Microformats
Microformats are a set of defined HTML classes and attributes created to serve as descriptive metadata about an element, representing commonly published things like people, events, blog posts, reviews, and so on.
According to our data, Microformats is the 8th most popular semantic markup technology on the web.
It has 5% of the semantic markup market share and is detected on 3.5% of all websites.
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Wikipedia📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Semantic Markup
- Rank: 8
- Market share: 5%
🏆 Microformats Awards
- ⭐ 8th most popular in the United States in the Semantic Markup category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in Germany in the Semantic Markup category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in Japan in the Semantic Markup category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Semantic Markup category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in France in the Semantic Markup category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in Spain in the Semantic Markup category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in Italy in the Semantic Markup category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in the Netherlands in the Semantic Markup category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in Australia in the Semantic Markup category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in Canada in the Semantic Markup category.
⚡ Sites Using Microformats
We have data on 117,590 websites that use Microformats semantic markup technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Microformats is ekstrabladet.dk.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #557 | Denmark | Danish | |
| 2 | #865 | American English | ||
| 3 | #959 | American English | ||
| 4 | #971 | American English | ||
| 5 | #972 | American English | ||
| 6 | #1,101 | United States | American English | |
| 7 | #1,637 | Russia | Russian | |
| 8 | #2,350 | United States | English | |
| 9 | #2,671 | Spain | Spanish | |
| 10 | #2,950 | Greece | Greek | |
| 11 | #4,119 | United States | English | |
| 12 | #4,390 | Belize | American English | |
| 13 | #4,559 | Thailand | Thai | |
| 14 | #4,891 | Assamese | ||
| 15 | #5,195 | Turkey | Turkish | |
| 16 | #5,251 | American English | ||
| 17 | #5,304 | Telugu | ||
| 18 | #5,831 | American English | ||
| 19 | #6,195 | Turkey | Turkish | |
| 20 | kernel.org | #6,431 | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Microformats:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Blogs/Wiki category.
Most of the sites using Microformats are from the United States, Germany, and Japan.
- United States 23.6%
- Germany 7.4%
- Japan 6%
- United Kingdom 5.5%
- France 4.4%
- Spain 4.4%
- Italy 4%
- Netherlands 3.2%
- Australia 2.6%
- Other 38.9%
Most Microformats users speak English, German, or Spanish.
- English 52.6%
- German 6.4%
- Spanish 5.8%
- Japanese 5.1%
- French 3.6%
- Italian 3.2%
- Russian 2.4%
- Portuguese 2.1%
- Dutch 2%
- Other 16.8%
Microformats semantic markup technology is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 47.8%
- .org 8%
- .net 4.4%
- .de 4.2%
- .it 2.2%
- .co.uk 1.7%
- .nl 1.7%
- .ru 1.4%
- .pl 1.3%
- Other 27.3%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Microformats include blogs and wiki, business, and marketing and merchandising.
- Blogs/Wiki 20.5%
- Business 13.1%
- Marketing/Merchandising 9.1%
- Education/Reference 5.2%
- Entertainment 4.6%
- Internet Services 4.2%
- Online Shopping 3.9%
- Travel 3.3%
- General News 3.3%
- Other 32.8%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Which country uses Microformats the most?
The majority of Microformats users are from the United States.
Who uses Microformats?
According to our data, Microformats is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as gamerxyt.com,
stanford.edu, and
consultant.ru.
Is Microformats used on government websites?
Overall, we found Microformats on 39 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Microformats?
Yes, quite a few! The most prominent of these are stanford.edu,
duke.edu, and
nd.edu. In total, we know of 126 academic websites in the United States that use Microformats.
How does Microformats compare to its competitors?
Microformats is a moderately popular semantic markup technology, ranking ahead of 6 other semantic markup technologies we track.
What are the alternatives to Microformats?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Microformats may include 
ARIA, 
Open Graph, and 
Twitter Cards.
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