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Government

Federal, state and national government sites.

249 sites. 9.2% blocked our crawler this week.

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  1. 18%46 sites−1.5 pts
  2. 14%35 sites−0.1 pts
  3. 11%28 sites
  1. 26 sites+0.4 pts
  2. 9 sites+0.3 pts
  3. 8 sites−0.1 pts
  1. system-ui2.8%
  2. Inter2.0%
  3. Montserrat2.0%
  4. Helvetica Neue1.6%
  5. sans-serif1.6%
  6. Lato1.2%
  7. Nunito Sans1.2%
  8. DM Sans0.8%
  9. Figtree0.8%
  10. Lora0.8%
Share among the 265 sites we can trace back to 2016Dashed lines before September 2026 are estimates from web archives. Solid lines are our weekly crawl. The chart follows a fixed set of 265 sites, not every site in the rankings.
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PeriodSourceSource SansOpen SansRobotoPublic SansArialNoto Sans
2016 Q1Web archive estimate, 1072 sites0.0%10%0.0%0.0%34%1.4%
2016 Q2Web archive estimate, 1810 sites3.1%12%2.5%0.0%21%0.5%
2016 Q3Web archive estimate, 186 sites––––––
2016 Q4Web archive estimate, 584 sites0.0%17%2.8%0.0%22%2.8%
2017 Q1Web archive estimate, 492 sites0.0%10%2.6%0.0%26%2.6%
2017 Q2Web archive estimate, 1682 sites8.5%16%2.8%0.0%19%0.7%
2017 Q3Web archive estimate, 629 sites5.8%15%1.9%0.0%19%1.9%
2017 Q4Web archive estimate, 467 sites2.7%16%2.7%0.0%24%2.7%
2018 Q1Web archive estimate, 451 sites––––––
2018 Q2Web archive estimate, 1970 sites11%14%3.7%0.0%15%0.6%
2018 Q3Web archive estimate, 2233 sites12%15%4.7%0.0%16%0.5%
2018 Q4Web archive estimate, 1376 sites13%14%5.6%0.0%15%0.8%
2019 Q1Web archive estimate, 2256 sites12%16%5.4%0.0%16%0.7%
2019 Q2Web archive estimate, 2857 sites9.8%17%5.6%0.0%14%0.0%
2019 Q3Web archive estimate, 2064 sites9.8%20%5.7%0.0%14%0.0%
2019 Q4Web archive estimate, 2297 sites13%19%6.9%0.8%15%0.0%
2020 Q1Web archive estimate, 2273 sites12%19%5.8%0.8%15%0.0%
2020 Q2Web archive estimate, 1919 sites14%17%6.4%0.9%16%0.0%
2020 Q3Web archive estimate, 1530 sites16%13%7.5%0.0%10%0.0%
2020 Q4Web archive estimate, 1473 sites15%15%4.9%1.6%11%0.0%
2021 Q1Web archive estimate, 1634 sites28%19%1.8%1.8%3.7%0.0%
2021 Q2Web archive estimate, 1333 sites22%17%2.4%7.3%4.9%0.0%
2021 Q3Web archive estimate, 2057 sites23%13%3.3%8.3%3.3%0.0%
2021 Q4Web archive estimate, 1750 sites25%14%2.3%6.8%2.3%0.0%
2022 Q1Web archive estimate, 2101 sites25%13%3.8%7.5%3.8%0.0%
2022 Q2Web archive estimate, 2374 sites28%12%4.0%10%2.0%0.0%
2022 Q3Web archive estimate, 1592 sites27%16%2.3%4.5%2.3%0.0%
2022 Q4Web archive estimate, 1090 sites28%13%7.5%10%2.5%0.0%
2023 Q1Web archive estimate, 1734 sites23%11%6.4%13%2.1%0.0%
2023 Q2Web archive estimate, 1631 sites26%15%5.1%10%2.6%0.0%
2023 Q3Web archive estimate, 2019 sites26%18%5.9%21%2.9%0.0%
2023 Q4Web archive estimate, 2074 sites28%18%7.5%15%2.5%0.0%
2024 Q1Web archive estimate, 1743 sites24%18%7.9%11%2.6%0.0%
2024 Q2Web archive estimate, 1201 sites––––––
2024 Q3Web archive estimate, 1764 sites25%17%11%14%5.6%0.0%
2024 Q4Web archive estimate, 1490 sites27%14%11%16%5.4%0.0%
2025 Q1Web archive estimate, 1484 sites26%16%6.5%16%3.2%0.0%
2025 Q2Web archive estimate, 411 sites––––––
2025 Q3Web archive estimate, 2422 sites28%16%3.1%13%6.3%0.0%
2025 Q4Web archive estimate, 2463 sites24%15%9.1%15%0.0%0.0%
2026 Q1Web archive estimate, 276 sites––––––
2026 Q2Web archive estimate, 186 sites––––––
2026 Q3Web archive estimate, 83 sites––––––
Sep 27, 2026Our crawl, 6,305 sites19%15%11%9.3%3.8%3.0%
Oct 4, 2026Our crawl, 6,330 sites20%15%11%9.4%3.4%3.4%
Oct 11, 2026Our crawl, 6,302 sites20%15%12%9.4%3.9%3.0%
Oct 18, 2026Our crawl, 6,304 sites20%14%11%9.8%3.4%3.0%
Oct 25, 2026Our crawl, 6,249 sites20%15%11%9.4%3.4%3.0%
Nov 1, 2026Our crawl, 6,272 sites19%15%11%9.7%3.8%2.9%

