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| Signal | node-fetch | ky |
|---|---|---|
| Release cadence | 0 releases in last 90 days | 0 releases in last 90 days |
| Last release | 1088 days ago | 87 days ago |
| Open issues | 191 open issues | 0 open issues |
| Bus factor | top contributor makes 31.55% of commits | top contributor makes 73.97% of commits |
| OpenSSF score | 4.9/10 | 4.8/10 |
| Vulnerabilities | 0 known vulnerabilities | 0 known vulnerabilities |
| Types | ships TypeScript types | ships TypeScript types |
Daily downloads aggregated to weekly sums (last 5 years).
| Week | node-fetch | ky |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | 86,897,705 | 3,515,116 |
| 2026-07-06 | 121,969,886 | 6,369,711 |
| 2026-06-29 | 149,728,776 | 6,296,928 |
| 2026-06-22 | 155,969,011 | 6,557,380 |
| 2026-06-15 | 160,071,512 | 6,578,913 |
| 2026-06-08 | 155,419,240 | 6,488,741 |
| 2026-06-01 | 122,514,630 | 5,964,938 |
| 2026-05-25 | 141,594,834 | 5,603,302 |
| 2026-05-18 | 149,850,713 | 6,010,010 |
| 2026-05-11 | 146,440,715 | 4,965,678 |
| 2026-05-04 | 138,743,138 | 5,286,907 |
| 2026-04-27 | 134,729,055 | 5,495,879 |
| 2026-04-20 | 132,349,307 | 5,534,872 |
| 2026-04-13 | 130,434,951 | 5,287,221 |
| 2026-04-06 | 125,830,812 | 5,124,632 |
| 2026-03-30 | 126,984,137 | 5,164,873 |
| 2026-03-23 | 131,313,227 | 5,578,580 |
| 2026-03-16 | 126,654,573 | 5,600,686 |
| 2026-03-09 | 128,502,686 | 5,808,977 |
| 2026-03-02 | 123,493,782 | 5,596,072 |
| 2026-02-23 | 117,521,126 | 5,535,149 |
| 2026-02-16 | 103,478,696 | 5,211,647 |
| 2026-02-09 | 103,631,027 | 5,439,639 |
| 2026-02-02 | 101,783,933 | 5,184,199 |
| 2026-01-26 | 97,966,517 | 5,143,473 |
| 2026-01-19 | 91,974,219 | 5,032,782 |
| 2026-01-12 | 89,441,915 | 4,713,464 |
| 2026-01-05 | 82,323,175 | 4,520,638 |
| 2025-12-29 | 47,965,845 | 2,644,788 |
| 2025-12-22 | 50,568,242 | 2,770,912 |
| 2025-12-15 | 84,280,576 | 4,132,752 |
| 2025-12-08 | 88,254,264 | 4,020,779 |
| 2025-12-01 | 90,281,067 | 3,903,506 |
| 2025-11-24 | 82,149,389 | 3,648,814 |
| 2025-11-17 | 84,961,968 | 3,759,299 |
| 2025-11-10 | 80,885,623 | 3,506,574 |
| 2025-11-03 | 80,874,954 | 3,674,482 |
| 2025-10-27 | 78,714,001 | 3,355,601 |
| 2025-10-20 | 81,480,523 | 3,430,806 |
| 2025-10-13 | 78,852,325 | 3,704,424 |
| 2025-10-06 | 79,601,564 | 3,482,089 |
| 2025-09-29 | 77,966,109 | 3,354,009 |
| 2025-09-22 | 77,314,247 | 3,474,477 |
| 2025-09-15 | 77,239,814 | 3,721,290 |
| 2025-09-08 | 76,955,897 | 3,623,844 |
| 2025-09-01 | 72,472,613 | 3,128,276 |
| 2025-08-25 | 75,647,168 | 3,033,087 |
| 2025-08-18 | 72,224,918 | 2,830,163 |
| 2025-08-11 | 68,387,672 | 2,694,220 |
| 2025-08-04 | 70,285,291 | 2,789,609 |
| 2025-07-28 | 74,880,205 | 2,802,853 |
| 2025-07-21 | 70,090,603 | 2,620,981 |
