Meta Pixel

Meta, Menlo Park, California, United States

Meta Pixel is a tracking tool that allows advertisers to measure visitor activity and conversions from ads on Facebook and Instagram.

It supports standard and custom events, cross-device tracking, audience retargeting, advanced matching of customer data, and integration with the Conversions API for server-side event sharing.

According to our data, Meta Pixel is the second most popular web analytics tool on the web.
It has 12.7% of the web analytics market share and is present on 6.4% of all websites.

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Meta Pixel Awards

⚡ Sites Using Meta Pixel

We have data on 162,723 websites that use the Meta Pixel web analytics tool. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Meta Pixel is indiatimes.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 indiatimes.com #120 India English
2 wordpress.com #147 United States English
3 indianexpress.com #200 India English
4 coupang.com #205 Korea Korean
5 cnet.com #219 United States English
6 kompas.com #252 Indonesia Malay
7 investing.com #254 English
8 nikkei.com #262 Japan Japanese
9 itmedia.co.jp #333 Japan Japanese
10 slate.com #376 United States English
11 zdnet.com #394 United States English
12 substack.com #429 English
13 lavanguardia.com #452 Spain Spanish
14 oricon.co.jp #459 Japan Japanese
15 infobae.com #493 Argentina Spanish
16 remove.bg #508 Bulgaria English
17 mundodeportivo.com #583 Spanish
18 index.hr #598 Croatia Croatian
19 ilmessaggero.it #602 Italy Italian
20 1mg.com #604 India English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Meta Pixel:

Most of the sites using Meta Pixel are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

  • United States 27.1%
  • United Kingdom 5.7%
  • Australia 5.1%
  • Italy 4.4%
  • Brazil 3.7%
  • Canada 2.9%
  • Spain 2.9%
  • Germany 2.8%
  • Poland 2.7%
  • Other 42.7%

Most Meta Pixel users speak English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

  • English 55.7%
  • Spanish 5.6%
  • Portuguese 3.9%
  • Italian 3.8%
  • German 3.1%
  • French 2.6%
  • Polish 2.3%
  • Dutch 2.1%
  • Russian 1.9%
  • Other 19%

The Meta Pixel web analytics tool is especially popular on .com top-level domains.

  • .com 45.8%
  • .org 4.1%
  • .com.au 3.6%
  • .com.br 2.8%
  • .it 2.6%
  • .co.uk 2.4%
  • .pl 1.9%
  • .de 1.7%
  • .net 1.7%
  • Other 33.4%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Meta Pixel include business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping.

  • Business 14.7%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 13.6%
  • Online Shopping 13%
  • Education/Reference 5.7%
  • Internet Services 5.3%
  • Blogs/Wiki 5%
  • Entertainment 4%
  • Health 3.6%
  • Fashion/Beauty 3.4%
  • Other 31.7%

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Meta Pixel?

Meta Pixel is owned by Meta Platforms, Inc., headquartered in Menlo Park, California, United States.

Which country uses Meta Pixel the most?

The majority of Meta Pixel users are from the United States.

Who uses Meta Pixel?

According to our data, Meta Pixel is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as indiatimes.com, wordpress.com, and coupang.com.

Is Meta Pixel used on government websites?

In total, we found Meta Pixel on 38 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Meta Pixel?

Yes, quite a few! Overall, we know of 527 academic websites in the United States that use Meta Pixel.

How does Meta Pixel stack up against its competitors?

Meta Pixel is one of the most popular web analytics tools, second only to Google Analytics.

What are the alternatives to Meta Pixel?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Meta Pixel may include Pinterest Analytics, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and Microsoft Advertising Tracking.

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