Package status › is faker still maintained?
Likely abandonedfaker still maintained?No new release has been published in over three years. Here's the registry evidence, and what it means if this package is in your stack.
| Verdict | Likely abandoned |
|---|---|
| Last release on npm | 5 January 2022 (about 5 years ago) |
| Latest version | 6.6.6 |
| Weekly downloads | 2,527,175 |
| Deprecation flag (npm) | None |
| Maintainers listed | 1 |
| Total releases | 29 |
| Source repository | https://github.com/Marak/Faker.js |
Source: npm registry and npm downloads API, read on 18 July 2026. We report only what the registry publishes — we don't infer repository activity.
fakerThe last release of faker we can see on npm was 5 January 2022 — over three years ago. npm doesn't carry a deprecation flag for it, so nothing is officially retired, but a gap this long usually means no one is shipping fixes. If you depend on it, treat it as frozen: it will not get security patches or compatibility updates. Audit whether it still does what you need, watch for advisories, and line up a maintained alternative before you're forced to.
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