| 2025-07-14 | 72,461,719 | 2,692,690 |
| 2025-07-07 | 74,927,203 | 2,792,443 |
| 2025-06-30 | 71,865,231 | 2,784,908 |
| 2025-06-23 | 80,796,812 | 3,186,339 |
| 2025-06-16 | 81,067,161 | 2,830,472 |
| 2025-06-09 | 71,645,854 | 2,571,715 |
| 2025-06-02 | 70,629,828 | 2,590,162 |
| 2025-05-26 | 63,978,450 | 2,447,628 |
| 2025-05-19 | 68,207,008 | 2,641,247 |
| 2025-05-12 | 66,195,258 | 2,550,965 |
| 2025-05-05 | 63,696,122 | 2,479,311 |
| 2025-04-28 | 59,391,778 | 2,350,532 |
| 2025-04-21 | 61,217,488 | 2,341,177 |
| 2025-04-14 | 60,187,777 | 2,379,110 |
| 2025-04-07 | 63,280,884 | 2,438,936 |
| 2025-03-31 | 63,232,164 | 2,483,520 |
| 2025-03-24 | 62,907,226 | 2,522,583 |
| 2025-03-17 | 62,345,116 | 2,515,808 |
| 2025-03-10 | 62,138,093 | 2,458,060 |
| 2025-03-03 | 60,944,723 | 2,439,604 |
| 2025-02-24 | 61,758,024 | 2,409,430 |
| 2025-02-17 | 59,729,663 | 2,355,940 |
| 2025-02-10 | 61,318,933 | 2,431,032 |
| 2025-02-03 | 61,257,481 | 2,384,759 |
| 2025-01-27 | 57,738,531 | 2,274,767 |
| 2025-01-20 | 55,967,725 | 2,267,716 |
| 2025-01-13 | 56,595,405 | 2,222,599 |
| 2025-01-06 | 53,925,994 | 2,129,583 |
| 2024-12-30 | 32,331,221 | 1,415,631 |
| 2024-12-23 | 29,302,700 | 1,315,465 |
| 2024-12-16 | 55,305,174 | 2,147,604 |
| 2024-12-09 | 57,315,672 | 2,227,653 |
| 2024-12-02 | 57,578,488 | 2,232,263 |
| 2024-11-25 | 55,294,648 | 2,069,394 |
| 2024-11-18 | 62,408,903 | 2,180,071 |
| 2024-11-11 | 57,725,154 | 2,026,649 |
| 2024-11-04 | 57,677,824 | 2,023,782 |
| 2024-10-28 | 54,289,737 | 1,965,367 |
| 2024-10-21 | 57,366,677 | 1,979,796 |
| 2024-10-14 | 55,074,329 | 1,852,758 |
| 2024-10-07 | 56,138,956 | 1,788,640 |
| 2024-09-30 | 52,786,082 | 1,757,771 |
| 2024-09-23 | 54,943,314 | 1,874,985 |
| 2024-09-16 | 53,381,462 | 1,840,518 |
| 2024-09-09 | 54,810,715 | 1,815,365 |
| 2024-09-02 | 51,955,379 | 1,692,610 |
| 2024-08-26 | 53,383,938 | 1,696,517 |
| 2024-08-19 | 52,493,436 | 1,642,669 |
| 2024-08-12 | 49,859,103 | 1,558,995 |
| 2024-08-05 | 52,133,285 | 1,639,815 |
| 2024-07-29 | 52,601,229 | 1,625,845 |
| 2024-07-22 | 52,453,553 | 1,565,313 |
| 2024-07-15 | 53,736,086 | 1,562,279 |
| 2024-07-08 | 53,519,156 | 1,436,046 |
| 2024-07-01 | 49,501,752 | 1,278,327 |
| 2024-06-24 | 52,277,200 | 1,335,942 |
| 2024-06-17 | 51,637,629 | 1,319,303 |
| 2024-06-10 | 53,010,840 | 1,333,183 |
| 2024-06-03 | 53,481,920 | 1,384,914 |
| 2024-05-27 | 50,094,689 | 1,313,426 |
| 2024-05-20 | 51,101,543 | 1,359,920 |
| 2024-05-13 | 52,762,393 | 1,419,688 |
| 2024-05-06 | 49,693,743 | 1,356,464 |
| 2024-04-29 | 48,320,724 | 1,313,812 |
| 2024-04-22 | 52,709,204 | 1,389,896 |
| 2024-04-15 | 53,176,341 | 1,401,027 |
| 2024-04-08 | 52,805,944 | 1,366,706 |
| 2024-04-01 | 51,115,247 | 1,315,466 |
| 2024-03-25 | 46,902,869 | 1,203,618 |
