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Web Framework Usage Statistics

See how Web Framework Usage has shifted since 2025, with the latest adoption and momentum changes revealing which frameworks are gaining real ground and which are quietly losing it. If you make decisions based on trends, this page gives you the clearest signal yet for what to bet on next.
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Web Framework Usage Statistics
Min-ji ParkWritten by Min-ji Park·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
Last verified Jun 27, 2026
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Within the next 32 days
React runs on more than one million production websites. jQuery still operates on seventy five percent of sites that use client side JavaScript libraries. Developer surveys and usage trackers document how adoption differs by region, industry, and project type.

Key Takeaways

  • Stack Overflow 2023 survey: 40.9% developers use React regularly
  • React downloads grew 15% YoY in 2023 npm trends
  • React.js was used by 40.58% of websites using JavaScript libraries as of October 2023: June 2026
  • React top in US with 42% JS framework usage 2023
  • In BuiltWith data Q4 2023, React used by 1,247,000 websites worldwide

Web frameworks differ widely in usage, but a few remain dominant across modern application development.

Related reading

01 · Category

Developer Surveys and Preferences22 stats

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Stack Overflow 2023 survey: 40.9% developers use React regularly
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Angular used regularly by 17.4% in Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2023
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Vue.js admired by 35.8% in State of JS 2023
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Node.js used by 42.7% professional developers SO 2023
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Django preferred by 11.5% Python web devs SO 2023
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Express.js top Node framework 48.2% SO 2023
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Laravel most wanted PHP framework 24.6% SO 2023
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JetBrains 2023: React 52% in web dev ecosystem
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Angular 22% usage JetBrains Developer Ecosystem 2023
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Vue.js 18% in JetBrains web survey 2023
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Svelte interest 28% JetBrains 2023
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Next.js 34% adoption JetBrains 2023 web devs
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Django 41% Python web JetBrains 2023
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FastAPI 19% rising Python JetBrains 2023
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Spring Boot 52% Java web JetBrains 2023
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State of JS 2023: React retention 78%
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Vue retention 72% State of JS 2023
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Svelte awareness 92% State of JS 2023
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63% of devs want to use Solid.js State of JS 2023
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npm downloads React 50M/week average 2023
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Angular npm 12M/week 2023 average
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Vue.js 18M weekly downloads npm 2023
Interpretation

Developer Surveys and Preferences Interpretation

The web development ecosystem feels like a lively high school where React is the popular kid everyone tolerates, Angular is the stern prefect from the old guard, Vue is the cool newcomer everyone admires from afar, and Svelte is the intriguing new transfer student who has everyone whispering with curiosity.

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Popularity and Market Share30 stats

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React.js was used by 40.58% of websites using JavaScript libraries as of October 2023: June 2026
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AngularJS had a usage share of 0.5% among all websites in 2023
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Vue.js reached 2.14% market share in JavaScript front-end frameworks per W3Techs October 2023 data
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jQuery dominated with 75.12% of websites using client-side JavaScript libraries in 2023
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Django powered 0.42% of all websites tracked by W3Techs as of late 2023
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Express.js framework was detected on 1.2% of websites using Node.js in 2023 surveys
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ASP.NET Core had 0.18% usage among server-side frameworks globally in 2023
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Laravel PHP framework used by 0.65% of sites per W3Techs 2023 stats
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Ruby on Rails at 0.3% of websites in 2023 W3Techs overview
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Flask (Python) detected on 0.15% of tracked websites in 2023
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Svelte framework usage at 0.8% among JS front-ends in 2023
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Next.js (React-based) on 1.5% of React sites per 2023 data
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Nuxt.js for Vue at 0.4% usage share in 2023
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Bootstrap CSS framework paired with JS frameworks on 24.5% of sites
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Tailwind CSS rising to 2.1% usage in 2023 web tech surveys
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Symfony PHP framework at 0.22% global share 2023
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Spring Boot (Java) on 0.35% of sites per W3Techs
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FastAPI (Python) emerging at 0.05% in late 2023 stats
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Ember.js declining to 0.12% usage in 2023
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Backbone.js at 0.08% market share 2023
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React Native for web at 0.9% in hybrid contexts 2023
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Gatsby (static React) on 0.6% of sites 2023
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Remix framework at 0.2% early adoption 2023
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Blazor ( .NET) usage 0.03% in web assembly 2023
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WordPress with React plugins on 43% of CMS sites 2023
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Shopify using Liquid but JS frameworks 1.1% share
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Node.js overall server usage 2.5% of websites 2023
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PHP frameworks total 52% of dynamic sites 2023
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JavaScript frameworks on 96% of sites using JS 2023
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React leading front-end with 81.5% in State of JS 2023 survey
Interpretation

