WebAssembly
W3C, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesWebAssembly (Wasm) is a portable binary instruction format that runs in modern web browsers with near-native performance, enabling frontend coding in languages that were not traditionally used for web interfaces, such as 
C/C++, 
C#, and 
Rust.
It is designed as a low-level compilation target with a compact binary format, fast execution, memory-safe sandboxing, and a stack-based virtual machine. It also integrates with 
JavaScript to access Web APIs and share memory efficiently.
WebAssembly is used in applications that require high performance and low latency, including in-browser image and video editing, casual and asset-heavy games, image recognition, live video augmentation, virtual and augmented reality, and CAD tools.
According to our data, WebAssembly is present on 0.1% of all websites.
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- Standards
- Rank: 35
- Market share: 0.1%
🏆 WebAssembly Awards
- ⬆️ 26th most popular in Denmark in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 33rd most popular in Canada in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 33rd most popular in Russia in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 33rd most popular in Brazil in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 33rd most popular in India in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 33rd most popular in Sweden in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 34th most popular in Poland in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 35th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Standards category.
- ⬆️ 35th most popular in the Netherlands in the Standards category.
⚡ Sites Using WebAssembly
We have data on 3,844 websites that use WebAssembly. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using WebAssembly is 
youtube.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | youtube.com |
#4 | United States | English |
| 2 |  instagram.com |
#5 | United States | English |
| 3 | #454 | |||
| 4 | #479 | English | ||
| 5 | #680 | Netherlands | English | |
| 6 | #703 | Iran | Persian | |
| 7 | #769 | Belize | English | |
| 8 | #805 | Laos | English | |
| 9 | #817 | Costa Rica | English | |
| 10 | #833 | English | ||
| 11 | #916 | Russia | Japanese | |
| 12 | #945 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 13 | #961 | India | Hindi | |
| 14 | m.youtube.com |
United States | English | |
| 15 |  quillbot.com |
#1,427 | United States | American English |
| 16 | #2,392 | English | ||
| 17 | help.instagram.com |
United States | English | |
| 18 |  chromewebstore.google.com |
United States | American English | |
| 19 | #2,749 | English | ||
| 20 | #3,631 | China | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use WebAssembly:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Online Shopping category.
Most of the sites using WebAssembly are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
- United States 26.1%
- United Kingdom 6.7%
- Germany 5.9%
- Netherlands 4.7%
- Canada 4.2%
- Denmark 3.6%
- Russia 3%
- Brazil 2.7%
- France 2.7%
- Other 40.4%
Most WebAssembly users speak English, German, or Spanish.
- English 71.1%
- German 4.3%
- Spanish 3%
- Portuguese 2.2%
- Danish 2.1%
- Russian 1.9%
- French 1.7%
- Polish 1.6%
- Dutch 1.5%
- Other 10.6%
WebAssembly is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 48.9%
- .net 3.3%
- .de 3.2%
- .dk 2.6%
- .org 2.5%
- .co.uk 2.4%
- .nl 1.9%
- .se 1.6%
- .it 1.6%
- Other 32%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing WebAssembly include online shopping, business, and marketing and merchandising.
- Online Shopping 19.5%
- Business 12.4%
- Marketing/Merchandising 11.3%
- Fashion/Beauty 7%
- Software/Hardware 4%
- Pornography 3.8%
- Internet Services 3.3%
- Education/Reference 3.2%
- Public Information 2.4%
- Other 33.1%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind WebAssembly?
WebAssembly is owned by World Wide Web Consortium, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Which country uses WebAssembly the most?
The majority of WebAssembly users are from the United States.
Who uses WebAssembly?
According to our data, WebAssembly is used on thousands of sites, including youtube.com, instagram.com, and m.youtube.com.
Is WebAssembly used on government websites?
In total, we found WebAssembly on 4 government sites in the United States.
How does WebAssembly stack up against its competitors?
WebAssembly is a moderately popular standard, ranking ahead of 19 other standards we track.
👉 See Also
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- 💼 All technologies from W3C
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Leptos🗃️ 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 3,814,833 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.