Lightbox Plus 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 1118x more sites overall (15K vs 16.8M). But the split flips by market: Lightbox Plus over-indexes in Russian Federation, Japan and Romania, while Facebook runs the majority in Viet Nam, Taiwan and Korea. 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 Lightbox Plus's 0% global share, so bars past it lean Lightbox Plus.
Where to build
Building an app, theme or agency around one technology? This is where its sites actually concentrate.
Build for Lightbox Plus
Build for Facebook
United States is the most one-sided market in this comparison: 1.4M Facebook sites to 928 on Lightbox Plus, 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 Lightbox Plus if
- ✓You sell into Russian Federation, Japan and Romania, where it has real traction.
- ✓You value where it concentrates its footprint over sheer volume.
- ✓Your team is already invested in the Lightbox Plus stack.
Choose Facebook if
- ✓You operate in Viet Nam, Taiwan and Korea, 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 Lightbox Plus or Facebook with emails, socials and country filters.