Microformats2

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, Microformats2 ranks 11th among the semantic markup technologies we track.
It has 0.1% of the semantic markup market share and is detected on 0.07% of all websites.

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

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Microformats2 Awards

⚡ Sites Using Microformats2

We have data on 2,480 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.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 sourceforge.net #97 United States English
2 vg.no #510 Norway Norwegian
3 beebom.com #2,277 United States American English
4 5element.by #5,028 Belarus Russian
5 vilaweb.cat #5,644 Spain Catalan
6 uni-muenster.de #6,372 Germany German
7 baginya.org #10,171 Ukraine American English
8 gate.cc #10,195 English
9 hide.me #12,525 English
10 termux.dev #17,950 English
11 utmb.edu #22,570 United States English
12 vitoria.es.gov.br #23,550 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
13 hardyn.com.br #23,680 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
14 thesession.org #23,719 United Kingdom English
15 pompeiisites.org #23,963 Italy Italian
16 dontkillmyapp.com #26,441 Czech Republic English
17 uwinnipeg.ca #26,923 Canada English
18 chil-chil.net #27,315 Japan Japanese
19 classiccars.com #27,316 English
20 pilotcompany.com #28,291 English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Microformats2:

Most of the sites using Microformats2 are from the United States, Germany, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

  • United States 25.5%
  • Germany 10.6%
  • U.S. Virgin Islands 8.5%
  • United Kingdom 5.9%
  • Japan 4.8%
  • Vietnam 3.9%
  • Canada 3.8%
  • France 3%
  • Italy 2.2%
  • Other 31.8%

Most Microformats2 users speak English, Vietnamese, or German.

  • English 56.5%
  • Vietnamese 9.5%
  • German 7.1%
  • Arabic 4.9%
  • Japanese 3.4%
  • Russian 2.2%
  • Spanish 1.9%
  • Chinese 1.7%
  • French 1.6%
  • Other 11.2%

Microformats2 semantic markup technology is especially popular on .com, .org, and .de top-level domains.

  • .com 45.2%
  • .org 8.4%
  • .de 6%
  • .net 5.1%
  • .vn 2.7%
  • .ca 1.4%
  • .ch 1.3%
  • .com.vn 1.3%
  • .co.uk 1.2%
  • Other 27.4%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Microformats2 include blogs and wiki, business, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Blogs/Wiki 21.1%
  • Business 9.4%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 6.5%
  • Entertainment 6.5%
  • Education/Reference 6.3%
  • Technical/Business Forums 5.4%
  • Internet Services 5%
  • Online Shopping 3.1%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 2.7%
  • Other 34%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Microformats2 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 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, vg.no, and beebom.com.

Is Microformats2 used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by vitoria.es.gov.br. Overall, we found Microformats2 on 6 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 6 academic websites in the United States that use Microformats2.

What are the alternatives to Microformats2?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Microformats2 may include ARIA, Open Graph, and Twitter Cards.

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