axios vs ky
Estimated humans, week by week
- axios
- ky
- npm downloads (same color, dashed)
The 12-month chart is drawn in the browser from the npm API.
axios vs ky: which is more popular?
| package | npm / week | humans / week | inflation | confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| axios | 144,088,077 | 112,822,192–113,206,453 | 21% | high |
| ky | 9,673,537 | 9,666,243–9,673,537 | less than 1% | high |
Snapshot from the daily build of Nov 3, 2026, last 7 days of npm data. With JavaScript on, this page recomputes it live with a 12-month chart.
By estimated real human installs, axios is ahead of ky by about 12×: about 113,188,691 vs 9,672,464 a week. npm's raw counts are 144,088,077 for axios and 9,673,537 for ky, which include mirrors, scanners and crawlers.
How the estimate works
- Cut the spike every new version gets from mirrors in its first days.
- Subtract the flat floor robots download from every version each week.
- Show what is left as a range, with an honest confidence level.