RDF

W3C, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a W3C standard model for describing and exchanging graph-based data on the web.

It enables linking and integration of data across different vocabularies, represents information as subject-predicate-object triples forming directed graphs, and supports serialization formats such as RDF/XML for XML-based data exchange as well as Turtle and JSON-LD.

According to our data, RDF is present on 0.9% of all websites.

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

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 RDF Awards

⚡ Sites Using RDF

We have data on 30,945 websites that use RDF. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using RDF is instructure.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 instructure.com #52 United States English
2 en.wikipedia.org United States English
3 irs.gov #183 United States English
4 canada.ca #209 Canada English
5 mit.edu #215 United States English
6 apps.apple.com United States American English
7 itunes.apple.com United States American English
8 imagefap.com #471 Netherlands English
9 support.apple.com United States American English
10 s*xalarab.com #881 Arabic
11 mlookalp**no.com #932 Arabic
12 ssa.gov #1,082 United States English
13 cambridge.org #1,203 English
14 es.wikipedia.org United States Spanish
15 umn.edu #1,264 United States English
16 ox.ac.uk #1,299 United Kingdom English
17 wikisource.org #1,317 United States English
18 punjab.gov.pk #1,417 Pakistan English
19 nasdaq.com #1,452 United States English
20 ardmediathek.de #1,489 Germany German

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use RDF:

Most of the sites using RDF are from the United States, Germany, and France.

  • United States 16.5%
  • Germany 8.1%
  • France 6.6%
  • United Kingdom 5%
  • Russia 4.1%
  • Spain 4%
  • Italy 3.7%
  • Canada 3.4%
  • Netherlands 3.1%
  • Other 45.5%

Most RDF users speak English, German, or French.

  • English 48.3%
  • German 7.5%
  • French 6.7%
  • Spanish 5.2%
  • Russian 4.8%
  • Dutch 3.1%
  • Italian 2.8%
  • Japanese 2%
  • Polish 1.8%
  • Other 17.8%

RDF is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 29.9%
  • .org 11.3%
  • .de 4.8%
  • .ru 2.9%
  • .fr 2.8%
  • .net 2.5%
  • .it 2.3%
  • .be 1.8%
  • .ca 1.8%
  • Other 39.9%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing RDF include business, education and reference, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Business 17.8%
  • Education/Reference 12.7%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 8.4%
  • Online Shopping 5.6%
  • Health 5.1%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 4.9%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4.3%
  • Government/Military 4.2%
  • Travel 3.7%
  • Other 33.3%

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XFN
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OpenSearch
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind RDF?

RDF is owned by World Wide Web Consortium, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Which country uses RDF the most?

The majority of RDF users are from the United States.

Who uses RDF?

According to our data, RDF is used on thousands of sites, including instructure.com, en.wikipedia.org, and irs.gov.

Is RDF used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by irs.gov, ssa.gov, and punjab.gov.pk. In total, we found RDF on 192 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use RDF?

Yes, quite a few! The most notable of these are mit.edu, umn.edu, and ox.ac.uk. In total, we know of 265 academic websites in the United States that use RDF.

How does RDF stack up against the competition?

RDF is a moderately popular standard, ranking ahead of 32 other standards we track.

What are the alternatives to RDF?

Alternatives and possible competitors to RDF may include RSD, XFN, and OpenSearch.

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