XFN
XHTML Friends Network (XFN) is an 
HTML microformat that represents human relationships by adding metadata to hyperlinks between websites and profiles.
It defines a set of standardized link relationship values such as friend, colleague, spouse, and acquaintance through the HTML "rel" attribute, and may be used by blogs, social networks, and personal websites to describe social connections in a machine-readable format.
According to our data, XFN ranks 13th among the standards we track.
It is detected on 18.3% of all websites.
It appears on 28.5% of all websites in Spain, 27.1% in Italy, and 23.3% in Brazil.
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Wikipedia📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Standards
- Rank: 13
- Market share: 20.2%
🏆 XFN Awards
- ⭐ 8th most popular in Bhutan in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Iran in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Macedonia in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Algeria in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Tajikistan in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Cameroon in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Myanmar in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Zambia in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Libya in the Standards category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Burkina Faso in the Standards category.
⚡ Sites Using XFN
We have data on 739,346 websites that use XFN. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using XFN is nypost.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #461 | United States | American English | |
| 2 | #469 | Venezuela | Spanish | |
| 3 | #535 | United States | American English | |
| 4 | #543 | Italy | Italian | |
| 5 |  zendesk.com |
#550 | United States | American English |
| 6 | #603 | Spain | Spanish | |
| 7 | #798 | American English | ||
| 8 | #868 | American English | ||
| 9 | #878 | American English | ||
| 10 | #886 | Arabic | ||
| 11 | #898 | American English | ||
| 12 | #900 | India | Hindi | |
| 13 | #903 | American English | ||
| 14 | #904 | United States | English | |
| 15 | #914 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 16 | #924 | American English | ||
| 17 | #941 | Iran | Persian | |
| 18 | #942 | American English | ||
| 19 | #944 | American English | ||
| 20 | #948 | Iran | Persian |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use XFN:
- 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 XFN are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 19.7%
- Germany 6.6%
- United Kingdom 5.9%
- France 4.7%
- Spain 4.7%
- Italy 4.5%
- Netherlands 3.2%
- Australia 3.1%
- Brazil 2.9%
- Other 44.7%
Most XFN users speak English, Spanish, or German.
- English 51.5%
- Spanish 6.8%
- German 6.3%
- French 4.7%
- Italian 3.6%
- Portuguese 3%
- Dutch 2.4%
- Japanese 2.2%
- Russian 1.8%
- Other 17.7%
XFN is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 43.4%
- .org 7.4%
- .de 4.1%
- .net 3%
- .it 2.5%
- .co.uk 2.1%
- .nl 1.8%
- .com.au 1.8%
- .fr 1.7%
- Other 32.2%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing XFN include business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki.
- Business 18.3%
- Marketing/Merchandising 11.2%
- Blogs/Wiki 10.7%
- Education/Reference 6.3%
- Online Shopping 5.3%
- Internet Services 5%
- Entertainment 4.4%
- Travel 4.2%
- Health 3.6%
- Other 31%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is XFN from?
XFN is from United States.
Which country uses XFN the most?
The majority of XFN users are from the United States.
Who uses XFN?
According to our data, XFN is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as nypost.com,
patria.org.ve, and
illuminateed.com.
Is XFN used on government websites?
Overall, we found XFN on 275 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use XFN?
Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 978 academic websites in the United States that use XFN.
How does XFN stack up against the competition?
XFN is a moderately popular standard, ranking ahead of 43 other standards we track.
🗃️ 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 4,046,772 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.