Comparison · Web server
Nginx vs OpenResty: which do popular websites use?
As of 2026-10-02, Nginx is detected on 1,723 of 7,859 popular websites (22%) and OpenResty on 174 (2.2%): Nginx is 9.9x as common. 174 sites use both.
Adoption at a glance
| Nginx | OpenResty | |
|---|---|---|
| Sites using it | 1,723 | 174 |
| Share of 7,859 sites | 22% | 2.2% |
| Share of the top 1,000 sites (710 readable) | 21% | 2.3% |
| Only this one of the two | 1,549 | 0 |
Both: 174 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 | OpenResty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 6,305 | 22% | 2.3% |
| News | 347 | 29% | 4.9% |
| Entertainment | 314 | 19% | 1.0% |
| Education | 246 | 30% | 0.8% |
| Government | 241 | 15% | 2.1% |
| Technology | 133 | 20% | 0.8% |
| Finance | 97 | 14% | <0.1% |
| E-commerce | 93 | 14% | 1.1% |
Share of the sector's sites using each technology; sectors with at least 50 sites.
By top-level domain
| TLD | Sites | Nginx | OpenResty |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 4,138 | 20% | 2.5% |
| .org | 437 | 23% | 1.1% |
| .net | 333 | 22% | 1.8% |
| .ru | 258 | 50% | 2.7% |
| .jp | 189 | 31% | 2.6% |
| .io | 185 | 15% | 1.1% |
| .de | 180 | 23% | 1.1% |
| .edu | 159 | 34% | 0.6% |
| .gov | 110 | 14% | <0.1% |
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 OpenResty
Each technology
- Websites using Nginx (1,723)
- Websites using OpenResty (174)
FAQ
- Which is more popular, Nginx or OpenResty?
- As of 2026-10-02, Nginx is detected on 1,723 of 7,859 popular websites (22%) and OpenResty on 174 (2.2%): Nginx is 9.9x as common. 174 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 16 (2.3%) use OpenResty.
- Can a website use both Nginx and OpenResty?
- Yes: 174 of the 7,859 sites show both (2.2%); 1,549 show only Nginx and 0 only OpenResty.