Java
Oracle, Austin, Texas, United StatesJava is 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.
It compiles source code into platform-independent bytecode executed by the JVM, enabling the "write once, run anywhere" model, and provides automatic memory management, built-in multithreading, strong type checking, and a comprehensive standard library for networking, I/O, and graphical interfaces.
Java is widely used in enterprise environments for building large-scale backend systems and web applications, and powers technologies such as the 
Apache Tomcat application server, the 
Spring framework ecosystem, the 
Elasticsearch search engine, and the Jenkins automation server.
According to our data, Java is the 6th most popular programming language on the web.
It has 2.9% of the programming language market share and is detected on 2.4% of all websites.
It appears on 10.5% of all websites in Korea, 5.9% in the United States, and 3.3% in China.
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- Programming Languages
- Rank: 6
- Market share: 2.9%
- Platforms
- Rank: 5
- Market share: 3.5%
🏆 Java Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Korea in the Platforms category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Finland in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in the United States in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Germany in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Korea in the Programming Languages category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in China in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Sweden in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Indonesia in the Programming Languages category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Indonesia in the Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Brazil in the Platforms category.
⚡ Sites Built With Java
We have data on 97,237 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 
microsoft.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | microsoft.com |
#3 | United States | American English |
| 2 |  youtube.com |
#4 | United States | English |
| 3 |  linkedin.com |
#9 | United States | English |
| 4 |  spotify.com |
#23 | Sweden | English |
| 5 |  flickr.com |
#80 | United States | English |
| 6 | #94 | United States | English | |
| 7 | #99 | India | English | |
| 8 |  samsung.com |
#106 | United States | English |
| 9 |  amazon.co.uk |
#122 | United States | British English |
| 10 | #132 | Canada | English | |
| 11 | #145 | China | English | |
| 12 |  ebay.com |
#151 | United States | American English |
| 13 | oracle.com |
#187 | United States | American English |
| 14 |  sap.com |
#196 | Germany | English |
| 15 |  alibaba.com |
#210 | China | English |
| 16 | #219 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 17 | #248 | United States | English | |
| 18 | #257 | United States | American English | |
| 19 |  ok.ru |
#269 | Russia | English |
| 20 |  amazon.it |
#273 | United States | British English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Java:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Java are from the United States.
- United States 45.9%
- United Kingdom 4.9%
- Germany 4.4%
- Korea 3.9%
- China 3.1%
- Australia 3%
- Canada 2.3%
- Spain 2.2%
- Japan 2.1%
- Other 28.2%
Most Java users speak English, German, or Spanish.
- English 67.2%
- German 4.5%
- Spanish 3.8%
- Chinese 3.7%
- Korean 3.1%
- French 1.8%
- Japanese 1.7%
- Portuguese 1.7%
- Italian 1.4%
- Other 11.1%
The Java programming language is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 49.7%
- .org 10.4%
- .de 2.9%
- .net 2.5%
- .co.uk 2%
- .com.au 1.8%
- .ca 1.6%
- .se 1.1%
- .it 1%
- Other 27%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Java include business, education and reference, and marketing and merchandising.
- Business 19.4%
- Education/Reference 9.6%
- Marketing/Merchandising 9.2%
- Finance/Banking 6.3%
- Online Shopping 5.3%
- Blogs/Wiki 4.1%
- Travel 3.5%
- Health 3.5%
- Entertainment 3.4%
- Other 35.7%
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💬 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 microsoft.com, youtube.com, and linkedin.com.
Is Java used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by bihar.gov.in. Overall, we found Java on 100 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Java?
Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 670 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.
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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 4,009,087 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.