Is Amazon Web Services dead?
Deaditude Score:
39.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Will outlive us all. Somehow that feels like a threat.
*Data last collected: 10 May 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad
Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2006
GitHub Pulse
Declining
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
7,621
total stars
Forks
1,541
total forks
Open PRs
1
open pull requests
Recent Commits
1
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
Stable
trend assessment
Language Distribution
JavaScript80.6%
Ruby14.5%
Gherkin2.1%
HTML1.4%
TypeScript0.9%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
184
Answer Rate
22%
Acceptance Rate
14%
Growth
+38%
Recent Questions
aws opensearch serverless service inside a vpc endpoint does not work from java app in local machine
Unanswered20 views
javaamazon-web-servicesamazon-ec2
Single pane of Glass for AWS Dashboard
Unanswered16 views
amazon-web-servicesdashboard
Stream Recorder Using FFmpeg Fails on AWS Lambda
Unanswered15 views
pythonamazon-web-servicesaws-lambda
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
336,302
Subscribers
112
Active Users
Activity Metrics
366
Posts
14.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+184.5%
Explosive growth!
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysHelp AWS Cognito/SNS vulnerability caused over $10k in charges – AWS Support won't help after 6 months
r/aws26 days ago
397(96%)98
AWS lambda announce charges for init ( cold start) now need to optimised more
r/aws12 days ago
336(90%)62
We accidentally blew $9.7 k in 30 days on one NAT Gateway—how would you have caught it sooner?
r/aws15 days ago
308(95%)143
AWS claims 50% of Azure workloads would jump ship if licensing costs allowed
r/aws23 days ago
258(95%)66
AWS Lambda will now bill for INIT phase across all runtimes
r/aws15 days ago
238(98%)39
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Amazon Web Services on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
10,178🇮🇳India
4,117🇬🇧United Kingdom
695🇩🇪Germany
694🇨🇦Canada
447🇫🇷France
266Market Summary
16,397
Total Jobs
🏢
188,574
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Amazon Web Services is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Barely Mentioned
HN tolerates discussions about Amazon Web Services, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
10
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday
Community Interest
Average points13.0
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Amazon Web Services dark patterns (2024)
26 days ago
2816
Amazon Web Services in Plain English (2025)
2 months ago
112
Amazon Web Services announces new quantum computing chip
2 months ago
51
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
YouTubers discovered Amazon Web Services generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
22
Videos
90.2K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+57.1%
Average Engagement
4.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Amazon Web Services:
freeCodeCamp.org
Growing Channel
NeuralNine
Small Creator
Smoljames
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
AWS Cognito Course – Authentication and Authorization
freeCodeCamp.org
2 months ago
72236
2 months ago
42145
2 months ago
27014
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
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