PHP

PHP is a widely used free server-side scripting language. Originally standing for "Personal Home Page", it now stands for the recursive acronym "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor".

According to our data, PHP is the second most popular programming language on the web.
It has 69% of the programming language market share and is detected on 56.2% of all websites.

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 PHP Awards

⚡ Sites Built With PHP

We have data on 1,710,296 websites that use the PHP programming language. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using PHP is facebook.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 facebook.com #2 United States English
2 wikipedia.org #11 United States English
3 bitly.com #17 American English
4 p**nhub.com #26 United States English
5 vk.com #39 Russia English
6 instructure.com #52 United States English
7 tumblr.com #78 United States American English
8 wordpress.com #83 United States English
9 etsy.com #93 United States American English
10 washingtonpost.com #104 English
11 erome.com #109 United States English
12 ep**ner.com #118 Netherlands English
13 epfindia.gov.in #126 India English
14 nypost.com #140 United States American English
15 espn.com #141 English
16 en.wikipedia.org United States English
17 irs.gov #183 United States English
18 w3schools.com #188 American English
19 go.com #199 English
20 inven.co.kr #218 Korea Korean

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use PHP:

Most of the sites using PHP are from the United States, Germany, and Japan.

  • United States 17.6%
  • Germany 7.9%
  • Japan 5.6%
  • United Kingdom 5.5%
  • France 4.4%
  • Italy 3.6%
  • Spain 3.6%
  • Netherlands 3.5%
  • Russia 3.3%
  • Other 45%

Most PHP users speak English, German, or Spanish.

  • English 47.5%
  • German 7.3%
  • Spanish 5.2%
  • Japanese 4.9%
  • French 4.2%
  • Russian 3.7%
  • Italian 2.9%
  • Dutch 2.6%
  • Portuguese 2.6%
  • Other 19.1%

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

  • .com 41.8%
  • .org 6.2%
  • .de 4.9%
  • .net 3.2%
  • .ru 2.4%
  • .it 2.1%
  • .nl 2.1%
  • .co.uk 2%
  • .com.au 1.7%
  • Other 33.6%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing PHP include business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki.

  • Business 17.3%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 10.9%
  • Blogs/Wiki 7.9%
  • Online Shopping 6.9%
  • Education/Reference 6.7%
  • Internet Services 5.5%
  • Entertainment 4.4%
  • Health 3.4%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 2.7%
  • Other 34.3%

🔢 PHP Versions

The most widespread version of PHP is 7.4, used by 32.9% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 13% of sites use PHP 8.1, and 11.4% use PHP 8.2.

  • 7.4 32.9%
  • 8.1 13%
  • 8.2 11.4%
  • 5.6 6.9%
  • 8.0 6.8%
  • 8.3 6.1%
  • 7.3 5%
  • 7.2 4%
  • 5.4 3%
  • Other 10.9%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best PHP alternatives.

RankName
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.
3
C#
Redmond, Washington, United States

A high-level, object-oriented programming language used primarily on the .NET platform.
5
Java
Austin, Texas, United States

A multi-platform, object-oriented programming language first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995.
6
Python
Wilmington, Delaware, United States

A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language that is particularly popular in data processing and machine learning.
8
Go
Mountain View, California, United States

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

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Which country uses PHP the most?

The majority of PHP users are from the United States.

Who uses PHP?

According to our data, PHP is used on millions of sites, including facebook.com, wikipedia.org, and bitly.com.

Is PHP used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by epfindia.gov.in and irs.gov. In total, we found PHP on 1,081 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use PHP?

Yes, quite a few! Overall, we know of 2,922 academic websites in the United States that use PHP.

How does PHP stack up against its competitors?

PHP is one of the most popular programming languages, second only to JavaScript.

What are the alternatives to PHP?

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

👉 See Also

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