Is Kotlin dead?
Deaditude Score:
24.7%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Actively maintained by people who don't hate themselves yet.
*Data last collected: 7 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
Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
🚀
2011
GitHub Pulse
Active Development
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
50,707
total stars
Forks
5,939
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
735
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Stable
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Kotlin85.9%
Java5.3%
Swift4.1%
C2.4%
C++1.9%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
196
Answer Rate
29%
Acceptance Rate
18%
Growth
0%
Recent Questions
Glance home widget colors don't when theme changes
Unanswered40 views
kotlinandroid-themeglance-appwidget
Saving a mutable list in SavedStateHandle and editing its values by index
Answered37 views
androidkotlin
App crashing due to the constructor of the ViewModel threw an exception during its execution
Unanswered24 views
androidkotlinandroid-fragments
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
94,528
Subscribers
38
Active Users
Activity Metrics
182
Posts
15.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-29.9%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysGitHub - Kotlin/kotlin-lsp: Kotlin Language Server and plugin for Visual Studio Code
r/Kotlin26 days ago
193(99%)30
Compose Multiplatform Wizard
r/Kotlin21 days ago
190(99%)20
Gradle, Google, and JetBrains have teamed up to establish Gradle best practices
r/Kotlin1 months ago
156(99%)33
"Show me a hotter dev than one with 'Kotlin Forever' on his chest."
r/Kotlin25 days ago
122(80%)27
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Kotlin on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
2,732🇮🇳India
2,171🇩🇪Germany
1,193🇫🇷France
478🇬🇧United Kingdom
402🇨🇦Canada
315Market Summary
7,291
Total Jobs
🏢
1,516
Companies Using It
Major players still rely on this. Job security... for now.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Kotlin 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 Kotlin, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
76
Posts
Community Interest
Average points12.4
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Kotlin-Lsp: Kotlin Language Server and Plugin for Visual Studio Code
26 days ago
175119
JetBrains Fleet drops support for Kotlin Multiplatform
4 months ago
161266
Kotlin, Swift, and Ruby losing popularity
2 months ago
4579
Kotlin 101: Type Classes Quickly Explained
2 months ago
242
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
Kotlin content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
13
Videos
147.7K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+25.0%
Average Engagement
11.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Kotlin:
TechBlazes
Major Creator
Philipp Lackner
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Android & Kotlin Development Masterclass – Full Course
freeCodeCamp.org
1 months ago
4.2K372
2 months ago
60069
How Junie Helps You Code Faster with Kotlin in IntelliJ IDEA
Kotlin by JetBrains
1 months ago
37228
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 |
|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2025 | 24.7% |
| 11 May 2025 | 23.2% |
| 8 May 2025 | 24.4% |
| 3 May 2025 | 24.2% |
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