Is Kotlin dead?
Deaditude Score:
28.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> A technological plateau of pure, undiluted adequacy.
*Data last collected: 10 Sept 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
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⏱️ 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
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
133
Answer Rate
41%
Acceptance Rate
29%
Growth
+4%
Recent Questions
Message from Android App to WearOS App fails silently or throws "Failed to deliver message to AppKey"
Unanswered40 views
androidkotlinwear-os
Which features are testable only in Internal Testing for Android Development?
Unanswered31 views
androidfirebasekotlin
How to build an Android TV Cast Receiver app (supporting YouTube, Chrome, etc.) with Google Cast SDK?
Unanswered29 views
androidkotlincasting
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
97,610
Subscribers
43
Active Users
Activity Metrics
144
Posts
10.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+7.1%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysMade a Google Calendar Clone in Compose Multiplatform
r/Kotlin1 months ago
106(100%)5
Common "web" target!
r/Kotlin29 days ago
87(99%)5
SF4 (created with Kotlin)
r/Kotlin1 months ago
55(98%)3
🚀 The first tech preview of OpenAPI support in Ktor is here!
r/Kotlin25 days ago
36(100%)3
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Kotlin on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
2,920🇮🇳India
1,570🇩🇪Germany
967🇫🇷France
486🇨🇦Canada
408🇬🇧United Kingdom
378Market Summary
6,729
Total Jobs
🏢
1,523
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
Kotlin gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
78
Posts
Community Interest
Average points21.8
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Kotlin-Lsp: Kotlin Language Server and Plugin for Visual Studio Code
3 months ago
175119
Mill: A better build tool for Java, Scala, and Kotlin
2 months ago
8390
Detekt – A static code analyzer for Kotlin
1 months ago
8379
Meta Joins Kotlin Foundation
2 months ago
5132
"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
12
Videos
85.7K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+50.0%
Average Engagement
7.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Kotlin:
Philipp Lackner
Small Creator
CodeSource
Growing Channel
Swift Heroes
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
The Untold Story of Kotlin
CodeSource
2 months ago
1.8K224
2 months ago
36552
1 months ago
488
Creating First Application In Android Studio in 2025
Computer Infinite
27 days ago
203
"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 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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