The most popular (i.e., the most visited) websites have in common that they are dynamic websites. Their development typically involves server side coding, client side coding and database technology. The programming languages applied to deliver similar dynamic web content however vary vastly between sites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_languages_used_in_most_popular_websitesWebsite | Popularity (unique visitors)[1] | Front-end (Client-side) | Back-end (Server-side) | Database | Notes |
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Google.com[2] | 1,000,000,000 | JavaScript | C, C++, Go[3], Java, Python, PHP | BigTable[4] | The most used search engine in the world |
Facebook.com | 880,000,000 | JavaScript | PHP, C++, Java, Python, FBML, Erlang, XHP[5] | MySQL | The most visited social networking site |
YouTube.com | 800,000,000 | Flash, JavaScript | C, Python, Java | MySQL | Video sharing site |
Yahoo | 590,000,000 | JavaScript | PHP | MySQL | Yahoo is presently[when?] transitioning to node.js[citation needed] |
Live.com | 490,000,000 | JavaScript | ASP.NET | Microsoft SQL Server | |
MSN.com | 440,000,000 | JavaScript | ASP.NET | Microsoft SQL Server | |
Wikipedia.org | 410,000,000 | JavaScript | PHP | MySQL, MariaDB[6] | "MediaWiki" is programmed in PHP; free online encyclopedia |
Blogger | 340,000,000 | JavaScript | Python | BigTable | |
Bing | 230,000,000 | JavaScript | ASP.NET | Microsoft SQL Server | |
Twitter.com | 160,000,000 | JavaScript | C++, Java, Ruby, Scala | 140 characters social network | |
Wordpress.com | 130,000,000 | JavaScript | PHP | MySQL | |
Amazon.com | 110,000,000 | JavaScript | Java, J2EE, C++, Perl | ||
eBay.com | 88,000,000 | JavaScript | Java | Oracle Database | online auction house |
Linkedin.com | 80,000,000 | JavaScript | Java, Scala |