Is Kubernetes dead?
Deaditude Score:
33.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Zero drama, zero surprises, zero reasons to update your LinkedIn.
*Data last collected: 11 Dec 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
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
28
Answer Rate
11%
Acceptance Rate
7%
Growth
+44%
Recent Questions
How to handle database schema migrations in a Kubernetes rolling update without downtime?
Answered33 views
kubernetes
Guidance needed for setting up self-managed ClickHouse on AWS EKS
Unanswered24 views
kubernetescontainerskubernetes-helm
Google tag gateway in GKE Gateway API
Unanswered23 views
kubernetesgoogle-kubernetes-enginegoogle-tag-manager
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
186,123
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
326
Posts
23.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+57.8%
Strong momentum
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 daysIngress NGINX Retirement: What You Need to Know
r/kubernetes1 months ago
341(98%)173
A Note About Open Source Maintenance From The Perspective of a Maintainer
r/kubernetes1 months ago
307(98%)44
Cilium is the 2nd project in terms of contribution!
r/kubernetes1 months ago
305(98%)24
RESULTS of What Ingress Controller are you using TODAY?
r/kubernetes1 months ago
273(98%)90
MinIO is now "Maintenance Mode"
r/kubernetes18 days ago
272(99%)80
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
44,176๐ฎ๐ณIndia
12,984๐ซ๐ทFrance
4,774๐ฉ๐ชGermany
3,682๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
3,122๐จ๐ฆCanada
2,586Market Summary
71,324
Total Jobs
๐ข
161,351
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
213
Posts
Community Interest
Average points11.6
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Show HN: Edka โ Kubernetes clusters on your own Hetzner account
4 months ago
437130
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
2 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
Kubernetes content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
22
Videos
166.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-12.5%
Average Engagement
7.6K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Kubernetes:
Mathis Van Eetvelde
Small Creator
Mischa van den Burg
Growing Channel
Cloud Guru
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
The Kubernetes Homelab That Prints Job Offers (Simple & Proven)
Mischa van den Burg
2 months ago
2.6K186
Production-Grade DevSecOps Project | Deploy Starbucks Clone App on Kubernetes with Monitoring Setup
Cloud Aseem
1 months ago
14223
Self-host your Github Actions runners on Kubernetes NOW!
Mathis Van Eetvelde
2 months ago
412
2 months ago
151
"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 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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