Is Kotlin dead?
Deaditude Score:
37.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Best described in performance reviews as 'meets expectations'.
*Data last collected: 7 Oct 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
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Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
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Stackoverflow copypasting
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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
✨
2011
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
107
Answer Rate
28%
Acceptance Rate
20%
Growth
+5%
Recent Questions
What is the proper way of closing SSE connections when doing a graceful shutdown in Spring?
Unanswered43 views
javaspringspring-boot
Can't get permissions for COARSE and FINE Location on Android, target SDK 33
Unanswered37 views
androidkotlinlocation
How to know or check if my android app is finish loading?
Unanswered30 views
kotlinandroid-studio
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
98,342
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
128
Posts
8.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-28.6%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysKotlin 2.2.20 Released
r/Kotlin1 months ago
86(100%)7
JUnit 6 Released with support for suspend methods
r/Kotlin15 days ago
70(99%)4
Ktor 3.3.0 has been released
r/Kotlin1 months ago
69(96%)7
The Kotlin Multiplatform plugin for IntelliJ IDEA is now on Linux and Windows
r/Kotlin24 days ago
48(96%)5
Compose Multiplatform for web goes Beta in the 1.9.0 release
r/Kotlin26 days ago
47(97%)8
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Kotlin on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
3,823🇮🇳India
1,641🇩🇪Germany
891🇫🇷France
560🇬🇧United Kingdom
438🇨🇦Canada
391Market Summary
7,744
Total Jobs
🏢
1,527
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
74
Posts
Community Interest
Average points19.4
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Mill: A better build tool for Java, Scala, and Kotlin
3 months ago
8390
Detekt – A static code analyzer for Kotlin
2 months ago
8379
Meta Joins Kotlin Foundation
3 months ago
5132
What's New in Kotlin 2.2.20
1 months ago
40
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Kotlin content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
24
Videos
49.2K
Total Views
Content trend: Modest growth+14.3%
Average Engagement
2.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Kotlin:
Durga Software Solutions
Hobby Channel
Computer Infinite
Small Creator
MindMajix
Major Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
10113
Creating First Application In Android Studio in 2025
Computer Infinite
1 months ago
336
"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 Oct 2025 | 37.9% |
| 24 Sept 2025 | 37.6% |
| 10 Sept 2025 | 28.4% |
| 27 Aug 2025 | 29.8% |
| 14 Aug 2025 | 36.8% |
| 31 Jul 2025 | 37.8% |
| 17 Jul 2025 | 36.1% |
| 4 Jul 2025 | 32.7% |
| 20 Jun 2025 | 24.2% |
| 7 Jun 2025 | 24.7% |
| 11 May 2025 | 23.2% |
| 8 May 2025 | 24.4% |
| 3 May 2025 | 24.2% |
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