Gunicorn
Gunicorn ("Green Unicorn") is a Python WSGI HTTP server for UNIX, a pre-fork worker model ported from Ruby's Unicorn project.
According to our data, Gunicorn ranks 15th among the web servers we track.
It has 0.07% of the web server market share and is detected on 0.05% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔗 Links
- </> Source code
Wikipedia💸 Pricing
Gunicorn is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Web Servers
- Rank: 15
- Market share: 0.07%
🏆 Gunicorn Awards
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Switzerland in the Web Servers category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Belgium in the Web Servers category.
- ⭐ 10th most popular in the Czech Republic in the Web Servers category.
- 🔥 12nd most popular in the United Kingdom in the Web Servers category.
- 🔥 12nd most popular in France in the Web Servers category.
- 🔥 12nd most popular in Australia in the Web Servers category.
- 🔥 14th most popular in Germany in the Web Servers category.
- 🔥 14th most popular in the Netherlands in the Web Servers category.
- 🔥 14th most popular in Spain in the Web Servers category.
- 🔥 15th most popular in the United States in the Web Servers category.
⚡ Sites Using Gunicorn
We have data on 1,546 websites that use the Gunicorn web server. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Gunicorn is sketchfab.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1,263 | United States | English | |
| 2 | #2,002 | Netherlands | American English | |
| 3 | #2,264 | English | ||
| 4 | #2,825 | United Kingdom | British English | |
| 5 | #6,658 | Germany | English | |
| 6 | #6,708 | Ireland | English | |
| 7 | #7,317 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 8 | #7,458 | English | ||
| 9 | #8,416 | Germany | German | |
| 10 | #10,769 | English | ||
| 11 | #11,512 | English | ||
| 12 | #11,594 | English | ||
| 13 | #14,151 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 14 | #16,247 | United Kingdom | British English | |
| 15 | #16,859 | English | ||
| 16 | #16,936 | United States | English | |
| 17 | #16,992 | |||
| 18 | #18,268 | English | ||
| 19 | #20,232 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 20 | #21,617 | Australia | Australian English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Gunicorn:
- 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 Gunicorn are from the United States, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 18.9%
- Switzerland 16.9%
- United Kingdom 13.3%
- France 7.3%
- Germany 5.4%
- Netherlands 2.9%
- Spain 2.7%
- Belgium 2.6%
- Brazil 2.6%
- Other 27.4%
Most Gunicorn users speak English, French, or German.
- English 68.3%
- French 12%
- German 3.8%
- Portuguese 2.1%
- Spanish 1.9%
- Italian 1.5%
- Russian 1.3%
- Czech 1.1%
- Catalan 1.1%
- Other 6.9%
The Gunicorn web server is especially popular on .com, .ch, and .org top-level domains.
- .com 47.7%
- .ch 8.7%
- .org 7.7%
- .fr 2.9%
- .net 2.7%
- .co.uk 2.6%
- .be 1.3%
- .com.br 1.3%
- .cz 1.3%
- Other 23.8%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Gunicorn include business, art, culture and heritage, and marketing and merchandising.
- Business 18.1%
- Art/Culture/Heritage 10%
- Marketing/Merchandising 9.7%
- Education/Reference 8.9%
- Entertainment 5.6%
- Software/Hardware 5.3%
- Internet Services 4.7%
- Online Shopping 4.2%
- Blogs/Wiki 3.6%
- Other 29.9%
🔢 Gunicorn Versions
The most widespread version of Gunicorn is 19.10, used by 60.6% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 17.8% of sites use Gunicorn 20.0, and 11.4% use Gunicorn 19.9.
- 19.10 60.6%
- 20.0 17.8%
- 19.9 11.4%
- 19.7 3%
- 19.6 2.3%
- 19.1 1.1%
- 19.3 1.1%
- 19.8 0.7%
- 19.4 0.5%
- Other 1.5%
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OpenResty💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Gunicorn's headquarters?
Gunicorn is located in Creil, France.
Is Gunicorn free?
Yes, it is a free web server.
Moreover, it is an open source solution and its code can be found on 
GitHub.
Which country uses Gunicorn the most?
The majority of Gunicorn users are from the United States.
Who uses Gunicorn?
According to our data, Gunicorn is used on over a thousand sites, including such established ones as sketchfab.com,
elsevier.com, and
pypi.org.
Do academic institutions use Gunicorn?
Yes. The most prominent of these is ifrn.edu.br.
How does Gunicorn stack up against the competition?
Gunicorn is a moderately popular web server, ranking ahead of 26 other web servers we track.
What are the alternatives to Gunicorn?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Gunicorn may include Zope, Phusion Passenger, and
Tornado.
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