Is Kotlin dead?
Deaditude Score:
34.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Your boss loves it. That should tell you everything.
*Data last collected: 24 Jan 2026, 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
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Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
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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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
51
Answer Rate
31%
Acceptance Rate
24%
Growth
-19%
Recent Questions
How do I get rid of this build error "Unable to load class 'com.android.build.gradle.api.BaseVariant'"
Unanswered78 views
androidkotlingradle
Why does MutableSharedFlow not return its last value?
Answered61 views
androidkotlinkotlin-coroutines
Kotlin SFTP inbound; Spring integration. How to delete local file if i got exception while sending message to handling channel?
Answered45 views
springkotlinspring-integration
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
102,017
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
109
Posts
22.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+41.4%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 dayskotlin.jar
r/Kotlin25 days ago
881(99%)24
Stepping down as maintainer after 10 years
r/Kotlin1 months ago
139(98%)29
Built a runtime that lets you run Kotlin like Python (no build step, instant execution)
r/Kotlin23 days ago
102(100%)35
Kuiver: Graph Visualization Library for Compose Multiplatform
r/Kotlin1 months ago
93(100%)8
Software renderer in kotlin
r/Kotlin21 days ago
80(99%)16
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Kotlin on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
3,890🇮🇳India
1,646🇩🇪Germany
896🇬🇧United Kingdom
471🇫🇷France
438🇨🇦Canada
408Market Summary
7,749
Total Jobs
🏢
57,027
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
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
67
Posts
Last mentioned 6 days ago
Community Interest
Average points8.4
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
A years-long Turkish alphabet bug in the Kotlin compiler
3 months ago
161168
Swift for Android vs. Kotlin Multiplatform
1 months ago
176
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried Kotlin content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
44
Videos
1.1M
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-78.6%
Average Engagement
24.5K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Kotlin:
Philipp Lackner
Growing Channel
One x Droid
Hobby Channel
Daily Course
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Suspend Functions vs. Flows In Kotlin & Android
Philipp Lackner
2 months ago
72847
Chat App Android Studio | One Shot | Android Studio Tutorial | 2025 | Kotlin | College Project
Developer Pawan Singh
2 months ago
1511
What is Kotlin Multiplatform and Why to Use KMP | KMP Tutorial for Beginners | KMP vs CMP
Coding Ambitions
2 months ago
135
2 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 |
|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2026 | 34.6% |
| 10 Jan 2026 | 44.5% |
| 27 Dec 2025 | 38.7% |
| 14 Dec 2025 | 45.2% |
| 30 Nov 2025 | 36.7% |
| 16 Nov 2025 | 37.3% |
| 4 Nov 2025 | 43.3% |
| 21 Oct 2025 | 30.1% |
| 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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