Pages is the second most popular deployment platform on the web.
It has 26.3% of the deployment platform market share and is present on 0.3% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
💸 Pricing
GitHub Pages is available in both free and paid versions.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Deployment Platforms
- Rank: 2
- Market share: 26.3%
🏆 GitHub Pages Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Deployment Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in France in the Deployment Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Canada in the Deployment Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in China in the Deployment Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Spain in the Deployment Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Malta in the Deployment Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Russia in the Deployment Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Ukraine in the Deployment Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Taiwan in the Deployment Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Chile in the Deployment Platforms category.
⚡ Sites Powered by GitHub Pages
We have data on 7,993 websites that use the GitHub Pages deployment platform. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using GitHub Pages is github.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | github.com | #13 | United States | English |
| 2 | #265 | United States | American English | |
| 3 | getbootstrap.com | #1,548 | English | |
| 4 | United States | English | ||
| 5 | #2,207 | United States | English | |
| 6 | #4,672 | Ukraine | Ukrainian | |
| 7 | #5,362 | Spain | English | |
| 8 | #5,875 | United States | English | |
| 9 | #6,454 | United States | English | |
| 10 | #7,042 | France | English | |
| 11 | #7,450 | Australia | American English | |
| 12 | #7,593 | Moldova | English | |
| 13 | #8,268 | United States | Bangla | |
| 14 | #8,858 | United States | English | |
| 15 | #11,792 | United States | American English | |
| 16 | #11,829 | United States | American English | |
| 17 | #11,885 | English | ||
| 18 | #16,040 | United States | English | |
| 19 | #16,126 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 20 | #18,327 | United Kingdom |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use GitHub Pages:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Blogs/Wiki category.
Most of the sites using GitHub Pages are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
- United States 49.8%
- United Kingdom 6.5%
- Germany 5%
- France 3.7%
- Canada 2.7%
- China 2.2%
- Japan 1.9%
- India 1.8%
- Netherlands 1.6%
- Other 24.8%
Most GitHub Pages users speak English.
- English 86.4%
- Chinese 1.9%
- German 1.8%
- Spanish 1.8%
- French 1.6%
- Japanese 1.2%
- Portuguese 1.1%
- Russian 0.5%
- Ukrainian 0.3%
- Other 3.4%
The GitHub Pages deployment platform is especially popular on .com, .org, and .io top-level domains.
- .com 41.6%
- .org 15.6%
- .io 6.9%
- .net 5.4%
- .me 2.9%
- .de 1.7%
- .co.uk 1.5%
- .info 1%
- .co 0.9%
- Other 22.5%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing GitHub Pages include blogs and wiki, business, and software and hardware.
- Blogs/Wiki 16.6%
- Business 13.5%
- Software/Hardware 13.2%
- Internet Services 10.6%
- Technical Information 7.7%
- Education/Reference 7.3%
- Technical/Business Forums 6.8%
- Games 3.3%
- Personal Pages 2.7%
- Other 18.3%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind GitHub Pages?
GitHub Pages is owned by GitHub, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Can I use GitHub Pages for free?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
Which country uses GitHub Pages the most?
The majority of GitHub Pages users are from the United States.
Who uses GitHub Pages?
According to our data, GitHub Pages is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as github.com, blooket.com, and getbootstrap.com.
Do academic institutions use GitHub Pages?
Yes. Overall, we know of 2 academic websites in the United States that use GitHub Pages.
How does GitHub Pages compare to the competition?
GitHub Pages is one of the most popular deployment platforms, second only to Vercel.
What are the alternatives to GitHub Pages?
Alternatives and possible competitors to GitHub Pages may include GitLab Pages,
Codeberg Pages, and
Bitbucket Cloud.
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👉 See Also
- ✨ Related Technologies
- 💼 All technologies from GitHub
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