React Native at Scale: How Microsoft is betting big on React Native to target BILLIONS of users
summary
Microsoft uses React Native to ship parts of Windows and Office that reach over 1 billion users and several millions of Office Mobile customers, including the Windows 11 Accounts settings page and the Office feed tab. Desktop ports track core releases in under a week and Windows support is on RN 0.68 (July 7). Teams switch key features to the Hermes engine, adopt a single shared JS instance for long‑lived services, and report measurable gains in runtime memory, bundle size and near‑native performance. Modules expose native Windows APIs for file, billing and browser flows.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:14React Native at Microsoft
- 1:43The Multi-platform Vision
- 2:49React Native for Desktop
- 4:22Windows Settings Demo
- 5:07Windows Integration
- 7:23Office Mobile and Scaling
- 8:19Mobile Architecture
- 10:39Community Investment
- 11:30Conclusion
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