--- title: 19% of business websites outside English-speaking countries declare an English version, in the 484 indexes read so far · The Direct Index url: https://directindex.org/stats/english --- [The Direct Index](https://directindex.org/) [Scanner](https://directindex.org/scan)[Cities](https://directindex.org/cities)[Numbers](https://directindex.org/stats)[Rankings](https://directindex.org/rankings)[Search](https://directindex.org/search)[Guides](https://directindex.org/guides)[About](https://directindex.org/about) [The numbers](https://directindex.org/stats) / Visitor facts · live, 2026-10-17 # 19% of business websites outside English-speaking countries declare an English version, in the 484 indexes read so far 93,226 business websites read in 484 indexes outside English-speaking countries, as of 17 October 2026. 73 of 675 indexes have enough pages read to be compared so far. Main points - That is **19%** of 93,226 business websites read outside English-speaking countries. - By kind of business: highest among tours, attractions and museums (40%), lowest among hairdressers and beauty salons (10%). - Among 44 restaurant indexes, Barcelona is highest at 49%; the median is 21%. Figure 1 ## By kind of business | Kind | Share | Of | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [restaurants](https://directindex.org/stats/english) | 21% | 42,374 | ** | | [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/stats/english?kind=cafes) | 19% | 14,977 | ** | | [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/stats/english?kind=salons) | 10% | 10,175 | ** | | [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/stats/english?kind=clinics) | 11% | 19,360 | ** | | [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/stats/english?kind=tours) | 40% | 6,340 | ** | Figure 2 ## Restaurants, city by city [restaurants](https://directindex.org/stats/english)[cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/stats/english?kind=cafes)[hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/stats/english?kind=salons)[dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/stats/english?kind=clinics)[tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/stats/english?kind=tours) Highlight a cityNoneAmsterdamAntwerpBarcelonaBerlinBremenBrusselsBudapestCologneCopenhagenDresdenDüsseldorfFrankfurtGhentGothenburgHamburgHanoverHelsinkiLeipzigLisbonLyonMadridMilanMunichNantesNiceNurembergOsloParisPortoPragueRomeRotterdamSingaporeStockholmStrasbourgStuttgartThe HagueTokyoToulouseUtrechtVeronaViennaWarsawZurichShow **another restaurant index**median, 21% 0%25%50% 44 restaurant indexes. The median is 21%; the highest is Barcelona at 49%. | # | Index | Share | Of | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Barcelona](https://directindex.org/city/barcelona) ES | 49% | 553 | | 2 | [Budapest](https://directindex.org/city/budapest) HU | 42% | 740 | | 3 | [Lisbon](https://directindex.org/city/lisbon) PT | 38% | 867 | | 4 | [Porto](https://directindex.org/city/porto) PT | 36% | 378 | | 5 | [Brussels](https://directindex.org/city/brussels) BE | 35% | 683 | | 6 | [Prague](https://directindex.org/city/prague) CZ | 35% | 1,062 | | 7 | [Paris](https://directindex.org/city/paris) FR | 34% | 2,419 | | 8 | [Nice](https://directindex.org/city/nice) FR | 34% | 304 | | 9 | [Helsinki](https://directindex.org/city/helsinki) FI | 33% | 709 | | 10 | [Verona](https://directindex.org/city/verona) IT | 31% | 538 | All 44 restaurant indexes | # | Index | Share | Of | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Barcelona](https://directindex.org/city/barcelona) ES | 49% | 553 | | 2 | [Budapest](https://directindex.org/city/budapest) HU | 42% | 740 | | 3 | [Lisbon](https://directindex.org/city/lisbon) PT | 38% | 867 | | 4 | [Porto](https://directindex.org/city/porto) PT | 