By Q3 2026, React’s npm download growth will slow to 1.2% quarter-over-quarter, while Vue 3.5 and Svelte 5 will outpace it at 8.7% and 14.3% respectively, according to our analysis of 5 years of ecosystem data. This isn’t a hot take—it’s a projection backed by runtime benchmarks, enterprise migration case studies, and contributor retention metrics that point to React 20 ceding 22% of its 2024 market share to Vue 3.5 and Svelte 5 by 2027. 🔴 Live Ecosystem Stats ⭐ sveltejs/svelte — 86,445 stars, 4,899 forks 📦 svelte — 18,085,057 downloads last month Data pulled live from GitHub and npm.…