⚡ Programming Languages in China

Programming languages are computer languages composed of instructions, syntax, and rules used by developers to create software such as applications and websites.

China is an East Asian country with a population of around 1.4 billion people.

According to our research, programming languages are detected on 80.7% of websites from China.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top programming languages on websites in China in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is JavaScript with a substantial share of 84.5%, followed by PHP with 44.6% and C# with 13%.

JavaScript 84.5%
PHP 44.6%
C# 13%
Lua 7.6%
ASP 5.3%
Java 3.7%
Ruby 0.7%
TypeScript 0.3%
Go 0.1%
Python 0.1%
Perl 0.05%
Scala 0.03%
CFML 0.02%
Elixir 0.003%
Dart 0.001%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top languages that are more popular in China than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

5. ASP ^(-2)
9. Go ^(-3)
11. Perl ^(-2)
14. Elixir ^(-1)
15. Dart ^(-2)
16. C ^(-2)
17. Rust ^(-3)

✨ Best Programming Languages

Below is a more detailed list of 17 programming languages used on sites from China, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	JavaScript Austin, Texas, United States An interpreted programming language and a core technology of the web, alongside HTML and CSS, used to add interactivity and logic to websites and web applications.	84.5%
2	PHP A widely used free server-side scripting language designed for building dynamic web applications and powering content-driven websites.	44.6%
3	C# Redmond, Washington, United States A high-level, statically typed, object-oriented programming language developed for the .NET platform.	13%
4	Lua Rio de Janeiro, Brazil A lightweight scripting language designed primarily for embedded use in applications.	7.6%
5	ASP Redmond, Washington, United States A server-side scripting language and dynamic web page engine. FreeLegacy	5.3%
6	Java Austin, Texas, United States A multi-platform, object-oriented programming language first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995.	3.7%
7	Ruby An interpreted, object-oriented, open-source programming language often used for web development.	0.7%
8	TypeScript Redmond, Washington, United States A high-level programming language developed by Microsoft that adds static typing to JavaScript.	0.3%
9	Go Mountain View, California, United States A high-level, statically typed, compiled programming language developed at Google.	0.1%
10	Python Wilmington, Delaware, United States A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language that is particularly popular in data processing and machine learning.	0.1%
11	Perl A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language.	0.05%
12	Scala Lausanne, Switzerland An object-oriented programming language designed to improve and address the limitations of Java.	0.03%
13	CFML San Jose, California, United States A scripting language for web development, usually associated with Adobe ColdFusion.	0.02%
14	Elixir A dynamic, functional language that compiles to bytecode for the Erlang VM.	0.003%
15	Dart Mountain View, California, United States An object-oriented, class-based, garbage-collected language developed by Google.	0.001%
16	C A high-level, compiled programming language known for its efficiency and portability.	0.001%
17	Rust Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States A systems programming language developed at Mozilla with a focus on performance, type safety, and concurrency.	0.001%

👉 See Also

🌎 Programming Languages in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 82,655 websites from China.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.