Is django dead?
Deaditude Score:
43.8%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The Toyota Corolla of technologies. Never breaks, never impresses.
*Data last collected: 12 Jun 2025, 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
83,888
total stars
Forks
32,642
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
69
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Python97.2%
Jinja1.4%
JavaScript0.9%
CSS0.5%
Smarty0.0%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
95
Answer Rate
35%
Acceptance Rate
20%
Growth
0%
Recent Questions
How do I write a Django ORM query that returns a match based on an intersection of lists?
Answered43 views
djangodjango-modelsdjango-queryset
React + React Native + Django AllAuth
Unanswered37 views
reactjsdjangooauth-2.0
Django admin site is looking for a template: <project_name>.html ...I want to use the default template
Unanswered37 views
pythondjangodjango-admin
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
149,290
Subscribers
32
Active Users
Activity Metrics
221
Posts
13.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-8.2%
Minor decline
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from django detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysDjango tip Customize Your Django Admin with django-unfold
r/django1 months ago
250(96%)34
Why Django Feels Underrated in Modern Development — A Take on Its Limitations and Future Potential
r/django13 days ago
109(80%)98
After 3 Years and 130k LOC, My Django + Rust Financial Planning App is Live
r/django24 days ago
103(96%)41
Why, in 2025, do we still need a 3rd party app to write a REST API with Django?
r/django1 months ago
100(93%)55
I'm a quadriplegic and I use Django — check out my flagship website!
r/django28 days ago
79(95%)18
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
django on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
2,557🇺🇸United States
2,320🇫🇷France
545🇩🇪Germany
260🇨🇦Canada
237🇬🇧United Kingdom
229Market Summary
6,148
Total Jobs
🏢
42,207
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
97
Posts
Last mentioned 3 days ago
Community Interest
Average points11.6
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
My takeaways from DjangoCon EU 2025
1 months ago
115112
Django 5.2 Released
2 months ago
5722
Maps with Django⁽³⁾: GeoDjango, Pillow and GPS
2 months ago
300
Microsoft Fails to Support MS SQL Server for Django
3 months ago
1619
Django's REST (Framework) Problem
2 months ago
113
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
django content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
20
Videos
75.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-20.0%
Average Engagement
3.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering django:
Python Developer - 0.1
Hobby Channel
STALLYONS TECHNOLOGIES
Hobby Channel
BTree Systems
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
21427
2 months ago
16925
Complete CRUD Operations django project | CREATE, READ, UPDATE and DELETE
Python Developer - 0.1
2 months ago
190
Flask vs Django in 2025: The Python Framework Decision That Could Make or Break Your Startup
STALLYONS TECHNOLOGIES
2 months ago
111
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2025 | 43.8% |
| 30 May 2025 | 42.7% |
| 10 May 2025 | 35.6% |
| 4 May 2025 | 32.9% |
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