Dublin Core

Dublin Core is a metadata element set used for documents and other objects.

According to our data, Dublin Core is the 9th most popular semantic markup technology on the web.
It has 1.5% of the semantic markup market share and is detected on 1.1% of all websites.

Statistics based on 3.3M+ analyzed websites. About this data

📊 Rankings and Market Share

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⚡ Sites Using Dublin Core

We have data on 35,925 websites that use Dublin Core semantic markup technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Dublin Core is nature.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 nature.com #86 English
2 cdc.gov #110 United States American English
3 foxnews.com #201 United States English
4 canada.ca #209 Canada English
5 abc.net.au #313 Australia Australian English
6 marca.com #437 Spain Spanish
7 lenovo.com #489 China English
8 aajtak.in #601 India Hindi
9 xosodaiphat.com #768 Vietnam Vietnamese
10 az24.vn #819 Vietnam Vietnamese
11 xoso.com.vn #820 Vietnam Vietnamese
12 weather.gov #1,089 United States English
13 hostinger.com #1,095 American English
14 un.org #1,113 United States Arabic
15 nsw.gov.au #1,154 Australia English
16 ltn.com.tw #1,189 Taiwan Chinese
17 elespanol.com #1,207 United States Spanish
18 ubereats.com #1,305 United States American English
19 foxbusiness.com #1,401 United States English
20 rte.ie #1,475 Ireland English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Dublin Core:

Most of the sites using Dublin Core are from the United States, Germany, and France.

  • United States 16.4%
  • Germany 9.4%
  • France 6.5%
  • Spain 5.6%
  • Czech Republic 5%
  • United Kingdom 4.9%
  • Australia 3.7%
  • Vietnam 3.4%
  • Netherlands 3.2%
  • Other 41.9%

Most Dublin Core users speak English, German, or Spanish.

  • English 43.7%
  • German 10%
  • Spanish 6.7%
  • French 6.6%
  • Czech 4.4%
  • Vietnamese 3.1%
  • Dutch 2.9%
  • Hungarian 2.8%
  • Portuguese 2.4%
  • Other 17.4%

Dublin Core semantic markup technology is especially popular on .com and .de top-level domains.

  • .com 37.4%
  • .de 6.5%
  • .org 4.7%
  • .cz 4.2%
  • .fr 2.7%
  • .net 2.4%
  • .nl 2.3%
  • .se 1.9%
  • .co.uk 1.8%
  • Other 36.1%

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

  • Business 16.1%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 10%
  • Online Shopping 7.5%
  • Education/Reference 7.1%
  • Internet Services 6.1%
  • Travel 4.7%
  • General News 4.2%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4%
  • Government/Military 3.7%
  • Other 36.6%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Dublin Core alternatives.

RankName
1
ARIA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A W3C technical specification that defines how to improve the accessibility of web content and applications, particularly those with dynamic interfaces and custom controls.
2
Open Graph
Menlo Park, California, United States

A web metadata standard that defines how webpages are described as structured objects for use in social graphs and enables their consistent representation.
3
Twitter Cards
Bastrop, Texas, United States

A metadata format used by X, originally Twitter, that enables links in posts to display rich previews with images, videos, and interactive media to increase engagement and traffic.
4
JSON-LD
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A lightweight linked data format used to embed structured data into web pages.
5
oEmbed
San Francisco, California, United States

An open format that allows websites to embed representations of external URLs such as videos, images, and posts from third-party services.

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Which country uses Dublin Core the most?

The majority of Dublin Core users are from the United States.

Who uses Dublin Core?

According to our data, Dublin Core is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as nature.com, cdc.gov, and foxnews.com.

Is Dublin Core used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by cdc.gov, weather.gov, and nsw.gov.au. Overall, we found Dublin Core on 58 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Dublin Core?

Yes. In total, we know of 59 academic websites in the United States that use Dublin Core.

How does Dublin Core compare to its competitors?

Dublin Core is a moderately popular semantic markup technology, ranking ahead of 5 other semantic markup technologies we track.

What are the alternatives to Dublin Core?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Dublin Core may include ARIA, Open Graph, and Twitter Cards.

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