Is Drupal dead?
Deaditude Score:
69.8%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Run, don't walk, away from this.
*Data last collected: 22 Jun 2026, 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
Is showing significant decline with reduced development activity, community engagement, and new adoption.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
🏥
2001
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
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
1
Answer Rate
100%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
Recent Questions
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
18,817
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
30
Posts
7.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-36.4%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysHow it feels to have invested in the original core layout solution
r/drupal4 days ago
37(96%)32
You cannot update core-recommend today because of a security advisory from Symfony
r/drupal1 months ago
24(94%)4
Workaround: guzzlehttp/psr7 update to allow composer updates
r/drupal11 days ago
17(100%)12
JetBrains PHPverse 2026 Conference (Free Tuesday June 9)
r/drupal23 days ago
16(100%)1
Drupal has been great for many years but...
r/drupal6 days ago
14(68%)78
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Drupal jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
814🇮🇳India
253🇫🇷France
248🇨🇦Canada
64🇬🇧United Kingdom
35🇩🇪Germany
26Market Summary
1,440
Total Jobs
🏢
27,701
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Drupal 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
Fading Away
When Drupal is mentioned on HN, users furiously scroll past it.
Mentions
8
Posts
Last mentioned 24 days ago
Community Interest
Average points3.0
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
3/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Highly critical security release for Drupal
1 months ago
31
SQL injection on Drupal sites using PostgreSQL
1 months ago
30
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Crickets
Drupal videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.
Content Metrics
9
Videos
263
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-50.0%
Average Engagement
29.2
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Drupal:
Sophia Wagner
Hobby Channel
Octahedroid
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Creating single directory components with Drupal Canvas in mind
MidCamp - Midwest Drupal Camp
1 months ago
00
1 months ago
40
1 months ago
30
How to migrate 1800 Drupal 7 sites
MidCamp - Midwest Drupal Camp
1 months ago
00
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2026 | 69.8% |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 56.5% |
| 26 May 2026 | 65.7% |
| 12 May 2026 | 68.6% |
| 28 Apr 2026 | 67.5% |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 64.7% |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 54.9% |
| 18 Mar 2026 | 68.3% |
| 5 Mar 2026 | 53.4% |
| 19 Feb 2026 | 62.5% |
| 5 Feb 2026 | 63.8% |
| 23 Jan 2026 | 62.4% |
| 9 Jan 2026 | 63.4% |
| 26 Dec 2025 | 65.5% |
| 13 Dec 2025 | 63.7% |
| 29 Nov 2025 | 60.3% |
| 15 Nov 2025 | 66.8% |
| 3 Nov 2025 | 60.2% |
| 20 Oct 2025 | 61.4% |
| 6 Oct 2025 | 54.8% |
| 23 Sept 2025 | 60.1% |
| 9 Sept 2025 | 66.3% |
| 26 Aug 2025 | 56.6% |
| 13 Aug 2025 | 53.8% |
| 30 Jul 2025 | 49.6% |
| 16 Jul 2025 | 44.2% |
| 3 Jul 2025 | 61.9% |
| 19 Jun 2025 | 65.7% |
| 5 Jun 2025 | 48.2% |
| 10 May 2025 | 39.8% |
| 7 May 2025 | 43.7% |
| 3 May 2025 | 52.1% |
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