Technology report · Fonts
Font Awesome usage report
Font Awesome, a tool in the Fonts category, was found on 9,642 of the 66,086 websites we scanned, a share of 14.6%. The data is dated 2026-10-28. This page breaks that usage down by industry, by the technologies it most often appears alongside, and by the versions we could identify.
- 9,642websites using it
- 14.6%of 66,086 scanned websites with a detected technology
- 1,764websites exposing a version
- 2026-10-28data date
Industry data is available for 2,766 of the sites using Font Awesome. Within that group, News and media leads with 361 sites, or 13.1%. Education follows with 324 sites (11.7%), then Nonprofits with 257 sites (9.3%), E-commerce and retail with 242 sites (8.7%), and Software and SaaS with 225 sites (8.1%). Media and education sites make up the largest groups.
The sites using Font Awesome often share a common stack. jQuery is the most frequent companion, on 7,620 sites (79.0%), followed by PHP on 5,476 sites (56.8%). Google Tag Manager appears on 4,325 sites (44.9%) and Google Fonts on 4,270 (44.3%). WordPress is on 4,130 sites (42.8%), Cloudflare on 3,894 (40.4%), Bootstrap on 3,579 (37.1%) and Google Analytics on 3,545 (36.8%).
We could read a version number for 1,764 sites, so version figures cover only part of the total. Version 6.7.2 is the most common, found on 264 sites. Next come 6.4.2 with 172 sites, 6.6.0 with 163, 6.5.1 with 150, 6.5.2 with 131 and 6.4.0 with 112. Usage is spread across several releases rather than concentrated in a single build.
Industries using Font Awesome
| Industry | Websites | Share of 2,766 classified |
|---|---|---|
| News and media | 361 | 13.1% |
| Education | 324 | 11.7% |
| Nonprofits | 257 | 9.3% |
| E-commerce and retail | 242 | 8.7% |
| Software and SaaS | 225 | 8.1% |
Technologies used together with Font Awesome
| Technology | Websites | Share of Font Awesome sites |
|---|---|---|
| jQuery | 7,620 | 79% |
| PHP | 5,476 | 56.8% |
| Google Tag Manager | 4,325 | 44.9% |
| Google Fonts | 4,270 | 44.3% |
| WordPress | 4,130 | 42.8% |
| Cloudflare | 3,894 | 40.4% |
| Bootstrap | 3,579 | 37.1% |
| Google Analytics | 3,545 | 36.8% |
Font Awesome versions
| Version | Websites |
|---|---|
| 6.7.2 | 264 |
| 6.4.2 | 172 |
| 6.6.0 | 163 |
| 6.5.1 | 150 |
| 6.5.2 | 131 |
| 6.4.0 | 112 |
Example company websites
chamilo.org, thomhartmann.com, cyclist.co.uk, thesiliconreview.com, iclnet.org
FAQ
- How many websites use Font Awesome?
- Font Awesome was detected on 9,642 of the 66,086 websites scanned, which is 14.6%. The figures reflect data dated 2026-10-28.
- Which industries use Font Awesome most?
- Among sites with a known industry, News and media is largest with 361 sites (13.1%). Education has 324 sites (11.7%), Nonprofits 257 (9.3%), E-commerce and retail 242 (8.7%), and Software and SaaS 225 (8.1%).
- Which Font Awesome version is most common?
- Version 6.7.2 is the most common, found on 264 sites. Versions were identified for 1,764 sites in total, so this reflects only the sites where a version number could be read.
- What technologies are often used with Font Awesome?
- jQuery is the most frequent companion at 79.0% of sites (7,620). PHP is on 56.8%, Google Tag Manager on 44.9%, Google Fonts on 44.3%, and WordPress on 42.8% of Font Awesome sites.
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