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 third most popular map service on the web.
It has 3% of the map market share and is detected on 0.3% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔗 Links
💸 Pricing
OpenStreetMap is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Maps
- Rank: 3
- Market share: 3%
🏆 OpenStreetMap Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Germany in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in France in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Poland in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Italy in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Spain in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Belgium in the Maps category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Switzerland 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 8,923 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 |
#45 | United States | American English |
| 2 |  en.wikipedia.org |
United States | English | |
| 3 | #342 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 4 | #731 | Iran | Persian | |
| 5 | #994 | American English | ||
| 6 | #1,092 | Indonesia | Indonesian | |
| 7 | #1,162 | France | French | |
| 8 | #1,249 | France | French | |
| 9 | #1,317 | United States | English | |
| 10 | #2,221 | Iran | Persian | |
| 11 | #2,707 | Colombia | Spanish | |
| 12 | #2,831 | Spain | Spanish | |
| 13 | #2,860 | India | English | |
| 14 | #2,946 | Turkey | Persian | |
| 15 | #3,184 | Brazil | Spanish | |
| 16 | #3,601 | Spain | Catalan | |
| 17 | #3,819 | Romania | Romanian | |
| 18 | #5,341 | English | ||
| 19 | #5,486 | Switzerland | English | |
| 20 | #5,966 | Argentina | European Spanish |
📈 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, France, and the United States.
- Germany 17.5%
- France 11.7%
- United States 11.2%
- Poland 5%
- Italy 4.8%
- United Kingdom 4.4%
- Spain 4%
- Netherlands 3.6%
- Belgium 2.6%
- Other 35.2%
Most OpenStreetMap users speak English, German, or French.
- English 34.5%
- German 18.2%
- French 11.5%
- Spanish 5.4%
- Polish 4.5%
- Dutch 4.2%
- Italian 4.1%
- Czech 1.8%
- Portuguese 1.7%
- Other 14.1%
The OpenStreetMap service is especially popular on .com, .de, and .fr top-level domains.
- .com 27.5%
- .de 13.2%
- .fr 5.7%
- .org 5.2%
- .pl 3.5%
- .it 3.2%
- .nl 2.7%
- .net 2.2%
- .be 2.1%
- Other 34.7%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing OpenStreetMap include business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping.
- Business 15.8%
- Marketing/Merchandising 11.1%
- Online Shopping 8.2%
- Travel 8%
- Public Information 7.6%
- Education/Reference 6.5%
- Government/Military 4.3%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 4%
- Health 3.7%
- Other 30.8%
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Apple Maps💬 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 paypal.com, en.wikipedia.org, and sagepub.com.
Is OpenStreetMap used on government websites?
Overall, we found OpenStreetMap on 34 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use OpenStreetMap?
Yes. The most prominent of these is utn.edu.ar. In total, we know of 5 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 and 
Yandex Maps.
What are the alternatives to OpenStreetMap?
Alternatives and possible competitors to OpenStreetMap may include Google Maps, Mapbox, and
ArcGIS.