Is Kotlin dead?
Deaditude Score:
44.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The tech equivalent of sensible shoes.
*Data last collected: 10 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
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
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
59
Answer Rate
37%
Acceptance Rate
22%
Growth
-21%
Recent Questions
I can't launch the app because of the TextField element
Answered45 views
androidkotlinandroid-jetpack-compose
Fragment visibility issue: PlaylistsFragment shows blank screen after navigating back from child fragments
Unanswered43 views
androidkotlinandroid-fragments
After upgrade, Flyway initialization fails with "Unknown prefix for location"
Unanswered25 views
kotlinflyway
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
101,543
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
109
Posts
22.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-11.9%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 dayskotlin.jar
r/Kotlin10 days ago
857(99%)24
[Project] I built a performant Isometric Game Engine using 100% Pure Kotlin and Compose
r/Kotlin25 days ago
186(97%)31
Stepping down as maintainer after 10 years
r/Kotlin19 days ago
139(98%)29
Kotlin 2.3.0 Released
r/Kotlin28 days ago
138(99%)6
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Kotlin on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
3,965🇮🇳India
1,666🇩🇪Germany
861🇬🇧United Kingdom
458🇫🇷France
399🇨🇦Canada
385Market Summary
7,734
Total Jobs
🏢
56,016
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
69
Posts
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
Fading Away
Kotlin content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
30
Videos
44.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-11.1%
Average Engagement
1.5K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Kotlin:
KDTechs
Hobby Channel
Coding Szy
Hobby Channel
Code with Dr. Zeeshan Bhatti
Major Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
60158
2 months ago
8827
KOTLIN Introduction –Create Your First Android App Using Kotlin (Counter App Tutorial for Beginners)
Code with Dr. Zeeshan Bhatti
2 months ago
115
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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