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Is FastAPI dead?

Deaditude Score:

29.0%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Perfect for systems that must never, ever change. Like your manager's mindset.
*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
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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 in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
🚀
2018

GitHub Pulse

Maintenance Mode

Weekly Commit Activity

52 weeks agoNow
Stars
84,435
total stars
Forks
7,320
total forks
Open PRs
51
open pull requests
Recent Commits
46
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment

Language Distribution

Python99.9%
JavaScript0.0%
Shell0.0%
HTML0.0%
CSS0.0%

Stack Overflow Analysis

Active Support

Question Metrics

Total Questions
40
Answer Rate
35%
Acceptance Rate
18%
Growth
+7%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void

Community Size

19,409
Subscribers
18
Active Users

Activity Metrics

45
Posts
20.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+7.1%
Strong momentum

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

FastAPI jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.

Global Job Distribution

🇺🇸United States
1,626
🇮🇳India
1,152
🇫🇷France
334
🇩🇪Germany
224
🇬🇧United Kingdom
200
🇨🇦Canada
130

Market Summary

3,666
Total Jobs
🏢
10,162
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.

Reality Check

Marketable Skill Alert!

FastAPI 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

Still Relevant

HN tolerates discussions about FastAPI, but the real party's elsewhere.

Mentions

64
Posts

Community Interest

Average points12.8
Minimal traction

HN Verdict

Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Some Content

YouTubers discovered FastAPI generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.

Content Metrics

31
Videos
310.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+260.0%

Average Engagement

10.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering FastAPI:
Code Goat
Small Creator
Krish Naik
Growing Channel
CodingEntrepreneurs
Major Creator
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
10 May 202529.0%
4 May 202540.0%

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