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 0.6% of all websites.

Statistics based on 3.8M+ analyzed websites. About this data

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 CGI Awards

⚡ Sites Using CGI

We have data on 22,384 websites that use CGI. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using CGI is genesisedu.net.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 genesisedu.net #2,723 United States English
2 astro.com #2,731 Switzerland English
3 goo-net.com #2,801 Japan Japanese
4 p-world.co.jp #2,842 Japan Japanese
5 adultfriendfinder.com #3,941 United States English
6 httpd.apache.org United States English
7 nebraska.gov #5,705 United States American English
8 mobile.bg #5,715 Bulgaria Bulgarian
9 bokus.com #6,308 Sweden Swedish
10 basketball-reference.com #6,467 United States English
11 austlii.edu.au #6,623 Australia English
12 baseball-reference.com #6,765 United States English
13 internetdownloadmanager.com #7,220 United States English
14 fruitmail.net #7,556 Japan Japanese
15 df.cl #9,176 Chile Spanish
16 dogmovie.net #10,734 English
17 rhymezone.com #11,682 English
18 castanet.net #11,694 Canada English
19 car-part.com #11,761 English
20 24horas.cl #12,293 Chile Spanish

📈 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 24.9%
  • Japan 19%
  • United Kingdom 5.4%
  • Australia 3.8%
  • Canada 3%
  • Brazil 2.6%
  • India 2.1%
  • Turkey 2%
  • Italy 1.9%
  • Other 35.3%

Most CGI users speak English or Japanese.

  • English 76.1%
  • Japanese 16.5%
  • Spanish 0.9%
  • German 0.8%
  • Russian 0.8%
  • Portuguese 0.7%
  • Bulgarian 0.5%
  • Vietnamese 0.5%
  • Swedish 0.4%
  • Other 2.8%

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

  • .com 46.3%
  • .net 7%
  • .org 5.8%
  • .jp 5.5%
  • .co.jp 2.5%
  • .com.au 2.1%
  • .co.uk 1.9%
  • .com.br 1.8%
  • .ir 1%
  • Other 26.1%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing CGI include business, blogs and wiki, and online shopping.

  • Business 13.3%
  • Blogs/Wiki 8.5%
  • Online Shopping 7.7%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 7.6%
  • Education/Reference 6.7%
  • Entertainment 6.5%
  • Internet Services 6%
  • Software/Hardware 3.7%
  • Health 3.3%
  • Other 36.7%

🕵️ 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.
39
Rack
Munich, Germany

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 such established ones as genesisedu.net, astro.com, and goo-net.com.

Is CGI used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by nebraska.gov. In total, we found CGI on 5 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 16 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 29 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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