Programming languages used in most popular websites

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One thing the most visited websites have in common is that they are dynamic websites. Their development typically involves server-side coding, client-side coding and database technology. The programming languages applied to deliver dynamic web content, however, vary vastly between sites.

Programming languages used in most popular websites*
Websites Popularity
(unique visitors per month)[1] 		Front-end
(Client-side) 		Back-end
(Server-side) 		Database Notes
Google[2] 1,600,000,000 JavaScript, TypeScript C, C++, PHP, Go,[3] Java, Python, TI-BASIC, Node Bigtable,[4] MariaDB[5] The most used search engine in the world
Facebook 1,120,000,000 JavaScript Hack, PHP (HHVM), Python, C++, Java, Erlang, D,[6] XHP,[7] Haskell[8] MariaDB, MySQL,[9] HBase, Cassandra[10] The most visited social networking site
YouTube 1,100,000,000 JavaScript,TypeScript C, C++, Python, PHP, Java, [11] Go[12] Vitess, BigTable, MariaDB[5][13] The most popular video sharing site [YouTube is also owned by Google, the first listing (can be seen above)]
Yahoo 750,000,000 JavaScript PHP PostgreSQL, HBase, Cassandra, MongoDB,[14]
Etsy 516,000,000[15] JavaScript PHP[16][17] MySQL, Redis[18] E-commerce website.
Amazon 500,000,000 JavaScript Java, PHP, C++, Perl[19] DynamoDB, RDS/Aurora, Redshift[20] The most used e-commerce site in the world
Wikipedia 475,000,000 JavaScript PHP MariaDB[21] A free online encyclopedia based on MediaWiki, which is programmed in PHP
Fandom 315,000,000[22] JavaScript PHP MySQL Wiki hosting service.
Twitter 290,000,000 JavaScript C++, Java,[23] Scala,[24] Ruby MySQL[25] Popular social network
Bing 285,000,000 JavaScript C++, C# Microsoft SQL Server, Cosmos DB Search engine from Microsoft.
eBay 285,000,000 JavaScript Java,[26] JavaScript,[27] Scala[28] Oracle Database Online auction house.
MSN 280,000,000 JavaScript C# Microsoft SQL Server An email client, for simple use. Previously known as "messenger", not to be confused with Facebook's messaging platform.
LinkedIn 260,000,000 JavaScript Java, JavaScript,[29] Scala Venice[30][31] World's largest professional network.
Pinterest 250,000,000 JavaScript Python (Django),[32] Erlang MySQL, Redis[33] Search engine for ideas.
WordPress.com 240,000,000 JavaScript PHP[34] MariaDB[35] Website manager software.

*data on programming languages is based on:

  • HTTP Header information
  • Request for file types
  • Citations from reliable sources
Back-end (Server-side) table in most popular websites
Websites C# C C++ D Erlang Go Hack Haskell Java JavaScript Perl PHP Python Ruby Scala XHP TI-BASIC
Google No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes No No Yes No No No Yes
YouTube No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No No Yes No No No No (L site)
Facebook No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No Yes No (L site)
Yahoo No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No (L site)
Amazon No No Yes No No No No No Yes No Yes No No No No No No (L site)
Wikipedia No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No (L site)
Twitter No No Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No (L site)
Bing Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No (L site)
eBay No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No (L site)
MSN Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No (L site)
LinkedIn No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No (L site)
Pinterest No No No No Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No No No (L site)
WordPress.com No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No (L site)

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  28. ^ "squbs".
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  34. ^ "PHP Environment". WordPress.com Support. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  35. ^ "WordPress.com PHP Environment". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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