OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is a free, editable world map that is being built by volunteers largely from scratch and released with an open-content license.
According to our data, OpenStreetMap is the second most popular map service on the web.
It has 2.5% of the map market share and is detected on 0.2% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔗 Links
Wikipedia💸 Pricing
OpenStreetMap is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Maps
- Rank: 2
- Market share: 2.5%
🏆 OpenStreetMap Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Germany in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in France in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Italy in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Poland in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Spain in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Switzerland in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Belgium in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Austria in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Brazil in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Vietnam in the Maps category.
⚡ Sites Using OpenStreetMap
We have data on 6,044 websites that use the OpenStreetMap service. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using OpenStreetMap is paypal.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | paypal.com | #36 | United States | American English |
| 2 | #283 | France | French | |
| 3 | #706 | Iran | Persian | |
| 4 | #975 | United States | American English | |
| 5 | #1,822 | Colombia | Spanish | |
| 6 | #1,866 | Spain | Catalan | |
| 7 | #2,269 | Iran | Persian | |
| 8 | #3,101 | Brazil | Spanish | |
| 9 | #4,252 | Romania | Romanian | |
| 10 | #5,574 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 11 | #5,835 | United States | English | |
| 12 | #5,875 | United States | English | |
| 13 | #5,928 | Turkey | English | |
| 14 | #6,305 | Argentina | European Spanish | |
| 15 | #6,342 | Latvia | English | |
| 16 | #6,406 | Switzerland | English | |
| 17 | #6,720 | English | ||
| 18 | #6,805 | United States | English | |
| 19 | #7,068 | Italy | English | |
| 20 | #7,189 | Mexico | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use OpenStreetMap:
- are located in Germany
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using OpenStreetMap are from Germany, the United States, and France.
- Germany 19%
- United States 13.7%
- France 10.5%
- Italy 4.9%
- United Kingdom 4.8%
- Poland 4%
- Spain 3.6%
- Netherlands 3%
- Switzerland 2.7%
- Other 33.8%
Most OpenStreetMap users speak English, German, or French.
- English 35.8%
- German 20%
- French 10.9%
- Spanish 4.8%
- Italian 4.3%
- Dutch 3.8%
- Polish 3.6%
- Vietnamese 1.9%
- Czech 1.7%
- Other 13.2%
The OpenStreetMap service is especially popular on .com, .de, and .fr top-level domains.
- .com 28.3%
- .de 14.8%
- .fr 5.4%
- .org 5.2%
- .it 3.4%
- .pl 3%
- .net 2.3%
- .nl 2.3%
- .co.uk 2.3%
- Other 33%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing OpenStreetMap include business, marketing and merchandising, and public information.
- Business 14.3%
- Marketing/Merchandising 11.9%
- Public Information 8.9%
- Travel 8.6%
- Education/Reference 7%
- Government/Military 5.5%
- Online Shopping 5.4%
- Internet Services 4.5%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 4.1%
- Other 29.8%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is OpenStreetMap's headquarters?
OpenStreetMap is located in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Can I use OpenStreetMap for free?
Yes, it is a free map service.
Which country uses OpenStreetMap the most?
The majority of OpenStreetMap users are from Germany.
Who uses OpenStreetMap?
According to our data, OpenStreetMap is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as paypal.com, impots.gouv.fr, and
divar.ir.
Is OpenStreetMap used on government websites?
Overall, we found OpenStreetMap on 17 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use OpenStreetMap?
Yes. The most notable of these is utn.edu.ar. In total, we know of 2 academic websites in the United States that use OpenStreetMap.
How does OpenStreetMap compare to its competitors?
OpenStreetMap is one of the most popular map services, second only to 
Google Maps.
What are the alternatives to OpenStreetMap?
Alternatives and possible competitors to OpenStreetMap may include Google Maps, Mapbox, and
Yandex Maps.
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