State of React Native 2025: Developer background
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Developer background

What's your background as a software developer?

Before React Native

What was your background before you started using React Native?
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
60%
1

React developer

875
2

Frontend developer (other than React e.g. Vue, Angular, SolidJS, Svelte, etc.)

611
3

Backend developer (PHP, Node.js, JVM, Python, etc.)

516
4

Started with React Native

230
5

Android developer

186
6

iOS developer

156
7

Desktop developer (e.g. macOS, Windows, Linux)

76
8

DevOps

67
9

Non-technical role

45
10

Embedded developer

31
11

QA engineer

23
12

Flutter developer

13

Xamarin developer

14

Cutoff Answers

11
15

Unmatched Answers

22
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
60%
% of question respondents

Usage type

How do you use React Native?
0%
18%
35%
53%
70%
88%
1

Professionally

1,300
2

As a student

51
3

As a hobby

128
4

Unmatched Answers

8
0%
18%
35%
53%
70%
88%
% of question respondents

Desktop OS

Which desktop OS do you use for React Native development?
0%
17%
34%
51%
69%
86%
1

macOS

1,261
2

Windows

267
3

Linux

148
4

Unmatched Answers

4
0%
17%
34%
51%
69%
86%
% of question respondents

Top React Native app user count

What is the user count of your top React Native app?
What is the user base size of the React Native app you've worked on the most in the last year?
0%
4%
7%
11%
15%
18%
1

Only me

174
2

2-100

235
3

101-1k

179
4

1k-10k

216
5

10k-100k

263
6

100k-1M

214
7

1M and more

169
8

Unmatched Answers

7
0%
4%
7%
11%
15%
18%
% of question respondents

React Native app team size

What is the size of your app team?
What was the average size of your React Native app team in the last year?
0%
7%
13%
20%
27%
33%
1

Solo developer

493
2

2

265
3

3-5

424
4

6-10

139
5

more than 10

157
6

Unmatched Answers

10
0%
7%
13%
20%
27%
33%
% of question respondents

Target platforms

Which platforms do you target with React Native?
Over the past year, which platforms did you target when building React Native apps?
0%
19%
38%
58%
77%
96%
1

Android

1,430
2

iOS

1,380
350
61
45
12

HarmonyOS

13

Unmatched Answers

8
0%
19%
38%
58%
77%
96%
% of question respondents

Main daily platforms

Main daily platforms
Which platforms do you primarily use for previewing and developing your React Native app on a daily basis?
0%
15%
30%
44%
59%
74%
1

iOS Simulator

1,093
2

Android physical device

903
3

iOS physical device

863
4

Android Emulator

856
5

Web Browser

241
6

Cutoff Answers

7
7

Unmatched Answers

6
0%
15%
30%
44%
59%
74%
% of question respondents

Contribution to React Native

Have you contributed to React Native?
Contributions in 2025 (commits/PRs)
0%
18%
37%
55%
73%
92%
1

Yes

124
2

No

1,351
0%
18%
37%
55%
73%
92%
% of question respondents

Open source contribution to React Native libraries

Have you contributed to any React Native community library?
Contributions in 2025 (commits/PRs)
0%
14%
28%
41%
55%
69%
1

Yes

459
2

No

1,011
0%
14%
28%
41%
55%
69%
% of question respondents
TBD
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Industry sectors

Which industry sector(s) are you using React Native in?
0%
4%
8%
12%
16%
20%
1

Finance

276
2

Health & Fitness

239
3

Education

209
4

Entertainment

157
5

Lifestyle

157
6

Communication

138
7

Productivity

131
8

Food & Drink

126
9

Shopping

124
10

Social Media

115
11

Crypto & Web3

113
12

Consulting & Services

109
13

Medical

91
14

Sports

90
15

Events

84
16

Games

83
17

Logistics

80
18

Travel

71
19

Programming & Technical Tools

69
20

Navigation

65
21

Art & Design

61
22

Automotive

60
23

News, Media, & Blogging

58
24

Transport

58
25

Video

58
26

Dating

57
27

Real Estate

56
28

Books & Reference

52
29

Marketing/Sales/Analytics Tools

51
30

Insurance

50
31

Music & Audio

48
32

Construction

45
33

Photo

44
34

Student

43
35

Agriculture

41
36

House & Home

39
37

Energy

38
38

Beauty

37
39

Government

36
40

Manufacturing

35
41

Gambling

33
42

Nonprofit & Social Good

33
43

Parenting and Kids

27
44

Legal & Compliance

26
45

Cyber Security

25
46

Weather

21
47

Virtual & Augmented Reality

19
48

Human resources

49

Cutoff Answers

17
50

Unmatched Answers

11
0%
4%
8%
12%
16%
20%
% of question respondents