Is FastAPI dead?
Deaditude Score:
30.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> So stable it makes COBOL look cutting-edge.
*Data last collected: 19 Dec 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
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Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
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Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
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Job offering
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Companies adoption
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Hacker News Hype
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⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2018
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
12
Answer Rate
42%
Acceptance Rate
25%
Growth
+150%
Recent Questions
A profile has been created, and user wants to add skills (which is jsonb field) to the profile
Unanswered109 views
postgresqlfastapi
FastAPI: Not able to use AsyncMock in "async with connection.execute()" context for aiosqlite (async sqlite3 library) while testing the endpoint
Answered90 views
pythonmockingpython-asyncio
API response is in stream. How should I convert that in dart so I can show it in the UI?
Unanswered78 views
flutterstreamfastapi
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
27,077
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
40
Posts
26.6
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
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0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI built a FastAPI CLI that scaffolds full apps (auth, workers, DB, scheduler) with the ability to add/remove components/services at any time
r/FastAPI20 days ago
141(100%)15
What the hell is happening with the docs ?
r/FastAPI15 days ago
121(98%)13
How accurate do you think this image is?
r/FastAPI28 days ago
118(86%)19
How I deploy FastAPI apps to production for $2/month instead of $50+ on Heroku
r/FastAPI12 days ago
104(95%)41
I built a Django-style boilerplate for FastAPI
r/FastAPI24 days ago
76(96%)12
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
FastAPI jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
2,284🇮🇳India
1,483🇫🇷France
282🇩🇪Germany
223🇬🇧United Kingdom
205🇨🇦Canada
190Market Summary
4,667
Total Jobs
🏢
34,732
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
119
Posts
Community Interest
Average points6.0
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Visualize FastAPI endpoints with FastAPI-Voyager
1 months ago
12724
Vercel zero-configuration FastAPI back ends
2 months ago
90
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
FastAPI content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
37
Videos
434.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-14.3%
Average Engagement
11.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering FastAPI:
Dave Ebbelaar
Major Creator
CODE WITH BHUTTA G
Hobby Channel
pixegami
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Python for AI - Full Beginner Course
Dave Ebbelaar
2 months ago
5.8K451
Learn Fast API With This ONE Project
Tech With Tim
1 months ago
2.5K166
1 months ago
1.5K125
1 months ago
50661
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2025 | 30.2% |
| 6 Dec 2025 | 38.8% |
| 22 Nov 2025 | 38.6% |
| 8 Nov 2025 | 35.6% |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 32.4% |
| 13 Oct 2025 | 38.1% |
| 29 Sept 2025 | 40.1% |
| 16 Sept 2025 | 27.3% |
| 2 Sept 2025 | 36.4% |
| 19 Aug 2025 | 36.4% |
| 6 Aug 2025 | 29.5% |
| 23 Jul 2025 | 38.6% |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 37.0% |
| 26 Jun 2025 | 26.1% |
| 12 Jun 2025 | 45.0% |
| 30 May 2025 | 39.1% |
| 10 May 2025 | 29.0% |
| 4 May 2025 | 40.0% |
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