RSS
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an 
XML-based web feed format that allows users to receive automatic updates from websites such as blogs, news outlets, and podcasts in a standardized, machine-readable form.
It enables content to be aggregated in feed readers without visiting each site, supports near real-time updates when new content is published, and is widely used for distributing articles, podcast episodes, and other regularly updated content across platforms and applications.
According to our data, RSS is the most popular syndication technology on the web.
It has 89.4% of the syndication market share and is detected on 33.8% of all websites.
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Wikipedia📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Syndication
- Rank: 1
- Market share: 89.4%
🏆 RSS Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Syndication category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Syndication category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Syndication category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Japan in the Syndication category.
- 🥇 Most popular in France in the Syndication category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Spain in the Syndication category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Italy in the Syndication category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the Netherlands in the Syndication category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Australia in the Syndication category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Brazil in the Syndication category.
⚡ Sites Using RSS
We have data on 1,187,281 websites that use RSS syndication technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using RSS is p**nhub.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #26 | United States | English | |
| 2 |  nytimes.com |
#50 | United States | English |
| 3 | #55 | English | ||
| 4 | #56 | American English | ||
| 5 |  wordpress.com |
#83 | United States | English |
| 6 | #86 | English | ||
| 7 |  sourceforge.net |
#97 | United States | English |
| 8 |  rutube.ru |
#108 | Russia | Russian |
| 9 | #114 | American English | ||
| 10 |  about.google |
#119 | American English | |
| 11 | #125 | English | ||
| 12 | #136 | United States | American English | |
| 13 | #140 | United States | American English | |
| 14 | #142 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 15 | #154 | Czech Republic | Czech | |
| 16 | #169 | United States | English | |
| 17 | #192 | English | ||
| 18 | #201 | United States | English | |
| 19 |  meta.com |
#203 | United States | English |
| 20 | #228 | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use RSS:
- 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 RSS are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 21.9%
- Germany 6.9%
- United Kingdom 5.9%
- Japan 5.1%
- France 4.4%
- Spain 4.3%
- Italy 4.1%
- Netherlands 3.2%
- Australia 3.1%
- Other 41.1%
Most RSS users speak English, Spanish, or German.
- English 52.5%
- Spanish 6.4%
- German 6.2%
- Japanese 4.4%
- French 4.2%
- Italian 3.3%
- Portuguese 2.7%
- Dutch 2.3%
- Russian 2%
- Other 16%
RSS syndication technology is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 44.8%
- .org 7.6%
- .de 4.1%
- .net 3.3%
- .it 2.3%
- .co.uk 2%
- .com.au 1.9%
- .fr 1.5%
- .com.br 1.4%
- Other 31.1%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing RSS include business, blogs and wiki, and education and reference.
- Business 16.9%
- Blogs/Wiki 11.1%
- Education/Reference 6.2%
- Internet Services 4.9%
- Entertainment 4.8%
- Online Shopping 4.7%
- Marketing/Merchandising 4.6%
- General News 3.7%
- Health 3.4%
- Other 39.7%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Which country uses RSS the most?
The majority of RSS users are from the United States.
Who uses RSS?
According to our data, RSS is used on millions of sites, including such established ones as nytimes.com, theguardian.com, and
theverge.com.
Is RSS used on government websites?
Overall, we found RSS on 507 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use RSS?
Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 1,458 academic websites in the United States that use RSS.
How does RSS compare to the competition?
RSS is the most popular syndication technology on the market, outranking all others.
What are the alternatives to RSS?
Alternatives and possible competitors to RSS may include 
JSON Feed, Atom, and 
FeedBurner.
👉 See Also
- ✨ Related technologies
🗃️ 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 3,511,995 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.