SWFObject

SWFObject is a deprecated framework for detecting the Adobe Flash Player plugin and embedding Flash (swf) files.

According to our data, SWFObject ranks 90th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 0.4% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 0.3% of all websites.

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

💸 Pricing

SWFObject is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 SWFObject Awards

⚡ Sites Using SWFObject

We have data on 11,307 websites that use the SWFObject JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using SWFObject is dlsite.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 dlsite.com #409 Japan Japanese
2 plazavea.com.pe #3,318 Peru Spanish
3 oechsle.pe #3,991 Peru Spanish
4 promart.pe #4,304 Peru Spanish
5 plovdiv24.bg #4,462 Bulgaria Bulgarian
6 drogariasaopaulo.com.br #4,833 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
7 biedronka.pl #5,357 Poland Polish
8 aegeanair.com #5,902 Greece English
9 on.cc #6,014 Hong Kong Chinese
10 garant.ru #6,117 Russia Russian
11 shufoo.net #6,430 Japan Japanese
12 moh.gov.my #6,676 Malaysia English
13 montbell.jp #7,781 Japan Japanese
14 zaxid.net #8,906 Ukraine Ukrainian
15 cctv.com #9,129 China Chinese
16 focus-news.net #9,423 Bulgaria Bulgarian
17 live24.gr #9,817 Greece Greek
18 drogariaspacheco.com.br #10,029 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
19 dinos.co.jp #10,202 Japan Japanese
20 bernama.com #10,281 Malaysia English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use SWFObject:

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

  • United States 19%
  • Russia 7.3%
  • Japan 6.2%
  • Germany 4.8%
  • United Kingdom 4.4%
  • France 4.2%
  • Poland 4.1%
  • Italy 3.5%
  • Spain 2.9%
  • Other 43.6%

Most SWFObject users speak English, Russian, or Japanese.

  • English 40.7%
  • Russian 8.4%
  • Japanese 5.7%
  • Spanish 5%
  • Chinese 4.7%
  • German 4.5%
  • French 4%
  • Polish 3.6%
  • Portuguese 3.1%
  • Other 20.3%

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

  • .com 39.8%
  • .org 6.3%
  • .ru 5.7%
  • .net 4%
  • .de 2.9%
  • .pl 2.7%
  • .it 2%
  • .com.br 2%
  • .jp 1.7%
  • Other 32.9%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing SWFObject include business, marketing and merchandising, and education and reference.

  • Business 14.2%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 9.7%
  • Education/Reference 8.2%
  • Entertainment 6.9%
  • Blogs/Wiki 6.6%
  • Online Shopping 4.9%
  • Travel 4.4%
  • General News 4%
  • Internet Services 3.7%
  • Other 37.4%

🔢 SWFObject Versions

The most widespread version of SWFObject is 2.2, used by 76.4% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 17.7% of sites use SWFObject 2.1, and 2.5% use SWFObject 2.

  • 2.2 76.4%
  • 2.1 17.7%
  • 2 2.5%
  • 1.5 1.4%
  • 22 0.6%
  • 1.1 0.5%
  • 2.3 0.5%
  • 15 0.4%
  • 1.9 0.1%
  • 2.0 0.1%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best SWFObject alternatives.

RankName
1
jQuery
San Francisco, California, United States

A fast, small, feature-rich JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, event handling, CSS animations, and Ajax.

FreeOpen source
8
🍪 JS Cookie
Germany

A simple, lightweight JavaScript library for handling browser cookies.

FreeOpen source
12
Modernizr

A JavaScript library that detects the availability of HTML, CSS and JavaScript features in the user's browser.

FreeOpen source
229
Ruffle

An Adobe Flash Player emulator written in the Rust programming language.

FreeOpen source
247
HInclude

Allows HTML from other pages to be included in a web page using the tag.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use SWFObject for free?

Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.

Which country uses SWFObject the most?

The majority of SWFObject users are from the United States.

Who uses SWFObject?

According to our data, SWFObject is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as plazavea.com.pe, oechsle.pe, and promart.pe.

Is SWFObject used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by moh.gov.my. In total, we found SWFObject on 2 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use SWFObject?

Yes. Overall, we know of 13 academic websites in the United States that use SWFObject.

How does SWFObject compare to its competitors?

SWFObject is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 221 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to SWFObject?

Alternatives and possible competitors to SWFObject may include Ruffle, HInclude, and jQuery.

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