React dominates with 88.6% of startup funding, but 85% of these projects are dead. We analyze funding patterns, GitHub activity, and ecosystem health across React, Vue, Angular, and Svelte.

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Martian Chronicles

React captured 88.6% ($2.52B) of startup funding in 2025, but analysis of 334 startups and thousands of GitHub repositories reveals surprising patterns: 85% of projects across all frameworks are abandoned, Vue dominates admin dashboards despite lower funding, and Svelte shows the highest survival rate (36.1% for quality projects). While React's massive ecosystem provides 8-10× more working libraries than alternatives, developer satisfaction tells a different story—Svelte leads at 88%, Vue surged to 87%, while React dropped to 75%. The data suggests React's dominance stems from hiring advantages rather than technical superiority, making it ideal for aggressive scaling but potentially suboptimal for stable teams prioritizing developer experience.

Why startups choose React (and when you shouldn't)—Martian Chronicles, Evil Martians’ team blog