Is Kubernetes dead?
Deaditude Score:
37.7%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Enterprise-ready, which is code for 'boringly reliable'.
*Data last collected: 7 Jan 2026, 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
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
โจ
2014
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
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
17
Answer Rate
12%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
+75%
Recent Questions
What is the recommended best practice to create a provider with Terraform with Terragrunt where the provider has a dependency on a resource
Unanswered66 views
kubernetesterraformkubernetes-helm
How to filter out dependency telemetry for internal kubernetes calls in Application Insights?
Unanswered53 views
c#.netkubernetes
k3s x-forwarded-for gets overwritten
Unanswered29 views
kubernetescloudflaretraefik
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
188,666
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
246
Posts
15.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-11.0%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
๐จ
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Kubernetes detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI made a CLI game to learn Kubernetes by breaking stuff (50 levels, runs locally on kind)
r/kubernetes8 days ago
519(98%)54
Kubernetes Dashboard being retired
r/kubernetes2 days ago
139(97%)35
Kubernetes v1.35: Timbernetes (The World Tree Release)
r/kubernetes21 days ago
129(99%)2
How to get into advanced Kubernetes networking?
r/kubernetes10 days ago
102(97%)30
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
39,937๐ฎ๐ณIndia
11,766๐ซ๐ทFrance
4,240๐ฉ๐ชGermany
3,601๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
3,183๐จ๐ฆCanada
2,217Market Summary
64,944
Total Jobs
๐ข
166,334
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Kubernetes 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 Kubernetes, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
223
Posts
Community Interest
Average points9.6
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Kubernetes Ingress Nginx is retiring
1 months ago
215164
Building the largest known Kubernetes cluster
1 months ago
15990
Intelligent Kubernetes Load Balancing at Databricks
3 months ago
13025
Run Nix Based Environments in Kubernetes
1 months ago
11148
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried Kubernetes content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
44
Videos
352.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-31.3%
Average Engagement
8.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Kubernetes:
SKSecOps
Hobby Channel
TechWorld With Sahana
Small Creator
MLWorks
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
End of Ingress Nginx Controller - What should you do next ?
Abhishek.Veeramalla
1 months ago
83684
What is a Container? Full Docker & Kubernetes Explanation + Real Use Cases (2025) #kubernetes
Kubernetes
1 months ago
272
10 Kubernetes Real-World Questions Solved in 15 Min | Hands-On for DevOps Interviews - Set-3
TechWorld With Sahana
1 months ago
5517
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 7 Jan 2026 | 37.7% |
| 24 Dec 2025 | 39.2% |
| 11 Dec 2025 | 33.2% |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 41.6% |
| 13 Nov 2025 | 39.5% |
| 1 Nov 2025 | 32.5% |
| 18 Oct 2025 | 29.9% |
| 4 Oct 2025 | 34.1% |
| 21 Sept 2025 | 33.3% |
| 7 Sept 2025 | 34.9% |
| 24 Aug 2025 | 37.8% |
| 11 Aug 2025 | 33.3% |
| 28 Jul 2025 | 31.3% |
| 14 Jul 2025 | 27.6% |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 35.9% |
| 17 Jun 2025 | 16.5% |
| 4 Jun 2025 | 19.5% |
| 10 May 2025 | 16.5% |
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