Is jQuery dead?
Deaditude Score:
47.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Predictable, constant, and unlikely to appear on any conference t-shirts.
*Data last collected: 15 Dec 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
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 reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2006
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
15
Answer Rate
53%
Acceptance Rate
20%
Growth
-40%
Recent Questions
how to fill textarea value using jquery and parse html inside
Unanswered56 views
htmljquerylaravel
Reduce logical pattern repetition for minDate and maxDate from Bootstrap DateTimePicker
Answered54 views
javascriptjquerybootstrap-datetimepicker
Ajax queries failing and then succeding on retry with prefilter
Unanswered51 views
javascriptjquery
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
The Reddit tumbleweeds have taken over
Community Size
20,852
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
1
Posts
3.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
jQuery on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
4,426🇺🇸United States
2,881🇫🇷France
237🇬🇧United Kingdom
202🇨🇦Canada
168🇩🇪Germany
112Market Summary
8,026
Total Jobs
🏢
100,717
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
jQuery 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 jQuery, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
286
Posts
Community Interest
Average points12.6
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
jQuery 4.0.0 Release Candidate 1
3 months ago
30
Ask HN: How can I get better at using AI for programming?
4 days ago
450453
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about jQuery.
Content Metrics
34
Videos
4.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+25.0%
Average Engagement
128.9
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering jQuery:
Tutor Joe's Stanley
Small Creator
Victor Robles WEB
Small Creator
My Digital Diaries (fka My Sitecore Diaries)
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
jQuery Full Course for Beginners | From Basics to Advanced with Projects & Examples
Tutor Joe's Stanley
1 months ago
688
Aprende jQuery en 15 Minutos 📘
Victor Robles WEB
1 months ago
11423
JavaScript vs jQuery Explained | Frontend Developer Course | JavaScript Tutorial #javascript
My Digital Diaries (fka My Sitecore Diaries)
1 months ago
11
JavaScript Mini Project 02 | AJAX jQuery Tutorial | Mini Blog Viewer | Frontend Developer Course
My Digital Diaries (fka My Sitecore Diaries)
1 months ago
31
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2025 | 47.9% |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 58.1% |
| 17 Nov 2025 | 56.6% |
| 5 Nov 2025 | 40.2% |
| 22 Oct 2025 | 49.9% |
| 8 Oct 2025 | 59.7% |
| 25 Sept 2025 | 48.9% |
| 11 Sept 2025 | 44.7% |
| 28 Aug 2025 | 49.8% |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 64.0% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 50.3% |
| 18 Jul 2025 | 43.0% |
| 5 Jul 2025 | 49.2% |
| 21 Jun 2025 | 59.6% |
| 8 Jun 2025 | 62.7% |
| 12 May 2025 | 51.6% |
| 9 May 2025 | 60.0% |
| 3 May 2025 | 55.3% |
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