Babel

United States

Babel is a JavaScript compiler mainly used to convert ECMAScript 2015+ (ES6) code into an older JavaScript (ES5) version to maximize browser compatibility.

According to our data, Babel ranks 111th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 0.3% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 0.2% of all websites.

It is especially popular in Poland, appearing on 0.5% of all websites in the country.

Statistics based on 3.9M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Babel is available for free.

Free ✔️ Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Babel Awards

⚡ Sites Using Babel

We have data on 8,183 websites that use the Babel JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Babel is p**nhub.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 p**nhub.com #34 United States English
2 seznam.cz #137 Czech Republic Czech
3 avito.ru #217 Russia Russian
4 yandex.com #256 Russia English
5 duckduckgo.com #303 American English
6 agoda.com #437 United States English
7 twilio.com #488 United States English
8 thetimes.com #497 United Kingdom English
9 indiansexstories3.com #815 American English
10 mcafee.com #1,185 United States American English
11 larksuite.com #1,320 China English
12 elespanol.com #1,380 Spanish
13 houzz.com #1,478 United States American English
14 yandex.by #1,869 Belarus Russian
15 mensjournal.com #1,870 English
16 freecodecamp.org #2,162 English
17 kontur.ru #2,222 Russia Russian
18 tools.ietf.org English
19 visualcapitalist.com #2,290 Canada American English
20 nespresso.com #2,327 Switzerland English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Babel:

Most of the sites using Babel are from the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom.

  • United States 26.1%
  • Russia 9%
  • United Kingdom 6.6%
  • Poland 6.1%
  • France 4%
  • Canada 3.9%
  • Germany 3.4%
  • Japan 3.1%
  • Australia 2.4%
  • Other 35.4%

Most Babel users speak English, Russian, or Polish.

  • English 67.8%
  • Russian 6.6%
  • Polish 3.8%
  • French 3.4%
  • Spanish 2.4%
  • German 2.3%
  • Japanese 1.9%
  • Chinese 1.5%
  • Swedish 1.3%
  • Other 9%

The Babel JavaScript library is especially popular on .com top-level domains.

  • .com 57.8%
  • .ru 4.7%
  • .org 4.2%
  • .pl 2.9%
  • .net 2.2%
  • .de 1.4%
  • .co.uk 1.3%
  • .fr 1.2%
  • .ca 1%
  • Other 23.3%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Babel include blogs and wiki, marketing and merchandising, and business.

  • Blogs/Wiki 26.9%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 8%
  • Business 7.8%
  • Recreation/Hobbies 5.6%
  • Real Estate 5.1%
  • Online Shopping 4.9%
  • Education/Reference 4.6%
  • Restaurants 3.6%
  • Sports 3.5%
  • Other 30%

🔢 Babel Versions

The most common version of Babel is 6.26, used by 37.8% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 31% of sites use Babel 5.6, and 12.6% use Babel 6.

  • 6.26 37.8%
  • 5.6 31%
  • 6 12.6%
  • 5.8 11.5%
  • 6.21 1.9%
  • 6.24 1.6%
  • 6.15 1.1%
  • 7.22 1.1%
  • 7.23 0.8%
  • Other 0.6%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Babel alternatives.

RankName
5
Polyfill
London, United Kingdom

An open-source JavaScript library that provides modern web API features to older browsers that do not natively support them.

FreeOpen source
11
Modernizr
San Francisco, California, United States

An open-source feature detection library that identifies browser support for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript features and allows websites to adapt accordingly.

FreeOpen source
41
Regenerator
Menlo Park, California, United States

A JavaScript library from Facebook that allows the use of ES6 generators in older browsers.

FreeOpen source
45
Core-js

A modular standard library for JavaScript that provides polyfills for ECMAScript up to 2024: promises, symbols, collections, iterators, typed arrays, and proposals.

FreeOpen source
118
Fastly Polyfill

A service that reads the User-Agent header of each request and returns polyfills appropriate for the requesting browser.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Babel from?

Babel is from United States.

Can I use Babel for free?

Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.
It is also open source and its code can be found on GitHub.

Which country uses Babel the most?

The majority of Babel users are from the United States.

Who uses Babel?

According to our data, Babel is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as seznam.cz, avito.ru, and yandex.com.

Is Babel used on government websites?

In total, we found Babel on 6 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Babel?

Yes. Overall, we know of 9 academic websites in the United States that use Babel.

How does Babel stack up against the competition?

Babel is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 206 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to Babel?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Babel may include Regenerator, Fastly Polyfill, and Polyfill.

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