date-fns vs dayjs
Dates · npm download comparison · data as of 17 October 2026
date-fns is downloaded about 1.3× as often as dayjs — 97,060,305 versus 76,185,338 downloads in the last 7 days.
Over the last 90 days, date-fns downloads changed +12.6% and dayjs +30.1% compared with the 90 days before, so dayjs is growing faster.
● date-fns● dayjsweekly downloads, last 12 months
| date-fns | dayjs | |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 97,060,305 | 76,185,338 |
| Monthly downloads | 454,333,740 | 331,161,209 |
| Downloads, last 12 months | 3,485,607,287 | 2,433,570,251 |
| 90-day growth | +12.6% | +30.1% |
| Latest version | 4.4.0 | 1.11.23 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Direct dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Description | Modern JavaScript date utility library | 2KB immutable date time library alternative to Moment.js with the same modern API |
Download counts come from the public npm registry API and include CI and mirror traffic, so treat them as a popularity signal, not a user count.