Polyfill

London, United Kingdom

Polyfill.io is an open-source JavaScript library that provides modern web API features to older browsers that do not natively support them.

It was originally owned by the Financial Times web team, then moved under community management, and after a supply chain attack in 2024 involving its cdn.polyfill.io domain, the service was discontinued and is now safely mirrored and maintained by Cloudflare and Fastly.

According to our data, Polyfill is the 5th most popular JavaScript library on the web.
It has 10.6% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 7.8% of all websites.

It appears on 18.3% of all websites in Russia, 12.7% in Spain, and 11.4% in Italy.

πŸ’Έ Pricing

Polyfill is available for free.

Free βœ”οΈ Open source

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

πŸ† Polyfill Awards

⚑ Sites Using Polyfill

We have data on 313,701 websites that use the Polyfill JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Polyfill is hostinger.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 hostinger.com #6 Lithuania American English
2 archive.org #38 United States English
3 reddit.com #46 United States American English
4 baidu.com #62 China Chinese
5 theguardian.com #74 United Kingdom English
6 netflix.com #94 United States English
7 amazon.co.uk #122 United States British English
8 reuters.com #128 Switzerland English
9 tilda.cc #150 United Arab Emirates English
10 springer.com #155 Netherlands English
11 shopee.co.id #181 Indonesia
12 bilibili.com #209 China Chinese
13 shein.com #223 Singapore English
14 daum.net #227 Korea Korean
15 librus.pl #230 Poland Polish
16 qq.com #246 China Chinese
17 yandex.com #256 Russia English
18 ok.ru #269 Russia English
19 amazon.it #273 United States British English
20 coupang.com #280 United States Korean

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Polyfill:

Most of the sites using Polyfill are from the United States, Russia, and Japan.

  • United States 17%
  • Russia 7.7%
  • Japan 6.9%
  • United Kingdom 6.4%
  • Spain 4.8%
  • Italy 4.3%
  • France 4.2%
  • Germany 3.8%
  • Australia 3.2%
  • Other 41.7%

Most Polyfill users speak English, Russian, or Spanish.

  • English 48%
  • Russian 7.8%
  • Spanish 6.7%
  • Japanese 6.1%
  • French 4.6%
  • German 4.1%
  • Italian 3.5%
  • Portuguese 2.6%
  • Dutch 2.4%
  • Other 14.2%

The Polyfill JavaScript library is especially popular on .com, .org, and .ru top-level domains.

  • .com 41.1%
  • .org 6.2%
  • .ru 5.6%
  • .co.uk 2.6%
  • .it 2.4%
  • .de 2.3%
  • .net 2.2%
  • .com.au 2.1%
  • .fr 1.7%
  • Other 33.8%

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

  • Business 20.3%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 12.8%
  • Online Shopping 9.2%
  • Education/Reference 6.2%
  • Blogs/Wiki 5.5%
  • Internet Services 4.7%
  • Travel 4.3%
  • Health 3.7%
  • Entertainment 3.6%
  • Other 29.7%

πŸ”’ Polyfill Versions

The most popular version of Polyfill is 3.109, used by 13.7% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 11.8% of sites use Polyfill 1.0, and 11.8% use Polyfill 6.26.

  • 3.109 13.7%
  • 1.0 11.8%
  • 6.26 11.8%
  • 7.12 9.8%
  • 0.1 7.8%
  • 7.0 7.8%
  • 7.11 5.9%
  • 1 3.9%
  • 6.23 3.9%
  • Other 23.6%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Polyfill alternatives.

RankName
11
Modernizr
San Francisco, California, United States

An open-source feature detection library that identifies browser support for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript features and allows websites to adapt accordingly.

FreeOpen source
39
Regenerator
Menlo Park, California, United States

A JavaScript library from Facebook that allows the use of ES6 generators in older browsers.

FreeOpen source
45
Core-js

A modular standard library for JavaScript that provides polyfills for ECMAScript up to 2024: promises, symbols, collections, iterators, typed arrays, and proposals.

FreeOpen source
111
Babel
United States

A JavaScript compiler mainly used to convert ECMAScript 2015+ (ES6) code into an older JavaScript (ES5) version to maximize browser compatibility.

FreeOpen source
118
Fastly Polyfill

A service that reads the User-Agent header of each request and returns polyfills appropriate for the requesting browser.

FreeOpen source

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Polyfill from?

Polyfill is from London, United Kingdom.

Can I use Polyfill for free?

Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.

Which country uses Polyfill the most?

The majority of Polyfill users are from the United States.

Who uses Polyfill?

According to our data, Polyfill is used on thousands of sites, including hostinger.com, archive.org, and reddit.com.

Is Polyfill used on government websites?

In total, we found Polyfill on 127 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Polyfill?

Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 337 academic websites in the United States that use Polyfill.

How does Polyfill compare to the competition?

Polyfill is a very popular JavaScript library, second only to 4 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to Polyfill?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Polyfill may include Regenerator, Babel, and Fastly Polyfill.

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