CGI

Apache Software Foundation, Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is an interface specification that enables web servers to execute an external program to process HTTP requests.

According to our data, CGI is present on 0.7% of all websites.

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

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 CGI Awards

⚡ Sites Using CGI

We have data on 23,711 websites that use CGI. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using CGI is gist.github.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 gist.github.com United States English
2 jorudan.co.jp #2,245 Japan Japanese
3 genesisedu.net #2,723 United States English
4 astro.com #2,731 Switzerland English
5 goo-net.com #2,801 Japan Japanese
6 p-world.co.jp #2,842 Japan Japanese
7 adultfriendfinder.com #3,941 United States English
8 httpd.apache.org English
9 nebraska.gov #5,705 United States American English
10 mobile.bg #5,715 Bulgaria Bulgarian
11 bokus.com #6,308 Sweden Swedish
12 basketball-reference.com #6,467 United States English
13 austlii.edu.au #6,623 Australia English
14 baseball-reference.com #6,765 United States English
15 internetdownloadmanager.com #7,220 United States English
16 fruitmail.net #7,556 Japan Japanese
17 df.cl #9,176 Chile Spanish
18 dogmovie.net #10,734 English
19 rhymezone.com #11,682 English
20 castanet.net #11,694 Canada English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use CGI:

Most of the sites using CGI are from the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

  • United States 27.3%
  • Japan 15.7%
  • United Kingdom 5.6%
  • Australia 4.4%
  • Canada 2.9%
  • Brazil 2.4%
  • Germany 2.3%
  • Italy 2.2%
  • India 2.2%
  • Other 35%

Most CGI users speak English or Japanese.

  • English 79.8%
  • Japanese 13.6%
  • German 0.8%
  • Vietnamese 0.8%
  • Spanish 0.8%
  • Russian 0.7%
  • Portuguese 0.5%
  • Bulgarian 0.4%
  • Turkish 0.3%
  • Other 2.3%

CGI is especially popular on .com, .net, and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 47.9%
  • .net 6.8%
  • .org 6.3%
  • .jp 4.3%
  • .com.au 2.5%
  • .co.uk 2.1%
  • .co.jp 1.8%
  • .com.br 1.7%
  • .ir 1.1%
  • Other 25.5%

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

  • Business 13%
  • Blogs/Wiki 9.1%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 8.4%
  • Online Shopping 7.2%
  • Entertainment 6.6%
  • Education/Reference 6%
  • Internet Services 6%
  • Software/Hardware 3.4%
  • Health 2.8%
  • Other 37.5%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best CGI alternatives.

RankName
1
CSS
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A stylesheet language used to control the presentation of HTML and XML documents, defining layout, colors, typography, and responsive behavior across different devices.
2
HTML
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A markup language used to create web pages and is the de facto standard for documents displayed in web browsers.
4
JSON

A lightweight, language-independent data exchange format derived from JavaScript and used to structure and transmit data between systems.
37
Rack

A minimal, modular interface and invocation convention that operates between Ruby web servers and web applications to standardize how HTTP requests and responses are exchanged.

FreeOpen source
47
ESI
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A simple markup language used to define web page components for dynamic assembly and delivery of web applications at the edge of the Internet.

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind CGI?

CGI is owned by the Apache Software Foundation, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.

Which country uses CGI the most?

The majority of CGI users are from the United States.

Who uses CGI?

According to our data, CGI is used on thousands of sites, including gist.github.com, jorudan.co.jp, and genesisedu.net.

Is CGI used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by nebraska.gov. In total, we found CGI on 4 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use CGI?

Yes. The most notable of these is austlii.edu.au. Overall, we know of 12 academic websites in the United States that use CGI.

How does CGI stack up against the competition?

CGI is a moderately popular standard, ranking ahead of 31 other standards we track.

What are the alternatives to CGI?

Alternatives and possible competitors to CGI may include ESI, Rack, and CSS.

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