Ruby

Matsue, Japan

Ruby is an interpreted, object-oriented, open-source programming language designed for simplicity and productivity, commonly used for web development.

It features a pure object model where everything is an object, dynamic typing, automatic memory management with garbage collection, and a standard library with over 100 built-in modules for tasks such as file handling, networking, and data processing.

It is widely used for building web applications with the Ruby on Rails framework and powers services such as Shopify, Airbnb, GitHub, GitLab, and Basecamp.

According to our data, Ruby is the 5th most popular programming language on the web.
It has 4.2% of the programming language market share and is detected on 3.5% of all websites.

It appears on 7.4% of all websites in Australia, 7.2% in Canada, and 7.1% in the United States.

Statistics based on 4M+ analyzed websites. About this data

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Ruby Awards

⚡ Sites Built With Ruby

We have data on 141,073 websites that use the Ruby programming language. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Ruby is github.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 github.com #14 United States English
2 shopify.com #29 Canada English
3 gov.uk #82 United Kingdom English
4 goodreads.com #186 United States English
5 gitlab.com #245 United States American English
6 academia.edu #311 United States English
7 tabelog.com #367 Japan Japanese
8 gob.pe #448 Peru Spanish
9 zendesk.com #550 United States American English
10 airbnb.com #558 United States English
11 archiveofourown.org #610 English
12 zearn.org #655 United States American English
13 mechacomic.jp #765 Japan Japanese
14 tabor.ru #792 Russia Russian
15 e621.net #838 United States English
16 booth.pm #1,085 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Japanese
17 istockphoto.com #1,110 English
18 gumroad.com #1,121 United States English
19 padlet.com #1,236 United States English
20 gettyimages.com #1,279 American English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Ruby:

Most of the sites using Ruby are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

  • United States 38.9%
  • United Kingdom 9.4%
  • Australia 5.2%
  • Canada 4.7%
  • Germany 4.3%
  • India 3.9%
  • Japan 3.9%
  • France 2.6%
  • Netherlands 2.3%
  • Other 24.8%

Most Ruby users speak English, German, or Spanish.

  • English 78.8%
  • German 3.4%
  • Spanish 3.3%
  • Japanese 3.1%
  • French 2.5%
  • Italian 1.1%
  • Portuguese 1%
  • Dutch 1%
  • Chinese 0.8%
  • Other 5%

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

  • .com 62%
  • .org 3.5%
  • .co.uk 3.5%
  • .com.au 3%
  • .de 2.1%
  • .net 1.5%
  • .ca 1.5%
  • .jp 1.2%
  • .in 1%
  • Other 20.7%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Ruby include online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and fashion and beauty.

  • Online Shopping 37.1%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 11.8%
  • Fashion/Beauty 11.5%
  • Business 8.1%
  • Education/Reference 4.6%
  • Entertainment 2.5%
  • Blogs/Wiki 2.3%
  • Internet Services 2.2%
  • Software/Hardware 1.6%
  • Other 18.3%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Ruby alternatives.

RankName
1
JavaScript
Geneva, Switzerland

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 server-side scripting language for building dynamic web applications.
10
Python
Wilmington, Delaware, United States

A high-level, general-purpose programming language that is dynamically typed and widely used for scripting, automation, data analysis, and machine learning.
13
Perl

A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language.
21
Hack
Menlo Park, California, United States

A PHP-based programming language designed for the HHVM virtual machine and developed by Meta to build large-scale web applications with improved type safety.

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Ruby from?

Ruby is from Matsue, Japan.

Which country uses Ruby the most?

The majority of Ruby users are from the United States.

Who uses Ruby?

According to our data, Ruby is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as github.com, shopify.com, and gov.uk.

Is Ruby used on government websites?

Overall, we found Ruby on 25 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Ruby?

Yes, quite a few! The most notable of these is academia.edu. Overall, we know of 156 academic websites in the United States that use Ruby.

How does Ruby compare to its competitors?

Ruby is a fairly popular programming language, ranking ahead of 18 other programming languages we track.

What are the alternatives to Ruby?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Ruby may include JavaScript, PHP, and Python.

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