OpenID

San Ramon, California, United States

OpenID is a decentralized authentication protocol based on OAuth 2.0 that enables applications to verify a user's identity through an external identity provider instead of managing credentials directly.

It adds an identity layer on top of OAuth by issuing ID tokens that confirm who the user is, supports single sign-on across multiple services, and allows retrieval of basic profile information.

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

Statistics based on 3.5M+ analyzed websites. About this data

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 OpenID Awards

⚡ Sites Using OpenID

We have data on 23,225 websites that use OpenID. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using OpenID is linkedin.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 linkedin.com #9 United States English
2 x.com #12 English
3 pinterest.com #15 English
4 reddit.com #25 United States American English
5 dropbox.com #35 United States English
6 cnn.com #67 United States English
7 scribd.com #70 United States American English
8 wordpress.com #83 United States English
9 cloud.microsoft #91 United States American English
10 usatoday.com #113 American English
11 behance.net #139 United States American English
12 nypost.com #140 United States American English
13 figma.com #198 English
14 weather.com #238 American English
15 uptodown.com #285 Spain Spanish
16 investing.com #292 English
17 elpais.com #309 Spain Spanish
18 swagbucks.com #319 United States English
19 speedtest.net #348 English
20 academia.edu #360 United States English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use OpenID:

Most of the sites using OpenID are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and India.

  • United States 21.1%
  • United Kingdom 5.2%
  • India 5%
  • France 4.4%
  • Germany 4.4%
  • Spain 4%
  • Brazil 3.9%
  • Italy 2.7%
  • Indonesia 2.5%
  • Other 46.8%

Most OpenID users speak English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

  • English 57%
  • Spanish 6.5%
  • Portuguese 3.9%
  • French 3.3%
  • German 2.9%
  • Italian 2.2%
  • Russian 2.2%
  • Polish 1.5%
  • Vietnamese 1.5%
  • Other 19%

OpenID is especially popular on .com top-level domains.

  • .com 52.4%
  • .org 3.8%
  • .net 3.1%
  • .com.br 2.4%
  • .de 1.7%
  • .it 1.5%
  • .co.uk 1.5%
  • .pl 1.2%
  • .nl 1.1%
  • Other 31.3%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing OpenID include online shopping, business, and general news.

  • Online Shopping 12.1%
  • Business 10.3%
  • General News 8.6%
  • Blogs/Wiki 8.3%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 6.7%
  • Entertainment 4.7%
  • Internet Services 4.6%
  • Education/Reference 4.3%
  • Real Estate 4%
  • Other 36.4%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best OpenID alternatives.

RankName
16
OAuth
Fremont, California, United States

An open standard authorization protocol that allows applications to obtain limited access to user accounts without sharing passwords across web, mobile, and desktop environments.
20
GraphQL
Menlo Park, California, United States

A data query and manipulation language for APIs typically used for remote client-server communications.
30
RelMeAuth

A proposed open standard for using rel-me links to profiles on OAuth supporting services to authenticate via either those profiles or your own site.
33
OpenAPI
San Francisco, California, United States

A specification language for defining HTTP APIs, typically written in YAML or JSON.
50
IndieAuth
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A decentralized identity protocol built on top of OAuth 2.0.

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is OpenID's headquarters?

OpenID is located in San Ramon, California, United States.

Which country uses OpenID the most?

The majority of OpenID users are from the United States.

Who uses OpenID?

According to our data, OpenID is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as linkedin.com, x.com, and pinterest.com.

Is OpenID used on government websites?

In total, we found OpenID on 7 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use OpenID?

Yes. The most notable of these is academia.edu. Overall, we know of 27 academic websites in the United States that use OpenID.

How does OpenID stack up against the competition?

OpenID is a moderately popular standard, ranking ahead of 29 other standards we track.

What are the alternatives to OpenID?

Alternatives and possible competitors to OpenID may include OAuth, RelMeAuth, and IndieAuth.

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