Should You Learn React, Vue, or Angular in 2026? Developer Career Guide

Learn React in 2026 if your goal is maximum job opportunities — it appears in ~130,000 US job listings vs ~35,000 for Angular and ~18,000 for Vue. Start with Next.js (the production-standard React framework) rather than raw React. Vue is the better learning experience for beginners but has a significantly smaller US job market. Angular is the right choice for enterprise developers with Java or .NET backgrounds, and for organizations needing the most prescriptive structure. The framework you choose matters less than mastering JavaScript fundamentals and TypeScript first.