⚡ Frontend Frameworks in South Africa
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.
South Africa is an African country with a population of over 60 million people.
According to our statistics, frontend frameworks are used on 9.7% of websites from South Africa.
⭐ Most Popular in 2026
The following chart shows the top frontend frameworks in South Africa in 2026, based on market share.
The most popular is React, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 58.1% share.
It is followed by Vue.js with 15.8% and
Backbone.js with 8.9%.
🚀 Highlights
Here is a list of the top frameworks that are more popular in South Africa than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.
- 3.
Backbone.js (-2)
- 5.
Angular (-4)
- 6.
Knockout (-1) - 11.
Svelte (-1)
- 12.
Dojo (-2) - 14.
Ionic (-7)
- 16.
Blazor (-2)
- 18.
Jakarta Faces (-1) - 19.
Quasar (-1)
- 20.
Cordova (-3)
✨ Best Frontend Frameworks
Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 28 frontend frameworks used on sites from South Africa, ranked by their market share.
👉 See Also
Statistics were last calculated on .
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.
Marionette