The most used frontend frameworks
We track 11 frontend frameworks. The most used is jQuery, found at 780,900 companies as of October 2026, ahead of React (123,415) and Tailwind CSS (67,167).
Frontend frameworks decide how a website is built and rendered. React and its meta-framework Next.js dominate modern company sites; Vue, Nuxt, Angular, Svelte and Astro each have a loyal base, and jQuery is still everywhere on older sites.
Counts here reflect public websites, not internal apps, so they lean toward marketing sites and product frontends that are served to the open web.
Frontend frameworks ranked by companies using them
“Share” is each tool's part of all 1,106,331 matches in this category; a company that uses two tools counts for both.
| # | Tool | Companies | Share | Last 30 days | Most popular with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 780,900 | 71% | +11−1 | Construction (1.6×) | |
| 2 | 123,415 | 11% | – | Automotive (2.8×) | |
| 3 | 67,167 | 6.1% | +3 | 1–10 employees (2.3×) | |
| 4 | 53,701 | 4.9% | +10−1 | 1–10 employees (3.2×) | |
| 5 | 49,698 | 4.5% | – | Automotive (3.7×) | |
| 6 | 11,479 | 1.0% | – | Primary/secondary Education (7.1×) | |
| 7 | 8,633 | 0.78% | +1 | 1–10 employees (4.1×) | |
| 8 | 6,554 | 0.59% | – | Banking (6.2×) | |
| 9 | 2,441 | 0.22% | – | 1,001–5,000 employees (1.9×) | |
| 10 | 1,435 | 0.13% | – | 1–10 employees (3.7×) | |
| 11 | 908 | <0.1% | +1 | Apparel & Fashion (5.2×) |
“Most popular with” is the industry or company size where the tool is most over-represented compared with all companies we've scanned. Starts and stops compare two scans done the same way.
Who's gaining and losing customers
- jQuery: 11 started, 1 stopped in the last 30 days
- Next.js: 10 started, 1 stopped in the last 30 days
- Tailwind CSS: 3 started in the last 30 days
- Astro: 1 started in the last 30 days
- Remix: 1 started in the last 30 days
How to compare frontend frameworks
- Rendering model: static, server-rendered or client-only, and what that does to SEO and load time.
- Hiring pool. React skills are the easiest to find.
- Hosting fit: some frameworks are built around a specific platform.
- Upgrade path. Major versions of some frameworks require real migrations.
How we find frontend frameworks
Frameworks leave markers in a page's HTML and scripts: build paths like /_next/ and /_nuxt/, generator tags, hydration data and characteristic bundle names.
Every company on a tool's page links to the record behind the match. DNS is rechecked weekly and websites monthly, so tools a company stops using drop off the list.
Frontend FAQ
What are the most popular frontend frameworks?
As of October 2026, the most popular frontend frameworks by number of companies using them are jQuery (780,900 companies), React (123,415 companies) and Tailwind CSS (67,167 companies), according to runsonwhat. jQuery alone accounts for 71% of the 1,106,331 Frontend matches runsonwhat has, and the top three together for 88%. 11 frontend frameworks have at least one confirmed customer.
jQuery vs React: which is more popular?
jQuery is more popular: 780,900 companies show public evidence of jQuery, against 123,415 for React (6.3× as many), according to runsonwhat (October 2026). Tailwind CSS is third with 67,167.
Which frontend frameworks do small businesses use most?
Among companies with up to 50 employees, the most used frontend frameworks are jQuery (363,856 companies), React (60,983 companies) and Tailwind CSS (29,204 companies), according to runsonwhat (October 2026). The counts cover companies with a known headcount; see each tool's page for the full size breakdown.
Which frontend frameworks do large companies use most?
Among companies with more than 1,000 employees, the most used frontend frameworks are jQuery (35,476 companies), React (5,511 companies) and Tailwind CSS (3,439 companies), according to runsonwhat (October 2026). Large companies often run more than one tool in a category, so the same company can count for several.
Which frontend frameworks are most popular in the United States?
In the United States, the most used frontend frameworks are jQuery (213,492 companies), React (40,332 companies) and Tailwind CSS (16,519 companies), based on companies runsonwhat has located there (October 2026). jQuery has 71% of the Frontend matches among companies based in the United States.
Which frontend frameworks are most popular in the United Kingdom?
In the United Kingdom, the most used frontend frameworks are jQuery (43,277 companies), React (6,934 companies) and Tailwind CSS (4,159 companies), based on companies runsonwhat has located there (October 2026). jQuery has 71% of the Frontend matches among companies based in the United Kingdom.
Which frontend frameworks do IT services companies use?
IT services is the industry with the most Frontend matches, and its companies use jQuery (40,827 companies), Next.js (4,660 companies) and React (4,606 companies) most, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). Each tool's page breaks its customers down by industry, so you can check where a tool over-indexes.
Which frontend frameworks are companies adopting right now?
In the 30 days to October 2026, the most new adoptions runsonwhat recorded were for jQuery (11 companies), Next.js (10 companies) and Tailwind CSS (3 companies). A start is counted when a recheck finds a tool that the previous check of the same company, done the same way, did not.
How does runsonwhat rank frontend frameworks?
runsonwhat counts the companies where a public record shows each tool in use and ranks by that count. Frameworks leave markers in a page's HTML and scripts: build paths like /_next/ and /_nuxt/, generator tags, hydration data and characteristic bundle names. A company counts only when a direct record backs it up. The full method is at https://www.runsonwhat.com/methodology.