♯ ETag

IETF, Fremont, California, United States

The ETag HTTP response header is an identifier for a specific version of a resource that is used for cache validation.

According to our data, ETag is the 5th most popular networking technology on the web.
It has 19% of the networking market share and is present on 17.4% of all websites.

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 ETag Awards

⚡ Sites Using ETag

We have data on 580,032 websites that use ETag networking technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using ETag is wikipedia.org.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 wikipedia.org #11 United States English
2 github.com #13 United States English
3 icloud.com #29 United States American English
4 instructure.com #52 United States English
5 theguardian.com #55 English
6 theverge.com #56 American English
7 imdb.com #61 United States American English
8 rakuten.co.jp #64 Japan Japanese
9 bbc.com #65 United Kingdom British English
10 ibm.com #66 English
11 scribd.com #70 United States English
12 samsung.com #73 Korea English
13 gov.uk #76 United Kingdom English
14 eventbrite.com #77 English
15 tumblr.com #78 United States American English
16 slideshare.net #82 English
17 nature.com #86 English
18 fastly.com #94 United States American English
19 snapchat.com #98 American English
20 wikimedia.org #102 United States English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use ETag:

Most of the sites using ETag are from the United States, Germany, and Japan.

  • United States 23.1%
  • Germany 7.5%
  • Japan 7.1%
  • United Kingdom 5.8%
  • Netherlands 3.8%
  • India 3.4%
  • China 3.2%
  • France 3.2%
  • Australia 2.8%
  • Other 40.1%

Most ETag users speak English, Japanese, or German.

  • English 60.1%
  • Japanese 5.9%
  • German 5.6%
  • Spanish 4.3%
  • Chinese 3.2%
  • French 2.6%
  • Russian 2.4%
  • Portuguese 2.1%
  • Dutch 1.9%
  • Other 11.9%

ETag networking technology is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 46%
  • .org 5.8%
  • .de 4.1%
  • .net 3.3%
  • .co.uk 2.1%
  • .jp 1.8%
  • .nl 1.7%
  • .ru 1.6%
  • .com.au 1.5%
  • Other 32.1%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing ETag include business, online shopping, and education and reference.

  • Business 16.1%
  • Online Shopping 11.7%
  • Education/Reference 6.4%
  • Internet Services 5.2%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4.6%
  • Entertainment 4.4%
  • Software/Hardware 3.3%
  • Health 2.7%
  • Sports 2.7%
  • Other 42.9%

🧩 ETag Editions

The most widespread edition of ETag is Weak, used by 36.9% of sites.

  • Weak 36.9%
  • Unknown 63.1%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best ETag alternatives.

RankName
1
TLS
Fremont, California, United States

A cryptographic protocol that provides end-to-end encryption of data transmitted over the Internet, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and authentication between communicating systems.
2
HTTP 2+
Fremont, California, United States

An application-layer protocol used to transfer resources such as HTML documents, images, and other web content, forming the foundation of data communication in web browsers.
3
Cookies
Fremont, California, United States

Small pieces of data that a website sends to a visitor's web browser when they visit.
4
HSTS
Fremont, California, United States

The HTTP Strict Transport Security standard ensures that a user's browser always connects to a website using HTTPS.
6
CSP
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

The Content-Security-Policy HTTP response header and meta tag are used to control what resources a given page can load.

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind ETag?

ETag is owned by Internet Engineering Task Force, headquartered in Fremont, California, United States.

Which country uses ETag the most?

The majority of ETag users are from the United States.

Who uses ETag?

According to our data, ETag is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as wikipedia.org, github.com, and icloud.com.

Is ETag used on government websites?

In total, we found ETag on 595 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use ETag?

Yes, quite a few! Overall, we know of 1,055 academic websites in the United States that use ETag.

How does ETag stack up against its competitors?

ETag is a moderately popular networking technology, ranking ahead of 5 other networking technologies we track.

What are the alternatives to ETag?

Alternatives and possible competitors to ETag may include TLS, HTTP 2+, and Cookies.

👉 See Also

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For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.