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 202th 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.

It is especially popular in the United States, appearing on 0.09% of all websites in the country.

Statistics based on 4M+ 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 1,723 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 #81 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
2 bloomberg.com #149 United States English
3 gismeteo.ru #677 Russia Russian
4 whitepages.com #2,801 English
5 covers.com #2,980 United States English
6 cdn.shopify.com Canada English
7 alibabacloud.com #3,849 China English
8 gismeteo.kz #4,654 Kazakhstan Russian
9 meteofor.com.ua #4,767 Ukraine Ukrainian
10 bmo.com #5,287 United States American English
11 qantas.com #5,576 Australia English
12 avianca.com #5,842 Colombia English
13 worldofbooks.com #7,302 United Kingdom English
14 openstax.org #8,437 American English
15 songsterr.com #8,557 English
16 meteofor.lt #10,939 Lithuania Lithuanian
17 nasm.org #11,585 English
18 tiffany.com #11,736 English
19 dollarshaveclub.com #12,746 English
20 stone.com.br #13,680 Brazil Portuguese

📈 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 40.4%
  • United Kingdom 9%
  • Germany 8.5%
  • Australia 6.3%
  • Brazil 5.5%
  • Netherlands 3.6%
  • Canada 2.7%
  • France 2.3%
  • Israel 1.6%
  • Other 20.1%

Most Preact users speak English, Portuguese, or German.

  • English 77.1%
  • Portuguese 5%
  • German 3.5%
  • French 2%
  • Spanish 1.6%
  • Dutch 1.4%
  • Chinese 1.3%
  • Hebrew 1.3%
  • Finnish 0.9%
  • Other 5.9%

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

  • .com 59.1%
  • .de 4%
  • .com.br 3.8%
  • .com.au 2.7%
  • .co.uk 2.6%
  • .org 2.4%
  • .co 1.5%
  • .nl 1.3%
  • .net 1.2%
  • Other 21.4%

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

  • Online Shopping 34.2%
  • Fashion/Beauty 15.3%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 11.2%
  • Business 7.9%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4.1%
  • Education/Reference 2.2%
  • Sports 2%
  • Software/Hardware 2%
  • Internet Services 1.8%
  • Other 19.3%

🔢 Preact Versions

The most common version of Preact is 10.22, used by 57.8% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 9.6% of sites use Preact 10.24, and 7.2% use Preact 10.23.

  • 10.22 57.8%
  • 10.24 9.6%
  • 10.23 7.2%
  • 10.9 4.8%
  • 10.19 3.6%
  • 10.29 3.6%
  • 10.4 3.6%
  • 10.25 2.4%
  • 10.27 2.4%
  • Other 5%

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Htmx
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SolidJS

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RxJS

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Riot
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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, bloomberg.com, and gismeteo.ru.

How does Preact stack up against the competition?

Preact is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 115 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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