Comparison · Analytics
Google Analytics vs Cloudflare Web Analytics: which do popular websites use?
As of 2026-10-02, Google Analytics is detected on 1,670 of 7,859 popular websites (21%) and Cloudflare Web Analytics on 1,124 (14%): Google Analytics is 1.5x as common. 407 sites use both.
Adoption at a glance
| Google Analytics | Cloudflare Web Analytics | |
|---|---|---|
| Sites using it | 1,670 | 1,124 |
| Share of 7,859 sites | 21% | 14% |
| Share of the top 1,000 sites (710 readable) | 17% | 9.2% |
| Only this one of the two | 1,263 | 717 |
Both: 407 sites. Detected on 2026-10-02 from the home page; a technology that leaves no trace there is not counted.
By site sector
| Sector | Sites | Google Analytics | Cloudflare Web Analytics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 6,305 | 21% | 15% |
| News | 347 | 19% | 12% |
| Entertainment | 314 | 36% | 27% |
| Education | 246 | 19% | 2.4% |
| Government | 241 | 22% | 4.1% |
| Technology | 133 | 7.5% | 4.5% |
| Finance | 97 | 13% | 15% |
| E-commerce | 93 | 14% | 15% |
Share of the sector's sites using each technology; sectors with at least 50 sites.
By top-level domain
| TLD | Sites | Google Analytics | Cloudflare Web Analytics |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 4,138 | 21% | 16% |
| .org | 437 | 21% | 18% |
| .net | 333 | 29% | 20% |
| .ru | 258 | 8.5% | <0.1% |
| .jp | 189 | 16% | 3.7% |
| .io | 185 | 22% | 12% |
| .de | 180 | 1.7% | 4.4% |
| .edu | 159 | 18% | 3.1% |
| .gov | 110 | 21% | 4.5% |
Top-level domains with at least 100 sites.
Most popular sites using only Google Analytics
- roblox.com #29
- ui.com #49
- snapchat.com #55
- base.org #75
- creativecommons.org #82
- sourceforge.net #107
- un.org #156
- stanford.edu #169
- oup.com #238
- cornell.edu #257
- 2gis.com #288
- porkbun.com #305
- viber.com #312
- kick.com #315
- itch.io #325
- imgur.com #334
- zillow.com #345
- pccc.com #376
- pendo.io #385
- biblegateway.com #396
Most popular sites using only Cloudflare Web Analytics
- cloudflare.com #2
- hosting24.com #77
- nist.gov #105
- hubspot.com #112
- roku.com #113
- wiley.com #136
- name.com #143
- substack.com #196
- okta.com #208
- dreamhost.com #258
- wpguardian.io #308
- oxylabs.io #321
- patreon.com #353
- prnewswire.com #359
- life360.com #387
- worldbank.org #402
- litnet.com #602
- cdiscount.com #603
- bmj.com #620
- haberler.com #655
Each technology
FAQ
- Which is more popular, Google Analytics or Cloudflare Web Analytics?
- As of 2026-10-02, Google Analytics is detected on 1,670 of 7,859 popular websites (21%) and Cloudflare Web Analytics on 1,124 (14%): Google Analytics is 1.5x as common. 407 sites use both.
- Which do the most popular websites prefer?
- Among the 710 sites of the top 1,000 that we could read, 123 (17%) use Google Analytics and 65 (9.2%) use Cloudflare Web Analytics.
- Can a website use both Google Analytics and Cloudflare Web Analytics?
- Yes: 407 of the 7,859 sites show both (5.2%); 1,263 show only Google Analytics and 717 only Cloudflare Web Analytics.