Erlang

Stockholm, Sweden

Erlang is a high-level functional programming language designed for building concurrent, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems.

It provides lightweight processes with isolated memory and asynchronous message passing, supports hot code swapping without downtime, and includes the Erlang/OTP platform with supervision trees, reusable behaviors, and a standard library for scalable applications.

It is widely used in telecommunications, messaging systems, and real-time backend services where high availability is required, powering systems such as WhatsApp, CouchDB, AdRoll, and the English National Health Service infrastructure.

According to our data, Erlang ranks 14th among the programming languages we track.
It has 0.06% of the programming language market share and is detected on 0.05% of all websites.

It is especially popular in the British Virgin Islands, appearing on 11.5% of all websites in the country.

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📊 Rankings and Market Share

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⚡ Sites Built With Erlang

We have data on 2,187 websites that use the Erlang programming language. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Erlang is cars.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 cars.com #5,631 United States English
2 aligntech.com #20,849 English
3 horseracingnation.com #26,046 English
4 camcontacts.com #36,994 United States English
5 openalex.org #38,597 English
6 fotostudio.io #49,382 Belgium American English
7 folksy.com #52,733 United Kingdom English
8 ibjjf.com #64,904 United States English
9 academics.de #66,431 Germany German
10 cruzeiro.com.br #78,774 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
11 tvfanatic.com #80,209 United States English
12 isepstudyabroad.org #91,203 United States English
13 dieblaue24.com #93,154 Germany German
14 quikly.com #95,549 English
15 lmgtfy.app #101,659 English
16 micro-semiconductor.com #102,280 United States English
17 maharam.com #103,565 United States English
18 ntk.nl #111,101 Netherlands Dutch
19 goodgym.org #130,991 United Kingdom English
20 journalismtrustinitiative.org #146,339 France British English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Erlang:

Most of the sites using Erlang are from the British Virgin Islands, the United States, and the Netherlands.

  • British Virgin Islands 31.4%
  • United States 13.1%
  • Netherlands 10.4%
  • Brazil 6.6%
  • Philippines 5.3%
  • Germany 3.2%
  • United Kingdom 2.5%
  • Cyprus 2.3%
  • Japan 1.8%
  • Other 23.4%

Most Erlang users speak English or Portuguese.

  • English 87.4%
  • Portuguese 4.6%
  • German 1.6%
  • French 0.9%
  • Spanish 0.6%
  • Japanese 0.6%
  • Dutch 0.5%
  • Chinese 0.5%
  • Italian 0.4%
  • Other 2.9%

The Erlang programming language is especially popular on .com, .net, and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 50.3%
  • .net 7.4%
  • .org 6.4%
  • .com.br 3.2%
  • .info 1.9%
  • .io 1.9%
  • .ph 1.9%
  • .cc 1.6%
  • .me 1.5%
  • Other 23.9%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Erlang include marketing and merchandising, business, and entertainment.

  • Marketing/Merchandising 11.4%
  • Business 9.3%
  • Entertainment 9%
  • Blogs/Wiki 8.1%
  • Internet Services 6.3%
  • Education/Reference 5.1%
  • Games 3.9%
  • Travel 3.3%
  • Potentially Unwanted Programs 3%
  • Other 40.6%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Erlang alternatives.

RankName
3
Lua
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A lightweight scripting language designed primarily for embedded use in applications.
4
C#
Redmond, Washington, United States

A high-level, statically typed, object-oriented programming language developed for the .NET platform.
6
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.
15
Elixir

A dynamic, functional programming language that compiles to bytecode for the Erlang virtual machine and is designed for building scalable, fault-tolerant applications.
20
Haskell
New York, United States

A statically typed, purely functional programming language with lazy evaluation, designed for building reliable and mathematically consistent software systems.

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Erlang from?

Erlang is from Stockholm, Sweden.

Which country uses Erlang the most?

The majority of Erlang users are from the British Virgin Islands.

Who uses Erlang?

According to our data, Erlang is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as cars.com, aligntech.com, and horseracingnation.com.

Do academic institutions use Erlang?

Yes. Overall, we know of 2 academic websites in the United States that use Erlang.

How does Erlang stack up against the competition?

Erlang is a moderately popular programming language, ranking ahead of 9 other programming languages we track.

What are the alternatives to Erlang?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Erlang may include Elixir, Haskell, and Lua.

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