# React Router, release history and use on real websites. Routing for React applications: maps URLs to components, handles nested routes and data loading. The foundation of single-page apps (SPA) and, since version 7, a full framework (the former Remix). - **Status:** Stable. A long-maintained project; Remix merged into it in 2024, so it also offers SSR and server loaders. - **Category:** [UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui) - **First release:** 2014 - **License:** MIT - **Latest version:** 8.5.1 (27 Oct 2026) - **Official website:** https://reactrouter.com - **Documentation:** https://reactrouter.com/home - **GitHub:** https://github.com/remix-run/react-router - **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-router ## React Router on audited websites 838 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run React Router (5.0%). That ranks it #5 of the 25 technologies in UI Libraries we have seen in audits. ### Websites running React Router vs all websites - **Web score:** 74 (all websites 72) - **SEO:** 76 (all websites 79) - **Security:** 65 (all websites 59) - **Performance:** 82 (all websites 72) - **AI Readiness:** 23 (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) ## React Router versions and release history 9 release lines since 2014, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 8.5.1, released 27 Oct 2026. | Version | Released | Latest release | Releases | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 8 | 17 Jun 2026 | 8.5.1 (27 Oct 2026) | 9 | | 7 | 22 Nov 2024 | 7.18.5 (27 Oct 2026) | 53 | | 6 | 3 Nov 2021 | 6.30.6 (18 Aug 2026) | 70 | | 5 | 18 Mar 2019 | 5.3.4 (2 Oct 2022) | 11 | | 4 | 11 Mar 2017 | 4.3.1 (6 Jun 2018) | 7 | | 3 | 25 Oct 2016 | 3.2.6 (4 Mar 2020) | 13 | | 2 | 10 Feb 2016 | 2.8.1 (13 Sep 2016) | 19 | | 1 | 9 Nov 2015 | 1.0.3 (23 Dec 2015) | 4 | | 0.x (before 1.0) | 2 Feb 2014 | 0.13.6 (18 Jul 2016) | 41 | Sources: [npm registry, package react-router](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-router), checked 8 Nov 2026. ## 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 - [Ant Design](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/ant-design): <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 [All 28 in UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui) ## Questions about React Router ### What is React Router? Routing for React applications: maps URLs to components, handles nested routes and data loading. The foundation of single-page apps (SPA) and, since version 7, a full framework (the former Remix). The be1st catalog lists React Router under UI Libraries. License of React Router: MIT. ### What is the latest version of React Router? The latest version of React Router is 8.5.1, released 27 Oct 2026 (source: npm registry, package react-router). ### How many websites use React Router? 838 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run React Router (5.0%), as of 8 Nov 2026. ### When was React Router first released? React Router was first released in 2014. ### Is React Router still a modern choice? React Router is a stable, mature choice rather than a new one. A long-maintained project; Remix merged into it in 2024, so it also offers SSR and server loaders. Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.