Is django dead?
Deaditude Score:
28.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> It does exactly what it's supposed to. Nothing more, nothing less. Forever.
*Data last collected: 5 May 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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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
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
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2005
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
19
Answer Rate
47%
Acceptance Rate
11%
Growth
+50%
Recent Questions
Django - Register User with Confirm Password validation/error message on Bootstrap form
Answered64 views
djangovalidation
Celery with Django is now failing on my school project
Unanswered58 views
djangodockerredis
Django bug - Dual display of the CheckboxSelectMultiple widget label
Answered56 views
pythondjangowidget
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
161,953
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
138
Posts
11.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-10.2%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAfter 15 years of building production Django apps, these are the patterns I keep using... (packaged as Agent skills)
r/django29 days ago
116(92%)24
Just started using django, feels too good to be true.
r/django1 months ago
74(97%)19
django application with t3.micro can handle a lot of traffics..
r/django22 days ago
63(100%)22
labb 0.4.0, an opensource django-cotton UI library (updates)
r/django16 days ago
59(93%)8
It's time to redesign djangoproject.com
r/django15 days ago
54(95%)20
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
django on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐ฎ๐ณIndia
2,602๐บ๐ธUnited States
2,101๐ซ๐ทFrance
352๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
281๐จ๐ฆCanada
224๐ฉ๐ชGermany
135Market Summary
5,695
Total Jobs
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66,019
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
django is still paying the bills in 6 countries.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about django, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
144
Posts
Last mentioned 5 days ago
Community Interest
Average points10.6
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Give Django your time and money, not your tokens
1 months ago
442171
Some notes on starting to use Django
3 months ago
257143
Avoiding duplicate objects in Django querysets
3 months ago
327
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about django.
Content Metrics
32
Videos
29.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+71.4%
Average Engagement
934.8
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering django:
Mr.Anonymous Coder
Hobby Channel
CS Brain
Hobby Channel
Habelash
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
413
1 months ago
263
Django Web Development Tutorial for Beginners | Django Full Course | Django in 6 Hours
Skillemy - Programming & WebDevelopment
1 months ago
20
Django REST Framework ULTIMATE Guide (2026): Master Search Filters, Ordering, Basic Authentication
Mr.Anonymous Coder
2 months ago
10
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 5 May 2026 | 28.2% |
| 22 Apr 2026 | 43.6% |
| 8 Apr 2026 | 42.5% |
| 25 Mar 2026 | 31.4% |
| 12 Mar 2026 | 40.0% |
| 26 Feb 2026 | 48.2% |
| 12 Feb 2026 | 47.3% |
| 30 Jan 2026 | 42.9% |
| 16 Jan 2026 | 28.7% |
| 2 Jan 2026 | 42.0% |
| 20 Dec 2025 | 32.4% |
| 6 Dec 2025 | 38.9% |
| 22 Nov 2025 | 39.6% |
| 9 Nov 2025 | 35.1% |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 32.0% |
| 13 Oct 2025 | 31.6% |
| 30 Sept 2025 | 28.4% |
| 16 Sept 2025 | 34.0% |
| 2 Sept 2025 | 32.3% |
| 20 Aug 2025 | 44.9% |
| 6 Aug 2025 | 37.9% |
| 23 Jul 2025 | 41.2% |
| 10 Jul 2025 | 32.6% |
| 26 Jun 2025 | 41.8% |
| 12 Jun 2025 | 43.8% |
| 30 May 2025 | 42.7% |
| 10 May 2025 | 35.6% |
| 4 May 2025 | 32.9% |
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