lodash vs underscore
Estimated humans, week by week
- lodash
- underscore
- npm downloads (same color, dashed)
The 12-month chart is drawn in the browser from the npm API.
lodash vs underscore: which is more popular?
| package | npm / week | humans / week | inflation | confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lodash | 204,582,357 | 204,542,945–204,582,357 | less than 1% | high |
| underscore | 42,889,668 | 42,872,990–42,889,668 | 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, lodash is ahead of underscore by about 4.8×: about 204,571,551 vs 42,886,088 a week. npm's raw counts are 204,582,357 for lodash and 42,889,668 for underscore, 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.