“Almost all new VC funded startups are using React Native versus building native, and huge apps — Spotify, Discord, NFL — you know tons of the biggest apps that people interact with on a daily basis are built in React Native.”

New VC-funded startups have flipped to React Native as the default

The framing that React Native is a compromise is outdated. The default for new venture-backed mobile apps has flipped, and the marquee logos (Spotify, Discord, NFL) prove it can carry products at scale. Native-first is now the unusual choice that needs justification.