Package

express

Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework

v5.2.1, 1 Dec 2025MIT-Types: NoneHTTP servers and web frameworks

$ npm install express

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 101.5m; +120% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 28; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 9 months ago; v5.2.1
GitHub stars: 69.5k; 25.1k forks
Open issues / PRs: 107 / 128
Contributors: 389
Commits, last 52 weeks: 89

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

101,489,586 downloads last week, 459,614,879 in the last month. The 12-month change of +120% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 6246 in total
Latest version: 5.2.1, 1 Dec 20259 months ago
First published: 29 Dec 2010
Last push to GitHub: 15 Sept 20269 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 107
Open pull requests: 128
Commits, last 52 weeks: 89
Dependents on npm: 108,113

Major versions

v5 first release 5.0.0, 10 Sept 2024
v4 first release 4.0.0, 9 Apr 2014
v3 first release 3.0.0, 23 Oct 2012
v2 first release 2.0.0, 18 Mar 2011
v0 first release 0.14.0, 29 Dec 2010
v1 first release 1.0.1, 29 Dec 2010

Recent releases

Version	Published
4.22.3	14 Sept 2026
4.22.2	11 May 2026
4.22.1	1 Dec 2025
5.2.1	1 Dec 2025
5.2.0	1 Dec 2025
4.22.0	1 Dec 2025
5.1.0	31 Mar 2025
4.21.2	5 Dec 2024
5.0.1	8 Oct 2024
4.21.1	8 Oct 2024
4.21.0	11 Sept 2024
5.0.0	10 Sept 2024
4.20.0	10 Sept 2024
4.19.2	25 Mar 2024

Compatibility

Module format: -Not determined from package.json
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >= 18
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 74 kB
Dependencies (28): qsdepdetagoncesendvarydebugfreshcookierouteracceptstype-isparseurlstatusesencodeurlmime-typesproxy-addrbody-parserescape-htmlhttp-errorson-finishedcontent-typefinalhandlerrange-parserserve-staticcookie-signaturemerge-descriptorscontent-disposition

Install

npm install express

CDN

jsDelivr: 294.3k requests in 30 days

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/express@5.2.1/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/express@5.2.1/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/express@5.2.1

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
http-proxy-middleware The one-liner node.js proxy middleware for connect, express, next.js and more	21.4m	-	2 months ago	ESM only	-

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API, jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.