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honojs/hono leads 3–2 on popularity and shipping momentum. Stats only — numbers straight from GitHub, no AI verdict.
| Metric | express | hono |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 69.3k | 31.3k |
| Forks | 24.1k | 1.2k |
| Shipped last 4 weeks | 10 | 24 |
| Commits last year | 87 | 357 |
| Days since last push | 2d | 1d |
| Lines of code (est.) | 16.6k | 82.9k |
| Open issues | 226 | 372 |
| Languages | 1 | 3 |
Highlighted cells win their row. Size rows (lines of code, open issues, languages) are facts, not victories — nobody wins those. Shipping counts come from GitHub's weekly participation stats and show “—” while GitHub warms that cache.
Hono's momentum edges Express's legacy
expressjs/express still dominates in raw popularity—nearly 70k stars and 24k forks show its established empire. But honojs/hono is firing on all cylinders: 24 shipped releases in 4 weeks, 357 commits last year, and daily pushes signal a project in overdrive. The newcomer takes the momentum game 3-2.
AI-generated from the stats below.