Is SQLite commonly used?

Is SQLite still popular?

Since SQLite is used extensively in every smartphone, and there are more than 4.0 billion (4.0e9) smartphones in active use, each holding hundreds of SQLite database files, it is seems likely that there are over one trillion (1e12) SQLite databases in active use.

Is SQLite the most used?

In a little more than two decades, it's become the most widely deployed database in the world, according to the official webpage at SQLite.org — partly due to its simplicity. Because it's contained in a library of C code, SQLite can be easily embedded into other software, and it's fully self-contained.

What is SQLite popular for?

It is the most widely deployed database engine, as it is used by several of the top web browsers, operating systems, mobile phones, and other embedded systems. Open format? SQLite has bindings to many programming languages.

When would you use SQLite?

SQLite is used to develop embedded software for devices like televisions, cell phones, cameras, etc. It can manage low to medium-traffic HTTP requests. SQLite can change files into smaller size archives with lesser metadata. SQLite is used as a temporary dataset to get processed with some data within an application.