RSD
Really Simple Discovery (RSD) is an XML format that helps client software find the services needed to read, edit, or "work with" weblogging software.
According to our data, RSD is detected on 30.4% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔗 Links
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Standards
- Rank: 5
- Market share: 33.7%
🏆 RSD Awards
- 🥉 Third most popular in El Salvador in the Standards category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Bhutan in the Standards category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Libya in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Spain in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Italy in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Brazil in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Iran in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Singapore in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Serbia in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Bulgaria in the Standards category.
⚡ Sites Using RSD
We have data on 1,010,279 websites that use RSD. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using RSD is 
wordpress.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wordpress.com |
#83 | United States | English |
| 2 |  en.wikipedia.org |
United States | English | |
| 3 | #310 | United States | English | |
| 4 | #447 | American English | ||
| 5 | #556 | United States | American English | |
| 6 | #590 | Switzerland | British English | |
| 7 | #644 | United States | American English | |
| 8 | #705 | Thailand | Thai | |
| 9 | #708 | Dominican Republic | Spanish | |
| 10 | #822 | United States | English | |
| 11 | #824 | Russia | Spanish | |
| 12 | #832 | Vietnam | Vietnamese | |
| 13 | #835 | American English | ||
| 14 | #857 | American English | ||
| 15 | #871 | Thailand | Thai | |
| 16 | #877 | Thailand | Thai | |
| 17 | #939 | Arabic | ||
| 18 | #959 | American English | ||
| 19 | #963 | Cameroon | American English | |
| 20 | #964 | Isle of Man | British English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use RSD:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using RSD are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 21.9%
- Germany 6.4%
- United Kingdom 6.2%
- Spain 4.4%
- Italy 4.3%
- Japan 4.2%
- France 4.2%
- Australia 3.5%
- Netherlands 3.4%
- Other 41.5%
Most RSD users speak English, Spanish, or German.
- English 53.6%
- Spanish 6.4%
- German 5.9%
- French 4%
- Japanese 3.6%
- Italian 3.5%
- Portuguese 2.9%
- Dutch 2.5%
- Polish 1.7%
- Other 15.9%
RSD is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 45.1%
- .org 7.5%
- .de 3.8%
- .net 3.1%
- .it 2.4%
- .co.uk 2.2%
- .com.au 2.1%
- .nl 1.9%
- .com.br 1.7%
- Other 30.2%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing RSD include business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki.
- Business 18.6%
- Marketing/Merchandising 11.5%
- Blogs/Wiki 11%
- Education/Reference 6.3%
- Internet Services 5.2%
- Entertainment 4.6%
- Online Shopping 4.4%
- Travel 4%
- Health 3.5%
- Other 30.9%
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JSON💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Which country uses RSD the most?
The majority of RSD users are from the United States.
Who uses RSD?
According to our data, RSD is used on millions of sites, including wordpress.com, en.wikipedia.org, and wikihow.com.
Is RSD used on government websites?
Overall, we found RSD on 377 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use RSD?
Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 1,346 academic websites in the United States that use RSD.
How does RSD compare to the competition?
RSD is a very popular standard, second only to 4 other standards we track.
What are the alternatives to RSD?
Alternatives and possible competitors to RSD may include 
RDF, 
XFN, and 
OpenSearch.