Is Kotlin dead?
Deaditude Score:
23.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> It's alive! Unlike your last deployment.
*Data last collected: 11 May 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent 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
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
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2011
GitHub Pulse
Active Development
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
50,503
total stars
Forks
5,905
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
967
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Growing
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Kotlin85.8%
Java5.3%
Swift4.1%
C2.4%
C++1.9%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
197
Answer Rate
27%
Acceptance Rate
20%
Growth
+4%
Recent Questions
@Composable invocations can only happen from the context of a @Composable function Icon Problem?
Unanswered35 views
androidkotlinandroid-jetpack-compose
Jni call to create MaterialButton fails on Android Runnable, but works on UI thread
Unanswered24 views
androidkotlingradle
ExoPlayer zooms or crops video after quality change on Android TV using Media3 (v1.6.1)
Unanswered18 views
androidkotlinandroid-jetpack-compose
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
93,494
Subscribers
21
Active Users
Activity Metrics
148
Posts
12.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+24.4%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
๐จ
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Kotlin detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysCompose Multiplatform for iOS is Stable and Production-Ready
r/Kotlin8 days ago
204(100%)47
New kotlin language server in development
r/Kotlin26 days ago
111(98%)12
Kotlinโs new K2 mode is becoming the default in IntelliJ IDEA โ hereโs the story behind its development
r/Kotlin1 months ago
79(98%)17
Present and Future of Kotlin for Web
r/Kotlin6 days ago
72(100%)14
klibs.io keeps on growing!
r/Kotlin14 days ago
64(100%)6
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Kotlin on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
3,156๐ฎ๐ณIndia
2,000๐ฉ๐ชGermany
922๐ซ๐ทFrance
470๐จ๐ฆCanada
455๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
451Market Summary
7,454
Total Jobs
๐ข
1,507
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.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Kotlin, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
66
Posts
Last mentioned 5 days ago
Community Interest
Average points9.8
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
JetBrains Fleet drops support for Kotlin Multiplatform
3 months ago
161266
Kotlin, Swift, and Ruby losing popularity
1 months ago
4579
Kotlin 101: Type Classes Quickly Explained
28 days ago
242
Kotlin by Example
2 months ago
100
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTubers discovered Kotlin generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
18
Videos
105.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+100.0%
Average Engagement
5.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Kotlin:
TechBlazes
Hobby Channel
Philipp Lackner
YouTube Royalty
The Free 4U (Free Online Learning, Apps, Tools)
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Full 2025 Kotlin Crash Course For Beginners
Philipp Lackner
1 months ago
1.5K98
Full 2025 Backend Dev Crash Course for Beginners With Spring Boot (Kotlin, JWT Auth, MongoDB)
Philipp Lackner
1 months ago
1.3K162
Generate QR Codes with URL and Logo in Android | Kotlin Tutorial | Step-by-Step Tutorial
Coding with Dev
1 months ago
40
2 months ago
00
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2025 | 23.2% |
| 8 May 2025 | 24.4% |
| 3 May 2025 | 24.2% |
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