Java

Oracle, Austin, Texas, United States

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

According to our data, Java is the 6th most popular programming language on the web.
It has 2.5% of the programming language market share and is detected on 2% of all websites.

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

πŸ† Java Awards

⚑ Sites Built With Java

We have data on 62,252 websites that use the Java programming language. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Java is amazon.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 amazon.com #6 United States English
2 linkedin.com #9 United States English
3 netflix.com #19 United States English
4 spotify.com #22 Sweden English
5 flickr.com #32 English
6 ibm.com #66 English
7 samsung.com #73 Korea English
8 aliexpress.us #85 Singapore English
9 cisco.com #89 United States American English
10 amazon.co.uk #96 United Kingdom British English
11 washingtonpost.com #104 English
12 amazon.de #122 Germany British English
13 playstation.com #130 Japan American English
14 amazon.co.jp #150 Japan American English
15 wiley.com #166 English
16 drive.google.com United States American English
17 docs.google.com United States American English
18 nvidia.com #197 United States American English
19 canada.ca #209 Canada English
20 alibaba.com #223 China English

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Java:

Most of the sites using Java are from the United States.

  • United States 41.5%
  • Germany 4.9%
  • United Kingdom 4.7%
  • China 4.3%
  • Korea 4.1%
  • Australia 3.2%
  • Spain 2.3%
  • Japan 2.2%
  • Canada 2.1%
  • Other 30.7%

Most Java users speak English, Chinese, or German.

  • English 63.7%
  • Chinese 5.4%
  • German 5%
  • Spanish 3.7%
  • Korean 3.3%
  • Malay 1.9%
  • French 1.8%
  • Japanese 1.8%
  • Portuguese 1.5%
  • Other 11.9%

The Java programming language is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 49.2%
  • .org 9%
  • .de 3.2%
  • .net 2.6%
  • .co.uk 1.8%
  • .ca 1.4%
  • .se 1.2%
  • .it 1.2%
  • .es 1.1%
  • Other 29.3%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Java include business, education and reference, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Business 19.5%
  • Education/Reference 9.8%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 9%
  • Finance/Banking 6.7%
  • Online Shopping 5.5%
  • Blogs/Wiki 3.8%
  • Health 3.5%
  • Government/Military 3.4%
  • Travel 3.3%
  • Other 35.5%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Java alternatives.

RankName
1
PHP

A widely used free server-side scripting language.

1
JavaScript
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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.

6
Python
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A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language that is particularly popular in data processing and machine learning.

8
Go
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A high-level, statically typed, compiled programming language developed at Google.

9
Scala
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An object-oriented programming language designed to improve and address the limitations of Java.

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Java?

Java is owned by Oracle Corporation, headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States.

Which country uses Java the most?

The majority of Java users are from the United States.

Who uses Java?

According to our data, Java is used on thousands of sites, including amazon.com, linkedin.com, and netflix.com.

Is Java used on government websites?

Overall, we found Java on 77 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Java?

Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 561 academic websites in the United States that use Java.

How does Java stack up against its competitors?

Java is a moderately popular programming language, ranking ahead of 17 other programming languages we track.

What are the alternatives to Java?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Java may include PHP, Python, and Go.

πŸ‘‰ See Also

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