XML

W3C, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language and file format for storing, transmitting, and reconstructing structured data in a platform-independent way.

It uses a hierarchical tree structure with custom-defined tags, supports schemas such as DTD and XML Schema for validation, enables namespaces to avoid naming conflicts, and is widely used in formats and protocols such as RSS, SOAP, and configuration files.

According to our data, XML ranks 32th among the standards we track.
It is detected on 0.3% of all websites.

It appears on 1.7% of all websites in Japan, 0.9% in Czechia, and 0.7% in Germany.

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📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 XML Awards

⚡ Sites Using XML

We have data on 11,627 websites that use XML. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using XML is keirin.jp.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 keirin.jp #673 Japan Japanese
2 bakusai.com #887 Japan Japanese
3 eur-lex.europa.eu English
4 cdmx.gob.mx #1,325 Mexico
5 im-apps.net #2,530 Japan
6 avcr.cz #2,764 Czechia Czech
7 wartank.ru #3,123 Russia
8 gobiernodecanarias.org #3,171 Spain Spanish
9 ilportaledellautomobilista.it #3,516 Italy
10 weibo.cn #3,632 China
11 fullcast.jp #3,695 Japan Japanese
12 tnebnet.org #3,798 India
13 can.az #4,103 Azerbaijan
14 onlar.az #5,239 Azerbaijan American English
15 nyu.edu #5,338 United States English
16 gamefactory.jp #5,625 Japan
17 finanze.gov.it #6,206 Italy Italian
18 he.net #6,583 United States
19 agenziaentrateriscossione.gov.it #6,643 Italy Italian
20 dgt.es #6,987 Spain Spanish

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use XML:

Most of the sites using XML are from Japan, Germany, and the United States.

  • Japan 32.4%
  • Germany 16.1%
  • United States 10.4%
  • Czechia 3.7%
  • Spain 3.3%
  • Switzerland 3.2%
  • Italy 2.8%
  • Russia 2.6%
  • United Kingdom 2.6%
  • Other 22.9%

Most XML users speak Japanese, English, or German.

  • Japanese 35.3%
  • English 24.6%
  • German 18.7%
  • Spanish 3.5%
  • Czech 2.9%
  • Russian 2.6%
  • Italian 1.9%
  • Korean 1.7%
  • French 1.7%
  • Other 7.1%

XML is especially popular on .com, .de, and .jp top-level domains.

  • .com 30.7%
  • .de 11.8%
  • .jp 8.8%
  • .net 6.9%
  • .org 5.8%
  • .co.jp 3.4%
  • .cz 2.7%
  • .ch 2.6%
  • .es 2.1%
  • Other 25.2%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing XML include business, education and reference, and online shopping.

  • Business 12.8%
  • Education/Reference 9.7%
  • Online Shopping 7.7%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 5.4%
  • Internet Services 5.1%
  • Entertainment 4.4%
  • Software/Hardware 4.3%
  • Public Information 4.1%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4%
  • Other 42.5%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best XML alternatives.

RankName
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.
5
JSON

A lightweight, language-independent data exchange format derived from JavaScript and used to structure and transmit data between systems.
7
RSD
Wesley Hills, New York, United States

An XML format that allows client software to discover services provided by web publishing systems.
15
XHTML
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

An XML-based markup language that extends HTML 4.
16
YAML
Seattle, Washington, United States

A human-readable data serialization language designed for representing structured data and exchanging it between systems and programming languages.

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind XML?

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

Which country uses XML the most?

The majority of XML users are from Japan.

Who uses XML?

According to our data, XML is used on thousands of sites, including keirin.jp, bakusai.com, and eur-lex.europa.eu.

Is XML used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by finanze.gov.it and agenziaentrateriscossione.gov.it. Overall, we found XML on 3 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use XML?

Yes. The most notable of these is nyu.edu. In total, we know of 10 academic websites in the United States that use XML.

How does XML compare to its competitors?

XML is a moderately popular standard, ranking ahead of 24 other standards we track.

What are the alternatives to XML?

Alternatives and possible competitors to XML may include YAML, XHTML, and HTML.

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