OpenSearch
Amazon, Seattle, Washington, United StatesOpenSearch is a specification that describes a website's search engine, enabling browsers, apps, and services to discover and integrate it.
It is implemented as a linked XML file and was originally developed by Amazon to make it easier for other applications to integrate their search services.
According to our data, OpenSearch is detected on 1% of all websites.
Wikipedia📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Standards
- Rank: 19
- Market share: 1.1%
🏆 OpenSearch Awards
- 🔥 13rd most popular in Kazakhstan in the Standards category.
- 🔥 13rd most popular in Azerbaijan in the Standards category.
- 🔥 13rd most popular in Uzbekistan in the Standards category.
- 🔥 13rd most popular in the Dominican Republic in the Standards category.
- 🔥 13rd most popular in Tajikistan in the Standards category.
- 🔥 13rd most popular in Kyrgyzstan in the Standards category.
- 🔥 14th most popular in Russia in the Standards category.
- 🔥 14th most popular in Ukraine in the Standards category.
- 🔥 14th most popular in Turkey in the Standards category.
- 🔥 14th most popular in Romania in the Standards category.
⚡ Sites Using OpenSearch
We have data on 33,486 websites that use OpenSearch. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using OpenSearch is 
youtube.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | youtube.com |
#4 | United States | English |
| 2 |  x.com |
#12 | English | |
| 3 | github.com |
#13 | United States | English |
| 4 |  pinterest.com |
#15 | English | |
| 5 |  spotify.com |
#22 | Sweden | English |
| 6 |  vimeo.com |
#23 | United States | English |
| 7 |  soundcloud.com |
#40 | Germany | English |
| 8 | #41 | American English | ||
| 9 |  twitch.tv |
#42 | United States | English |
| 10 | #61 | United States | American English | |
| 11 |  scribd.com |
#70 | United States | English |
| 12 | #76 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 13 |  wordpress.com |
#83 | United States | English |
| 14 | #85 | Singapore | English | |
| 15 | #86 | English | ||
| 16 |  baidu.com |
#90 | China | Chinese |
| 17 |  etsy.com |
#93 | United States | American English |
| 18 |  stackoverflow.com |
#101 | English | |
| 19 |  play.google.com |
United States | American English | |
| 20 | #134 | United States | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use OpenSearch:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Blogs/Wiki category.
Most of the sites using OpenSearch are from the United States, Germany, and Russia.
- United States 15.2%
- Germany 9.9%
- Russia 9.2%
- United Kingdom 5.5%
- France 4.8%
- Ukraine 4.1%
- Italy 3.7%
- Netherlands 3.6%
- Spain 3.5%
- Other 40.5%
Most OpenSearch users speak English, Russian, or German.
- English 44.5%
- Russian 11.1%
- German 8%
- Spanish 4.6%
- French 3.7%
- Italian 3%
- Ukrainian 2.5%
- Polish 2.4%
- Portuguese 2.3%
- Other 17.9%
OpenSearch is especially popular on .com, .org, and .ru top-level domains.
- .com 32.8%
- .org 10.1%
- .ru 5.5%
- .de 5.5%
- .net 4.4%
- .it 2.1%
- .pl 2%
- .fr 1.5%
- .nl 1.4%
- Other 34.7%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing OpenSearch include blogs and wiki, business, and education and reference.
- Blogs/Wiki 10.5%
- Business 9.5%
- Education/Reference 8.7%
- Online Shopping 6.7%
- Marketing/Merchandising 6.2%
- Entertainment 4.9%
- Public Information 4.3%
- Internet Services 3.9%
- General News 3.8%
- Other 41.5%
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Open Graph💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind OpenSearch?
OpenSearch is owned by Amazon.com, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Which country uses OpenSearch the most?
The majority of OpenSearch users are from the United States.
Who uses OpenSearch?
According to our data, OpenSearch is used on thousands of sites, including youtube.com, x.com, and pinterest.com.
Is OpenSearch used on government websites?
Overall, we found OpenSearch on 20 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use OpenSearch?
Yes. In total, we know of 40 academic websites in the United States that use OpenSearch.
How does OpenSearch compare to its competitors?
OpenSearch is a moderately popular standard, ranking ahead of 35 other standards we track.