OpenPGP

OpenPGP is a non-proprietary protocol for encrypting email using public key cryptography.

According to our data, OpenPGP ranks 51th among the standards we track.
It is detected on 0.005% of all websites.

It is especially popular in Germany, appearing on 0.02% of all websites in the country.

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

⚑ Sites Using OpenPGP

We have data on 219 websites that use OpenPGP. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using OpenPGP is okfn.de.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 okfn.de #13,889 Germany German
2 hashcat.net #34,935 France English
3 unz.com #39,615 English
4 wikileaks.org #92,700 United States English
5 netbsd.org #101,722 United States English
6 clearhaus.com #287,763 Denmark English
7 zvedavec.news #296,275 Czech Republic Czech
8 terryburton.co.uk #297,720 United Kingdom English
9 zerodayinitiative.com #405,795 English
10 circl.lu #484,983 Luxembourg English
11 exitinternational.net #493,246 Netherlands American English
12 0patch.com #538,587 Slovenia English
13 joehuffman.org #548,794 United States American English
14 andrewheiss.com #588,297 English
15 crimethinc.com #624,798 English
16 a3nm.net #701,621 France American English
17 andrewt.net #844,098 United States English
18 bennetyee.org #952,697 United States English
19 hacdias.com #955,010 English
20 geometrian.com #959,490 United States English

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use OpenPGP:

Most of the sites using OpenPGP are from Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

  • Germany 28%
  • United States 20%
  • United Kingdom 9.7%
  • Netherlands 6.3%
  • France 4.6%
  • Japan 4%
  • Finland 2.3%
  • Italy 2.3%
  • Russia 2.3%
  • Other 20.5%

Most OpenPGP users speak English, German, or Japanese.

  • English 70%
  • German 17.1%
  • Japanese 3.2%
  • Russian 1.8%
  • French 1.8%
  • Dutch 1.4%
  • Portuguese 0.9%
  • Czech 0.9%
  • Chinese 0.5%
  • Other 2.4%

OpenPGP is especially popular on .com, .org, and .de top-level domains.

  • .com 29.7%
  • .org 15.5%
  • .de 11.9%
  • .net 8.7%
  • .me 3.7%
  • .io 2.7%
  • .co.uk 1.8%
  • .dev 1.8%
  • .fr 1.4%
  • Other 22.8%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing OpenPGP include blogs and wiki, software and hardware, and personal pages.

  • Blogs/Wiki 21.6%
  • Software/Hardware 17.6%
  • Personal Pages 11.8%
  • Internet Services 9.8%
  • Politics/Opinion 7.8%
  • Education/Reference 3.9%
  • Finance/Banking 3.9%
  • Information Security 3.9%
  • Online Shopping 2%
  • Other 17.7%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best OpenPGP alternatives.

RankName
18
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.

26
OpenID
San Ramon, California, United States

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.

31
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.

38
JSON Web Token
Fremont, California, United States

An open standard (RFC 7519) that defines a compact and self-contained way for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object.

48
Onion
Winchester, Massachusetts, United States

Sites are websites that use the .onion top-level domain and are only accessible through Tor, a decentralized anonymity network that relays traffic to hide the IP addresses of both visitors and hosts.

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

Which country uses OpenPGP the most?

The majority of OpenPGP users are from Germany.

Who uses OpenPGP?

According to our data, OpenPGP is used on hundreds of sites, including such established ones as okfn.de, hashcat.net, and unz.com.

What are the alternatives to OpenPGP?

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

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