Preact

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Preact is a fast 3kB alternative to React with the same modern API.

It offers a virtual DOM, support for hooks and components, hydration for server-rendered content, and compatibility with many React-style tools through adapters.

According to our data, Preact ranks 201th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 0.06% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 0.04% of all websites.

Statistics based on 3.8M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Preact is available for free.

Free ✔️ Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Preact Awards

⚡ Sites Built With Preact

We have data on 1,698 websites that use the Preact JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Preact is globo.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 globo.com #74 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
2 gismeteo.ru #714 Russia Russian
3 alibabacloud.com #2,130 China English
4 covers.com #3,006 United States English
5 cdn.shopify.com Canada English
6 bmo.com #3,750 United States American English
7 whitepages.com #3,868 English
8 gismeteo.kz #4,662 Kazakhstan Russian
9 meteofor.com.ua #4,915 Ukraine Ukrainian
10 qantas.com #5,288 Australia English
11 avianca.com #5,425 Colombia English
12 songsterr.com #6,115 English
13 worldofbooks.com #8,147 United Kingdom English
14 bloomberg.co.jp #8,387 United States Japanese
15 mavi.com #8,600 English
16 openstax.org #8,723 American English
17 consultaremedios.com.br #9,506 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
18 meteofor.lt #10,982 Lithuania Lithuanian
19 tiffany.com #12,227 English
20 nasm.org #12,263 English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Preact:

Most of the sites using Preact are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

  • United States 41.5%
  • United Kingdom 9%
  • Germany 7.6%
  • Australia 6.4%
  • Brazil 5.6%
  • Netherlands 3.6%
  • Canada 2.6%
  • France 2.4%
  • Israel 1.6%
  • Other 19.7%

Most Preact users speak English, Portuguese, or German.

  • English 77%
  • Portuguese 5%
  • German 3.6%
  • French 1.9%
  • Spanish 1.5%
  • Dutch 1.5%
  • Chinese 1.4%
  • Hebrew 1.3%
  • Finnish 0.9%
  • Other 5.9%

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

  • .com 58.8%
  • .de 4.1%
  • .com.br 3.9%
  • .com.au 2.8%
  • .co.uk 2.6%
  • .org 2.5%
  • .co 1.5%
  • .nl 1.4%
  • .net 1.2%
  • Other 21.2%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Preact include online shopping, fashion and beauty, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Online Shopping 34.8%
  • Fashion/Beauty 15.7%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 10.6%
  • Business 8.3%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4.1%
  • Education/Reference 2.3%
  • Sports 2.1%
  • Internet Services 1.9%
  • Software/Hardware 1.9%
  • Other 18.3%

🔢 Preact Versions

The most common version of Preact is 10.22, used by 57.3% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 9.8% of sites use Preact 10.24, and 7.3% use Preact 10.23.

  • 10.22 57.3%
  • 10.24 9.8%
  • 10.23 7.3%
  • 10.9 4.9%
  • 10.19 3.7%
  • 10.29 3.7%
  • 10.4 3.7%
  • 10.25 2.4%
  • 10.27 2.4%
  • Other 4.8%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

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Htmx
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An open-source JavaScript library that extends HTML by adding custom attributes to trigger AJAX requests, CSS transitions, WebSockets, and Server-Sent Events directly in HTML markup.

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SolidJS

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Riot
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RxJS

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Preact from?

Preact is from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Is Preact free?

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

Which country uses Preact the most?

The majority of Preact users are from the United States.

Who uses Preact?

According to our data, Preact is used on over a thousand sites, including such established ones as globo.com, gismeteo.ru, and alibabacloud.com.

How does Preact stack up against the competition?

Preact is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 111 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to Preact?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Preact may include React, Htmx, and RxJS.

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