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Sites using Google reCAPTCHA

1,190 launches via all sources Category: Security #3 of 77 in Security Tracked since Apr 2026 Last seen: Jul 18, 2026 Website: google.com

Bot-detection challenge service used to gate forms and logins against automated abuse.

Found via: Product Hunt 950 · Hacker News 29 · PeerPush 109 · StackScope Discovery (Indie) 102 · StackScope Wider Web 653

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Last 7 days 1.0% +0.2pp
Most used with Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Tag Manager
Top product types Marketing, Productivity, Developer Tools
Green hosting 51% vs 44% avg

Google reCAPTCHA has been detected on 1,190 launches we've crawled, with 271 of those in July 2026 (0.9% of the month's launches so far). The 7-day rolling share is 1.0%, roughly steady week on week. Most recent detection: FirstTripChina, today.

It's most commonly paired with Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and Google Tag Manager. By product type, the launches using it are most often Marketing (15%), Productivity (12%), and Developer Tools (11%). By estimated origin, India leads (30%), ahead of the United States (19%). By domain ending, launches using it are 2.0 times as likely as the average launch to live on a .co domain.

What kind of products ship with Google reCAPTCHA

802 launches

Marketing
15.09%
Productivity
12.34%
Finance
10.60%
Education
8.48%
AI
7.61%
Health
6.48%
Hiring & HR
6.36%
Content
5.11%
Social
4.86%
E-commerce
3.74%
Crypto
2.37%
Design
2.12%
Games
1.87%
Directory
1.62%

Countries that use Google reCAPTCHA

Estimated origin for 528 of 1,190 launches

  • India India 29.55%
  • United States United States 19.32%
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom 7.58%
  • Canada Canada 4.73%
  • Australia Australia 4.55%
  • United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2.84%
  • Germany Germany 2.46%
  • Singapore Singapore 1.70%
  • Brazil Brazil 1.52%
  • France France 1.52%
  • China China 1.33%
  • Japan Japan 1.33%
  • Türkiye Türkiye 1.33%
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh 1.14%
  • Netherlands Netherlands 1.14%

Share of new launches using Google reCAPTCHA

Each dot is one launch day. Line is the 7-day rolling average.

