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npm is the adoption lens

Use this route to see which JavaScript packages keep showing up in real installation flows. Downloads are strongest at revealing repeated usage, especially for infrastructure that sits deep in dependency trees.
npm package snapshotUpdated 2026-09-12 11:52 UTC | Next 2026-09-13 02:00 UTC

Most downloaded

debug

513.6M/wk

Start here when you want the clearest demand signal.

Most starred package

react

250.1K stars

Stars capture attention and memory, not production fit by themselves.

Adoption-to-visibility gap

minimist

115.1M/wk

A high download-to-star ratio often surfaces dependencies people use more than they discuss.

Quiet infrastructure

debug

19.3K stars

High demand with less headline visibility.

Compare with PyPIRead methodology

Ranked by weekly npm downloads ยท Source: npm registry

#PackageStars๐Ÿ“ฅ Downloads/wk
1
debugโš™๏ธ Production

Lightweight debugging utility for Node.js and the browser

19.3K513.6M/wk
2
commanderโš™๏ธ Production

the complete solution for node.js command-line programs

28.4K370.8M/wk
3
chalkโš™๏ธ Production

Terminal string styling done right

23.3K355.3M/wk
4
globโš™๏ธ Production

the most correct and second fastest glob implementation in JavaScript

8.7K286M/wk
5
uuidโš™๏ธ Production

RFC9562 UUIDs

15.3K206.8M/wk
6
typescriptโš™๏ธ Production

TypeScript is a language for application scale JavaScript development

111K203.4M/wk
7
yargsโš™๏ธ Production

yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.

11.5K186.4M/wk
8
fs-extraโš™๏ธ Production

fs-extra contains methods that aren't included in the vanilla Node.js fs package. Such as recursive mkdir, copy, and remove.

9.6K156.5M/wk
9
dotenvโš™๏ธ Production

Loads environment variables from .env file

20.5K130.3M/wk
10
reactโš™๏ธ Production

React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces.

250.1K128.1M/wk
11
lodashโš™๏ธ Production

Lodash modular utilities.

61.3K120.1M/wk
12
minimist๐Ÿข Quiet Giantโš™๏ธ Production

parse argument options

661115.1M/wk
13
eslintโš™๏ธ Production

An AST-based pattern checker for JavaScript.

27.5K113.7M/wk
14
body-parserโš™๏ธ Production

Node.js body parsing middleware

5.5K103M/wk
15
expressโš™๏ธ Production

Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework

69.5K97.8M/wk
16
prettierโš™๏ธ Production

Prettier is an opinionated code formatter

52.2K93.3M/wk
17
tailwindcssโš™๏ธ Production

A utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom user interfaces.

97.5K92.7M/wk
18
axiosโš™๏ธ Production

Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js

109.2K86.2M/wk
19
asyncโš™๏ธ Production

Higher-order functions and common patterns for asynchronous code

28.1K75.7M/wk
20
sharpโš™๏ธ Production

High performance Node.js image processing, the fastest module to resize JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, AVIF and TIFF images

32.7K74.6M/wk
21
rxjsโš™๏ธ Production

Reactive Extensions for modern JavaScript

31.7K74M/wk
22
date-fnsโš™๏ธ Production

Modern JavaScript date utility library

36.6K69.5M/wk
23
playwrightโš™๏ธ Production

A high-level API to automate web browsers

96K69.2M/wk
24
oraโš™๏ธ Production

Elegant terminal spinner

10.5K65.5M/wk
25
corsโš™๏ธ Production

Node.js CORS middleware

11.3K58.2M/wk
26
nextโš™๏ธ Production

The React Framework

142.3K43.4M/wk
27
jsonwebtokenโš™๏ธ Production

JSON Web Token implementation (symmetric and asymmetric)

18.2K41.5M/wk
28
webpackโš™๏ธ Production

Packs ECMAScript/CommonJs/AMD modules for the browser. Allows you to split your codebase into multiple bundles, which can be loaded on demand. Supports loaders to preprocess files, i.e. json, jsx, es7, css, less, ... and your custom stuff.

66K40.2M/wk
29
graphqlโš™๏ธ Production

A Query Language and Runtime which can target any service.

32.1K34.5M/wk
30
inquirerโš™๏ธ Production

A collection of common interactive command line user interfaces.

21.6K34.3M/wk
31
jestโš™๏ธ Production

Delightful JavaScript Testing.

45.5K33.7M/wk
32
reduxโš™๏ธ Production

Predictable state container for JavaScript apps

61.5K31.9M/wk
33
momentโš™๏ธ Production

Parse, validate, manipulate, and display dates

47.9K25.7M/wk
34
multerโš™๏ธ Production

Middleware for handling `multipart/form-data`.

12.1K15.6M/wk
35
socket.ioโš™๏ธ Production

node.js realtime framework server

63.2K13.2M/wk
36
prismaโš™๏ธ Production

The Prisma CLI: one binary for the ORM, Composer, and the Prisma Developer Platform.

47.6K12.7M/wk
37
vue๐Ÿ† Elite

The progressive JavaScript framework for building modern web UI.

212.5K11.3M/wk
38
helmetโš™๏ธ Production

help secure Express/Connect apps with various HTTP headers

17.5K11.2M/wk
39
nodemonโš™๏ธ Production

Simple monitor script for use during development of a Node.js app.

26.7K9.7M/wk
40
puppeteer๐Ÿ† Elite

A high-level API to control headless Chrome over the DevTools Protocol

95.6K8.6M/wk
41
passportโš™๏ธ Production

Simple, unobtrusive authentication for Node.js.

23.5K6M/wk
42
electron๐Ÿ† Elite

Build cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

123K5.1M/wk
43
mongooseโš™๏ธ Production

Mongoose MongoDB ODM

27.5K4.9M/wk
44
bcryptโš™๏ธ Production

A bcrypt library for NodeJS.

7.8K4.4M/wk
45
pm2

Production process manager for Node.JS applications with a built-in load balancer.

43.3K2.5M/wk
46
cheerio๐Ÿซง Hype Watch

The fast, flexible & elegant library for parsing and manipulating HTML and XML.

30.5K0/wk
47
marked๐Ÿซง Hype Watch

A markdown parser built for speed

37.1K0/wk
48
dayjs๐Ÿซง Hype Watch

2KB immutable date time library alternative to Moment.js with the same modern API

48.7K0/wk
49
zod๐Ÿซง Hype Watch

TypeScript-first schema declaration and validation library with static type inference

43.9K0/wk
50
vite๐Ÿซง Hype Watch

Native-ESM powered web dev build tool

82.8K0/wk

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Package read

How to read npm downloads without over-trusting the top row

The top of npm is usually a mix of framework primitives, build tooling, testing packages, and invisible infrastructure libraries that many apps inherit indirectly. That shape is exactly why download rankings are valuable: they reveal the dependency layer that keeps modern JavaScript moving even when those packages are less visible in day-to-day conversation.

Download data is sourced from the npm registry and reflects weekly counts. Rankings are updated regularly, but package adoption still needs to be validated against release activity, issue hygiene, and documentation quality.