SWFObject

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

According to our data, SWFObject ranks 104th 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 3.8M+ 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 9,980 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 drogariasaopaulo.com.br #4,833 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
6 almstba.tv #5,183 Arabic
7 biedronka.pl #5,357 Poland Polish
8 aegeanair.com #5,902 Greece English
9 on.cc #6,014 Hong Kong Chinese
10 shufoo.net #6,430 Japan Japanese
11 montbell.jp #7,781 Japan Japanese
12 zaxid.net #8,906 Ukraine Ukrainian
13 cctv.com #9,129 China Chinese
14 pronosoft.com #9,587 France French
15 live24.gr #9,817 Greece Greek
16 drogariaspacheco.com.br #10,029 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
17 unesa.ac.id #10,067 Indonesia Indonesian
18 dinos.co.jp #10,202 Japan Japanese
19 bernama.com #10,281 Malaysia English
20 slovensko.sk #11,861 Slovakia Slovak

📈 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 17.4%
  • Russia 8%
  • Japan 7.2%
  • Poland 4.8%
  • United Kingdom 4.5%
  • Germany 4.4%
  • France 3.8%
  • Italy 3.5%
  • Spain 2.9%
  • Other 43.5%

Most SWFObject users speak English, Russian, or Japanese.

  • English 39.2%
  • Russian 8.9%
  • Japanese 6.5%
  • Spanish 5%
  • German 4.3%
  • Polish 4.2%
  • French 3.9%
  • Chinese 3.8%
  • Portuguese 3.2%
  • Other 21%

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

  • .com 37.6%
  • .org 6.6%
  • .ru 6.1%
  • .net 3.8%
  • .pl 3.2%
  • .de 2.8%
  • .com.br 2%
  • .jp 2%
  • .it 1.9%
  • Other 34%

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

  • Business 14%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 9.3%
  • Education/Reference 8.7%
  • Entertainment 6.5%
  • Blogs/Wiki 6.5%
  • Online Shopping 5.2%
  • General News 4%
  • Travel 4%
  • Internet Services 3.6%
  • Other 38.2%

🔢 SWFObject Versions

The most widespread version of SWFObject is 2.2, used by 75.2% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 19% of sites use SWFObject 2.1, and 2.9% use SWFObject 2.

  • 2.2 75.2%
  • 2.1 19%
  • 2 2.9%
  • 22 0.8%
  • 1.1 0.5%
  • 1.5 0.5%
  • 2.3 0.4%
  • 1.4 0.3%
  • 15 0.3%
  • Other 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
10
🍪 JS Cookie
Germany

An open-source, lightweight JavaScript library for managing browser cookies.

FreeOpen source
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
234
Ruffle

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

FreeOpen source
250
HInclude

Allows HTML from other pages to be included in a web page using the <hx:include> 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?

In total, we found SWFObject on 2 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use SWFObject?

Yes. The most prominent of these is unesa.ac.id. Overall, we know of 13 academic websites in the United States that use SWFObject.

How does SWFObject compare to the competition?

SWFObject is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 208 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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