# Ant Design, release history and use on real websites.

Enterprise-grade React UI library by Ant Group (Alibaba). An extensive set of components including tables, forms, charts, and layouts. Dominant in the Chinese ecosystem and popular globally for admin panels.

- **Status:** Modern. Actively developed, Ant Design 5 with a new design system.
- **Category:** [UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui)
- **First release:** 2015
- **License:** MIT
- **Latest version:** 6.7.0 (4 Nov 2026)
- **Official website:** https://ant.design
- **Documentation:** https://ant.design/docs/react/introduce
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/ant-design

## Ant Design on audited websites

77 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Ant Design (<1%). That ranks it #19 of the 25 technologies in UI Libraries we have seen in audits.

### Websites running Ant Design vs all websites

- **Web score:** 72 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 75 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 58 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 78 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 30 (all websites 31)

### Most used in UI Libraries

1. [Lucide](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/lucide): 12% (1,958)
2. [shadcn/ui](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/shadcn-ui): 7.7% (1,303)
3. [Radix UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/radix-ui): 6.6% (1,107)
4. [React Hook Form](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-hook-form): 5.6% (949)
5. [React Router](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-router): 5.0% (838)
6. [Redux](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/redux): 2.3% (386)
7. [TanStack Query](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/tanstack-query): 1.9% (324)
8. [Emotion](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/emotion): 1.9% (319)
9. [Three.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/three-js): 1.7% (285)
10. [Styled Components](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/styled-components): 1.5% (258)

## Ant Design versions and release history

7 release lines since 2015, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 6.7.0, released 4 Nov 2026.

| Version | Released | Latest release | Releases |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | 21 Nov 2025 | 6.7.0 (4 Nov 2026) | 40 |
| 5 | 18 Nov 2022 | 5.29.3 (18 Dec 2025) | 170 |
| 4 | 28 Feb 2020 | 4.24.16 (19 Mar 2024) | 161 |
| 3 | 4 Dec 2017 | 3.26.20 (27 Oct 2020) | 158 |
| 2 | 28 Sep 2016 | 2.13.14 (28 Apr 2018) | 66 |
| 1 | 10 May 2016 | 1.11.6 (12 Jan 2017) | 30 |
| 0.x (before 1.0) | 21 Jul 2015 | 0.12.17 (5 May 2016) | 38 |

Sources: [npm registry, package antd](https://www.npmjs.com/package/antd), checked 8 Nov 2026.

## Google searches for “ant design”

About 49,500 searches a month worldwide (Google Ads estimate). The bars show the 12 months from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.

- 2025-10: 74,000
- 2025-11: 74,000
- 2025-12: 74,000
- 2026-01: 74,000
- 2026-02: 40,500
- 2026-03: 33,100
- 2026-04: 33,100
- 2026-05: 27,100
- 2026-06: 49,500
- 2026-07: 33,100
- 2026-08: 33,100
- 2026-09: 49,500

Open in search trends: https://be1st.ai/analytics/trends?kw=ant%20design&direction=all

## Other technologies in UI Libraries

- [Chart.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chart-js): 1.4% of websites
- [Zod](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/zod): 1.3% of websites
- [MUI (Material UI)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/mui): 1.2% of websites
- [Zustand](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/zustand): <1% of websites
- [DaisyUI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/daisyui): <1% of websites
- [Chakra UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chakra-ui): <1% of websites
- [Headless UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/headless-ui): <1% of websites
- [Framer Motion](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/framer-motion): <1% of websites
- [Mantine](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/mantine): <1% of websites
- [Recharts](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/recharts): <1% of websites
- [D3.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/d3-js): <1% of websites
- [NextUI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/nextui): <1% of websites

[All 28 in UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui)

## Questions about Ant Design

### What is Ant Design?

Enterprise-grade React UI library by Ant Group (Alibaba). An extensive set of components including tables, forms, charts, and layouts. Dominant in the Chinese ecosystem and popular globally for admin panels. The be1st catalog lists Ant Design under UI Libraries. License of Ant Design: MIT.

### What is the latest version of Ant Design?

The latest version of Ant Design is 6.7.0, released 4 Nov 2026 (source: npm registry, package antd).

### How many websites use Ant Design?

77 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Ant Design (<1%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Ant Design first released?

Ant Design was first released in 2015.

### Is Ant Design still a modern choice?

Yes. Ant Design counts as a modern technology. Actively developed, Ant Design 5 with a new design system.

### What are the alternatives to Ant Design?

Technologies that do the same job as Ant Design include MUI (Material UI), Chakra UI, Mantine, and PrimeReact.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.
