Front-End Fire 133: State of React 2025: The Results Are In
Feb 24, 2026
Survey highlights from React 2025, including rising libraries and shifting satisfaction. A deep dive into Chrome MCP for letting AI call page functions. Cloudflare’s HTML to Markdown trick to help agents and save tokens. A look at TypeScript 6 beta and Chrome’s new split-tab developer workflow. Quick notes on tooling costs and what’s brightening the week.
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State Of React Is Stable With Clear Winners
- The State of React survey shows a stable ecosystem with a few breakout winners like TanStack Start and ShadCN.
- TanStack Start rose to 15% usage with 93% satisfaction and ShadCN hit 56% usage and 90% satisfaction, marking rapid adoption.
Next.js Usage High But Satisfaction Falling
- Next.js remains the most-used React framework but satisfaction is declining to 61% and it's the most-commented library.
- Complaints center on upgrade difficulty, complexity, TurboPack issues, and leadership concerns.
Zustand And TanStack Query Dominate Core Needs
- State management and data libraries show winner-takes-most dynamics: Zustand reached 50% usage with 94% satisfaction and TanStack Query hit 68% usage with 97% satisfaction.
- Developers prefer small, reliable tools for global state and data fetching, explaining rapid adoption.