LEMP
LEMP is an open-source web application stack consisting of Linux, 
Nginx, MySQL, and 
PHP, Perl, or Python.
According to our data, LEMP is the most popular technology stack on the web.
It has 40.5% of the tech stack market share and is detected on 12.4% of all websites.
It is especially popular in Russia, appearing on 30.5% of all websites in the country.
- 🏠 Website
LAMP📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Tech Stacks
- Rank: 1
- Market share: 40.5%
🏆 LEMP Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Tech Stacks category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Japan in the Tech Stacks category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Russia in the Tech Stacks category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Tech Stacks category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Spain in the Tech Stacks category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Italy in the Tech Stacks category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the Netherlands in the Tech Stacks category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Ukraine in the Tech Stacks category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Australia in the Tech Stacks category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Canada in the Tech Stacks category.
⚡ Sites Using LEMP
We have data on 483,350 websites that use the LEMP tech stack. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using LEMP is 
bitly.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bitly.com |
#37 | United States | American English |
| 2 |  tumblr.com |
#65 | United States | American English |
| 3 |  wordpress.com |
#315 | United States | English |
| 4 | #461 | United States | American English | |
| 5 | #463 | India | American English | |
| 6 | #469 | Venezuela | Spanish | |
| 7 |  code.jquery.com |
United States | American English | |
| 8 | #471 | Australia | English | |
| 9 | #535 | United States | American English | |
| 10 | #866 | English | ||
| 11 | #941 | Iran | Persian | |
| 12 | #948 | Iran | Persian | |
| 13 | #1,009 | English | ||
| 14 | #1,021 | United States | American English | |
| 15 | #1,024 | Indonesia | American English | |
| 16 |  powerschool.com |
#1,032 | United States | American English |
| 17 | #1,095 | United States | American English | |
| 18 | #1,098 | United Kingdom | American English | |
| 19 | #1,115 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 20 | #1,124 | American English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use LEMP:
- 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 LEMP are from the United States, Japan, and Russia.
- United States 17.8%
- Japan 13.8%
- Russia 7.9%
- Germany 6.8%
- United Kingdom 5.2%
- Spain 5%
- Italy 4.2%
- Netherlands 3.5%
- France 2.7%
- Other 33.1%
Most LEMP users speak English, Japanese, or Russian.
- English 42.9%
- Japanese 12.3%
- Russian 8.6%
- German 7.2%
- Spanish 5.7%
- Italian 3.5%
- Dutch 3%
- French 2.8%
- Portuguese 1.8%
- Other 12.2%
The LEMP tech stack is especially popular on .com, .org, and .ru top-level domains.
- .com 40.2%
- .org 6.7%
- .ru 5.9%
- .de 4.6%
- .jp 3%
- .net 2.7%
- .it 2.4%
- .nl 2.3%
- .co.uk 2%
- Other 30.2%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing LEMP include business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki.
- Business 19.2%
- Marketing/Merchandising 12%
- Blogs/Wiki 8.4%
- Online Shopping 7.2%
- Education/Reference 6.3%
- Internet Services 4.2%
- Entertainment 4.1%
- Health 4.1%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 3.1%
- Other 31.4%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Which country uses LEMP the most?
The majority of LEMP users are from the United States.
Who uses LEMP?
According to our data, LEMP is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as bitly.com, tumblr.com, and wordpress.com.
Is LEMP used on government websites?
Overall, we found LEMP on 197 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use LEMP?
Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 689 academic websites in the United States that use LEMP.
How does LEMP compare to the competition?
LEMP is the most popular technology stack on the market, surpassing all others.
🗃️ 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 3,906,822 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.