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React

JavaScript library for building user interfaces
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React

Summary

React is a web framework[1]. React ranks in the top 2% of web_framework entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,472 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • React is the creator of Meta[3].
  • React's instance of is recorded as web framework[4].
  • React's instance of is recorded as software library[5].
  • React's instance of is recorded as JavaScript library[6].
  • React's instance of is recorded as widget toolkit[7].
  • React's instance of is recorded as open-source software[8].
  • React's founder is recorded as Facebook[9].
  • React's developer is recorded as Meta[10].
  • React's developer is recorded as Harshil Patel[11].
  • React's developer is recorded as Sebastian Markbåge[12].
  • React's developer is recorded as Dan Abramov[13].
  • React's developer is recorded as Rachel Nabors[14].
  • React's developer is recorded as Andrew Clark[15].
  • React's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[16].
  • React's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[17].
  • React's programmed in is recorded as JSX[18].
  • React's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[19].
  • React's software version identifier is recorded as 0.14[20].
  • React's software version identifier is recorded as 0.14.3[21].
  • React's software version identifier is recorded as 15.0.1[22].
  • React's software version identifier is recorded as 15.4.2[23].
  • React's software version identifier is recorded as 15.4.1[24].
  • React's software version identifier is recorded as 15.4.0[25].
  • React's software version identifier is recorded as 15.3.2[26].
  • React's software version identifier is recorded as 15.3.1[27].

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Authorship and Creation

React is the creator of Meta[3].

Why It Matters

React ranks in the top 2% of web_framework entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,472 views/month).[2] React has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] React is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

React has been cited as an influence by Next.js[30], a JavaScript framework[31], founded in 2016[32] and React Native[33], a JavaScript framework[34], founded in 2015[35].

FAQs

Who did React influence?

React has been cited as an influence by Next.js[30] and React Native[33].

Related Entities

Ameliorate Andy Clark Carbon Design System cross-platform Dan Abramov Easybase Facebook JavaScript Jordan Walke JSX Meta mobile app Next.js open-source software Platforms Code Reddit Sinopia Smallpdf SurveyMonkey Voyager web application

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  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.14, 0.14.3, 15.0.1 +418
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/ff5295540c9c|details]])"
  2. 10w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → web application, mobile app
    Ubuntu package → —
    Inspired by → —
    Programming language → —
    + 70 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P1324]]: https://github.com/react/react, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/80e159cac05b|details]])"
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