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by ibdf 3107 days ago
I think that number is inflated by CMSs such as WP early adoption of jquery. I have used jQuery extensively and I agree that's still relevant, but jQuery Mobile and UI never really took off.
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Yes, 28% of all websites use WordPress (over half of the 73%). It means a lot of WordPress theme developers use jQuery.

Yes, jQuery Mobile never really became a thing, but jQuery UI has some pretty useful widgets (autocomplete, date picker, sortable, etc.)