Flag Counter

A real, working flag counter

This creates a genuine per-country visitor counter, the classic flags-on-a-map widget reimagined as a small modern JavaScript snippet. Each time your page loads, the embedded code pings this site, which geolocates the visitor's IP address through a privacy-respecting, no-signup lookup and tallies a visit for their country - nothing about this is simulated or decorative; it's a genuinely working counter from the moment you embed it.

How the country detection actually works

Every visitor's connection carries their public IP address, which maps to a specific country through publicly maintained IP-to-country databases - the same basic mechanism that powers country-level geolocation across the web generally. This lookup happens automatically each time the snippet runs, with no action needed from your visitors and no cookie or tracking script beyond the one ping.

Why country-level accuracy has real limits

IP-based geolocation reliably identifies the right country for the overwhelming majority of visitors, but it isn't perfect - VPNs, corporate networks, and some mobile carriers route traffic through servers in a different country than the visitor is physically in, which can occasionally attribute a visit to the wrong flag. This is a known, inherent limitation of IP geolocation generally, not something specific to this tool's implementation.

What data is actually kept

No individual IP addresses are stored alongside visit records - only an aggregate per-country visit count is kept and displayed, which means the widget shows genuinely useful geographic distribution information without retaining any data that could identify a specific visitor.

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How accurate is the country detection?

Generally reliable at the country level, but not perfect - VPNs, corporate networks, and some mobile carriers can cause a visitor to be geolocated to the wrong country.

Does this store any personal visitor data?

No individual IP addresses are stored - only an aggregate per-country visit count is kept.

Do I need an account to create a flag counter?

No - creating a counter requires no sign-up, though that also means there's no account to recover your counter key from if you lose it, so save the snippet somewhere safe once you create it.

Will this slow down my page?

The snippet makes one small request when your page loads to log the visit and fetch the current totals, which has a negligible impact on load time for virtually any site.

Can I reset the counter back to zero?

The counter simply accumulates visits since creation; if you want to start fresh, create a new counter and swap in its snippet rather than relying on a reset feature.