The Web Almanac

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

The Web Almanac provides a comprehensive, data-driven annual state-of-the-web report that combines the raw stats and trends of the HTTP Archive with the web community's expertise.

Target Customer

Web developers, researchers, analysts, publishers, CMS providers, and the broader web community

Key Differentiator

19 chapters across four parts (Page Content, User Experience, Content Publishing, Content Distribution); uses multiple data tools (WebPageTest, Lighthouse, Wappalyzer, Chrome UX Report); publicly queryable BigQuery dataset (httparchive.all.*) with June 2024 crawl metrics; 16.9M websites tested; 83 TB data processed; 91 contributors; available as an Ebook/PDF (21MB) and in multiple languages

Implementation Timeline

The 2024 Web Almanac edition is based on the June 2024 crawl; the project notes that planning and execution took about a year; the edition comprises 19 chapters across four parts

Pain Points

1Publicly accessible, reproducible data about the state of the web
2A comprehensive, multi-topic framework to understand web trends across content, experience, publishing, and distribution
3Community-driven analysis and interpretation of web data by a broad set of contributors

Key Features

119 chapters spanning JavaScript, Markup, Structured Data, Fonts, Media, Third Parties, SEO, Accessibility, Performance, Privacy, Security, CMS, Ecommerce, Jamstack, Sustainability, Page Weight, CDN, HTTP, Cookies
2Methodology and dataset details, including June 2024 crawl data
3Public BigQuery access (httparchive.all.*) for reproducible metrics
4Support from open-source testing tools: WebPageTest, Lighthouse, Wappalyzer, Chrome UX Report, Blink Features, Third Party Web
5Ebook/PDF version (21MB) and multilingual language switcher

Target Customer Industries

Decision Makers

1Analyst
2Author
3Designer
4Developer
5Editor
6Leader
7Reviewer
8Translator

Client Results

1Web Almanac metrics are publicly reproducible using the BigQuery dataset
2Dataset comprises approximately 16,935,953 websites; ~16.1M mobile, ~12.7M desktop; most sites in both mobile and desktop subsets
3The June 2024 crawl data underpins the 2024 edition metrics
4Total websites tested: 16.9M; Data processed: 83 TB
5Contributors: 91 volunteers

Competitive Advantages

1Public, queryable data via BigQuery with reproducible results
2Wide coverage across content, UX, publishing, and distribution in a single annual report
3Multi-tool validation (WebPageTest, Lighthouse, Wappalyzer, Chrome UX Report) provides diversified insights
4Strong community involvement with 91 contributors and an open methodology
5Accessible in multiple languages and available as an Ebook/PDF

Key Benefits

1Data-driven insights into the state of the web

2Public, reproducible datasets and methodology

3Broad topic coverage across four major parts

4Community-contributed analysis and interpretation

5Available as an Ebook/PDF and in multiple languages

Additional Product Information

Product Description

An annual, data-driven state-of-the-web report by HTTP Archive, spanning 19 chapters across content, experience, publishing, and distribution, backed by real data and a collaborative web community.

Target Market

Web professionals, researchers, analysts, publishers, CMS developers, and technology organizations interested in web trends and performance

Unique Value Proposition

Public, data-driven, community-supported annual state-of-the-web report with reproducible BigQuery data and a broad set of metrics from multiple testing tools, across comprehensive topic areas

Technical Requirements

Access to BigQuery for httparchive.all.* tables; familiarity with WebPageTest, Lighthouse, Wappalyzer, and the Chrome UX Report data sources; ability to query or browse the public dataset

Pricing Model

Not disclosed

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