Microformats
Microformats (ΞΌF) are a set of standardized 
HTML class names and attributes used to embed descriptive metadata within existing page content for entities such as people, events, reviews, and blog posts.
The original Microformats v1 specification defined formats such as hCard for people and organizations, hCalendar for events, hReview for reviews, hRecipe for recipes, and hProduct for commerce data, using conventional HTML class attributes.
Google previously supported Microformats for rich snippets in search results, but their current support status is uncertain because Google Search Central documentation now lists only 
JSON-LD, Microdata, and 
RDFa among its supported structured data formats.
According to our data, Microformats is the 5th most popular semantic markup format on the web.
It is detected on 3.2% of all websites.
It is especially popular in Spain, where it appears on 4.8% of all websites, and in Italy, where it appears on 4.3%.
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Wikipediaπ Rankings and Market Share
- Semantic Markup
- Rank: 5
- Market share: 5.2%
π Microformats Awards
- β 5th most popular in the United States in the Semantic Markup category.
- β 5th most popular in Germany in the Semantic Markup category.
- β 5th most popular in Japan in the Semantic Markup category.
- β 5th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Semantic Markup category.
- β 5th most popular in Spain in the Semantic Markup category.
- β 5th most popular in Italy in the Semantic Markup category.
- β 5th most popular in France in the Semantic Markup category.
- β 5th most popular in the Netherlands in the Semantic Markup category.
- β 5th most popular in Canada in the Semantic Markup category.
- β 5th most popular in Australia in the Semantic Markup category.
β‘ Sites Using Microformats
We have data on 127,496 websites that use the Microformats semantic markup format. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Microformats is iscorp.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #514 | United States | American English | |
| 2 | #659 | Denmark | Danish | |
| 3 | #798 | American English | ||
| 4 | #878 | American English | ||
| 5 | #898 | American English | ||
| 6 | #1,746 | Russia | Russian | |
| 7 | #2,367 | Turkey | Turkish | |
| 8 | #2,502 | Spain | Spanish | |
| 9 | #3,276 | Greece | Greek | |
| 10 | #3,345 | United States | English | |
| 11 | #3,400 | Indonesia | Indonesian | |
| 12 | #4,360 | Belize | American English | |
| 13 | #4,407 | American English | ||
| 14 | #4,692 | American English | ||
| 15 | #4,698 | India | Assamese | |
| 16 | #4,769 | American English | ||
| 17 | #5,076 | India | Telugu | |
| 18 | #6,131 | United States | American English | |
| 19 | #6,251 | American English | ||
| 20 | #6,576 | United States | English |
π 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 22%
- Germany 7.5%
- Japan 6.2%
- United Kingdom 5.4%
- Spain 4.8%
- Italy 4.3%
- France 4.3%
- Netherlands 2.9%
- Canada 2.4%
- Other 40.2%
Most Microformats users speak English, German, or Spanish.
- English 51.3%
- German 6.9%
- Spanish 6.2%
- Japanese 5.2%
- French 4%
- Italian 3.4%
- Russian 2.5%
- Portuguese 2.2%
- Dutch 1.9%
- Other 16.4%
The Microformats semantic markup format is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 46.7%
- .org 8%
- .de 4.5%
- .net 4.2%
- .it 2.3%
- .co.uk 1.7%
- .ru 1.5%
- .pl 1.4%
- .fr 1.4%
- Other 28.3%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Microformats include blogs and wiki, business, and marketing and merchandising.
- Blogs/Wiki 20.2%
- Business 13.5%
- Marketing/Merchandising 9.1%
- Education/Reference 5.3%
- Entertainment 4.5%
- Internet Services 4.1%
- Online Shopping 3.7%
- Travel 3.5%
- General News 3.4%
- Other 32.7%
π΅οΈ Similar Technologies
These are some of the best Microformats alternatives.
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π¬ Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Microformats from?
Microformats is from San Francisco, California, United States.
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 iscorp.com,
ekstrabladet.dk, and
consultant.ru.
Is Microformats used on government websites?
Overall, we found Microformats on 53 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Microformats?
Yes, quite a few! The most prominent of these are okstate.edu and
nd.edu. In total, we know of 147 academic websites in the United States that use Microformats.
How does Microformats compare to its competitors?
Microformats is a moderately popular semantic markup format, ranking ahead of 6 other semantic markup formats we track.
What are the alternatives to Microformats?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Microformats may include Microdata, Microformats2, and 
Open Graph.
π See Also
- β¨ Related technologies
ποΈ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 4,009,087 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.