Chosen

Chosen is a select box enhancer for jQuery and Prototype that makes long, unwieldy select boxes much more user friendly.

According to our data, Chosen ranks 49th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 1.2% of the JavaScript library market share and is present on 0.9% of all websites.

Statistics based on 3.5M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Chosen is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Chosen Awards

⚡ Sites Using Chosen

We have data on 30,159 websites that use the Chosen JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Chosen is mdpi.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 mdpi.com #425 English
2 argentina.gob.ar #1,062 Argentina Spanish
3 telcel.com #1,240 Mexico Mexican Spanish
4 wizzair.com #2,379 English
5 sss.gov.ph #2,549 Philippines American English
6 ibge.gov.br #2,914 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
7 borsaitaliana.it #2,983 Italy Italian
8 alchemer.com #3,125 American English
9 transfermarkt.com.tr #4,358 Turkey Turkish
10 casinoscores.com #4,712 English
11 aruba.it #5,167 Italy British English
12 educamos.com #5,456 Spain European Spanish
13 oglaszamy24.pl #5,521 Poland Polish
14 lightinthebox.com #5,907 Singapore English
15 blackbaud.com #6,296 United States American English
16 myisolved.com #6,977 English
17 uj.edu.pl #7,113 Poland Polish
18 jegy.hu #7,132 Hungary Hungarian
19 zennioptical.com #7,314 United States American English
20 angel.com #7,315 United States English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Chosen:

Most of the sites using Chosen are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

  • United States 16.1%
  • United Kingdom 6.7%
  • Germany 5.2%
  • France 5.1%
  • Spain 4.2%
  • Korea 3.9%
  • Italy 3.9%
  • Netherlands 3.6%
  • Australia 3.5%
  • Other 47.8%

Most Chosen users speak English, Spanish, or French.

  • English 48.2%
  • Spanish 6.5%
  • French 5.5%
  • German 5%
  • Korean 3.6%
  • Italian 3.1%
  • Portuguese 3.1%
  • Russian 3%
  • Dutch 3%
  • Other 19%

The Chosen JavaScript library is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 37.8%
  • .org 8.1%
  • .de 3.1%
  • .co.uk 2.3%
  • .it 2.3%
  • .fr 2.2%
  • .nl 2.2%
  • .net 2%
  • .ru 1.9%
  • Other 38.1%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Chosen include business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping.

  • Business 21.2%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 11.3%
  • Online Shopping 8.8%
  • Education/Reference 8%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 4.8%
  • Health 4.5%
  • Blogs/Wiki 3.9%
  • Travel 3.7%
  • Internet Services 3.3%
  • Other 30.5%

🔢 Chosen Versions

The most widespread version of Chosen is 1.8, used by 54% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 18.4% of sites use Chosen 1.4, and 13.9% use Chosen 1.1.

  • 1.8 54%
  • 1.4 18.4%
  • 1.1 13.9%
  • 1.6 4.7%
  • 1.5 3.9%
  • 1.7 2.4%
  • 1.0 1.9%
  • 2 1.3%
  • 0.9 1.1%
  • 1.3 0.9%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Chosen alternatives.

RankName
30
Select2
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

A jQuery-based replacement for HTML select elements that enhances dropdown inputs with advanced search and selection capabilities.

FreeOpen source
89
Typeahead.js
Bastrop, Texas, United States

A fast and fully-featured autocomplete library by Twitter.

FreeOpen source
134
Selectize

An extensible jQuery-based custom select with autocomplete and native-feeling keyboard navigation.

FreeOpen source
180
Choices.js

A vanilla, lightweight, configurable select box/text input JavaScript library.

FreeOpen source
245
Gijgo
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

An open-source set of JavaScript controls that includes grid, tree, dialog, dropdown, slider and date/time pickers.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Is Chosen free?

Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.
Moreover, it is an open-source solution and its code can be found on GitHub.

Which country uses Chosen the most?

The majority of Chosen users are from the United States.

Who uses Chosen?

According to our data, Chosen is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as mdpi.com, argentina.gob.ar, and telcel.com.

Is Chosen used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by sss.gov.ph and ibge.gov.br. Overall, we found Chosen on 41 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Chosen?

Yes. The most prominent of these is uj.edu.pl. In total, we know of 93 academic websites in the United States that use Chosen.

How does Chosen compare to its competitors?

Chosen is a fairly popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 262 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to Chosen?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Chosen may include Select2, Typeahead.js, and Selectize.

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