Public dataset that tracks how the web is built. Maintained by @patmeenan @paulcalvano @tunetheweb @themax_o and @nrllah

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The 2025 Web Almanac by HTTP Archive has been officially released! ๐Ÿš€ We would like to thank all of our contributors from around the globe who made this extensive report possible! Check out the full report here: almanac.httparchive.org #thewebalmanac
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Check out the new geo-breakdown in the @HTTPArchive CWV Tech Report! httparchive.org/reports/techโ€ฆ Geography heavily impacts CWVs. Recent Wix mobile data shows ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ(93%), ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต(92%), ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช(90%) with high pass rates, while ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท(69%) & ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ(51%) face tougher real-world conditions #WebPerf @Wix
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@HTTPArchive analysis about sites adding AI Bots and Crawlers to their robots.txt files. While robots.txt doesn't "block" bots by itself, it's a clear demonstration of the preferences of site owners and the sentiment towards AI crawlers on today's web. paulcalvano.com/2025-08-21-aโ€ฆ
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We're please to welcome @nrllah as the newest maintainer of the HTTP Archive project! Nurullah has helped lead the Web Almanac over the last two years and we look forward to seeing what this year's edition comes up with! Welcome to the team Nurullah!
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๐Ÿšจ Calling all web experts! ๐Ÿšจ The 2025 Web Almanac is still open for contributors! Know someone perfect for it? Mention them here and help us reach the right folks. ๐Ÿ™Œ ๐Ÿ“ข Please help us spread the word! ๐Ÿ”— Learn more: github.com/HTTPArchive/almanโ€ฆ
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What do you think? Shall we do another Web Almanac this year? Diving deep into all the data we collect to see whatโ€™s changing in web trends? Check out this post if interested in getting involved: github.com/HTTPArchive/almanโ€ฆ Or nominate your favorite expert to author the chapters!
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That marks the end of the 2024 Web Almanac. A little later than usual but worth it in the end. And also means the ebook is now available: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2โ€ฆ 754 pages jam packed with all sorts of nerdy goodness!!!
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An enormous thanks to all 88 contributors who made the 2024 edition possible. We've already started talking about the next edition. Check out our GitHub repo where there's an interest form if you want to help build the 2025 edition: github.com/HTTPArchive/almanโ€ฆ

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We're not in Kansas anymore. The web is... complicated. Let's talk about some of the parts. โœจ The Web Almanac LIVE STREAM II โœจ featuring Chapters : ๐Ÿ”ธ SEO ๐Ÿ”ธ Privacy ๐Ÿ”ธ HTTP ๐Ÿ”ธ Cookies ๐Ÿ”ธ 3rd Parties ๐Ÿ“† Thursday, January 16th โฐ 14h EST, everytimezone.com/s/6e8b3a3d ๐Ÿ”— youtube.com/live/zCiMls26CL8โ€ฆ This is all per the Web Almanac's gathered data. Join us, and slack a friend. We'll have a fun chat. RT? โœจ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพโœจ
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Speaking of the Web Almanac, during the holidays, a few more chapters were published: ๐Ÿ”ธ Media: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2โ€ฆ ๐Ÿ”ธ Page Weight: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2โ€ฆ Both are ready to be read now, so enjoy!
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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ New year, more new content. We are continuing to explore data content w/ the next stream: โœจ The Web Almanac LIVE STREAM II โœจ ๐Ÿ“† Thursday, January 16th โฐ 14h EST, everytimezone.com/s/6e8b3a3d ๐Ÿ”—: youtube.com/live/zCiMls26CL8โ€ฆ @HTTPArchive's Web Almanac discussions will include this time around: SEO, Privacy, HTTP, Cookies 3rd Parties. Join us for this discussion Q&A!
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The #WebAlmanac 2024 from @HTTPArchive is here! ๐Ÿ” Discover the latest trends shaping the ever-evolving world of #WebDevelopment. Watch @_clarkio's recent video to learn more about the most important asset for developers. youtu.be/v43vWxbALFA
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We've two more chapters to come (Page Weight and JavaScript) before we'll be closing out the 2024 Web Almanac and start deciding if there's interest in doing it all again next year!
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1๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ SEO in 2024 ๐Ÿ” Key insights into web content and AI-driven indexing: ๐Ÿ“Š 70% of pages have <h1> elements, but 6% are empty. ๐Ÿค– 2.7% of pages include GPTBot directives in robots.txtโ€”the most common AI crawler. โŒ 28% of desktop pages have invalid <head> elements due to <img> issues. By @jammer_Volts, @davewsmart, @miknaraujo, @MichaelLewittes, @tunetheweb, @henryprice1 Full report: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2โ€ฆ #SEO #WebSeo #SearchEngines
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1๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ Privacy in 2024 ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Privacy practices are shifting: Facebook is moving from third-party to first-party cookies ๐Ÿ“Š 63% of pages adopt the Protected Audience API. ๐Ÿช 14.3% of pages include Facebookโ€™s first-party cookie. ๐Ÿ” The most common number of trackers per page is 3. by @vekariayash, Benjamin Standaert, @themax_o, @haddiamjad, Yana Dimova, @shaoor_munir, Chris Bรถttger, @umaarr6, Alberto Fernandez-de-Retana Full report: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2โ€ฆ #Privacy #WebPrivacy #Tracking #Trackers #Fignerprinting #GoogleSandbox
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1๏ธโƒฃ3๏ธโƒฃ Cookies in 2024 ๐Ÿช Tracking is still common :/ ๐Ÿ“Š 61% of cookies are third-party. ๐Ÿ”’ 11% of first-party cookies use SameSite=None. By Yohan Beugin, @SW12, Yana Dimova, @rowan_m, @tunetheweb Full report: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2โ€ฆ #Cookies #WebCookies #Tracking #Trackers
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1๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ CDN in 2024 ๐ŸŒย  CDNs are transforming the web: ๐Ÿ“Š 70% of the top 1,000 sites use a CDN. โšก 3x faster TLS negotiation at p90 with CDNs. ๐Ÿ—œ๏ธ 56% of domains use Brotli compression via CDNs. By J. Viggiano, J. Girinatha, A. Moening, C. Scholles More: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2โ€ฆ #CDN #CDNMedia
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