⚡ Programming Languages in Macao

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

Macao is an East Asian special administrative region of China with a population of around 690 thousand people.

According to our research, programming languages are detected on 83% of websites from Macao.

Statistics based on 270 analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is JavaScript with a substantial share of 84.8%, followed by PHP with 46% and ASP with 12.5%.

JavaScript 84.8%
PHP 46%
ASP 12.5%
C# 10.3%
Java 8%
Lua 2.2%
TypeScript 1.3%
Ruby 0.4%
Scala 0.4%

🚀 Highlights

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

3. ASP ^(-4)
5. Java ^(-1)
7. TypeScript ^(-2)

✨ Best Programming Languages

Below is a more detailed list of 9 programming languages used on sites from Macao, 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.	84.8%
2	PHP A widely used server-side scripting language for building dynamic web applications.	46%
3	ASP Redmond, Washington, United States A server-side scripting language and dynamic web page engine. FreeLegacy	12.5%
4	C# Redmond, Washington, United States A high-level, statically typed, object-oriented programming language developed for the .NET platform.	10.3%
5	Java Austin, Texas, United States A multi-platform, object-oriented programming language first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995, designed to run across different systems through the Java Virtual Machine.	8%
6	Lua Rio de Janeiro, Brazil A lightweight scripting language designed primarily for embedded use in applications.	2.2%
7	TypeScript Redmond, Washington, United States A high-level programming language developed by Microsoft that adds optional static typing and advanced language features to JavaScript for building complex applications.	1.3%
8	Ruby Matsue, Japan An interpreted, object-oriented, open-source programming language designed for simplicity and productivity, commonly used for web development.	0.4%
9	Scala Lausanne, Switzerland An object-oriented programming language designed to improve and address the limitations of Java.	0.4%

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 270 websites from Macao.
We currently track the presence of 23 programming languages across the web.
Of these, 9 were detected on websites from Macao.
Statistics were last calculated on May 6, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.