Preact

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 202th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 0.05% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 0.04% of all websites.

Statistics based on 3.3M+ 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 1,307 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 vg.no #510 Norway Norwegian
3 gismeteo.ru #714 Russia Russian
4 covers.com #3,006 United States English
5 cdn.shopify.com Canada English
6 bmo.com #3,750 American English
7 whitepages.com #3,868 English
8 qantas.com #5,288 Australia English
9 songsterr.com #6,115 English
10 worldofbooks.com #8,147 Hungary English
11 bloomberg.co.jp #8,387 United States Japanese
12 openstax.org #8,723 American English
13 consultaremedios.com.br #9,506 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
14 talkingpointsmemo.com #9,624 American English
15 betterstack.com #13,814 United States English
16 dollarshaveclub.com #14,250 English
17 ohpolly.com #17,879 English
18 stone.com.br #19,555 Brazil Portuguese
19 hexclad.com #19,635 English
20 thebulwark.com #20,237 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 Brazil.

  • United States 26.8%
  • United Kingdom 10.4%
  • Brazil 8.6%
  • Germany 8.4%
  • Australia 7.5%
  • Netherlands 4.8%
  • France 3.1%
  • Canada 2.5%
  • Israel 2.5%
  • Other 25.4%

Most Preact users speak English or Portuguese.

  • English 77.8%
  • Portuguese 5.7%
  • German 2.9%
  • French 1.9%
  • Dutch 1.8%
  • Spanish 1.6%
  • Hebrew 1.4%
  • Chinese 1.3%
  • Italian 0.8%
  • Other 4.8%

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

  • .com 59.6%
  • .com.br 4.4%
  • .co.uk 3%
  • .com.au 2.8%
  • .org 2.8%
  • .de 2.1%
  • .nl 1.8%
  • .co 1.8%
  • .io 1.4%
  • Other 20.3%

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

  • Online Shopping 36%
  • Fashion/Beauty 15.1%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 11.2%
  • Business 6.8%
  • Blogs/Wiki 5.5%
  • Education/Reference 2.1%
  • Software/Hardware 2.1%
  • General News 1.8%
  • Sports 1.8%
  • Other 17.6%

🔢 Preact Versions

The most common version of Preact is 10.22, used by 54% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 14.3% of sites use Preact 10.24, and 6.3% use Preact 10.23.

  • 10.22 54%
  • 10.24 14.3%
  • 10.23 6.3%
  • 10.27 4.8%
  • 10.4 4.8%
  • 10.9 4.8%
  • 10 1.6%
  • 10.13 1.6%
  • 10.25 1.6%
  • Other 6.2%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

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1
jQuery
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A fast, small, feature-rich JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, event handling, CSS animations, and Ajax.

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9
React
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A popular open-source JavaScript library for building dynamic user interfaces, created by Facebook.

FreeOpen source
247
Riot
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A lightweight, component-based user interface library that uses custom tags to create reactive user interfaces, functioning as a minimalist alternative to larger frameworks like React or Vue.js.

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SolidJS

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RxJS

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

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, vg.no, and gismeteo.ru.

How does Preact stack up against the competition?

Preact is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 108 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to Preact?

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

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