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Colorbox vs Lightbox2: who uses which
Colorbox is on more sites: 251,999 against 112,216 for Lightbox2, about 2.2 times as many. Here's how they compare across the websites we've indexed, and where each one does best.
Where each one is used
| Domain | Colorbox | Lightbox2 |
|---|---|---|
| .com on .com | 96,187 | 43,963 |
| .de in Germany | 15,114 | 7,422 |
| .ru on .ru | 14,775 | 3,168 |
| .jp in Japan | 10,200 | 4,810 |
| .org on .org | 8,204 | 3,629 |
| .net on .net | 7,224 | 2,437 |
| .fr in France | 7,316 | 2,170 |
| .pl in Poland | 6,173 | 2,948 |
3,556 sites run both at once.
Questions
Which is more popular, Colorbox or Lightbox2?
Colorbox is on more sites: 251,999 against 112,216 for Lightbox2, about 2.2 times as many, across the sites StackGrep has indexed.
Do sites use Colorbox and Lightbox2 together?
3,556 sites load both. That's often a switch in progress, or two teams picking different tools.
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