Markdown
Markdown is a lightweight markup language used to add formatting to plain text documents using simple, human-readable syntax.
It defines elements such as headings, lists, links, images, code blocks, and emphasis through a simple set of symbols like "#*`[]()", and supports extensions for tables, footnotes, and task lists.
Markdown is widely used in documentation, static site generators such as 
Jekyll, 
Hugo, and 
Docusaurus, content management systems including 
Statamic, 
Strapi, and 
Kirby, and developer platforms such as 
GitHub, 
GitLab, 
Reddit, and 
Stack Overflow.
According to our data, Markdown is detected on 0.3% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔗 Links
Wikipedia📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Standards
- Rank: 29
- Market share: 0.4%
🏆 Markdown Awards
- 🔥 19th most popular in China in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 24th most popular in the United Arab Emirates in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 24th most popular in Estonia in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 26th most popular in Japan in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 26th most popular in Norway in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 27th most popular in France in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 27th most popular in Switzerland in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 27th most popular in New Zealand in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 27th most popular in Taiwan in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 27th most popular in Iran in the Standards category.
⚡ Sites Using Markdown
We have data on 11,459 websites that use Markdown. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Markdown is 
cloudflare.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cloudflare.com |
#20 | United States | English |
| 2 |  patreon.com |
#47 | United States | English |
| 3 | #543 | United States | American English | |
| 4 |  hostinger.com |
#1,095 | United States | American English |
| 5 | #1,123 | Cyprus | English | |
| 6 |  tawk.to |
#1,210 | American English | |
| 7 |  postman.com |
#1,304 | English | |
| 8 | #1,321 | English | ||
| 9 |  rustore.ru |
#1,824 | Russia | Russian |
| 10 | #2,016 | Hong Kong | Chinese | |
| 11 | English | |||
| 12 | #2,259 | English | ||
| 13 | #2,266 | United States | American English | |
| 14 | #2,271 | Iceland | English | |
| 15 | #2,326 | Switzerland | English | |
| 16 | #2,475 | Australia | English | |
| 17 | #2,783 | United States | English | |
| 18 | #3,067 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 19 | #3,461 | United States | English | |
| 20 | #3,491 | United States | American English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Markdown:
- 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 Markdown are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 23.3%
- Germany 9.5%
- United Kingdom 7.6%
- Japan 5.8%
- France 5.1%
- Netherlands 3.8%
- Spain 2.5%
- China 2.5%
- Australia 2.3%
- Other 37.6%
Most Markdown users speak English, German, or Japanese.
- English 69.4%
- German 5.3%
- Japanese 4.1%
- French 2.8%
- Spanish 2.7%
- Chinese 2.1%
- Dutch 1.9%
- Portuguese 1.6%
- Russian 1.3%
- Other 8.8%
Markdown is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 40.7%
- .org 11%
- .io 4.3%
- .de 3.6%
- .net 3.6%
- .co.uk 1.6%
- .nl 1.5%
- .fr 1.2%
- .com.br 1.1%
- Other 31.4%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Markdown include business, Internet services, and software and hardware.
- Business 18.8%
- Internet Services 10.9%
- Software/Hardware 8.3%
- Marketing/Merchandising 7.8%
- Blogs/Wiki 6.8%
- Education/Reference 5.8%
- Online Shopping 4.9%
- Travel 4%
- Technical Information 3.1%
- Other 29.6%
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XML💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Markdown's headquarters?
Markdown is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Which country uses Markdown the most?
The majority of Markdown users are from the United States.
Who uses Markdown?
According to our data, Markdown is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as cloudflare.com, patreon.com, and audible.com.
Is Markdown used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by idaho.gov. Overall, we found Markdown on 10 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Markdown?
Yes. In total, we know of 14 academic websites in the United States that use Markdown.
How does Markdown compare to its competitors?
Markdown is a moderately popular standard, ranking ahead of 25 other standards we track.
🗃️ 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 3,531,690 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.