Google Front End
Google, Mountain View, California, United StatesGoogle Front End (GFE) is Google's globally distributed reverse proxy that accepts client connections at the network edge and routes requests to Google services.
It provides TLS termination, request routing, load balancing, and protection against denial-of-service attacks, and is available only as the underlying infrastructure for Google Cloud Load Balancing and other Google services.
According to our data, Google Front End ranks 11th among the load balancers we track.
It has 2.2% of the load balancer market share and is detected on 0.2% of all websites.
It is especially popular in Japan, appearing on 0.4% of all websites in the country.
- π Website
πΈ Pricing
π Rankings and Market Share
- Load Balancers
- Rank: 11
- Market share: 2.2%
π Google Front End Awards
- β 4th most popular in Japan in the Load Balancers category.
- β 5th most popular in Taiwan in the Load Balancers category.
- β 7th most popular in Finland in the Load Balancers category.
- β 8th most popular in Sweden in the Load Balancers category.
- β 10th most popular in Brazil in the Load Balancers category.
- β 10th most popular in the Netherlands in the Load Balancers category.
- β 10th most popular in India in the Load Balancers category.
- π₯ 11st most popular in Germany in the Load Balancers category.
- π₯ 11st most popular in France in the Load Balancers category.
- π₯ 11st most popular in Switzerland in the Load Balancers category.
β‘ Sites Using Google Front End
We have data on 6,147 websites that use the Google Front End load balancer. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Google Front End is 
arxiv.org.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arxiv.org |
#115 | United States | English |
| 2 | #201 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 3 |  developers.google.com |
United States | English | |
| 4 | #248 | United States | English | |
| 5 | #391 | English | ||
| 6 | #441 | Sweden | Swedish | |
| 7 | #533 | United States | English | |
| 8 | #996 | United Kingdom | British English | |
| 9 | blog.google |
#1,012 | United States | American English |
| 10 | #1,148 | India | English | |
| 11 |  waze.com |
#1,289 | United States | English |
| 12 | apis.google.com |
United States | English | |
| 13 |  developer.mozilla.org |
United States | American English | |
| 14 | #1,590 | Sweden | Swedish | |
| 15 | #1,601 | United States | American English | |
| 16 | #1,620 | United States | English | |
| 17 |  shopifycloud.com |
#1,633 | Canada | |
| 18 | #1,899 | Sweden | Swedish | |
| 19 | #2,060 | English | ||
| 20 | #2,230 | India | English |
π Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Google Front End:
- are located in Japan
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Google Front End are from Japan and the United States.
- Japan 22.4%
- United States 21.3%
- Sweden 4.6%
- United Kingdom 3.7%
- Germany 3.5%
- Taiwan 3.1%
- France 3%
- Brazil 2.7%
- Spain 2.6%
- Other 33.1%
Most Google Front End users speak English, Japanese, or Spanish.
- English 60.5%
- Japanese 15.1%
- Spanish 4%
- Swedish 2.8%
- French 2.6%
- German 2.5%
- Chinese 2.4%
- Portuguese 2%
- Finnish 1.1%
- Other 7%
The Google Front End load balancer is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 46.5%
- .jp 4.9%
- .org 3%
- .co.jp 2.8%
- .se 2.4%
- .net 2.3%
- .io 2%
- .com.br 1.7%
- .co 1.3%
- Other 33.1%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Google Front End include business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping.
- Business 18.7%
- Marketing/Merchandising 9.1%
- Online Shopping 7.3%
- Internet Services 6%
- Entertainment 5.6%
- General News 5.3%
- Travel 4.6%
- Education/Reference 4.5%
- Software/Hardware 4.1%
- Other 34.8%
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π¬ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Google Front End?
Google Front End is owned by Google LLC, headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States.
Which country uses Google Front End the most?
The majority of Google Front End users are from Japan.
Who uses Google Front End?
According to our data, Google Front End is used on thousands of sites, including arxiv.org, auone.jp, and
developers.google.com.
Is Google Front End used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by meripehchaan.gov.in.
Do academic institutions use Google Front End?
Yes. In total, we know of 4 academic websites in the United States that use Google Front End.
How does Google Front End stack up against the competition?
Google Front End is a moderately popular load balancer, ranking ahead of 13 other load balancers we track.
What are the alternatives to Google Front End?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Google Front End may include Google Cloud Load Balancing, 
Varnish, and 
Caddy.
π See Also
- β¨ Related technologies
- πΌ All technologies from Google
Google Cloud Run
Google Cloud StorageποΈ 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 3,976,354 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.