Every year, a group of volunteers, including developers, designers, writers and subject matter experts, work together to research and document how the web is evolving. They spend months digging into data, writing, reviewing and editing all this information. All in their spare time.
They produce an annual report that captures the state of the web. The report is published at the end of the year and covers a wide range of topics like accessibility, performance, security, sustainability, along with the various technologies that make the web what it is today. Each section is backed by real data, making it a go-to resource for anyone who builds or cares about the web.
This report is the Web Almanac.
The first one was published in 2019 and volunteers have been publishing a new version almost every year since. The entire project is organised by HTTP Archive.
I haven't heard about it until earlier last month when I saw a Bluesky post about getting involved.
So I signed up as an editor and I'm really looking forward to working with a bunch of like-minded folks who care about the web and accessibility as much as (and more than!) I do.
The report is due in December and will cover data from the top sites on the web as of June 2025. Last year's report on accessibility is a fascinating read on its own.