⚡ Open-Source Licenses in Russia

Software licenses are legal agreements that explain how software can be used, modified, and redistributed by others.

Russia is a Eurasian country with a population of around 144 million people.

According to our statistics, open-source licenses are detected on 0.3% of websites from Russia.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top licenses on websites in Russia in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Creative Commons, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 85.3% share.
It is followed by GNU with 12.7% and MIT with 1.7%.

✨ Top Licenses

Below is a more detailed list of 5 licenses used on sites from Russia, ranked by their market share.

RankNameMarket share
1
Creative Commons
Mountain View, California, United States

Creative Commons licenses are a set of standardized copyright licenses that let creators share their works with the public while clearly defining how others may use, remix, or redistribute them under specific conditions.
2
GNU
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The GNU General Public Licenses are a family of free, copyleft software licenses created to guarantee users the freedom to run, study, share, and modify software while ensuring those freedoms are preserved when the software is distributed.
3
MIT
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A permissive software license that allows reuse, modification, distribution, and commercial use without requiring source code disclosure.
4
Apache
Wilmington, Delaware, United States

A permissive software license that allows use, modification, distribution, and commercial use without requiring source code disclosure.
5
BSD
Boulder, Colorado, United States

BSD licenses are a family of permissive free software licenses that allow software to be used, modified, and redistributed with minimal restrictions.

👉 See Also

Data is based on the analysis of 90,572 websites from Russia.
Statistics were last calculated on .
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.