ARIA
W3C, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) is a technical specification from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative that defines how to improve the accessibility of web content and applications, particularly those with dynamic interfaces and custom controls.
It provides a set of roles and properties that can be added to 
HTML to describe user interface elements, their relationships, and current states, enabling assistive technologies such as screen readers to interpret widgets, live updates, and complex interactions that are not natively accessible.
According to our data, ARIA is the third most popular standard on the web.
It is detected on 64.9% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔗 Links
- 👨👩👦👦 Community
MDN documentation
Stack Overflow📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Standards
- Rank: 3
- Market share: 71.7%
🏆 ARIA Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Brunei Darussalam in the Standards category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the United States in the Standards category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Germany in the Standards category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the United Kingdom in the Standards category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in France in the Standards category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Spain in the Standards category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Italy in the Standards category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the Netherlands in the Standards category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Australia in the Standards category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in India in the Standards category.
⚡ Sites Using ARIA
We have data on 2,536,168 websites that use ARIA. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using ARIA is 
google.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | google.com |
#1 | United States | English |
| 2 |  facebook.com |
#2 | United States | English |
| 3 |  microsoft.com |
#3 | United States | American English |
| 4 |  instagram.com |
#5 | United States | English |
| 5 |  hostinger.com |
#6 | Lithuania | American English |
| 6 |  apple.com |
#8 | United States | American English |
| 7 |  linkedin.com |
#9 | United States | English |
| 8 |  cloudflare.com |
#10 | United States | English |
| 9 |  wikipedia.org |
#12 | United States | English |
| 10 | #13 | United States | American English | |
| 11 |  github.com |
#14 | United States | English |
| 12 |  bing.com |
#16 | United States | English |
| 13 |  x.com |
#17 | United States | English |
| 14 | #19 | United States | American English | |
| 15 |  whatsapp.com |
#20 | United States | English |
| 16 |  vimeo.com |
#24 | United States | English |
| 17 |  tiktok.com |
#25 | China | English |
| 18 | #26 | English | ||
| 19 |  shopify.com |
#29 | Canada | English |
| 20 |  yahoo.co.jp |
#30 | Japan | Japanese |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use ARIA:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using ARIA are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 21.5%
- Germany 7.2%
- United Kingdom 6.1%
- Japan 4.3%
- France 4.2%
- Spain 3.6%
- Italy 3.4%
- Netherlands 3.1%
- Australia 2.8%
- Other 43.8%
Most ARIA users speak English, German, or Spanish.
- English 53.2%
- German 7%
- Spanish 5.3%
- French 4.3%
- Japanese 3.7%
- Russian 2.8%
- Italian 2.6%
- Portuguese 2.6%
- Dutch 2.3%
- Other 16.2%
ARIA is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 43%
- .org 6.7%
- .de 4.6%
- .net 2.6%
- .co.uk 2.2%
- .it 1.9%
- .nl 1.8%
- .ru 1.8%
- .com.au 1.7%
- Other 33.7%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing ARIA include business, online shopping, and education and reference.
- Business 17.6%
- Online Shopping 9.2%
- Education/Reference 6.5%
- Blogs/Wiki 6.3%
- Internet Services 4.8%
- Travel 4.2%
- Entertainment 3.7%
- Health 3.5%
- General News 2.7%
- Other 41.5%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind ARIA?
ARIA is owned by World Wide Web Consortium, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Which country uses ARIA the most?
The majority of ARIA users are from the United States.
Who uses ARIA?
According to our data, ARIA is used on millions of sites, including google.com, facebook.com, and microsoft.com.
Is ARIA used on government websites?
Overall, we found ARIA on 3,367 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use ARIA?
Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 4,946 academic websites in the United States that use ARIA.
How does ARIA stack up against the competition?
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🗃️ 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 3,906,822 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.