⚡ Programming Languages in France

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

According to our research, programming languages are detected on 90.3% of websites from France.

⭐ Most Popular in 2025

The following chart shows the top programming languages on websites in France in 2025, based on market share.

The most popular is JavaScript with an impressive share of 92.8%, followed by PHP with 82.2% and C# with 1.7%.

🚀 Highlights

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

✨ Best Programming Languages

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

RankNameMarket share
1 JavaScriptAustin, Texas, United States

An interpreted programming language and core technology of the Web, alongside HTML and CSS.

2 PHP

A widely used free server-side scripting language.

3 C#Redmond, Washington, United States

A high-level, object-oriented programming language used primarily on the .NET platform.

4 Ruby

An interpreted, object-oriented, open-source programming language often used for web development.

5 LuaRio de Janeiro, Brazil

A lightweight scripting language designed primarily for embedded use in applications.

6 JavaAustin, Texas, United States

A multi-platform, object-oriented programming language first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995.

7 TypeScriptRedmond, Washington, United States

A high-level programming language developed by Microsoft that adds static typing to JavaScript.

8 ScalaLausanne, Switzerland

An object-oriented programming language designed to improve and address the limitations of Java.

9 PythonWilmington, Delaware, United States

A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language that is particularly popular in data processing and machine learning.

10 GoMountain View, California, United States

A high-level, statically typed, compiled programming language developed at Google.

11 Perl

A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language.

12 CFMLSan Jose, California, United States

A scripting language for web development, usually associated with Adobe ColdFusion.

13 ErlangStockholm, Sweden

A high-level functional programming language.

14 Elixir

A dynamic, functional language that compiles to bytecode for the Erlang VM.

15 CoffeeScript

A Ruby- and Python-inspired programming language that compiles to JavaScript.

16 DartMountain View, California, United States

An object-oriented, class-based, garbage-collected language developed by Google.

17 HaskellNew York, United States

An advanced, purely functional programming language designed for complex data handling and concurrency.

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