Prerender
The rel="prerender" attribute on HTML <link> elements.
According to our data, Prerender ranks 22th among the performance technologies we track.
It has 0.2% of the performance market share and is detected on 0.09% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔗 Links
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Performance
- Rank: 22
- Market share: 0.2%
- Standards
- Rank: 34
- Market share: 0.1%
🏆 Prerender Awards
- 🔥 17th most popular in Japan in the Performance category.
- 🔥 19th most popular in the United States in the Performance category.
- 🔥 19th most popular in Australia in the Performance category.
- 🔥 20th most popular in Italy in the Performance category.
- 🔥 20th most popular in Vietnam in the Performance category.
- 🔥 20th most popular in South Africa in the Performance category.
- ⬆️ 21st most popular in the Netherlands in the Performance category.
- ⬆️ 21st most popular in Belgium in the Performance category.
- ⬆️ 21st most popular in the Czech Republic in the Performance category.
- ⬆️ 22nd most popular in France in the Performance category.
⚡ Sites Using Prerender
We have data on 3,119 websites that use Prerender performance technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Prerender is maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | |||
| 2 | #5,406 | United States | English | |
| 3 | #6,629 | Italy | Italian | |
| 4 | #6,637 | United States | English | |
| 5 | #7,094 | Portugal | Portuguese | |
| 6 | #7,105 | Spain | Catalan | |
| 7 | #7,655 | France | English | |
| 8 | #7,822 | United States | Spanish | |
| 9 | #9,124 | Austria | English | |
| 10 | #10,274 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 11 | #12,332 | English | ||
| 12 |  yahooinc.com |
#13,387 | United States | English |
| 13 | #14,691 | English | ||
| 14 | #15,775 | Hong Kong | English | |
| 15 | #19,618 | American English | ||
| 16 | #20,021 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 17 | #20,088 | English | ||
| 18 | #21,165 | United States | English | |
| 19 | #23,580 | United States | English | |
| 20 | #23,676 | Japan | Japanese |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Prerender:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Prerender are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 31.9%
- Germany 6.2%
- United Kingdom 5.4%
- Netherlands 4.6%
- France 4.5%
- Japan 4.5%
- Italy 4%
- Australia 3.6%
- Canada 2.8%
- Other 32.5%
Most Prerender users speak English, German, or Spanish.
- English 67.5%
- German 4.9%
- Spanish 4%
- French 3.3%
- Japanese 3.2%
- Dutch 3.2%
- Italian 2.9%
- Portuguese 1.6%
- Russian 1.5%
- Other 7.9%
Prerender performance technology is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 54%
- .org 6.8%
- .net 3.2%
- .de 2.9%
- .nl 1.9%
- .it 1.9%
- .com.au 1.6%
- .io 1.5%
- .fr 1.4%
- Other 24.8%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Prerender include business, blogs and wiki, and marketing and merchandising.
- Business 16.6%
- Blogs/Wiki 13.6%
- Marketing/Merchandising 8.7%
- Internet Services 6.6%
- Entertainment 5.4%
- Online Shopping 4.7%
- Education/Reference 4.7%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 2.8%
- Health 2.7%
- Other 34.2%
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Instant.Page💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Which country uses Prerender the most?
The majority of Prerender users are from the United States.
Who uses Prerender?
According to our data, Prerender is used on thousands of sites, including maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com,
scribehow.com, and
fastweb.it.
Is Prerender used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by pr.gov. Overall, we found Prerender on 2 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Prerender?
Yes. In total, we know of 4 academic websites in the United States that use Prerender.
How does Prerender compare to its competitors?
Prerender is a moderately popular performance technology, ranking ahead of 10 other performance technologies we track.
What are the alternatives to Prerender?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Prerender may include 
DNS Prefetch, Preconnect, and Preload.