OAuth

IETF, Fremont, California, United States

OAuth is an open standard authorization protocol that allows applications to obtain limited access to user accounts without sharing passwords across web, mobile, and desktop environments.

It uses token-based authorization with access and refresh tokens, lets users grant specific permissions to applications such as access to profile data or contacts, and is widely adopted by online service providers such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and GitHub.

According to our data, OAuth is detected on 1.3% of all websites.

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 OAuth Awards

⚡ Sites Using OAuth

We have data on 43,356 websites that use OAuth. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using OAuth is facebook.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 facebook.com #2 United States English
2 instagram.com #5 United States English
3 office.com #7 United States American English
4 linkedin.com #9 United States English
5 x.com #12 English
6 github.com #13 United States English
7 pinterest.com #15 English
8 dropbox.com #35 United States English
9 soundcloud.com #40 Germany English
10 twitch.tv #42 United States English
11 whatsapp.com #48 United States English
12 theguardian.com #55 English
13 imdb.com #61 United States American English
14 cnn.com #67 United States English
15 scribd.com #70 United States English
16 wordpress.com #83 United States English
17 cloud.microsoft #91 United States American English
18 stackoverflow.com #101 English
19 usatoday.com #113 American English
20 dailymotion.com #115 France American English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use OAuth:

Most of the sites using OAuth are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

  • United States 21.7%
  • Germany 6.9%
  • United Kingdom 6.3%
  • France 4.5%
  • Russia 4%
  • Brazil 3.6%
  • Spain 3.5%
  • India 3.2%
  • Netherlands 2.7%
  • Other 43.6%

Most OAuth users speak English, Spanish, or German.

  • English 59.3%
  • Spanish 5.9%
  • German 4.2%
  • Russian 3.8%
  • Portuguese 3.3%
  • French 3.1%
  • Italian 1.9%
  • Chinese 1.7%
  • Polish 1.5%
  • Other 15.3%

OAuth is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 48.3%
  • .org 5.3%
  • .net 3.6%
  • .de 3.1%
  • .ru 2.3%
  • .com.br 2.3%
  • .co.uk 1.7%
  • .it 1.4%
  • .pl 1.3%
  • Other 30.7%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing OAuth include online shopping, business, and blogs and wiki.

  • Online Shopping 12.7%
  • Business 10.5%
  • Blogs/Wiki 8.6%
  • Internet Services 4.9%
  • Education/Reference 4.8%
  • Entertainment 4.5%
  • General News 4.1%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 3.7%
  • Software/Hardware 3.1%
  • Other 43.1%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best OAuth alternatives.

RankName
20
GraphQL
Menlo Park, California, United States

A data query and manipulation language for APIs typically used for remote client-server communications.
24
OpenID
San Ramon, California, United States

A decentralized authentication protocol based on OAuth 2.0 that enables applications to verify a user's identity through an external identity provider instead of managing credentials directly.
29
RelMeAuth

A proposed open standard for using rel-me links to profiles on OAuth supporting services to authenticate via either those profiles or your own site.
32
OpenAPI
San Francisco, California, United States

A specification language for defining HTTP APIs, typically written in YAML or JSON.
50
IndieAuth
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A decentralized identity protocol built on top of OAuth 2.0.

🆚 Compare Alternatives

Compare OAuth to…

💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind OAuth?

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

Which country uses OAuth the most?

The majority of OAuth users are from the United States.

Who uses OAuth?

According to our data, OAuth is used on thousands of sites, including facebook.com, instagram.com, and office.com.

Is OAuth used on government websites?

Overall, we found OAuth on 13 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use OAuth?

Yes. Overall, we know of 52 academic websites in the United States that use OAuth.

How does OAuth compare to its competitors?

OAuth is a moderately popular standard, ranking ahead of 38 other standards we track.

What are the alternatives to OAuth?

Alternatives and possible competitors to OAuth may include OpenID, RelMeAuth, and IndieAuth.

👉 See Also

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