Lightbox
The original lightbox library used to overlay images on top of the current page.
According to our data, Lightbox ranks 20th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 5.4% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 3.9% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- </> Source code
💸 Pricing
Lightbox is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- JavaScript Libraries
- Rank: 20
- Market share: 5.4%
🏆 Lightbox Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in the Faroe Islands in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in the Czech Republic in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Austria in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Germany in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Poland in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⭐ 10th most popular in Liechtenstein in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- 🔥 11st most popular in Japan in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- 🔥 11st most popular in Estonia in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- 🔥 11st most popular in Latvia in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- 🔥 12nd most popular in Slovakia in the JavaScript Libraries category.
⚡ Sites Using Lightbox
We have data on 133,724 websites that use the Lightbox JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Lightbox is 
dropbox.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dropbox.com |
#35 | United States | English |
| 2 | ibm.com | #66 | English | |
| 3 | #74 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 4 |  yelp.com |
#148 | United States | American English |
| 5 | #299 | India | English | |
| 6 | #319 | United States | English | |
| 7 |  sap.com |
#455 | Germany | English |
| 8 | #572 | Germany | German | |
| 9 | #667 | English | ||
| 10 | #670 | Italy | Italian | |
| 11 | #1,014 | United States | English | |
| 12 | #1,246 | United States | English | |
| 13 | #1,624 | Netherlands | English | |
| 14 | #1,633 | Switzerland | English | |
| 15 | #1,804 | United States | English | |
| 16 | #1,833 | Argentina | Spanish | |
| 17 | #2,091 | Germany | German | |
| 18 | #2,193 | Spain | Mexican Spanish | |
| 19 | #2,502 | France | French | |
| 20 | #2,597 | Japan | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Lightbox:
- 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 Lightbox are from the United States, Germany, and Japan.
- United States 17.3%
- Germany 9.9%
- Japan 6.6%
- United Kingdom 5%
- Italy 4.2%
- France 3.8%
- Spain 3.5%
- Poland 3.1%
- Netherlands 2.8%
- Other 43.8%
Most Lightbox users speak English, German, or Japanese.
- English 45.2%
- German 10.2%
- Japanese 5.9%
- Spanish 4.9%
- French 3.9%
- Italian 3.4%
- Russian 3.2%
- Polish 2.7%
- Portuguese 2.6%
- Other 18%
The Lightbox JavaScript library is especially popular on .com, .de, and .org top-level domains.
- .com 38.9%
- .de 6.8%
- .org 6.5%
- .net 2.8%
- .it 2.4%
- .ru 2.1%
- .pl 2.1%
- .co.uk 1.9%
- .jp 1.9%
- Other 34.6%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Lightbox include business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki.
- Business 17.2%
- Marketing/Merchandising 11.7%
- Blogs/Wiki 7.5%
- Education/Reference 7.4%
- Online Shopping 5.5%
- Entertainment 4.8%
- Travel 4.7%
- Internet Services 3.9%
- Sports 3.2%
- Other 34.1%
🔢 Lightbox Versions
The most widespread version of Lightbox is 2.6, used by 41.9% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 29.7% of sites use Lightbox 2.11, and 9.5% use Lightbox 2.7.
- 2.6 41.9%
- 2.11 29.7%
- 2.7 9.5%
- 2.8 7.1%
- 2.10 6.7%
- 2.9 2.5%
- 0.5 0.9%
- 2 0.9%
- 1.0 0.6%
- Other 0.2%
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Where is Lightbox's headquarters?
Lightbox is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Can I use Lightbox for free?
Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.
It is also open source, and you can find its source code on 
GitHub.
Which country uses Lightbox the most?
The majority of Lightbox users are from the United States.
Who uses Lightbox?
According to our data, Lightbox is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as dropbox.com, ibm.com, and globo.com.
Is Lightbox used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by bihar.gov.in and
nps.gov. In total, we found Lightbox on 81 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Lightbox?
Yes, quite a few! Overall, we know of 305 academic websites in the United States that use Lightbox.
How does Lightbox stack up against the competition?
Lightbox is a fairly popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 290 other JavaScript libraries we track.
What are the alternatives to Lightbox?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Lightbox may include Fancyapps,
PhotoSwipe, and jQuery Colorbox.
🗃️ 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 3,431,368 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.