How many people use picassa for downloading and caching?

Question

Android

An authoritative source (b.hardy b.philips andr. programming for professional) recommends using a library for loading and caching. picasso. What do experienced programmers say?
How many people use it in their projects?

Answer 1

Many

Answer 2

Most often, you can still use UniversalImageLoader or glide. Unlike, for example, an http client, you can implement the loading of images yourself if you are critical of the size of the application.