Google Hosted Libraries

Google, Mountain View, California, United States

Google Hosted Libraries is a public content delivery network operated by Google that serves popular open-source JavaScript libraries.

It hosts widely used libraries such as jQuery, Bootstrap, D3, and MooTools, delivers versioned files over HTTPS from Google infrastructure, and provides global edge delivery optimized for high availability.

According to our data, Google Hosted Libraries is the third most popular public CDN on the web.
It has 22.6% of the public CDN market share and is present on 7.9% of all websites.

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Google Hosted Libraries is available for free.

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πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

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⚑ Sites Using Google Hosted Libraries

We have data on 264,956 websites that use the Google Hosted Libraries public CDN. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Google Hosted Libraries is flickr.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 flickr.com #32 English
2 blogger.com #33 United States English
3 linktr.ee #44 Australia English
4 discord.com #46 United States English
5 stackoverflow.com #101 English
6 classlink.com #127 United States English
7 docs.google.com United States American English
8 canada.ca #209 Canada English
9 wise.com #231 United Kingdom American English
10 netkeiba.com #249 Japan Japanese
11 latimes.com #282 United States American English
12 mediafire.com #290 United States American English
13 zendesk.com #304 United States American English
14 airbnb.com #340 United States English
15 python.org #429 English
16 sites.google.com United States American English
17 chaturbate.com #438 English
18 ryanair.com #456 English
19 ixl.com #484 American English
20 kerala.gov.in #511 India English

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Google Hosted Libraries:

Most of the sites using Google Hosted Libraries are from the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

  • United States 20.8%
  • Japan 17.4%
  • United Kingdom 6.4%
  • Germany 3.8%
  • France 3.3%
  • India 3.1%
  • Russia 2.7%
  • Australia 2.7%
  • Netherlands 2.7%
  • Other 37.1%

Most Google Hosted Libraries users speak English, Japanese, or Spanish.

  • English 53%
  • Japanese 14.8%
  • Spanish 4%
  • German 3.4%
  • French 3%
  • Russian 3%
  • Portuguese 2.2%
  • Italian 1.9%
  • Dutch 1.8%
  • Other 12.9%

The Google Hosted Libraries public CDN is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 46.7%
  • .org 5.6%
  • .jp 4.1%
  • .net 3.3%
  • .co.uk 2.4%
  • .de 2%
  • .co.jp 1.9%
  • .ru 1.9%
  • .com.au 1.6%
  • Other 30.5%

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

  • Business 16.9%
  • Online Shopping 10.3%
  • Education/Reference 6%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 5.2%
  • Blogs/Wiki 5%
  • Internet Services 4.8%
  • Entertainment 4.4%
  • Travel 4.2%
  • Health 3.4%
  • Other 39.8%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Google Hosted Libraries alternatives.

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2
Cdnjs
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A free content delivery network for web development libraries that serves JavaScript, CSS and other static assets from Cloudflare's global edge network.

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jsDelivr
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A free public content delivery network service for open-source software projects.

Free
5
BootstrapCDN
Barnet, England, United Kingdom

The recommended CDN for Bootstrap, Font Awesome, Bootswatch and Bootstrap Icons, backed by jsDelivr.

Free
6
jQuery CDN
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A content delivery network that hosts the jQuery library.

Free
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Unpkg
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A global content delivery network that serves files directly from public Npm packages.

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Google Hosted Libraries?

Google Hosted Libraries is owned by Google LLC, headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States.

Can I use Google Hosted Libraries for free?

Yes, it is a free public CDN.

Which country uses Google Hosted Libraries the most?

The majority of Google Hosted Libraries users are from the United States.

Who uses Google Hosted Libraries?

According to our data, Google Hosted Libraries is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as flickr.com, blogger.com, and linktr.ee.

Is Google Hosted Libraries used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by kerala.gov.in. In total, we found Google Hosted Libraries on 200 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Google Hosted Libraries?

Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 526 academic websites in the United States that use Google Hosted Libraries.

How does Google Hosted Libraries stack up against its competitors?

Google Hosted Libraries is one of the most popular public CDNs, second only to Gstatic and Cdnjs.

What are the alternatives to Google Hosted Libraries?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Google Hosted Libraries may include Cdnjs, jsDelivr, and BootstrapCDN.

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