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: 30
- Market share: 0.3%
🏆 Markdown Awards
- 🔥 20th most popular in China in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 25th most popular in Japan in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 26th most popular in Norway in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 27th most popular in Switzerland in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 29th most popular in Germany in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 29th most popular in India in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 29th most popular in Brazil in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 29th most popular in Belgium in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 29th most popular in Indonesia in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 29th most popular in New Zealand in the Standards category.
⚡ Sites Using Markdown
We have data on 8,660 websites that use Markdown. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Markdown is audible.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #543 | United States | American English | |
| 2 |  postman.com |
#1,304 | English | |
| 3 | #1,321 | English | ||
| 4 |  rustore.ru |
#1,824 | Russia | Russian |
| 5 | English | |||
| 6 | #2,259 | English | ||
| 7 | #2,266 | United States | American English | |
| 8 | #2,326 | Switzerland | English | |
| 9 | #2,475 | Australia | English | |
| 10 | #2,783 | United States | English | |
| 11 | #3,067 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 12 | #3,491 | United States | American English | |
| 13 | #4,963 | English | ||
| 14 | #5,386 | English | ||
| 15 | #5,480 | United States | English | |
| 16 | #6,061 | American English | ||
| 17 | #6,432 | Netherlands | English | |
| 18 | #6,760 | English | ||
| 19 | #6,788 | American English | ||
| 20 | #7,028 | United States | 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 24.4%
- Germany 10.1%
- United Kingdom 8.5%
- Japan 5.7%
- France 4.6%
- Netherlands 3.7%
- China 3%
- Australia 2.5%
- Canada 2.4%
- Other 35.1%
Most Markdown users speak English, German, or Japanese.
- English 72.7%
- German 5.2%
- Japanese 3.7%
- Spanish 2.3%
- French 2.2%
- Chinese 2.2%
- Dutch 1.8%
- Italian 1.1%
- Portuguese 1.1%
- Other 7.7%
Markdown is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 39.3%
- .org 13.2%
- .io 4.8%
- .net 3.9%
- .de 3.8%
- .co.uk 1.8%
- .nl 1.4%
- .ch 1%
- .fr 1%
- Other 29.8%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Markdown include business, Internet services, and software and hardware.
- Business 17.7%
- Internet Services 11.3%
- Software/Hardware 10%
- Blogs/Wiki 8.3%
- Marketing/Merchandising 7.2%
- Education/Reference 6%
- Technical Information 4.3%
- Online Shopping 3.8%
- Technical/Business Forums 3.4%
- Other 28%
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SearchAction💬 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 audible.com,
postman.com, and ycombinator.com.
Is Markdown used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by idaho.gov. Overall, we found Markdown on 9 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Markdown?
Yes. In total, we know of 11 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 24 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 3,375,483 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.