About jQuery
jQuery is a JavaScript library which is a free, open-source software designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, as well as event handling, CSS animation, and Ajax.
How many people use jQuery
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#3 of 198 JavaScript libraries we have counts for (of 232) · bars are GitHub stars across these neighbours; the category leader is Axios at 109k · as of August 30, 2026
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