Is django dead?
Deaditude Score:
42.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> You could build the next 100 years of legacy systems with this. Is that a good thing?
*Data last collected: 8 Apr 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component 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
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
20
Answer Rate
40%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-60%
Recent Questions
Django on Azure App Service: got an unexpected keyword argument allow_abbrev
Unanswered52 views
djangoazureazure-web-app-service
Fix django/nginx flacky 502 error: upstream prematurely closed
Unanswered46 views
djangonginx
I'm having issues with fixing my django-allauth signup when users signup using email
Unanswered39 views
pythondjangodjango-allauth
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
161,082
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
134
Posts
13.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-4.3%
Minor decline
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysThey want a data scientist + backend dev + ML engineer + DevOps person in one fresh graduate. 💀
r/django7 days ago
199(99%)22
500 users hit "forgot password" in 3 weeks. I blamed them and I was wrong.
r/django24 days ago
154(92%)39
Sunsetting Jazzband
r/django29 days ago
106(100%)15
Made a project to track how lines of code change over time, this chart is for Django.
r/django1 months ago
72(97%)6
Scaling a Monolith to 1M LOC: 113 Pragmatic Lessons
r/django15 days ago
62(97%)17
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
django on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
2,523🇺🇸United States
1,821🇫🇷France
360🇬🇧United Kingdom
270🇨🇦Canada
225🇩🇪Germany
142Market Summary
5,341
Total Jobs
🏢
64,288
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.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about django, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
159
Posts
Community Interest
Average points14.3
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Give Django your time and money, not your tokens
27 days ago
442171
Some notes on starting to use Django
2 months ago
257143
Avoiding duplicate objects in Django querysets
2 months ago
327
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
django content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
35
Videos
291.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
8.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering django:
Mr.Anonymous Coder
Hobby Channel
Web Tech Knowledge
Small Creator
MongoDB for Developers
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
83446
Créer son site en Python avec Django - Initiation
Graven - Développement
1 months ago
44835
How to Clone ANY Website in 10 Minutes using AI & Django for FREE | Full-stack Website
Web Tech Knowledge
1 months ago
1358
Build a Django App with MongoDB in 20 Minutes | Quick Start Tutorial
MongoDB for Developers
1 months ago
101
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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