The W3C HTML WG Top 200 (Alexa) Sites

[Note: Original publication date: 27 July 2007]


  1. Yahoo!

    Personalized content and search options. Chatrooms, free e-mail, clubs, and pager.

    www.yahoo.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Yahoo!
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 10
    !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd" text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail n/a Pass Fail Fail
    Errors 34 180 n/a 406 373 n/a 0 4 3

    [Notes: No Contact page found.]

  2. Microsoft Network (MSN)

    Dialup access and content provider.

    www.msn.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Microsoft Network (MSN)
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 8
    !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd" text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Pass Pass n/a Fail Fail n/a Pass Fail Fail
    Errors 0 0 n/a 74 9 n/a 0 3 22

    [Notes: No Contact page found.]

  3. Google

    Enables users to search the Web, Usenet, and images. Features include PageRank, caching and translation of results, and an option to find similar pages. The company’s focus is developing search technology.

    www.google.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Google
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 10
    None declared text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 51 33 24 103 81 188 1(f) 3 3

    [Notes: All pages: No Document Type Declaration declared; HTML errors found when attempting validation with HTML 4.01/Transitional; Character Set server-side. The Google pages were transposed onto individual Elementary Standards pages for submission to the (X)HTML Conformance Checker; the conformance checker was redirected to Google Finland.]

  4. YouTube

    YouTube is a way to get your videos to the people who matter to you. Upload, tag and share your videos worldwide!

    www.youtube.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for YouTube
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 8
    !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/loose.dtd" text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 133 380 23 386 462 59 14 4 1(f)

    [Notes: None]

  5. Windows Live

    Search engine from Microsoft.

    www.live.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Windows Live
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 8
    !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd" text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 60 81 n/a 39 60 n/a 11 2 17

    [Notes: No Contact page found.]

  6. Myspace

    Social Networking Site.

    www.myspace.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Myspace
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 8
    None declared text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 204 309 43 6(f) 6(f) 160(f) 16 5 1(f)

    [Notes: No Document Type Declaration declared; HTML errors found when attempting validation with HTML 4.01/Transitional.]

  7. Baidu.com

    The leading Chinese language search engine, provides simple and reliable search experience, strong in Chinese language and multi-media content including MP3 music and movies, the first to offer WAP and PDA-based mobile search in China.

    www.baidu.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Baidu.com
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 7
    None declared text/html gb2312 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 30 8 7 1 229 1 1 4 1(f)

    [Notes: No Document Type Declaration declared; HTML errors found when attempting validation with HTML 4.01 Transitional. The Secondary page has HTML 4.01/Transitional delcared; the Contact page has no declaration.]

  8. Orkut

    Social networking and discussion site operated by Google.

    www.orkut.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Orkut
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 8
    !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 27 12 n/a 76 48 n/a 8 2 1(f)

    [Notes: No Contact page found.]

  9. Wikipedia

    An online collaborative encyclopedia.

    www.wikipedia.org – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Wikipedia
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 8
    !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd" text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Pass Pass Pass Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 0 0 0 455 169 55 6 1 55

    [Notes: Secondary and Contact pages were XHTML 1.0/Transitional.]

  10. 腾讯网 (http://www.qq.com)

    中国最好的门户资讯网站，QQ.COM，新生活，我主张

    www.qq.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for 腾讯网
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 6
    None declared text/html gb2312 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 466 646 27 1,541 34 18 3(f) 5 1(f)

    [Notes: Contact page is XHTML 1.0/Transitional. Secondary page has <DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" """""""""""http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> .]

  11. Yahoo!カテゴリ

    有料審査制のディレクトリ。ウェブサービスの形でAPIを公開

    www.yahoo.co.jp – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Yahoo!カテゴリ
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 8
    None declared text/html gb2312 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 437 381 n/a 162 48 n/a 6 5 1(f)

    [Notes: All Secondary pages are sub-domains. Secondary page has Charset euc-jp. No Contact page found.]

  12. Microsoft Corporation

    Main site for product information, support, and news.

    www.microsoft.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Microsoft Corporation
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 10
    !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd" text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 9 85 48 84 7(f) 263 68 2 1(f)

    [Notes: Server-side is utf-8. Home page is utf-8; Secondary page and Contact page have no DTD declared and are iso-8859-1.]

  13. Megaupload

    Megaupload is a "leading website of the world" for transferring files easily, with complete security and free of charge.

    www.megaupload.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Megaupload
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 6
    !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 91 14 52 5(f) 309 5(f) 51 4 2(f)

    [Notes: Secondary page does not have a DocType declared. Homes and Contact pages are HTML 4.01/Transitional.]

  14. 新浪新闻中心

    包括即日的国内外不同类型的新闻与评论，人物专题，图库。

    www.sina.com.cn – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for 新浪新闻中心
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 7
    None declared text/html gb2312 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 1(f) 1(f) 30 663 34 119 1(f) 4 1(f)

    [Notes: All Secondary pages (excepting Contact page) are sub-domains.]

  15. Hi5

    Social networking site offering media sharing, affinity groups, and messaging.

    www.hi5.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Hi5
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 6
    !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 197 139 n/a 229 147 n/a 39 3 1(f)

    [Notes: Contact page is www.hi5networks.com/contact.html; Contact page is iso-8859-1.]