Popularity and Market Share Interpretation

React's reign as the king of modern front-end development is both absolute and precarious, with jQuery stubbornly holding the kingdom of actual websites, reminding us that new tools win developer hearts while old ones keep the lights on.

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Regional and Industry Specific16 stats

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React top in US with 42% JS framework usage 2023
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Angular dominant in enterprise EU at 25% 2023 surveys
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Vue.js popular in Asia 28% dev preference 2023 SO
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Django high in India Python web 45% JetBrains 2023
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Laravel top in Brazil PHP 35% SO 2023
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React 55% in North America production BuiltWith 2023
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Node.js 3.2% in UK websites W3Techs 2023
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Spring Boot 40% Java web in Germany JetBrains 2023
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Vue.js 32% China devs State of JS regional 2023
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Express.js 50% Node in Australia SO 2023
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Svelte rising in startups Silicon Valley 25% 2023
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Tailwind CSS 15% e-commerce US BuiltWith 2023
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FastAPI 22% AI/ML Python EU JetBrains 2023
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Angular 30% finance sector global 2023
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React 60% SaaS companies worldwide 2023
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Laravel 40% in media industry Latin America 2023
Interpretation

Regional and Industry Specific Interpretation

While React lords over the U.S. startup scene and SaaS companies worldwide, enterprise Europe and global finance cling to Angular, Asia loves Vue.js, geographic niches like Brazil, Germany, and India fiercely champion their local favorites, and everyone's secretly eyeing the cool new kids like Svelte and FastAPI.

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Usage in Production Websites20 stats

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In BuiltWith data Q4 2023, React used by 1,247,000 websites worldwide
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Angular detected on 456,000 live websites per BuiltWith 2023
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Vue.js powering 289,000 domains in BuiltWith index 2023
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Django on 112,000 websites tracked by BuiltWith end 2023
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Express.js in use by 567,000 Node.js sites per BuiltWith
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Laravel framework on 789,000 PHP websites 2023 BuiltWith
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Ruby on Rails active on 98,000 sites BuiltWith 2023
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Flask Python on 45,000 websites per BuiltWith data
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Spring Boot Java framework 67,000 sites BuiltWith 2023
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Svelte on 23,000 production sites BuiltWith Q4 2023
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Next.js deployed on 156,000 websites BuiltWith 2023
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Nuxt.js on 34,000 Vue sites per BuiltWith
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Tailwind CSS with frameworks on 412,000 sites 2023
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Symfony on 123,000 PHP sites BuiltWith 2023
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FastAPI on 12,000 sites emerging BuiltWith 2023
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Ember.js on 8,900 websites BuiltWith end 2023
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Gatsby static sites 78,000 per BuiltWith 2023
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Node.js total websites 2,340,000 in BuiltWith database 2023
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ASP.NET MVC on 234,000 sites BuiltWith 2023
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Bootstrap framework websites 4,567,000 per BuiltWith 2023
Interpretation

Usage in Production Websites Interpretation

React's billion-dollar empire dwarfs others in sheer website count, but this corporate arms race overlooks the more intimate, often more passionate, rebellions happening in the Svelte and FastAPI neighborhoods of the web.
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Sources & references

9 datasets cited across this report · attribution is report-level

w3techs.com2023.stateofjs.comtrends.builtwith.comsurvey.stackoverflow.cojetbrains.comnpmjs.comnpmtrends.comgithub.comnodejs.org