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This package exports the `expect` function used in [Jest](https://jestjs.io/). You can find its documentation [on Jest's website](https://jestjs.io/docs/expect).

v30.5.2, 18 Sept 2026MITESM + CommonJSTypes: Bundled
$ npm install expect
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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
48.3m
+20% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
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Dependencies
6
Direct, from package.json
Last release
6 days ago
v30.5.2
GitHub stars
-
Open issues / PRs
- / -
Contributors
1,767
Commits, last 52 weeks
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Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
020m40m60m80mSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 64.7m (25 Aug 2026)Low 23.6m (23 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

48,279,270 downloads last week, 218,109,285 in the last month. The 12-month change of +20% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months
7163 in total
Latest version
30.5.2, 18 Sept 20266 days ago
First published
29 Nov 2011
Last push to GitHub
-
Repository archived
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Open issues
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Open pull requests
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Commits, last 52 weeks
-
Dependents on npm
1,554

Major versions

  1. v30 first release 30.0.0, 10 Jun 2025
  2. v29 first release 29.0.0, 25 Aug 2022
  3. v28 first release 28.0.0, 25 Apr 2022
  4. v27 first release 27.0.0, 25 May 2021
  5. v26 first release 26.0.0, 4 May 2020
  6. v25 first release 25.0.0, 22 Aug 2019
  7. v24 first release 24.0.0, 25 Jan 2019
  8. v23 first release 23.0.0, 24 May 2018
  9. v22 first release 22.0.0, 18 Dec 2017
  10. v21 first release 21.0.0, 4 Sept 2017
  11. v1 first release 1.0.0, 13 Nov 2014
  12. v0 first release 0.0.0, 29 Nov 2011

Recent releases

VersionPublished
30.5.218 Sept 2026
30.5.11 Sept 2026
30.5.028 Aug 2026
30.4.18 May 2026
30.4.07 May 2026
30.3.010 Mar 2026
30.2.028 Sept 2025
30.1.21 Sept 2025
30.1.127 Aug 2025
30.1.027 Aug 2025
30.0.522 Jul 2025
30.0.42 Jul 2025
30.0.325 Jun 2025
30.0.219 Jun 2025

Compatibility

Module format
ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node.js engine range
^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
125 kB
Dependencies (6)
jest-mockjest-util@jest/get-typejest-message-util@jest/expect-utilsjest-matcher-utils

Install

npm install expect

CDN

  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/expect@30.5.2/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/expect@30.5.2/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/expect@30.5.2
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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