Base UI: 17 Million Weekly Downloads and Autocomplete Documentation

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Colm Tuite linked to Base UI's autocomplete command palette documentation and announced in an author thread that the library reached 17 million weekly downloads, overtaking Radix UI.

Key points

  1. Responding to an inquiry about a CMD+K implementation, Colm Tuite shared the documentation for Base UI's Autocomplete component.
  2. Base UI's documentation outlines how the Autocomplete component supports command palette workflows, asynchronous querying, and free-form filtering.
  3. According to Tuite, Base UI scaled from 0 to 17 million weekly downloads within approximately 21 months.
  4. Tuite stated that Base UI surpassed radix-ui the previous week to become the leading UI library by download count.

Why it matters

Base UI is solidifying its role as a primary foundation for React user interfaces. Crossing 17 million weekly downloads and surpassing Radix UI reflects a significant adoption shift in headless and unstyled component libraries.

Analysis

The update highlights both functional maturity and rapid adoption. By offering flexible primitives like Autocomplete that cover command palette UX out of the box, Base UI caters to key developer workflows, while rapid growth to 17 million weekly downloads in under two years confirms extensive adoption across the ecosystem.

Original post

Colm Tuite

@colmtuite · 28 September 2026

@dzimica t.co/egEUWeYhkH

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More posts in the thread (3)
  1. Base UI has gone from 0 → 17M weekly downloads in ~21 months. Last week we overtook radix-ui. It's now the #1 UI library. t.co/BZY0zMiKEf
  2. @sheherenow_ yeah fuck that guy
  3. @stephenhaney not sure but possibly first prod app with active users? i wouldn't bet against it
Selected replies (5)
  • @shadcn @colmtuite Congrats Colm and team. Legends.
  • @sheherenow_ @colmtuite hell yeah, must feel great to be dunking on the guy who made Radix
  • @stephenhaney @colmtuite Insane growth... was Paper the first production app using Base UI? Installed January 7, 2025
  • @zahaibakber @colmtuite @shadcn effect t.co/clEiEIT428
  • @thekitze @shadcn @colmtuite Congrats yourself shad lol

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