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Pairings

Font source
  • Self-hosted52%
  • Google Fonts38%
  • System fonts7.6%
  • Adobe Fonts2.8%

Platform

  • Other or custom89%
  • WordPress4.8%
  • Next.js4.8%
  • Gatsby1.2%
  • Nuxt0.4%

Switches

  1. va.gov changed its body text from Source Sans to Public Sans

  2. va.gov changed its headings from Bitter to Public Sans

  3. www.gov.ph changed its body text from Inter to DM Sans

  4. www.gov.ph changed its headings from Figtree to Outfit

  5. estonia.ee changed its headings from aino Body Font to aino Headline Font

  6. az.gov changed its body text from Georgia to Archivo

  7. az.gov changed its headings from Georgia to Lexend

  8. defense.gov changed its headings from Crimson Text to Crimson Pro

  9. in.gov changed its headings from Readex Pro to Public Sans

  10. nato.int changed its body text from NotoSans Condensed to Source Sans

Every site

SiteBodyHeadingsPlatform
acf.govPublic SansPublic Sans
acl.govOpen SansOpen Sans
admin.chFontFontNuxt
ahrq.govsans-serifsans-serif
alabama.govAvenirLTStdAvenirLTStd Heavy
alaska.govOpen SansOpen Sans
americorps.govCircular StdCircular Std
aph.gov.auOpen SansOpen Sans
archives.govSource SansMerriweather
arkansas.govNunito SansDosisWordPress
arts.govWork SansWork Sans
atf.govPublic SansRoboto Slab
austintexas.govGeistGeist
az.govArchivoLexend
bep.govSource SansMerriweather
blm.govRobotoRoboto
bls.govSource SansArial
boston.govLoraLora
ca.govPublic SansPublic Sans
canada.caNoto SansLato
cancer.govOpen SansPoppins
cbp.govSource SansSource Sans
cdc.govNunitoPoppins
census.govRobotoRoboto
cftc.govHelvetica NeueHelvetica Neue
challenge.govSource SansMerriweather
chicago.govLoraRoboto
cia.govPublic SansGT Sectra FineGatsby
cisa.govSource SansSource Sans
clinicaltrials.govRobotoRoboto
cms.govPublic SansLexend
colorado.govMuseo SansMuseo Slab
congress.govArialArial
consumerfinance.govSource SansSource Sans
copyright.govsystem-uisystem-ui
cpsc.govRobotoRoboto
ct.govPoppinsPoppins
data.govsystem-uisystem-ui
dc.govRobotoRoboto
dea.govPublic SansPublic Sans
defense.govLatoCrimson Pro
delaware.govOpen SansOpen Sans
denmark.dkBody FontBody Font
dfc.govOpen SansOpen Sans
dhs.govSource SansSource Sans
digital.govPublic SansPublic Sans
doi.govPublic SansPublic Sans
dol.govSource SansMerriweather
drought.govSource SansSource Sans
e-estonia.comAinoAinoWordPress