Foursquare
The Foursquare City Guide was a location-based social networking app that allowed users to discover and review local businesses and attractions. It was discontinued in 2025.
According to our data, Foursquare ranks 49th among the legacy technologies we track.
It has 0.2% of the legacy market share and is detected on 0.03% of all websites.
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Foursquare was available in both free and paid versions.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Legacy
- Rank: 49
- Market share: 0.2%
🏆 Foursquare Awards
- ⬆️ 24th most popular in Greece in the Legacy category.
- ⬆️ 26th most popular in Vietnam in the Legacy category.
- ⬆️ 26th most popular in Belgium in the Legacy category.
- ⬆️ 31st most popular in the Czech Republic in the Legacy category.
- ⬆️ 36th most popular in the United States in the Legacy category.
- ⬆️ 37th most popular in Turkey in the Legacy category.
- ⬆️ 44th most popular in Canada in the Legacy category.
- ⬆️ 45th most popular in Australia in the Legacy category.
⚡ Sites Using Foursquare
We have data on 1,218 websites that use Foursquare legacy technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Foursquare is avis.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #7,174 | United States | American English | |
| 2 | #11,816 | United States | American English | |
| 3 | #18,391 | United States | English | |
| 4 | #24,768 | Vietnam | English | |
| 5 | #27,042 | United States | American English | |
| 6 | #34,625 | United States | English | |
| 7 | foursquare.com | #52,184 | United States | American English |
| 8 | #67,114 | United States | English | |
| 9 | #99,134 | Bulgaria | Bulgarian | |
| 10 | #103,258 | Serbia | Serbian | |
| 11 | #107,600 | United States | American English | |
| 12 | #107,897 | Dominican Republic | Spanish | |
| 13 | #116,439 | United States | English | |
| 14 | #126,817 | Bulgaria | Bulgarian | |
| 15 | #130,929 | Colombia | Spanish | |
| 16 | #134,906 | Bulgaria | Bulgarian | |
| 17 | #135,442 | United States | English | |
| 18 | #136,268 | Bulgaria | Bulgarian | |
| 19 | #150,262 | New Zealand | English | |
| 20 | #161,201 | United States | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Foursquare:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Marketing/Merchandising category.
Most of the sites using Foursquare are from the United States.
- United States 48.7%
- Greece 4.4%
- Vietnam 3.9%
- Canada 3.4%
- Czech Republic 3.4%
- Australia 3.3%
- United Kingdom 3.3%
- Belgium 2.8%
- Turkey 2.5%
- Other 24.3%
Most Foursquare users speak English or Vietnamese.
- English 73.6%
- Vietnamese 3.4%
- Czech 2.6%
- Greek 2.3%
- Turkish 1.8%
- Spanish 1.6%
- Dutch 1.6%
- Hungarian 1.3%
- French 1.2%
- Other 10.6%
Foursquare legacy technology is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 62.2%
- .net 3.4%
- .cz 3%
- .org 2.7%
- .gr 2.6%
- .com.au 2.3%
- .be 2.1%
- .co.uk 1.8%
- .hu 1.2%
- Other 18.7%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Foursquare include marketing and merchandising, business, and travel.
- Marketing/Merchandising 15.6%
- Business 11.6%
- Travel 8.7%
- Blogs/Wiki 8.3%
- Restaurants 8%
- Online Shopping 6.9%
- Health 5.8%
- Internet Services 5.1%
- Education/Reference 4.7%
- Other 25.3%
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Where is Foursquare's headquarters?
Foursquare was located in New York, United States.
Can I use Foursquare for free?
Yes, there was a free version with limited functionality.
Which country uses Foursquare the most?
The majority of Foursquare users are from the United States.
Who uses Foursquare?
According to our data, Foursquare is used on over a thousand sites, including such established ones as avis.com,
montana.edu, and
dynu.com.
Do academic institutions use Foursquare?
Yes. The most prominent of these are montana.edu,
singidunum.ac.rs, and
unapec.edu.do. Overall, we know of 10 academic websites in the United States that use Foursquare.
How does Foursquare compare to its competitors?
Foursquare is a moderately popular legacy technology, ranking ahead of 70 other legacy technologies we track.
What are the alternatives to Foursquare?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Foursquare may include 
Google URL Shortener, 
AddThis, and 
Messenger Customer Chat.
🗃️ 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 3,531,690 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.