QUIC

IETF, Fremont, California, United States

QUIC is a transport layer network protocol built on UDP that provides encrypted, low-latency data transfer, underpins HTTP/3, and was originally developed by Google.

It combines transport and security in a single protocol, establishes connections in as little as one round trip, supports multiple independent streams within a single connection to avoid blocking, and preserves sessions when a device changes IP address or network.

Using QUIC reduces page load times, improves performance on high-latency or unstable networks, and supports reliable delivery for web browsing, media streaming, and real-time communication services.

According to our data, QUIC is the 8th most popular networking technology on the web.
It has 6.3% of the networking market share and is detected on 5.8% of all websites.

Statistics based on 3.5M+ analyzed websites. About this data

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 QUIC Awards

⚡ Sites Using QUIC

We have data on 204,334 websites that use QUIC networking technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using QUIC is promiedos.com.ar.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 promiedos.com.ar #686 Argentina Spanish
2 delgarm.com #762 Iran Persian
3 upmusics.com #858 United Kingdom Persian
4 musicdel.ir #900 Iran Persian
5 slack.com #1,026 United States American English
6 xiaohongshu.com #1,138 China Chinese
7 zhihu.com #1,233 China Chinese
8 barox.ch #1,325 Switzerland German
9 cifraclub.com.br #3,333 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
10 lvbp.com #3,789 Chile Spanish
11 komiku.org #3,847 Russia Indonesian
12 bestialitysextaboo.net #4,361 Spain English
13 hihi2.com #4,582 Finland Arabic
14 aflamk1.net #4,611 United States Arabic
15 modaselvim.com #4,785 Turkey English
16 iranjib.ir #4,861 Iran Persian
17 musicsweb.ir #4,936 Iran Persian
18 magerta.ir #4,954 Iran Persian
19 asrmusics.com #5,152 Denmark Persian
20 leaktube.net #5,209 United States American English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use QUIC:

Most of the sites using QUIC are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

  • United States 13.2%
  • United Kingdom 7.2%
  • Australia 6.5%
  • India 5.1%
  • Poland 4.7%
  • Netherlands 4.3%
  • Turkey 4%
  • Iran 3.6%
  • Brazil 3.4%
  • Other 48%

Most QUIC users speak English, Spanish, or Persian.

  • English 47%
  • Spanish 7.8%
  • Persian 5.2%
  • Polish 4.4%
  • Turkish 3.8%
  • Portuguese 3.5%
  • Vietnamese 2.9%
  • Dutch 2.8%
  • Italian 2.5%
  • Other 20.1%

QUIC networking technology is especially popular on .com top-level domains.

  • .com 40.1%
  • .com.au 4.5%
  • .org 4.4%
  • .pl 3.5%
  • .co.uk 2.8%
  • .net 2.8%
  • .nl 2.5%
  • .com.br 2.5%
  • .ir 2.1%
  • Other 34.8%

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

  • Business 18.1%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 11.2%
  • Online Shopping 8.9%
  • Blogs/Wiki 8.8%
  • Internet Services 6.5%
  • Education/Reference 6.3%
  • Travel 4.6%
  • Entertainment 4.2%
  • Health 3.3%
  • Other 28.1%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best QUIC 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 stores in a visitor's web browser to preserve information between page requests and browsing sessions.
4
HSTS
Fremont, California, United States

A web security mechanism that ensures a user's browser always connects to a website using HTTPS, preventing insecure HTTP access.
5
♯ ETag
Fremont, California, United States

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

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind QUIC?

QUIC is owned by Internet Engineering Task Force, headquartered in Fremont, California, United States.

Which country uses QUIC the most?

The majority of QUIC users are from the United States.

Who uses QUIC?

According to our data, QUIC is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as promiedos.com.ar, delgarm.com, and upmusics.com.

Is QUIC used on government websites?

Overall, we found QUIC on 27 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use QUIC?

Yes. In total, we know of 56 academic websites in the United States that use QUIC.

How does QUIC compare to its competitors?

QUIC is a moderately popular networking technology, ranking ahead of 2 other networking technologies we track.

What are the alternatives to QUIC?

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

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