Microformats2
Microformats2 is the second generation of the Microformats specification designed to make publishing and parsing structured data in 
HTML easier for both authors and developers.
It introduces a simplified class naming system, supports formats including h-card, h-entry, h-event, and h-product, provides built-in 
JSON parsing models, and improves backward compatibility and extensibility.
According to our data, Microformats2 ranks 11th among the semantic markup technologies we track.
It has 0.1% of the semantic markup market share and is detected on 0.08% of all websites.
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Wikipediaπ Rankings and Market Share
- Semantic Markup
- Rank: 11
- Market share: 0.1%
π Microformats2 Awards
- β 5th most popular in the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Semantic Markup category.
- π₯ 11st most popular in the United Kingdom in the Semantic Markup category.
- π₯ 11st most popular in Japan in the Semantic Markup category.
- π₯ 11st most popular in Vietnam in the Semantic Markup category.
- π₯ 11st most popular in Canada in the Semantic Markup category.
- π₯ 11st most popular in France in the Semantic Markup category.
β‘ Sites Using Microformats2
We have data on 2,934 websites that use Microformats2 semantic markup technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Microformats2 is 
sourceforge.net.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sourceforge.net |
#97 | American English | |
| 2 | #2,277 | United States | American English | |
| 3 | #5,028 | Belarus | Russian | |
| 4 | #5,644 | Spain | Catalan | |
| 5 | #6,372 | Germany | German | |
| 6 | #12,525 | English | ||
| 7 | #17,950 | English | ||
| 8 | #22,419 | South Africa | English | |
| 9 | #22,570 | United States | English | |
| 10 | #23,550 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 11 | #23,680 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 12 | #23,719 | Ireland | English | |
| 13 | #23,963 | Italy | Italian | |
| 14 | #26,441 | Czech Republic | English | |
| 15 | #26,923 | Canada | English | |
| 16 | #27,315 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 17 | #27,316 | English | ||
| 18 | #28,291 | English | ||
| 19 | #30,088 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 20 | #30,641 | English |
π Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Microformats2:
- 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 Microformats2 are from the United States, Germany, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- United States 25.6%
- Germany 10.1%
- U.S. Virgin Islands 8%
- United Kingdom 6%
- Japan 5.2%
- Vietnam 4.1%
- Canada 3.7%
- France 2.7%
- Italy 2.2%
- Other 32.4%
Most Microformats2 users speak English, Vietnamese, or German.
- English 55.2%
- Vietnamese 9.1%
- German 7.2%
- Arabic 6.4%
- Japanese 3.7%
- Spanish 2.2%
- Russian 2%
- French 1.8%
- Portuguese 1.6%
- Other 10.8%
Microformats2 semantic markup technology is especially popular on .com, .org, and .de top-level domains.
- .com 46%
- .org 8%
- .de 5.8%
- .net 4.8%
- .vn 2.6%
- .com.vn 1.6%
- .ca 1.5%
- .co.uk 1.5%
- .ch 1.4%
- Other 26.8%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Microformats2 include blogs and wiki, business, and education and reference.
- Blogs/Wiki 18.4%
- Business 11.5%
- Education/Reference 6.3%
- Entertainment 6.1%
- Internet Services 5.7%
- Marketing/Merchandising 5.7%
- Technical/Business Forums 5.2%
- Online Shopping 4%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 2.7%
- Other 34.4%
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π¬ Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Microformats2 from?
Microformats2 is from San Francisco, California, United States.
Which country uses Microformats2 the most?
The majority of Microformats2 users are from the United States.
Who uses Microformats2?
According to our data, Microformats2 is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as sourceforge.net, beebom.com, and
5element.by.
Is Microformats2 used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by vitoria.es.gov.br. Overall, we found Microformats2 on 7 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Microformats2?
Yes. The most prominent of these is utmb.edu. In total, we know of 5 academic websites in the United States that use Microformats2.
What are the alternatives to Microformats2?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Microformats2 may include Microformats, 
Open Graph, and 
Twitter Cards.
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 3,814,833 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.