WCAG

W3C, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are a set of recommendations for making web content more accessible, developed by W3C.

According to our data, WCAG is detected on 0.02% of all websites.

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 WCAG Awards

⚡ Sites Using WCAG

We have data on 551 websites that use WCAG. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using WCAG is metoffice.gov.uk.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 metoffice.gov.uk #1,324 United Kingdom English
2 comunidad.madrid #2,297 Spain Spanish
3 ksu.edu.sa #2,582 Saudi Arabia Arabic
4 castillalamancha.es #5,462 Spain Spanish
5 sdpnoticias.com #6,468 Mexico Spanish
6 efe.com #6,565 Spain European Spanish
7 auth.gr #7,060 Greece Greek
8 seg-social.es #7,553 Spain Spanish
9 py.gov.in #11,567 India English
10 sqa.org.uk #21,203 United Kingdom English
11 pseb.ac.in #21,205 India English
12 lancashire.gov.uk #22,143 United Kingdom English
13 unlu.edu.ar #23,898 Argentina Spanish
14 ine.pt #25,091 Portugal English
15 momah.gov.sa #29,500 Saudi Arabia Arabic
16 sprintesport.it #38,220 Italy Italian
17 itvcita.com #40,316 Spain Spanish
18 casareal.es #49,701 Spain Spanish
19 hkeaa.edu.hk #53,337 Hong Kong Chinese
20 fundae.es #56,192 Spain Spanish

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use WCAG:

Most of the sites using WCAG are from Spain, the United States, and Hong Kong.

  • Spain 22.5%
  • United States 14.5%
  • Hong Kong 11.5%
  • Greece 9.5%
  • Italy 9%
  • United Kingdom 6.5%
  • India 5.2%
  • Portugal 2.5%
  • Japan 2.1%
  • Other 16.7%

Most WCAG users speak English, Spanish, or Italian.

  • English 41.5%
  • Spanish 21.6%
  • Italian 9.1%
  • Greek 8.6%
  • Chinese 6.4%
  • Portuguese 2.4%
  • Japanese 2.2%
  • Catalan 2%
  • German 1.3%
  • Other 4.9%

WCAG is especially popular on .com, .es, and .gr top-level domains.

  • .com 24%
  • .es 13.6%
  • .gr 7.6%
  • .it 7.4%
  • .org 7.3%
  • .gov.hk 7.1%
  • .gov.in 2.7%
  • .net 2.5%
  • .eu 2%
  • Other 25.8%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing WCAG include government and military, business, and education and reference.

  • Government/Military 18.2%
  • Business 15.3%
  • Education/Reference 14.6%
  • Health 8.8%
  • Public Information 7.3%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 5.8%
  • Internet Services 5.1%
  • General News 3.6%
  • Real Estate 2.9%
  • Other 18.4%

🔢 WCAG Versions

The most common version of WCAG is 2, used by 58.8% of sites where versions were detected.

  • 2 58.8%
  • 1 41.5%

🔢 WCAG Levels

The most common level of WCAG is AA, used by 73.7% of sites where levels were detected. In addition, 16.4% of sites use WCAG AAA, and 14.1% use WCAG A.

  • AA 73.7%
  • AAA 16.4%
  • A 14.1%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best WCAG alternatives.

RankName
1
CSS
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A stylesheet language used to control the presentation of HTML and XML documents, defining layout, colors, typography, and responsive behavior across different devices.
2
HTML
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A markup language used to create web pages and is the de facto standard for documents displayed in web browsers.
4
JSON

A lightweight, language-independent data exchange format derived from JavaScript and used to structure and transmit data between systems.
5
RSD

An XML format that helps client software find the services needed to read, edit, or "work with" weblogging software.
10
XFN

An HTML microformat that provides a simple way to represent human relationships using links.

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind WCAG?

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

Which country uses WCAG the most?

The majority of WCAG users are from Spain.

Who uses WCAG?

According to our data, WCAG is used on hundreds of sites, including such established ones as metoffice.gov.uk, comunidad.madrid, and ksu.edu.sa.

Is WCAG used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by metoffice.gov.uk, py.gov.in, and lancashire.gov.uk. In total, we found WCAG on 39 government sites in Hong Kong, 15 in India, and 2 in the United States.

Do academic institutions use WCAG?

Yes. The most prominent of these are ksu.edu.sa, pseb.ac.in, and unlu.edu.ar.

What are the alternatives to WCAG?

Alternatives and possible competitors to WCAG may include CSS, HTML, and JSON.

👉 See Also

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