⚡ Frontend Frameworks in Kenya

Frontend frameworks are libraries that simplify the development of the client-side of web applications by providing reusable components and structured patterns for building interactive user interfaces.

Kenya is an East African country with a population of over 55 million people.

According to our statistics, frontend frameworks are used on 13% of websites from Kenya.

Statistics based on 2K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top frontend frameworks in Kenya in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is React, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 61.2% share.
It is followed by Vue.js with 15.5% and Next.js with 12%.

React 61.2%
Vue.js 15.5%
Next.js 12%
Alpine.js 7.9%
Backbone.js 7.6%
Nuxt 4.1%
Livewire 3.1%
Angular 2.1%
Knockout 2.1%
Inertia.js 2.1%
AngularJS 1.7%
Ext JS 1.4%
Svelte 1%
Stimulus 0.3%
Remix 0.3%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top frameworks that are more popular in Kenya than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

5. Backbone.js ^(-1)
7. Livewire ^(-4)
8. Angular ^(-1)
10. Inertia.js ^(-3)
12. Ext JS ^(-4)
15. Remix ^(-2)
16. Blazor ^(-2)

✨ Best Frontend Frameworks

Below is a more detailed list of 16 frontend frameworks used on sites from Kenya, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	React Menlo Park, California, United States A popular open-source JavaScript library for building dynamic user interfaces, created by Facebook. FreeOpen source	61.2%
2	Vue.js A progressive JavaScript framework that allows developers to create user interfaces using components, reactive data binding, and a virtual DOM. FreeOpen source	15.5%
3	Next.js San Francisco, California, United States A React framework for building full-stack web applications that offers server-side rendering, static site generation, file-based routing, and built-in API routes. FreeOpen source	12%
4	Alpine.js Buffalo, New York, United States A minimal JavaScript framework that lets developers add reactive behavior directly in HTML markup using attributes and magic properties without needing a build tool. FreeOpen source	7.9%
5	Backbone.js A JavaScript framework that adds structure to web applications by implementing the MVC pattern. FreeOpen source	7.6%
6	Nuxt San Francisco, California, United States An open-source framework based on Vue.js that enables developers to build full-stack web applications and websites using conventions like file-based routing, automatic component imports, and type-safe support out of the box. FreeOpen source	4.1%
7	Livewire Buffalo, New York, United States A full-stack framework for Laravel that allows developers to build dynamic user interface components using PHP and Blade templates without writing front-end JavaScript. FreeOpen source	3.1%
8	Angular Mountain View, California, United States An open-source single-page web application framework, a successor to AngularJS, developed by Google. FreeOpen source	2.1%
9	Knockout A JavaScript MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) library that helps developers create rich, desktop-like user interfaces with JavaScript and HTML. FreeOpen source	2.1%
10	Inertia.js New York, United States A toolkit for building single-page applications with React, Vue.js, or Svelte while keeping classic server-side routing and controllers. FreeOpen source	2.1%
11	AngularJS Mountain View, California, United States A discontinued open-source web framework from Google that has been superseded by Angular. FreeOpen sourceLegacy	1.7%
12	Ext JS Austin, Texas, United States A commercial JavaScript framework for building cross-platform web and mobile applications. Free$1,295+	1.4%
13	Svelte An open-source component-based front-end framework that compiles components into efficient JavaScript at build time, avoiding a virtual DOM and minimizing runtime workload. FreeOpen source	1%
14	Stimulus Chicago, Illinois, United States A JavaScript framework designed to enhance static or server-rendered HTML by connecting JavaScript controller classes to DOM elements via data attributes. FreeOpen source	0.3%
15	Remix Ottawa, Ontario, Canada A full-stack React-based web framework that delivers server-rendered pages with nested routing and progressive enhancement. FreeOpen source	0.3%
16	Blazor Redmond, Washington, United States An open-source web framework from Microsoft that allows developers to build full-stack web applications using C# and .NET. FreeOpen source	0.3%

👉 See Also

🌎 Frontend Frameworks in other countries

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 2,241 websites from Kenya.
We currently track the presence of 49 frontend frameworks across the web.
Of these, 16 were detected on websites from Kenya.
Statistics were last calculated on May 6, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.