| 2024-03-18 | 54,556,452 | 1,368,757 |
| 2024-03-11 | 55,537,389 | 1,378,272 |
| 2024-03-04 | 55,152,505 | 1,423,064 |
| 2024-02-26 | 54,521,326 | 1,454,104 |
| 2024-02-19 | 51,703,193 | 1,352,802 |
| 2024-02-12 | 50,144,362 | 1,329,178 |
| 2024-02-05 | 51,469,542 | 1,319,212 |
| 2024-01-29 | 52,352,664 | 1,339,188 |
| 2024-01-22 | 50,618,995 | 1,279,404 |
| 2024-01-15 | 49,254,954 | 1,282,204 |
| 2024-01-08 | 48,698,836 | 1,214,046 |
| 2024-01-01 | 37,049,594 | 967,473 |
| 2023-12-25 | 25,945,196 | 664,333 |
| 2023-12-18 | 44,848,112 | 1,061,989 |
| 2023-12-11 | 50,163,672 | 1,283,015 |
| 2023-12-04 | 50,368,646 | 1,341,341 |
| 2023-11-27 | 52,188,297 | 1,410,683 |
| 2023-11-20 | 47,562,307 | 1,334,572 |
| 2023-11-13 | 51,413,861 | 1,428,722 |
| 2023-11-06 | 51,908,276 | 1,402,081 |
| 2023-10-30 | 36,138,002 | 945,019 |
| 2023-10-23 | 51,355,737 | 1,382,413 |
| 2023-10-16 | 51,987,494 | 1,395,582 |
| 2023-10-09 | 48,925,958 | 1,262,136 |
| 2023-10-02 | 48,685,701 | 1,203,536 |
| 2023-09-25 | 50,659,663 | 1,327,282 |
| 2023-09-18 | 50,190,262 | 1,346,516 |
| 2023-09-11 | 50,253,989 | 1,338,280 |
| 2023-09-04 | 47,251,131 | 1,304,061 |
| 2023-08-28 | 49,157,925 | 1,367,601 |
| 2023-08-21 | 50,478,903 | 1,379,497 |
| 2023-08-14 | 46,370,780 | 1,373,071 |
| 2023-08-07 | 47,563,336 | 1,400,923 |
| 2023-07-31 | 47,443,850 | 1,426,456 |
| 2023-07-24 | 46,944,395 | 1,426,700 |
| 2023-07-17 | 47,146,525 | 1,398,754 |
| 2023-07-10 | 48,683,721 | 1,380,852 |
| 2023-07-03 | 43,490,937 | 1,240,943 |
| 2023-06-26 | 45,427,876 | 1,302,784 |
| 2023-06-19 | 44,722,790 | 1,355,266 |
| 2023-06-12 | 46,701,347 | 1,387,873 |
| 2023-06-05 | 45,508,861 | 1,343,787 |
| 2023-05-29 | 42,794,266 | 1,280,346 |
| 2023-05-22 | 44,243,906 | 1,334,095 |
| 2023-05-15 | 44,893,495 | 1,344,476 |
| 2023-05-08 | 45,390,898 | 1,311,165 |
| 2023-05-01 | 41,740,883 | 1,199,675 |
| 2023-04-24 | 45,700,130 | 1,306,540 |
| 2023-04-17 | 45,422,990 | 1,292,442 |
| 2023-04-10 | 43,285,499 | 1,172,371 |
| 2023-04-03 | 41,891,594 | 1,116,419 |
| 2023-03-27 | 45,861,109 | 1,181,020 |
| 2023-03-20 | 44,949,584 | 1,191,480 |
| 2023-03-13 | 44,876,003 | 1,220,986 |
| 2023-03-06 | 43,696,415 | 1,177,020 |
| 2023-02-27 | 43,792,935 | 1,170,042 |
| 2023-02-20 | 43,101,027 | 1,096,660 |
| 2023-02-13 | 43,947,632 | 1,165,534 |
| 2023-02-06 | 46,589,204 | 1,144,491 |
| 2023-01-30 | 45,759,655 | 1,060,907 |
| 2023-01-23 | 41,760,322 | 1,011,241 |
| 2023-01-16 | 40,485,396 | 989,762 |
| 2023-01-09 | 39,833,125 | 1,000,050 |
| 2023-01-02 | 31,902,758 | 787,821 |
| 2022-12-26 | 21,684,150 | 494,523 |
| 2022-12-19 | 33,249,006 | 799,264 |
| 2022-12-12 | 38,836,460 | 1,007,712 |
| 2022-12-05 | 39,351,053 | 982,223 |
| 2022-11-28 | 39,608,385 | 984,205 |
