# Zod, release history and use on real websites.

A schema-based data validation library whose schemas also yield TypeScript types. It validates form input, API responses and environment variables; in the browser it shows up with React Hook Form and tRPC.

- **Status:** Modern. The de facto validation standard in TypeScript projects; version 4 (2025) is much faster and smaller.
- **Category:** [UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui)
- **First release:** 2020
- **License:** MIT
- **Latest version:** 4.6.7 (12 Oct 2026)
- **Official website:** https://zod.dev
- **Documentation:** https://zod.dev
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/colinhacks/zod
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/zod

## Zod on audited websites

227 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Zod (1.3%). That ranks it #12 of the 25 technologies in UI Libraries we have seen in audits.

### Websites running Zod vs all websites

- **Web score:** 76 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 79 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 64 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 80 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 29 (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)

## Zod versions and release history

3 release lines since 2020, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 4.6.7, released 12 Oct 2026.

| Version | Released | Latest release | Releases |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | 9 Jul 2025 | 4.6.7 (12 Oct 2026) | 58 |
| 3 | 17 May 2021 | 3.25.76 (8 Jul 2025) | 183 |
| 1 | 7 Mar 2020 | 1.11.17 (2 May 2021) | 62 |

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

## Other technologies in UI Libraries

- [Chart.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chart-js): 1.4% 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
- [NextUI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/nextui): <1% of websites

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

## Questions about Zod

### What is Zod?

A schema-based data validation library whose schemas also yield TypeScript types. It validates form input, API responses and environment variables; in the browser it shows up with React Hook Form and tRPC. The be1st catalog lists Zod under UI Libraries. License of Zod: MIT.

### What is the latest version of Zod?

The latest version of Zod is 4.6.7, released 12 Oct 2026 (source: npm registry, package zod).

### How many websites use Zod?

227 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Zod (1.3%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Zod first released?

Zod was first released in 2020.

### Is Zod still a modern choice?

Yes. Zod counts as a modern technology. The de facto validation standard in TypeScript projects; version 4 (2025) is much faster and smaller.

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