1.0%
last 7 days
+0.2pp vs prior week
0.9%
July so far
271 of 30,464 launches
1,190
launches all time
since Apr 2026
Google reCAPTCHA daily detection trend 5% 2% 0% May Jun Jul Apr 22, 2026: Improved detection coverage for this technology. Jun 22, 2026: Improved detection coverage for this technology. Jul 1, 2026: Adoption figures now count launches from launch platforms. Use the source view to include StackScope Discovery. Apr 19 · 7 / 392 = 1.8% Apr 20 · 16 / 620 = 2.6% Apr 21 · 16 / 835 = 1.9% Apr 22 · 13 / 721 = 1.8% Apr 23 · 11 / 603 = 1.8% Apr 24 · 13 / 553 = 2.4% Apr 25 · 10 / 420 = 2.4% Apr 26 · 8 / 377 = 2.1% Apr 27 · 7 / 529 = 1.3% Apr 28 · 17 / 836 = 2.0% Apr 29 · 10 / 658 = 1.5% Apr 30 · 15 / 573 = 2.6% May 1 · 10 / 568 = 1.8% May 2 · 6 / 368 = 1.6% May 3 · 13 / 347 = 3.7% May 4 · 7 / 536 = 1.3% May 5 · 16 / 855 = 1.9% May 6 · 10 / 671 = 1.5% May 7 · 15 / 624 = 2.4% May 8 · 8 / 597 = 1.3% May 9 · 5 / 430 = 1.2% May 10 · 3 / 350 = 0.9% May 11 · 11 / 536 = 2.1% May 12 · 14 / 797 = 1.8% May 13 · 15 / 688 = 2.2% May 14 · 11 / 625 = 1.8% May 15 · 9 / 543 = 1.7% May 16 · 7 / 407 = 1.7% May 17 · 3 / 367 = 0.8% May 18 · 12 / 567 = 2.1% May 19 · 11 / 848 = 1.3% May 20 · 17 / 674 = 2.5% May 21 · 12 / 608 = 2.0% May 22 · 13 / 547 = 2.4% May 23 · 7 / 378 = 1.9% May 24 · 5 / 341 = 1.5% May 25 · 5 / 535 = 0.9% May 26 · 12 / 879 = 1.4% May 27 · 8 / 683 = 1.2% May 28 · 9 / 578 = 1.6% May 29 · 10 / 487 = 2.1% May 30 · 6 / 377 = 1.6% May 31 · 4 / 369 = 1.1% Jun 1 · 7 / 621 = 1.1% Jun 2 · 12 / 928 = 1.3% Jun 3 · 9 / 711 = 1.3% Jun 4 · 13 / 599 = 2.2% Jun 5 · 18 / 579 = 3.1% Jun 6 · 6 / 437 = 1.4% Jun 7 · 2 / 405 = 0.5% Jun 8 · 4 / 512 = 0.8% Jun 9 · 17 / 873 = 1.9% Jun 10 · 7 / 725 = 1.0% Jun 11 · 15 / 573 = 2.6% Jun 12 · 5 / 446 = 1.1% Jun 13 · 9 / 381 = 2.4% Jun 14 · 2 / 346 = 0.6% Jun 15 · 6 / 532 = 1.1% Jun 16 · 13 / 1048 = 1.2% Jun 17 · 20 / 899 = 2.2% Jun 18 · 14 / 672 = 2.1% Jun 19 · 11 / 545 = 2.0% Jun 20 · 5 / 443 = 1.1% Jun 21 · 1 / 385 = 0.3% Jun 22 · 11 / 575 = 1.9% Jun 23 · 18 / 900 = 2.0% Jun 24 · 11 / 740 = 1.5% Jun 25 · 4 / 619 = 0.6% Jun 26 · 12 / 533 = 2.3% Jun 27 · 8 / 433 = 1.8% Jun 28 · 4 / 385 = 1.0% Jun 29 · 11 / 503 = 2.2% Jun 30 · 9 / 803 = 1.1% Jul 1 · 9 / 799 = 1.1% Jul 2 · 12 / 604 = 2.0% Jul 3 · 7 / 498 = 1.4% Jul 4 · 7 / 411 = 1.7% Jul 5 · 4 / 367 = 1.1% Jul 6 · 9 / 552 = 1.6% Jul 7 · 8 / 984 = 0.8% Jul 8 · 35 / 4315 = 0.8% Jul 9 · 45 / 7279 = 0.6% Jul 10 · 37 / 4850 = 0.8% Jul 11 · 11 / 1862 = 0.6% Jul 12 · 17 / 1876 = 0.9% Jul 13 · 16 / 1929 = 0.8% Jul 14 · 18 / 1878 = 1.0% Jul 15 · 13 / 756 = 1.7% Jul 16 · 13 / 837 = 1.6% Jul 17 · 10 / 667 = 1.5%
Apr 19, 2026 90 days Jul 17, 2026

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⋮ Apr 22, 2026: Improved detection coverage for this technology.

⋮ Jun 22, 2026: Improved detection coverage for this technology.

⋮ Jul 1, 2026: Adoption figures now count launches from launch platforms. Use the source view to include StackScope Discovery.

Security leaders

Tool % of launches % of category
#1 HSTS 61.39% 94.16%
#2 Cloudflare Bot Management 13.71% 21.04%
#3 Google reCAPTCHA Current page 1.43% 2.20%
#4 Firebase App Check 0.17% 0.27%
#5 PerimeterX 0.09% 0.14%

Percentages show adoption among launches found via All sources: the share of all such launches, and of those using any Security tool. All 77 in Security →

Often used with

Tool Launches
Google Analytics 954
Google Search Console 870
Google Tag Manager 736
HSTS 602
Google Fonts 590

Tools most often detected on the same launches as Google reCAPTCHA.

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