Most used web frameworks among developers 2024

Node.js overtook React.js to become the most used web framework among software developers worldwide, as of 2024. According to the survey, 40.8 percent of respondents reported to be using Node.js, while around 39.5 percent were using React.js.

Web framework

A web framework, or what may sometimes be referred to as a web application framework is a software framework that supports the overall software development of web applications. Web frameworks are utilized to automate menial activities typically performed within web development. In other words, it simplifies the web development process and, therefore, makes it easier to build a website.

JavaScript

As aforementioned, before being overtaken by React.js, jQuery had been the most used web framework out of the millions of software developers throughout the world. Simply put, jQuery is a cross-platform JavaScript library, that simplifies the usage of JavaScript on websites. While jQuery may be losing popularity, JavaScript still remains one of the most popular programming languages used by software developers worldwide. Throughout the world, programming languages are associated with different salaries. JavaScript programmers are associated with a global salary of 65,580 U.S. dollars, while the salary associated with JavaScript programmers in the United States is significantly more, at 112,000 U.S. dollars.

Most used web frameworks among developers worldwide, as of 2024

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Node.js	40.8%
React	39.5%
jQuery	21.4%
Next.js	17.9%
Express	17.8%
Angular	17.1%
ASP.NET CORE	16.9%
Vue.js	15.4%
ASP.NET	12.9%
Flask	12.9%
Spring Boot	12.7%
Django	12%
WordPress	11.8%

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Release date

July 2024

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

May 19 to June 20, 2024

Number of respondents

48,503 respondents

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Software developers

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: “Which web frameworks and web technologies have you done extensive development work in over the past year, and which do you want to work in over the next year? (If you both worked with the framework and want to continue to do so, please check both boxes in that row.)”

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