  16. Blogger.com

    Free, automated weblog publishing tool that sends updates to a site via FTP.

    www.blogger.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Blogger.com
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 0
    DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd" text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 16 6 n/a 29 4 n/a 21 1(f) 41

    [Notes: WAI: HTTP Transfer Error - 12039: (12039) Not allowed HTTP to HTTPS redirection. No Contact page found.]

  17. Thefacebook

    An online directory that connects people through social networks at colleges. FAQ, news coverage, schools covered, and terms of use.

    www.facebook.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Thefacebook
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 8
    DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd" text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail n/a Fail Pass Fail
    Errors 9 11 n/a 13 17 n/a 18 0 4

    [Notes: No Contact page found.]

  18. Rapidshare.com

    www.rapidshare.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Rapidshare.com
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 5
    !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" text/html iso-8859-1 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 64 27 4 37 20 87 1 3 20

    [Notes: Localization has served English pages. No specific Contact page found; Imprint Page offers contact information; however, Support link redirects users to their email program. Imprint page underwent validation.]

  19. EBay

    International person to person auction site, with products sorted into categories.

    www.ebay.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for EBay
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 9
    None declared text/html iso-8859-1 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 225 164 n/a 605 500 n/a 1(f) 5 2(f)

    [Notes: Home Page: No DOCTYPE found! Attempting validation with HTML 4.01/Transitional. CSS: Servlet has thrown exception:javax.servlet.ServletException: Timed out. Secondary page is http://pages.ebay.com/education/buying.html; it is HTML 4.01/Transitional. Selling pages were not considered: they are removed after auction has ended; no permanent record kept. However, various selling pages underwent HTML Validation: all failed (with an average of 200 errors). Contact page not accessible unless signed-in as an EBay member.]

  20. Fotolog.com

    Fotolog.com - a great online community of interconnected photo-weblogs. Make it easy for your friends and family to see what’s up with you by putting your latest, greatest digital photos on the web in a daily journal format.

    www.fotolog.net – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Fotolog.com
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 9
    None declared text/html iso-8859-1 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 73 31 15 227 30 27 1(f) 4 94

    [Notes: www.fotolog.com 302 redirects to www0.fotolog.com. www0.fotolog.com declares iso-8859-1. HTML Validation manually used iso-8859-1; service could not autodetect. Secondary (http://www1.fotolog.com/washiita_x_93/10305738) page is HTML 4.01/Strict; HTML Validation autodetected utf-8. Contact (http://my.fotolog.com/contact_us.html) page is HTML 4.01/Strict; HTML Validation autodetected iso-8859-1. CSS: Servlet has thrown exception:javax.servlet.ServletException: Timed out]

  21. Friendster

    Friendster is a leading global social network emphasizing genuine friendships and the discovery of new people through friends. Search for old friends and classmates, stay in better touch with friends, share photos and videos, and so much more.

    www.friendster.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Friendster
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 7
    !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-html40-19980424/loose.dtd" text/html iso-8859-1 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 67 82 19 181 131 59 3 4 1(f)

    [Notes: None.]

  22. Sohu.com Inc.

    Produces Chinese language Internet portal and internet communities. (Nasdaq: SOHU).

    www.sohu.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Sohu.com Inc.
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 7
    None declared text/html gb2312 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 1(f) 1(f) 1(f) 839 131 233 5 5 1(f)

    [Notes: HTML Validation: Home Page: Sorry, I am unable to validate this document because on line 1419 it contained one or more bytes that I cannot interpret as gb2312 (in other words, the bytes found are not valid values in the specified Character Encoding); Contact page: A fatal error occurred when attempting to transcode the character encoding of the document. Either we do not support this character encoding ("gbk") yet, or you have specified a non-existent character encoding (often a misspelling).]

  23. 网易

    中国最大的网络社区和门户网站

    www.163.com – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for 网易
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 7
    !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" text/html gb2312 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 414 15 70 448 72 134 1(f) 4 2(f)

    [Notes: CSS: Servlet has thrown exception:javax.servlet.ServletException: Timed out.]

  24. Google UK

    The local version of this pre-eminent search engine, offering UK-specific pages as well as world results.

    www.google.co.uk – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Google UK
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 8
    None declared text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 52 1,166 12 115 242 176 2(f) 3 6

    [Notes: HTTP Header Response was utf-8; W3C HTML Validation found iso-8859-1. Secondary page declared utf-8; Contact page iso-8859-1.]

  25. Почта@Mail.ru

    Полнофункциональная почтовая система. Адресная книга, антивирус. Web-интерфейс, POP3 и WAP. Выбор из 4-х доменов.

    www.mail.ru – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Почта@Mail.ru
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 6
    !doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" text/html x-mac-cyrillic Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact CSS WAI Mobile
    Results Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail n/a Fail Fail Fail
    Errors 407 426 n/a 87 90 n/a 9 4 2(f)

    [Notes: HTTP Header Response was x-mac-cyrillic; W3C HTML Validation found windows-1251. No DocType found by the Validation Service. No Contact page found.]

  26. Google.fr

    Version française, possibilité de limiter la recherche aux sites hébergés sur des serveurs situés en France.

    www.google.fr – Site Info Site Info

    Quality Assurance Results for Google.fr
    Head Validation PR
    DocType HTTP CharSet (X)HTML HTML5 Other 9
    None declared text/html utf-8 Home Secondary Contact Home Secondary Contact C