uuid vs nanoid
Estimated humans, week by week
- uuid
- nanoid
- npm downloads (same color, dashed)
The 12-month chart is drawn in the browser from the npm API.
uuid vs nanoid: which is more popular?
| package | npm / week | humans / week | inflation | confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uuid | 399,950,546 | 399,789,539–399,950,546 | less than 1% | high |
| nanoid | 360,067,060 | 360,023,348–360,067,060 | 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, uuid is ahead of nanoid by about 1.1×: about 399,946,447 vs 360,061,300 a week. npm's raw counts are 399,950,546 for uuid and 360,067,060 for nanoid, 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.