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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
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 achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.

INNOVATION
PEAK
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%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ 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

💼 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
408

Market 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
"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
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
24 Jan 202634.6%
10 Jan 202644.5%
27 Dec 202538.7%
14 Dec 202545.2%
30 Nov 202536.7%
16 Nov 202537.3%
4 Nov 202543.3%
21 Oct 202530.1%
7 Oct 202537.9%
24 Sept 202537.6%
10 Sept 202528.4%
27 Aug 202529.8%
14 Aug 202536.8%
31 Jul 202537.8%
17 Jul 202536.1%
4 Jul 202532.7%
20 Jun 202524.2%
7 Jun 202524.7%
11 May 202523.2%
8 May 202524.4%
3 May 202524.2%

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