pnpm vs yarn
Estimated humans, week by week
- pnpm
- yarn
- npm downloads (same color, dashed)
The 12-month chart is drawn in the browser from the npm API.
pnpm vs yarn: which is more popular?
| package | npm / week | humans / week | inflation | confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pnpm | 311,852,439 | 311,811,899–311,852,439 | less than 1% | high |
| yarn | 12,790,219 | 12,781,651–12,790,219 | 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, pnpm is ahead of yarn by about 24×: about 311,847,218 vs 12,788,804 a week. npm's raw counts are 311,852,439 for pnpm and 12,790,219 for yarn, 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.