The thing to note is that just because a large number of sites are still using it, doesn't mean that it is relevant. There are probably tens of thousands of sta

The thing to note is that just because a large number of sites are still using it, doesn't mean that it is relevant. There are probably tens of thousands of stale sites that don't get regular updates using jQuery, since it's been the "standard" for so long. That will inflate the usage numbers, and competing solutions (Angular, React, Vue, etc.) don't have 5 years worth of free growth under their belts to equalize that inflation. A truer metric of "relevance" would be "How many new sites are showing up with each technology?"