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 3.6% of the programming language market share and is detected on 3% of all websites.

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📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Ruby Awards

⚡ Sites Built With Ruby

We have data on 108,812 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 #13 United States English
2 wyze.com #49 English
3 shopify.com #51 Canada English
4 gov.uk #76 United Kingdom English
5 goodreads.com #134 United States English
6 zendesk.com #304 United States American English
7 gitlab.com #326 United States American English
8 airbnb.com #340 United States English
9 academia.edu #360 United States English
10 tabelog.com #380 Japan Japanese
11 barnesandnoble.com #453 English
12 remove.bg #512 Bulgaria English
13 archiveofourown.org #585 English
14 gob.pe #624 Peru Spanish
15 tabor.ru #742 Russia Russian
16 game8.jp #759 Japan Japanese
17 fantia.jp #778 Japan Japanese
18 e621.net #800 English
19 zearn.org #807 United States American English
20 mechacomic.jp #823 Japan Japanese

📈 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 22.5%
  • United Kingdom 10.3%
  • Australia 6.1%
  • India 5.8%
  • Germany 5.6%
  • Canada 4.9%
  • Japan 4.8%
  • Netherlands 4.7%
  • France 4%
  • Other 31.3%

Most Ruby users speak English, Spanish, or German.

  • English 78.9%
  • Spanish 3.4%
  • German 3.3%
  • Japanese 2.9%
  • French 2.6%
  • Italian 1.2%
  • Portuguese 1%
  • Dutch 1%
  • Chinese 0.9%
  • Other 4.8%

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

  • .com 61.9%
  • .org 3.9%
  • .co.uk 3.2%
  • .com.au 2.9%
  • .de 2.1%
  • .net 1.6%
  • .ca 1.4%
  • .jp 1.1%
  • .in 1.1%
  • Other 20.8%

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

  • Online Shopping 36.3%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 11.7%
  • Fashion/Beauty 11.4%
  • Business 8.1%
  • Education/Reference 4.7%
  • Entertainment 2.6%
  • Sports 2.5%
  • Blogs/Wiki 2.5%
  • Internet Services 2.4%
  • Other 17.8%

🕵️ 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

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Ruby's headquarters?

Ruby is located in 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, wyze.com, and shopify.com.

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 128 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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