Lighttpd

Lighttpd (pronounced /lighty/) is an open source web server optimized for high performance environments and low resource usage.

According to our data, Lighttpd ranks 16th among the web servers we track.
It has 0.05% of the web server market share and is detected on 0.04% of all websites.

💸 Pricing

Lighttpd is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Lighttpd Awards

⚡ Sites Using Lighttpd

We have data on 1,262 websites that use the Lighttpd web server. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Lighttpd is cronista.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 cronista.com #529 Argentina Spanish
2 windguru.cz #3,706 Czech Republic English
3 iptorrents.com #15,800 United States English
4 imcdb.org #19,068 Belgium English
5 lapoliticaonline.com #25,252 Argentina Spanish
6 mojeek.com #29,260 United Kingdom English
7 torrentday.com #29,650 United Kingdom English
8 chez.com #33,498 France French
9 mendozapost.com #33,975 Argentina Spanish
10 senzula.at #36,096 Austria German
11 realitica.com #42,564 United States Croatian
12 quepasasalta.com.ar #43,137 Argentina Spanish
13 rockingsoccer.com #45,380 Netherlands English
14 ekasiwap.com #47,958 United States Yoruba
15 wga.hu #48,783 Hungary English
16 peelschools.org #50,806 Canada English
17 agu.edu.tr #53,460 Turkey Turkish
18 nikee.net #54,081 Czech Republic Czech
19 kiwisdr.com #61,215 United States English
20 phototrans.pl #66,968 Poland English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Lighttpd:

Most of the sites using Lighttpd are from Russia, Germany, and the United States.

  • Russia 39.9%
  • Germany 8.7%
  • United States 7.2%
  • Netherlands 5.5%
  • United Kingdom 4.9%
  • France 4.2%
  • Argentina 3.4%
  • Australia 2.3%
  • Czech Republic 2.2%
  • Other 21.7%

Most Lighttpd users speak Russian, English, or German.

  • Russian 37.2%
  • English 36.8%
  • German 6.1%
  • Spanish 4%
  • Dutch 3.7%
  • French 2.7%
  • Czech 2%
  • Polish 1.3%
  • Italian 0.9%
  • Other 5.3%

The Lighttpd web server is especially popular on .ru, .com, and .org top-level domains.

  • .ru 36.4%
  • .com 16.4%
  • .org 6.7%
  • .de 3.9%
  • .nl 3.7%
  • .net 3.6%
  • .com.au 1.8%
  • .cz 1.8%
  • .com.ar 1.5%
  • Other 24.2%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Lighttpd include online shopping, Internet services, and business.

  • Online Shopping 11.5%
  • Internet Services 8.6%
  • Business 7.8%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 7%
  • Fashion/Beauty 7%
  • Blogs/Wiki 6.2%
  • General News 5.8%
  • Education/Reference 5.3%
  • Entertainment 3.3%
  • Other 37.5%

🔢 Lighttpd Versions

The most common version of Lighttpd is 1.4, used by 99.3% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 0.5% of sites use Lighttpd 2.0, and 0.09% use Lighttpd 1.12.

  • 1.4 99.3%
  • 2.0 0.5%
  • 1.12 0.09%
  • 9999 0.09%
  • Other 0.02%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Lighttpd alternatives.

RankName
1
Nginx
Seattle, Washington, United States

A lightweight, high-performance open-source HTTP server and reverse proxy.

FreeOpen source$3,500+/year
2
Apache
Wilmington, Delaware, United States

A cross-platform open-source web server that has been available since 1995.

FreeOpen source
5
OpenResty
Millbrae, California, United States

An Nginx distribution that bundles the LuaJIT interpreter to run Lua scripts directly inside the web server.

FreeOpen source
6
Tomcat
Wilmington, Delaware, United States

An open source Java application server that implements Java Servlet and Jakarta Server Pages specifications.

FreeOpen source
7
Caddy
Vienna, Austria

An extensible multi-platform web server with automatic HTTPS, written in Go.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use Lighttpd for free?

Yes, it is a free web server.
It is also open source, and you can find its code on git.lighttpd.net/lighttpd.

Which country uses Lighttpd the most?

The majority of Lighttpd users are from Russia.

Who uses Lighttpd?

According to our data, Lighttpd is used on over a thousand sites, including such established ones as cronista.com, windguru.cz, and iptorrents.com.

Do academic institutions use Lighttpd?

Yes. The most notable of these is agu.edu.tr.

How does Lighttpd compare to its competitors?

Lighttpd is a moderately popular web server, ranking ahead of 25 other web servers we track.

What are the alternatives to Lighttpd?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Lighttpd may include Nginx, Apache, and OpenResty.

Statistics were last calculated on .
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.