Technology comparison

IHS Markit Digital 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.

VS
IHS Markit Digital
IHS Markit Digital
Widgets
185
websites tracked
Top market
Germany
Over-indexes in
6 markets
Facebook
Facebook
Widgets
16.9M
websites tracked
Top market
United States
Over-indexes in
44 markets
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The short version. Facebook has roughly 91394x more sites overall (185 vs 16.9M). But the split flips by market: IHS Markit Digital over-indexes in Australia, Singapore and Germany, while Facebook runs the majority in France, Netherlands and Brazil. Which one fits depends far more on your market than on raw totals.

Head to head

Where each technology comes out ahead, by dimension

Metric
IHS Markit Digital
Facebook
Websites tracked
185
16,907,950Market leader
Category
Widgets
Widgets
Markets it over-indexes
6
44
Strongest single market
Germany (35)
United States (1.5M)

Who leads each market

Share of the two technologies per country. The marker is IHS Markit Digital's 0% global share, so bars past it lean IHS Markit Digital.

IHS Markit DigitalFacebook
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia
302.7K
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany
949.9K
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain
278.2K
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom
610.5K
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada
318.3K
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan
224.5K
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly
475K
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia
243.9K
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland
303.5K
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States
1.5M
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance
506.1K
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands
406.8K
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil
272.7K
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation
186.8K
Country reflects each site's detected country signal (primary country or ccTLD).

Where to build

Building an app, theme or agency around one technology? This is where its sites actually concentrate.

IHS Markit Digital

Build for IHS Markit Digital

Markets where IHS Markit Digital punches above its global share
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia0%32 sites
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore0%2 sites
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany0%35 sites
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain0%6 sites
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal0%1 sites
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania0%1 sites
Facebook

Build for Facebook

Markets where Facebook is overwhelmingly the default
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance100%506.1K sites
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands100%406.8K sites
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil100%272.7K sites
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation100%186.8K sites
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia100%167.7K sites
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium100%158K sites
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria100%117.8K sites
Opportunity signal

United States is the most one-sided market in this comparison: 1.5M Facebook sites to 3 on IHS Markit Digital, 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

IHS Markit DigitalChoose IHS Markit Digital if

  • โœ“You sell into Australia, Singapore and Germany, where it has real traction.
  • โœ“You value where it concentrates its footprint over sheer volume.
  • โœ“Your team is already invested in the IHS Markit Digital stack.

FacebookChoose Facebook if

  • โœ“You operate in France, Netherlands and Brazil, its heartland.
  • โœ“You want the larger install base (16.9M sites) and a bigger ecosystem.
  • โœ“Your team is already invested in the Facebook stack.

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