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.

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

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 RSD Awards

⚡ Sites Using RSD

We have data on 1,066,535 websites that use RSD. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using RSD is wordpress.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 wordpress.com #83 United States English
2 en.wikipedia.org United States English
3 wikihow.com #310 United States English
4 clever.com #447 American English
5 illuminateed.com #556 United States American English
6 sportradar.com #590 Switzerland British English
7 liftoff.io #644 United States American English
8 xxxpostpic.org #705 American English
9 conectate.com.do #708 Dominican Republic Spanish
10 xorgasmo.com #822 United States English
11 vailonxx.co #832 Vietnam Vietnamese
12 liteapks.com #835 American English
13 hdp**ncomics.com #857 American English
14 p**n5xxx.com #871 Thailand Thai
15 avsubthai.me #877 Thailand Thai
16 zebawy.com #939 Arabic
17 gamerxyt.com #959 American English
18 sarkariresult.com.cm #963 Cameroon American English
19 sarkariresult.com.im #964 Isle of Man British English
20 kolkataff.in #968 India American English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use RSD:

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

  • United States 21.9%
  • Germany 6.5%
  • United Kingdom 6.2%
  • Spain 4.4%
  • France 4.3%
  • Japan 4.3%
  • Italy 4.2%
  • Australia 3.4%
  • Netherlands 3.3%
  • Other 41.5%

Most RSD users speak English, Spanish, or German.

  • English 53.4%
  • Spanish 6.5%
  • German 6%
  • French 4.1%
  • Japanese 3.7%
  • Italian 3.4%
  • Portuguese 2.9%
  • Dutch 2.4%
  • Polish 1.7%
  • Other 15.9%

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

  • .com 44.9%
  • .org 7.6%
  • .de 3.8%
  • .net 3.1%
  • .it 2.4%
  • .co.uk 2.2%
  • .com.au 2%
  • .nl 1.9%
  • .com.br 1.7%
  • Other 30.4%

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 10.9%
  • Education/Reference 6.3%
  • Internet Services 5.1%
  • Entertainment 4.5%
  • Online Shopping 4.4%
  • Travel 4.1%
  • Health 3.6%
  • Other 31%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best RSD alternatives.

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XFN
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19
OpenSearch
Seattle, Washington, United States

A specification that describes a website's search engine, enabling browsers, apps, and services to discover and integrate it.
33
RDF
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A W3C standard model for describing and exchanging graph-based data on the web.
41
XRDS

An XML-based file format that provides a list of service endpoints (e.g., OpenID) available on a website.
54
FOAF

A machine-readable ontology describing persons, their activities and their relations to other people and objects.

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💬 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 413 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use RSD?

Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 1,434 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.

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