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 71% of the programming language market share and is detected on 62.1% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔗 Links
- 👨👩👦👦 Community
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Programming Languages
- Rank: 2
- Market share: 71%
- Platforms
- Rank: 1
- Market share: 85.9%
🏆 PHP Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Japan in the Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in France in the Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Italy in the Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the Netherlands in the Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Spain in the Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in China in the Platforms category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Russia in the Platforms category.
⚡ Sites Built With PHP
We have data on 1,576,244 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.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | facebook.com |
#2 | United States | English |
| 2 |  wikipedia.org |
#9 | United States | English |
| 3 | #18 | United States | American English | |
| 4 | vk.com | #26 | Russia | English |
| 5 | #30 | Cyprus | English | |
| 6 | #34 | United States | American English | |
| 7 | #44 | United States | English | |
| 8 | #85 | Canada | English | |
| 9 | #89 | Netherlands | English | |
| 10 | #114 | Argentina | Spanish | |
| 11 | #128 | United States | American English | |
| 12 | #131 | United States | American English | |
| 13 | #134 | United States | English | |
| 14 |  wordpress.com |
#147 | United States | English |
| 15 | #148 | India | English | |
| 16 | #166 | United States | English | |
| 17 | #176 | India | Kannada | |
| 18 | #177 | Korea | Korean | |
| 19 | #179 | Korea | Korean | |
| 20 | #183 | United States | American English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use PHP:
- 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 PHP are from the United States, Germany, and Japan.
- United States 24.9%
- Germany 7.4%
- Japan 5.1%
- United Kingdom 5%
- France 3.8%
- Italy 3.3%
- Netherlands 3.2%
- Spain 3.1%
- China 3.1%
- Other 41.1%
Most PHP users speak English, German, or Spanish.
- English 48.5%
- German 7.4%
- Spanish 4.9%
- Japanese 4.7%
- French 4%
- Russian 3.4%
- Chinese 3.3%
- Italian 2.9%
- Dutch 2.7%
- Other 18.2%
The PHP programming language is especially popular on .com, .org, and .de top-level domains.
- .com 43.6%
- .org 6.2%
- .de 5%
- .net 3.3%
- .ru 2.3%
- .nl 2.1%
- .it 2.1%
- .co.uk 2%
- .com.au 1.8%
- Other 31.6%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing PHP include business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki.
- Business 17.6%
- Marketing/Merchandising 11.3%
- Blogs/Wiki 8.5%
- Online Shopping 6.5%
- Education/Reference 6.1%
- Internet Services 5.7%
- Entertainment 4.5%
- Health 3.5%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 2.7%
- Other 33.6%
🔢 PHP Versions
The most widespread version of PHP is 7.4, used by 35.5% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 13.1% of sites use PHP 8.1, and 8.6% use PHP 8.2.
- 7.4 35.5%
- 8.1 13.1%
- 8.2 8.6%
- 8.0 7.6%
- 5.6 7.1%
- 7.3 5.6%
- 7.2 4.5%
- 5.3 3.7%
- 5.4 3.4%
- Other 10.9%
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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
karnataka.gov.in. In total, we found PHP on 840 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use PHP?
Yes, quite a few! Overall, we know of 2,289 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.
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👉 See Also
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