Lua

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lua is a lightweight scripting language designed primarily for embedded use in applications.

It features a small core written in C, automatic memory management, fast execution through a simple virtual machine, a flexible table-based data model, and a standard library that fits in a few hundred kilobytes, making it suitable for games, embedded systems, and extensible software.

For example, Lua is embedded in OpenResty for dynamic request processing, in Tarantool as a scripting layer for data transformations, and in the Kong API gateway for routing, authentication, and plugins.

According to our data, Lua is the 4th most popular programming language on the web.
It has 4.7% of the programming language market share and is detected on 3.8% of all websites.

🏠 Website
- lua.org #242,745
🔗 Links
- Wikipedia
- Awesome Lua
👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Community
- groups.google.com/g/lua-l Reddit Stack Overflow

📊 Rankings and Market Share

Programming Languages
- Rank: 4
- Market share: 4.7%

🏆 Lua Awards

🥉 Third most popular in Korea in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in Germany in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in Russia in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in France in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in Slovakia in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in Indonesia in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in Pakistan in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in Mexico in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in Chile in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in the Philippines in the Programming Languages category.

⚡ Sites Built With Lua

We have data on 116,949 websites that use the Lua programming language. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Lua is p**nhub.com.

#	Website	Rank	Country	Language
1	p**nhub.com	#26	United States	English
2	wyze.com	#49		English
3	reuters.com	#84	Switzerland	English
4	line.me	#179	Japan	English
5	shein.com	#222	Singapore	English
6	redtube.com	#294	Cyprus	English
7	elpais.com	#309	Spain	Spanish
8	youp**n.com	#361	Cyprus	English
9	wattpad.com	#369		American English
10	lanacion.com.ar	#401	Argentina	Spanish
11	leparisien.fr	#403	France	French
12	pbs.org	#435		English
13	as.com	#469	Spain	American English
14	lenovo.com	#489	China	English
15	infobae.com	#500	Argentina	Spanish
16	kahoot.it	#516	Norway	English
17	livescore.com	#600	United Kingdom	English
18	eltiempo.es	#612	Spain	European Spanish
19	thscore.mobi	#728	Thailand	Thai
20	fpo.x*x	#777	Netherlands	English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Lua:

are located in the United States
have content in English
use the .com domain extension
fall into the Online Shopping category.

🌎 Countries📢 Languages⭐ TLDs🗃️ Domain Categories

Most of the sites using Lua are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and China.

Most Lua users speak English or Chinese.

The Lua programming language is especially popular on .com top-level domains.

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Lua include online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and business.

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Lua alternatives.

Rank	Name
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.
2	PHP A widely used free server-side scripting language.
3	C# Redmond, Washington, United States A high-level, object-oriented programming language used primarily on the .NET platform.
5	Ruby An interpreted, object-oriented, open-source programming language often used for web development.
18	C A high-level, compiled programming language known for its efficiency and portability.