EU Cookie Law vs Facebook
A side by side look at reach, regional footprint and where each widgets technology actually wins, built from live detections across millions of websites.
The short version. Facebook has roughly 501x more sites overall (33.5K vs 16.8M). But the split flips by market: EU Cookie Law over-indexes in Hungary, Italy and Germany, while Facebook runs the majority in Viet Nam, Indonesia and South Africa. Which one fits depends far more on your market than on raw totals.
Head to head
Where each technology comes out ahead, by dimension
Who leads each market
Share of the two technologies per country. The marker is EU Cookie Law's 0% global share, so bars past it lean EU Cookie Law.
Where to build
Building an app, theme or agency around one technology? This is where its sites actually concentrate.
Build for EU Cookie Law
Build for Facebook
United States is the most one-sided market in this comparison: 1.4M Facebook sites to 145 on EU Cookie Law, a 100% split. For a new project there, the ecosystem, plugins and talent all point one way.
Which should you choose
A quick read based on reach and regional traction
Choose EU Cookie Law if
- ✓You sell into Hungary, Italy and Germany, where it has real traction.
- ✓You value where it concentrates its footprint over sheer volume.
- ✓Your team is already invested in the EU Cookie Law stack.
Choose Facebook if
- ✓You operate in Viet Nam, Indonesia and South Africa, its heartland.
- ✓You want the larger install base (16.8M sites) and a bigger ecosystem.
- ✓Your team is already invested in the Facebook stack.
Export the websites behind either technology
Get the sites using EU Cookie Law or Facebook with emails, socials and country filters.