Trace Context

W3C, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

The Trace Context specification defines standard HTTP headers and a value format for propagating context information that enables distributed tracing.

According to our data, Trace Context is detected on 0.9% of all websites.

Statistics based on 3.8M+ analyzed websites. About this data

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Trace Context Awards

⚡ Sites Using Trace Context

We have data on 34,162 websites that use Trace Context. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Trace Context is nature.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 nature.com #86 English
2 bloomberg.com #120 United States English
3 shutterstock.com #132 United States English
4 behance.net #139 United States American English
5 nih.gov #159 United States English
6 springer.com #161 Netherlands English
7 walmart.com #162 United States American English
8 mercadolivre.com.br #163 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
9 nike.com #178 United States American English
10 wise.com #231 United Kingdom American English
11 weather.com #238 American English
12 trendyol.com #301 Turkey Turkish
13 mercadolibre.com.ar #322 Uruguay Spanish
14 mercadolibre.com.mx #331 Argentina Mexican Spanish
15 airbnb.com #340 United States English
16 marketwatch.com #383 American English
17 olx.pl #406 Poland Polish
18 abc.es #408 Spain Spanish
19 ancestry.com #414 United States American English
20 argos.co.uk #433 United Kingdom English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Trace Context:

Most of the sites using Trace Context are from the United States and the United Kingdom.

  • United States 31%
  • United Kingdom 9.4%
  • Netherlands 4.8%
  • Germany 4.4%
  • Australia 4.2%
  • France 3.8%
  • Japan 3.2%
  • Canada 3.2%
  • Brazil 3.1%
  • Other 32.9%

Most Trace Context users speak English, Spanish, or French.

  • English 65.7%
  • Spanish 4.4%
  • French 4%
  • German 3.8%
  • Dutch 3.6%
  • Portuguese 2.8%
  • Japanese 2.6%
  • Italian 2%
  • Indonesian 2%
  • Other 9.1%

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

  • .com 47.6%
  • .org 8.3%
  • .co.uk 3.9%
  • .nl 2.5%
  • .com.au 2.4%
  • .de 2.3%
  • .com.br 2%
  • .fr 1.7%
  • .net 1.7%
  • Other 27.6%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Trace Context include online shopping, business, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Online Shopping 19.9%
  • Business 16.4%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 10.9%
  • Education/Reference 5.5%
  • Fashion/Beauty 4.2%
  • Health 4%
  • Entertainment 3.3%
  • Travel 3.3%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 2.8%
  • Other 29.7%

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2
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4
JSON

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Trace Context?

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

Which country uses Trace Context the most?

The majority of Trace Context users are from the United States.

Who uses Trace Context?

According to our data, Trace Context is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as nature.com, bloomberg.com, and shutterstock.com.

Is Trace Context used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by nih.gov. Overall, we found Trace Context on 101 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Trace Context?

Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 244 academic websites in the United States that use Trace Context.

How does Trace Context compare to its competitors?

Trace Context is a moderately popular standard, ranking ahead of 33 other standards we track.

What are the alternatives to Trace Context?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Trace Context may include OpenTelemetry, CSS, and HTML.

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