Go
Google, Mountain View, California, United StatesGo, also known as Golang, is a high-level, statically typed, compiled programming language developed at Google for building efficient, scalable software and backend services.
It features garbage collection, fast compilation, a large standard library, and built-in concurrency using goroutines and channels based on the communicating sequential processes model, where goroutines can start with about 2 KB of stack memory and scale to handle hundreds of thousands of concurrent tasks.
Go is widely used in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and microservice architectures, powering applications such as 
Docker, 
Kubernetes, and 
Caddy, along with the backend platforms of Google and online marketplaces like 
Mercado Libre, 
Ozon, and 
Wildberries.
According to our data, Go ranks 12th among the programming languages we track.
It has 0.2% of the programming language market share and is detected on 0.1% of all websites.
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Stack Overflow📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Programming Languages
- Rank: 12
- Market share: 0.2%
- Platforms
- Rank: 8
- Market share: 0.2%
🏆 Go Awards
- ⭐ 6th most popular in China in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Germany in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in France in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in the Netherlands in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Japan in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in India in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Russia in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Poland in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Finland in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Austria in the Platforms category.
⚡ Sites Built With Go
We have data on 4,900 websites that use the Go programming language. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Go is 
twitch.tv.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | twitch.tv |
#42 | United States | English |
| 2 |  uber.com |
#117 | United States | English |
| 3 | #280 | American English | ||
| 4 | mercadolibre.com.ar |
#322 | Argentina | Spanish |
| 5 |  gitlab.com |
#326 | United States | American English |
| 6 | #331 | Argentina | Mexican Spanish | |
| 7 | #1,368 | English | ||
| 8 |  git-scm.com |
#1,647 | United States | English |
| 9 | mercadolibre.com |
#2,042 | Argentina | Spanish |
| 10 | kubernetes.io |
#2,285 | United States | English |
| 11 | #2,505 | Chile | Spanish | |
| 12 | #2,740 | France | English | |
| 13 | #3,379 | United States | English | |
| 14 | #5,347 | United States | English | |
| 15 | #5,850 | United States | English | |
| 16 | #6,981 | English | ||
| 17 | #7,447 | English | ||
| 18 | #7,653 | Germany | German | |
| 19 | #7,993 | Germany | English | |
| 20 | #8,271 | United States | American English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Go:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Blogs/Wiki category.
Most of the sites using Go are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 24.3%
- Germany 13.7%
- United Kingdom 8%
- France 5.9%
- Canada 3.7%
- Netherlands 3.7%
- Japan 3.6%
- Switzerland 2.4%
- China 2.4%
- Other 32.3%
Most Go users speak English or German.
- English 79.5%
- German 4.9%
- Chinese 2.3%
- Japanese 2.1%
- French 1.9%
- Spanish 1.8%
- Portuguese 1%
- Russian 1%
- Italian 0.8%
- Other 4.7%
The Go programming language is especially popular on .com, .org, and .net top-level domains.
- .com 39.4%
- .org 12.2%
- .net 5.9%
- .io 4.8%
- .de 4.3%
- .me 2.1%
- .dev 1.7%
- .co.uk 1.5%
- .fr 1.1%
- Other 27%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Go include blogs and wiki, business, and software and hardware.
- Blogs/Wiki 16.6%
- Business 15.9%
- Software/Hardware 14%
- Internet Services 10%
- Education/Reference 6.5%
- Technical/Business Forums 6.1%
- Technical Information 4.7%
- Marketing/Merchandising 3.7%
- Games 2.8%
- Other 19.7%
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Lua💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Go?
Go is owned by Google LLC, headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States.
Which country uses Go the most?
The majority of Go users are from the United States.
Who uses Go?
According to our data, Go is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as twitch.tv, uber.com, and bankofamerica.com.
Is Go used on government websites?
Overall, we found Go on 2 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Go?
Yes. In total, we know of 5 academic websites in the United States that use Go.
How does Go stack up against its competitors?
Go is a moderately popular programming language, ranking ahead of 11 other programming languages we track.
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🗃️ 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 3,375,483 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.