RelMeAuth
RelMeAuth is 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.
According to our data, RelMeAuth ranks 31th among the standards we track.
It is detected on 0.3% of all websites.
It appears on 0.5% of all websites in the United States, 0.5% in Germany, and 0.5% in the United Kingdom.
- 🏠 Website
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Standards
- Rank: 31
- Market share: 0.4%
🏆 RelMeAuth Awards
- ⬆️ 25th most popular in Germany in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 28th most popular in the United States in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 28th most popular in Ireland in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 28th most popular in Bulgaria in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 29th most popular in Canada in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 29th most popular in New Zealand in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 30th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 30th most popular in France in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 30th most popular in Australia in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 30th most popular in Spain in the Standards category.
⚡ Sites Using RelMeAuth
We have data on 12,827 websites that use RelMeAuth. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using RelMeAuth is bloomberg.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #149 | United States | English | |
| 2 | #162 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 3 | #510 | United States | English | |
| 4 | #607 | English | ||
| 5 | #824 | Iceland | English | |
| 6 |  gutenberg.org |
#1,252 | United States | American English |
| 7 | #1,327 | Spain | Spanish | |
| 8 |  hetzner.com |
#1,350 | Germany | American English |
| 9 | #1,355 | English | ||
| 10 | #1,683 | English | ||
| 11 | #1,820 | Italy | Italian | |
| 12 | #1,854 | Netherlands | Dutch | |
| 13 | #1,973 | English | ||
| 14 | #2,312 | United States | English | |
| 15 | #2,371 | Germany | German | |
| 16 | #2,736 | United States | English | |
| 17 | #3,775 | Spain | European Spanish | |
| 18 | #3,868 | United States | English | |
| 19 | #3,887 | Italy | Italian | |
| 20 | #3,889 | India | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use RelMeAuth:
- 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 RelMeAuth are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 33.6%
- Germany 12.6%
- United Kingdom 9.7%
- France 4.6%
- Canada 3.5%
- Australia 3.3%
- Spain 3.3%
- Netherlands 3%
- Italy 2.3%
- Other 24.1%
Most RelMeAuth users speak English, German, or Spanish.
- English 73.1%
- German 8.1%
- Spanish 3.2%
- French 3.2%
- Italian 1.4%
- Dutch 1.3%
- Japanese 1.3%
- Portuguese 0.9%
- Chinese 0.9%
- Other 6.6%
RelMeAuth is especially popular on .com, .org, and .de top-level domains.
- .com 49.4%
- .org 7.9%
- .de 6.4%
- .net 5%
- .co.uk 2.6%
- .com.au 1.5%
- .nl 1.5%
- .fr 1.3%
- .io 1.1%
- Other 23.3%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing RelMeAuth include blogs and wiki, online shopping, and business.
- Blogs/Wiki 14.3%
- Online Shopping 12.3%
- Business 8.6%
- Marketing/Merchandising 6.3%
- Software/Hardware 6.1%
- Internet Services 6%
- Education/Reference 5.2%
- Technical/Business Forums 4.3%
- Entertainment 3.9%
- Other 33%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Which country uses RelMeAuth the most?
The majority of RelMeAuth users are from the United States.
Who uses RelMeAuth?
According to our data, RelMeAuth is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as bloomberg.com,
itch.io, and
theconversation.com.
Do academic institutions use RelMeAuth?
Yes. In total, we know of 6 academic websites in the United States that use RelMeAuth.
How does RelMeAuth stack up against the competition?
RelMeAuth is a moderately popular standard, ranking ahead of 25 other standards we track.
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🗃️ 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 4,001,723 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.