⚡ Programming Languages in Iran

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

Iran is a Western Asian country with a population of over 89 million people.

According to our research, programming languages are detected on 87.8% of websites from Iran.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is JavaScript with an impressive share of 93.5%, followed by PHP with 77.6% and C# with 11.7%.

JavaScript 93.5%
PHP 77.6%
C# 11.7%
TypeScript 0.8%
Lua 0.4%
Python 0.4%
ASP 0.4%
Java 0.3%
Perl 0.04%
Ruby 0.03%
Go 0.03%
Dart 0.03%
CFML 0.02%
CoffeeScript 0.02%

🚀 Highlights

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

4. TypeScript ^(-4)
6. Python ^(-4)
9. Perl ^(-4)
11. Go ^(-1)
12. Dart ^(-5)
14. CoffeeScript ^(-2)

✨ Best Programming Languages

Below is a more detailed list of 15 programming languages used on sites from Iran, 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.	93.5%
2	PHP A widely used free server-side scripting language designed for building dynamic web applications and powering content-driven websites.	77.6%
3	C# Redmond, Washington, United States A high-level, statically typed, object-oriented programming language developed for the .NET platform.	11.7%
4	TypeScript Redmond, Washington, United States A high-level programming language developed by Microsoft that adds static typing to JavaScript.	0.8%
5	Lua Rio de Janeiro, Brazil A lightweight scripting language designed primarily for embedded use in applications.	0.4%
6	Python Wilmington, Delaware, United States A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language that is particularly popular in data processing and machine learning.	0.4%
7	ASP Redmond, Washington, United States A server-side scripting language and dynamic web page engine. FreeLegacy	0.4%
8	Java Austin, Texas, United States A multi-platform, object-oriented programming language first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995.	0.3%
9	Perl A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language.	0.04%
10	Ruby An interpreted, object-oriented, open-source programming language often used for web development.	0.03%
11	Go Mountain View, California, United States A high-level, statically typed, compiled programming language developed at Google.	0.03%
12	Dart Mountain View, California, United States An object-oriented, class-based, garbage-collected language developed by Google.	0.03%
13	CFML San Jose, California, United States A scripting language for web development, usually associated with Adobe ColdFusion.	0.02%
14	CoffeeScript A Ruby- and Python-inspired programming language that compiles to JavaScript.	0.02%
15	Scala Lausanne, Switzerland An object-oriented programming language designed to improve and address the limitations of Java.	0.01%

Data is based on the analysis of 21,370 websites from Iran.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.