Express
OpenJS Foundation, San Francisco, California, United StatesExpress is a minimal and flexible Node.js web framework that lets developers build web apps and APIs using routing, middleware, template engines, and support for serving static assets.
It provides a robust routing system with support for HTTP verbs, built-in middleware for JSON and URL-encoded parsing, error handlers, and a large ecosystem of third-party plugins available through npm.
According to our data, Express is the 6th most popular backend framework on the web.
It has 3.8% of the backend framework market share and is detected on 0.5% of all websites.
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Express is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Backend Frameworks
- Rank: 6
- Market share: 3.8%
🏆 Express Awards
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Brazil in the Backend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Taiwan in the Backend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Argentina in the Backend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Malaysia in the Backend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Chile in the Backend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Colombia in the Backend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Peru in the Backend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Slovenia in the Backend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Belarus in the Backend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Russia in the Backend Frameworks category.
⚡ Sites Built With Express
We have data on 14,948 websites that use the Express backend framework. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Express is 
x.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x.com |
#12 | English | |
| 2 | #115 | France | American English | |
| 3 | #149 | Japan | English | |
| 4 | #189 | English | ||
| 5 | #217 | United States | English | |
| 6 | #321 | English | ||
| 7 | #383 | American English | ||
| 8 | #415 | France | French | |
| 9 | #563 | India | English | |
| 10 | #645 | India | English | |
| 11 | #793 | Slovenia | American English | |
| 12 | #1,045 | Germany | English | |
| 13 | #1,235 | United States | American English | |
| 14 | #1,255 | English | ||
| 15 | #1,563 | United States | English | |
| 16 | #1,671 | Turks and Caicos Islands | English | |
| 17 | #1,683 | United States | English | |
| 18 | #1,773 | Switzerland | German | |
| 19 | #1,788 | Indonesia | Malay | |
| 20 | #1,801 | Switzerland | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Express:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Express are from the United States, Germany, and Russia.
- United States 15.3%
- Germany 7.2%
- Russia 7%
- Brazil 4.6%
- India 4.4%
- United Kingdom 4.4%
- France 4.2%
- China 3.6%
- Netherlands 2.4%
- Other 46.9%
Most Express users speak English, Russian, or Spanish.
- English 59.4%
- Russian 5.4%
- Spanish 4.5%
- German 4.1%
- Chinese 3.9%
- Portuguese 3.6%
- French 2.9%
- Japanese 1.4%
- Dutch 1%
- Other 13.8%
The Express backend framework is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 43.9%
- .ru 4%
- .org 3.8%
- .de 3.1%
- .net 2.8%
- .io 2%
- .fr 1.2%
- .co.uk 1.2%
- .co 1.2%
- Other 36.8%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Express include business, online shopping, and marketing and merchandising.
- Business 12.7%
- Online Shopping 9.8%
- Marketing/Merchandising 9.7%
- Internet Services 5.8%
- Entertainment 5.4%
- Blogs/Wiki 4.5%
- General News 4.4%
- Travel 4.1%
- Education/Reference 4%
- Other 39.6%
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What is the company behind Express?
Express is owned by the OpenJS Foundation, headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Is Express free?
Yes, it is a free backend framework.
Moreover, it is an open source solution, and you can find its code on 
GitHub.
Which country uses Express the most?
The majority of Express users are from the United States.
Who uses Express?
According to our data, Express is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as x.com, dailymotion.com, and
coursera.org.
Do academic institutions use Express?
Yes. In total, we know of 15 academic websites in the United States that use Express.
How does Express stack up against the competition?
Express is a very popular backend framework, second only to 5 other backend frameworks we track.
👉 See Also
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- 💼 All technologies from OpenJS Foundation
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