The State of Node.js - 2025

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Node.js reports 30 billion downloads in 2024 and monthly package installs rise from 30M in 2021 to 60M in 2024, so usage grows not wanes. Recent shipping includes ESM, built‑in fetch, threads, webcrypto, and a native websocket, plus a node test runner and single‑executable apps; most features are experimental but working and improving performance in node 24. The project runs on volunteers, security releases land quarterly, and backlog grows because many issues lack PRs.

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1. 0:00Node.js is not dead
2. 3:16npm's role and growth
3. 7:12Node.js downloads and trends
4. 10:32Security and vulnerabilities
5. 13:23Major features shipped
6. 18:26New testing and tooling
7. 22:06Using modern Node.js features
8. 24:52Node.js governance
9. 27:59Companies contributing to Node.js
10. 29:03Closing remarks

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