We all work with data, and we receive enormous amounts of data from web servers. Using languages like JSON and XML, we can easily fetch data from the web server. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) and XML (eXtensible Markup Language) are two widely used formats for data interchange on the web. Both are human-readable, and platform-independent, and allow for the structuring of data, but they have distinct characteristics and use cases. JSON, known for its simplicity and ease of use with JavaScript, is often preferred in modern web development for its lightweight structure.

What is JSON?
JavaScript Object Notation can be defined as a lightweight format for data interchange, and it is entirely language-independent. Being based on the JavaScript programming language, it is easy to understand and generate.
Example :
{"Ninjas":[
{ "firstName":"Kabir", "lastName":"Singh" },
{ "firstName":"Rahul", "lastName":"Kumar" },
{ "firstName":"Rohit", "lastName":"Oberoi" },
{ "firstName":"Samuel", "lastName":"Smith" }
]}
What is XML?
Extensible Markup Language can now be defined as a language designed to carry data rather than display data. This can be said as a language that defines a set of rules that can be used to encode documents in a specific format readable by both humans and machines.
<Ninja>
<Ninja>
<firstName>kabir</firstName> <lastName>singh</lastName>
</Ninja>
<Ninja>
<firstName>Rahul</firstName> <lastName>Kumar</lastName>
</Ninja>
<Ninja>
<firstName>Rohit</firstName> <lastName>Oberoi</lastName>
</Ninja>
<Ninja>
<firstName>Samuel</firstName> <lastName>Smith</lastName>
</Ninja>
</Ninja>
Since we have seen JSON and XML, Now let’s see the differences between both of these: