Why are you using React?

React is the most used library for frontend development these days, and I would like to better understand why that is. So if you use, have used or are planning to use React, I am curious to read from you what were/are the reasons to adopt it, for example:

• Do you find it better than others, and if so for what reason(s)?
• Because it is the most used?
• Others chose it for you?
• Compatibility with other tools?
• You didn’t stop to think about alternatives?
• Other reasons?