Usage of GIF broken down by site elements

This diagram shows the percentages of websites using GIF broken down by site elements. See technologies overview for explanations on the methodologies used in the surveys.

How to read the diagram:
GIF is used by 16.8% of all the websites.
GIF is used by 16.8% of all the websites that use CSS as site element.

Overall

16.8%

CSS

16.8%

Compression

16.4%

Default protocol https

15.8%

17.7%

Default subdomain www

16.9%

HTTP/3

14.7%

HTTP/2

16.1%

HTTP Strict Transport Security

15.1%

15.8%

13.8%

12.9%

51.9%

20.0%

W3Techs.com, 24 August 2025

Percentages of websites using GIF broken down by site elements

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Technology Brief
GIF
Category: Image File Formats
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is a lossless compression image format, originally introduced by CompuServe and suitable to store graphics, logos and simple animations.
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