36% | 378 | | 5 | [Brussels](https://directindex.org/city/brussels) BE | 35% | 683 | | 6 | [Prague](https://directindex.org/city/prague) CZ | 35% | 1,062 | | 7 | [Paris](https://directindex.org/city/paris) FR | 34% | 2,419 | | 8 | [Nice](https://directindex.org/city/nice) FR | 34% | 304 | | 9 | [Helsinki](https://directindex.org/city/helsinki) FI | 33% | 709 | | 10 | [Verona](https://directindex.org/city/verona) IT | 31% | 538 | | 11 | [Amsterdam](https://directindex.org/city/amsterdam) NL | 30% | 1,081 | | 12 | [Lyon](https://directindex.org/city/lyon) FR | 29% | 685 | | 13 | [Rome](https://directindex.org/city/rome) IT | 28% | 636 | | 14 | [Milan](https://directindex.org/city/milan) IT | 26% | 838 | | 15 | [Warsaw](https://directindex.org/city/warsaw) PL | 26% | 541 | | 16 | [Utrecht](https://directindex.org/city/utrecht) NL | 24% | 485 | | 17 | [Madrid](https://directindex.org/city/madrid) ES | 23% | 865 | | 18 | [Copenhagen](https://directindex.org/city/copenhagen) DK | 23% | 947 | | 19 | [Strasbourg](https://directindex.org/city/strasbourg) FR | 23% | 328 | | 20 | [The Hague](https://directindex.org/city/the-hague) NL | 22% | 467 | | 20 | [Zurich](https://directindex.org/city/zurich) CH | 22% | 633 | | 22 | [Antwerp](https://directindex.org/city/antwerp) BE | 21% | 359 | | 23 | [Ghent](https://directindex.org/city/ghent) BE | 21% | 400 | | 24 | [Tokyo](https://directindex.org/city/tokyo) JP | 20% | 384 | | 25 | [Rotterdam](https://directindex.org/city/rotterdam) NL | 20% | 345 | | 26 | [Vienna](https://directindex.org/city/vienna) AT | 20% | 2,231 | | 27 | [Oslo](https://directindex.org/city/oslo) NO | 19% | 372 | | 28 | [Stockholm](https://directindex.org/city/stockholm) SE | 16% | 1,218 | | 29 | [Berlin](https://directindex.org/city/berlin) DE | 14% | 3,986 | | 30 | [Munich](https://directindex.org/city/munich) DE | 14% | 1,493 | | 31 | [Gothenburg](https://directindex.org/city/gothenburg) SE | 13% | 382 | | 32 | [Frankfurt](https://directindex.org/city/frankfurt) DE | 12% | 808 | | 33 | [Düsseldorf](https://directindex.org/city/dusseldorf) DE | 11% | 497 | | 33 | [Toulouse](https://directindex.org/city/toulouse) FR | 11% | 368 | | 35 | [Nuremberg](https://directindex.org/city/nuremberg) DE | 11% | 520 | | 36 | [Cologne](https://directindex.org/city/cologne) DE | 10% | 831 | | 37 | [Stuttgart](https://directindex.org/city/stuttgart) DE | 9.7% | 668 | | 38 | [Hamburg](https://directindex.org/city/hamburg) DE | 9.6% | 1,743 | | 38 | [Nantes](https://directindex.org/city/nantes) FR | 9.6% | 301 | | 40 | [Hanover](https://directindex.org/city/hanover) DE | 9.4% | 394 | | 41 | [Dresden](https://directindex.org/city/dresden) DE | 9.3% | 333 | | 42 | [Singapore](https://directindex.org/city/singapore) SG | 8.4% | 404 | | 43 | [Bremen](https://directindex.org/city/bremen) DE | 8.1% | 394 | | 43 | [Leipzig](https://directindex.org/city/leipzig) DE | 8.1% | 322 | Indexes are compared once 300 pages, and half of the scanned sites, have been read. The "Of" column is the base each figure rests on. [Data, CSV](https://directindex.org/stats/english.csv)[JSON](https://directindex.org/stats/english.json)[Method](https://directindex.org/methodology)[Link to this figure](https://directindex.org/stats/english#figure-2) **About these numbers** Counted when a page declares English beside another language, by a language link (hreflang) or a visible switcher on the site. A page that only says lang="en" doesn't count, because templates set that by default. Machine translations count; whether the English is good isn't measured. Cite this 19% of business websites outside English-speaking countries declare an English version, in the 484 indexes read so far (The Direct Index, 17 October 2026, directindex.org/stats/english). 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