HTML
W3C, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesHypertext Markup Language (HTML) is a markup language used to create web pages and is the de facto standard for documents displayed in web browsers.
It defines the structure of web content using elements for text, links, images, forms, tables, and embedded media, organizes documents into a hierarchical DOM, and enables hyperlinking between pages, which is a fundamental mechanism of the World Wide Web.
HTML5 expanded HTML into a platform for web applications by introducing native audio and video elements, the canvas API for rendering graphics, Web Storage for client-side data persistence, Web Workers for background processing, the Geolocation API for location-based data, and 
WebSocket for real-time communication.
According to our data, HTML is detected on 84.6% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔗 Links
- 👨👩👦👦 Community
Reddit
Stack Overflow📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Standards
- Rank: 2
- Market share: 93.9%
🏆 HTML Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Standards category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Indonesia in the Standards category.
- 🥇 Most popular in South Africa in the Standards category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Norway in the Standards category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the Philippines in the Standards category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the British Virgin Islands in the Standards category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Peru in the Standards category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Nigeria in the Standards category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Iceland in the Standards category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Luxembourg in the Standards category.
⚡ Sites Using HTML
We have data on 2,812,937 websites that use HTML. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using HTML 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 |  youtube.com |
#4 | United States | English |
| 5 |  instagram.com |
#5 | United States | English |
| 6 |  office.com |
#7 | United States | American English |
| 7 |  apple.com |
#8 | United States | American English |
| 8 |  linkedin.com |
#9 | United States | English |
| 9 |  wikipedia.org |
#11 | United States | English |
| 10 |  x.com |
#12 | English | |
| 11 |  github.com |
#13 | United States | English |
| 12 | bing.com | #14 | United States | English |
| 13 |  pinterest.com |
#15 | English | |
| 14 | #16 | United States | American English | |
| 15 |  bitly.com |
#17 | American English | |
| 16 |  tiktok.com |
#18 | Cayman Islands | English |
| 17 | #19 | United States | English | |
| 18 |  cloudflare.com |
#20 | United States | American English |
| 19 |  telegram.org |
#21 | United Kingdom | English |
| 20 |  spotify.com |
#22 | Sweden | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use HTML:
- 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 HTML are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 19.8%
- Germany 7.5%
- United Kingdom 5.6%
- Japan 5.5%
- France 4%
- Netherlands 3.3%
- Italy 3.2%
- Russia 3.1%
- Spain 3.1%
- Other 44.9%
Most HTML users speak English, German, or Japanese.
- English 53.3%
- German 6.2%
- Japanese 4.7%
- Spanish 4.6%
- French 3.5%
- Russian 3.3%
- Chinese 2.9%
- Portuguese 2.4%
- Italian 2.4%
- Other 16.7%
HTML is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 44.2%
- .org 6.2%
- .de 4.2%
- .net 3.3%
- .ru 2.1%
- .co.uk 2%
- .nl 1.8%
- .it 1.8%
- .com.au 1.4%
- Other 33%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing HTML include business, online shopping, and education and reference.
- Business 17%
- Online Shopping 8.5%
- Education/Reference 6.5%
- Blogs/Wiki 6.3%
- Internet Services 5.4%
- Entertainment 4.3%
- Health 3.2%
- General News 2.7%
- Software/Hardware 2.6%
- Other 43.5%
🔢 HTML Versions
The most popular version of HTML is 5, used by 98% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 1.6% of sites use HTML 4.01, and 0.3% use HTML 4.0.
- 5 98%
- 4.01 1.6%
- 4.0 0.3%
- 3.2 0.2%
- 2.0 0.02%
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JSON💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind HTML?
HTML is owned by World Wide Web Consortium, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Which country uses HTML the most?
The majority of HTML users are from the United States.
Who uses HTML?
According to our data, HTML is used on millions of sites, including google.com, facebook.com, and microsoft.com.
Is HTML used on government websites?
In total, we found HTML on 2,720 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use HTML?
Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 4,500 academic websites in the United States that use HTML.
How does HTML stack up against its competitors?
HTML is one of the most popular standards, second only to 
CSS.
👉 See Also
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