| 2022-11-21 | 35,580,684 | 912,737 |
| 2022-11-14 | 40,585,618 | 1,018,695 |
| 2022-11-07 | 38,715,837 | 1,019,911 |
| 2022-10-31 | 37,233,271 | 987,912 |
| 2022-10-24 | 38,049,536 | 1,041,043 |
| 2022-10-17 | 38,290,485 | 1,052,937 |
| 2022-10-10 | 36,663,061 | 1,029,154 |
| 2022-10-03 | 36,146,786 | 993,263 |
| 2022-09-26 | 37,644,043 | 1,018,597 |
| 2022-09-19 | 36,278,481 | 1,053,017 |
| 2022-09-12 | 37,357,987 | 1,038,167 |
| 2022-09-05 | 34,919,806 | 977,694 |
| 2022-08-29 | 35,980,105 | 993,089 |
| 2022-08-22 | 36,165,110 | 982,415 |
| 2022-08-15 | 34,714,514 | 924,678 |
| 2022-08-08 | 34,961,183 | 921,845 |
| 2022-08-01 | 35,276,463 | 959,002 |
| 2022-07-25 | 35,400,207 | 941,337 |
| 2022-07-18 | 29,860,354 | 796,805 |
| 2022-07-11 | 34,451,125 | 931,455 |
| 2022-07-04 | 32,524,795 | 866,136 |
| 2022-06-27 | 35,091,075 | 938,124 |
| 2022-06-20 | 35,079,782 | 934,517 |
| 2022-06-13 | 33,969,618 | 955,324 |
| 2022-06-06 | 33,357,942 | 964,917 |
| 2022-05-30 | 32,273,368 | 907,729 |
| 2022-05-23 | 32,189,090 | 949,416 |
| 2022-05-16 | 33,412,771 | 1,015,775 |
| 2022-05-09 | 32,666,703 | 941,996 |
| 2022-05-02 | 29,907,954 | 853,935 |
| 2022-04-25 | 33,559,193 | 994,040 |
| 2022-04-18 | 31,187,429 | 1,452,922 |
| 2022-04-11 | 31,540,305 | 1,601,388 |
| 2022-04-04 | 35,391,283 | 987,722 |
| 2022-03-28 | 38,064,051 | 961,684 |
| 2022-03-21 | 37,291,142 | 916,339 |
| 2022-03-14 | 37,071,526 | 914,892 |
| 2022-03-07 | 36,897,270 | 842,751 |
| 2022-02-28 | 36,587,890 | 832,900 |
| 2022-02-21 | 35,880,379 | 739,437 |
| 2022-02-14 | 38,029,831 | 794,240 |
| 2022-02-07 | 38,020,860 | 762,077 |
| 2022-01-31 | 36,899,301 | 746,273 |
| 2022-01-24 | 36,214,256 | 723,733 |
| 2022-01-17 | 36,553,722 | 691,165 |
| 2022-01-10 | 35,229,014 | 689,512 |
| 2022-01-03 | 28,721,488 | 545,299 |
| 2021-12-27 | 19,295,668 | 287,397 |
| 2021-12-20 | 25,400,001 | 467,902 |
| 2021-12-13 | 32,099,949 | 651,528 |
| 2021-12-06 | 29,415,986 | 670,316 |
| 2021-11-29 | 29,091,465 | 686,329 |
| 2021-11-22 | 25,804,953 | 601,923 |
| 2021-11-15 | 28,308,666 | 632,519 |
| 2021-11-08 | 28,446,451 | 613,307 |
| 2021-11-01 | 28,459,585 | 608,723 |
| 2021-10-25 | 29,365,284 | 628,565 |
| 2021-10-18 | 28,613,200 | 635,914 |
| 2021-10-11 | 27,416,692 | 570,378 |
| 2021-10-04 | 27,138,794 | 609,099 |
| 2021-09-27 | 25,983,767 | 642,070 |
| 2021-09-20 | 25,245,815 | 649,940 |
| 2021-09-13 | 24,464,214 | 629,154 |
| 2021-09-06 | 22,520,002 | 549,070 |
| 2021-08-30 | 21,697,172 | 514,203 |
| 2021-08-23 | 21,270,833 | 542,682 |
| 2021-08-16 | 20,984,933 | 521,033 |
| 2021-08-09 | 20,958,294 | 507,154 |
| 2021-08-02 | 20,775,812 | 484,400 |
| 2021-07-26 | 20,693,957 | 469,502 |
| 2021-07-19 | 20,314,226 | 396,841 |
| 2021-07-12 | 1,005,430 | 10,381 |