CSP

W3C, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

The Content-Security-Policy HTTP response header and meta tag are used to control what resources a given page can load.

According to our data, CSP is the 6th most popular networking technology on the web.
It has 14.9% of the networking market share and is present on 13.6% of all websites.

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

πŸ† CSP Awards

⚑ Sites Using CSP

We have data on 453,497 websites that use CSP networking technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using CSP is google.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 google.com #1 United States English
2 facebook.com #2 United States English
3 youtube.com #4 United States English
4 instagram.com #5 United States English
5 office.com #7 United States American English
6 apple.com #8 United States American English
7 linkedin.com #9 United States English
8 x.com #12 English
9 github.com #13 United States English
10 bing.com #14 United States English
11 pinterest.com #15 English
12 yahoo.com #16 United States American English
13 tiktok.com #18 Cayman Islands English
14 netflix.com #19 United States English
15 spotify.com #22 Sweden English
16 vimeo.com #23 United States English
17 xhamster.com #24 English
18 icloud.com #29 United States American English
19 msn.com #30 United States American English
20 flickr.com #32 English

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use CSP:

Most of the sites using CSP are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

  • United States 26.2%
  • United Kingdom 7.2%
  • Germany 6.1%
  • India 5.3%
  • France 4.2%
  • Netherlands 3.4%
  • Australia 3.2%
  • Brazil 3%
  • Canada 2.8%
  • Other 38.6%

Most CSP users speak English, German, or Spanish.

  • English 64.5%
  • German 4.9%
  • Spanish 4.9%
  • French 3.4%
  • Portuguese 2.8%
  • Dutch 2.1%
  • Japanese 1.8%
  • Chinese 1.6%
  • Italian 1.4%
  • Other 12.6%

CSP networking technology is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 49.9%
  • .org 5.5%
  • .de 3.2%
  • .co.uk 2.6%
  • .net 2.3%
  • .com.au 1.8%
  • .com.br 1.7%
  • .nl 1.7%
  • .fr 1.5%
  • Other 29.8%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing CSP include business, online shopping, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Business 17.5%
  • Online Shopping 14.2%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 9.7%
  • Education/Reference 6%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4.7%
  • Internet Services 4.6%
  • Health 3.3%
  • Finance/Banking 3.1%
  • Software/Hardware 3%
  • Other 33.9%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best CSP alternatives.

RankName
1
TLS
Fremont, California, United States

A cryptographic protocol that provides end-to-end encryption of data transmitted over the Internet, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and authentication between communicating systems.

2
HTTP 2+
Fremont, California, United States

An application-layer protocol used to transfer resources such as HTML documents, images, and other web content, forming the foundation of data communication in web browsers.

3
Cookies
Fremont, California, United States

Small pieces of data that a website sends to a visitor's web browser when they visit.

4
HSTS
Fremont, California, United States

The HTTP Strict Transport Security standard ensures that a user's browser always connects to a website using HTTPS.

5
β™― ETag
Fremont, California, United States

An identifier for a specific version of a resource that is used for cache validation.

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind CSP?

CSP is owned by World Wide Web Consortium, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Which country uses CSP the most?

The majority of CSP users are from the United States.

Who uses CSP?

According to our data, CSP is used on thousands of sites, including google.com, facebook.com, and youtube.com.

Is CSP used on government websites?

In total, we found CSP on 1,383 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use CSP?

Yes, quite a few! Overall, we know of 1,000 academic websites in the United States that use CSP.

How does CSP stack up against its competitors?

CSP is a moderately popular networking technology, ranking ahead of 4 other networking technologies we track.

What are the alternatives to CSP?

Alternatives and possible competitors to CSP may include TLS, HTTP 2+, and Cookies.

πŸ‘‰ See Also

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