Comparison · Web server
Nginx vs Microsoft IIS: which do popular websites use?
As of 2026-10-02, Nginx is detected on 1,723 of 7,859 popular websites (22%) and Microsoft IIS on 78 (1.0%): Nginx is 22x as common. 0 sites use both.
Adoption at a glance
| Nginx | Microsoft IIS | |
|---|---|---|
| Sites using it | 1,723 | 78 |
| Share of 7,859 sites | 22% | 1.0% |
| Share of the top 1,000 sites (710 readable) | 21% | 0.1% |
| Only this one of the two | 1,723 | 78 |
Both: 0 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 | Nginx | Microsoft IIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 6,305 | 22% | 1.0% |
| News | 347 | 29% | 0.3% |
| Entertainment | 314 | 19% | <0.1% |
| Education | 246 | 30% | 2.0% |
| Government | 241 | 15% | 3.3% |
| Technology | 133 | 20% | <0.1% |
| Finance | 97 | 14% | 2.1% |
| E-commerce | 93 | 14% | <0.1% |
Share of the sector's sites using each technology; sectors with at least 50 sites.
By top-level domain
| TLD | Sites | Nginx | Microsoft IIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 4,138 | 20% | 0.6% |
| .org | 437 | 23% | 1.4% |
| .net | 333 | 22% | 1.5% |
| .ru | 258 | 50% | 1.2% |
| .jp | 189 | 31% | 2.1% |
| .io | 185 | 15% | <0.1% |
| .de | 180 | 23% | <0.1% |
| .edu | 159 | 34% | 2.5% |
| .gov | 110 | 14% | 4.5% |
Top-level domains with at least 100 sites.
Most popular sites using only Nginx
- mail.ru #8
- gandi.net #20
- wordpress.org #22
- nginx.org #34
- sentry.io #41
- t.me #44
- kaspersky.com #63
- archive.org #64
- tumblr.com #66
- paytmfirstgames.com #78
- ubuntu.com #93
- telegram.org #103
- stripe.com #104
- www.gov.uk #127
- steampowered.com #128
- harvard.edu #133
- checkpoint.com #153
- nasa.gov #162
- go.com #182
- netease.com #184
Most popular sites using only Microsoft IIS
- tjsp.jus.br #813
- geotrust.com #1,254
- privacyshield.gov #1,513
- samplicio.us #1,815
- dataprivacyframework.gov #1,822
- serverdata.net #1,898
- dmca.com #2,134
- eia.gov #2,243
- usf.edu #2,361
- cnki.net #2,395
- nirvam.it #2,409
- uniview.com #2,567
- sitemaps.org #3,015
- imperial.ac.uk #3,105
- asm.org #3,171
- oregon.gov #3,554
- computrabajo.com #3,590
- chess-results.com #3,870
- telecomsvc.com #3,973
- adtec.ru #4,299
Each technology
- Websites using Nginx (1,723)
- Websites using Microsoft IIS (78)
FAQ
- Which is more popular, Nginx or Microsoft IIS?
- As of 2026-10-02, Nginx is detected on 1,723 of 7,859 popular websites (22%) and Microsoft IIS on 78 (1.0%): Nginx is 22x as common. 0 sites use both.
- Which do the most popular websites prefer?
- Among the 710 sites of the top 1,000 that we could read, 152 (21%) use Nginx and 1 (0.1%) use Microsoft IIS.
- Can a website use both Nginx and Microsoft IIS?
- Yes: 0 of the 7,859 sites show both (<0.1%); 1,723 show only Nginx and 78 only Microsoft IIS.