Is Kotlin dead?
Deaditude Score:
30.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> It does exactly what it's supposed to. Nothing more, nothing less. Forever.
*Data last collected: 21 Oct 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
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Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
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Hacker News Hype
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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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
107
Answer Rate
30%
Acceptance Rate
21%
Growth
+3%
Recent Questions
Hilt not generating PreferencesModule_ProvidePreferencesDataStoreFactory when injecting DataStore (NoClassDefFoundError)
Unanswered56 views
androidkotlindagger-hilt
The KSP plugin was detected to be applied but its task class could not be found
Unanswered32 views
androidkotlinandroid-studio
Intellij IDEA or Android Studio just gives error "e: Could not load module <Error module>"
Unanswered30 views
kotlinandroid-studiointellij-idea
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
98,734
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
109
Posts
10.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-23.1%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 days🎉 JUnit 6.0 is here, with improved support for Kotlin
r/Kotlin23 days ago
86(98%)4
Tired of writing C/C++ for JNI? Use Kotlin/Native instead!
r/Kotlin24 days ago
78(96%)9
JUnit 6 Released with support for suspend methods
r/Kotlin1 months ago
75(100%)4
The Kotlin Multiplatform plugin for IntelliJ IDEA is now on Linux and Windows
r/Kotlin1 months ago
48(96%)5
Compose Multiplatform for web goes Beta in the 1.9.0 release
r/Kotlin1 months ago
49(97%)8
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Kotlin on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
4,496🇮🇳India
1,684🇩🇪Germany
836🇫🇷France
560🇬🇧United Kingdom
499🇨🇦Canada
337Market Summary
8,412
Total Jobs
🏢
1,528
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
76
Posts
Community Interest
Average points21.5
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
A years-long Turkish alphabet bug in the Kotlin compiler
21 days ago
160168
Mill: A better build tool for Java, Scala, and Kotlin
3 months ago
8390
Detekt – A static code analyzer for Kotlin
3 months ago
8379
Meta Joins Kotlin Foundation
4 months ago
5132
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTubers discovered Kotlin generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
28
Videos
83.2K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+333.3%
Average Engagement
3.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Kotlin:
MindMajix
Small Creator
Philipp Lackner
YouTube Royalty
UiLover
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
95549
1 months ago
32332
1 months ago
6812
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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