@waifu @Suiseiseki @cell A lot of people take issue with how it was introduced to the web more than anything, I think. So it got off to a controversial start.
My experience is that it is *usually* better than JPEG in terms of compression to quality ratio, and supports a wide array of use cases. However, I have observed times where WebP underperforms and delivers worse, so it's a bit of a mixed bag. Admittedly, it's usually in WebP's favor though.