Is Kubernetes dead?
Deaditude Score:
43.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Perfect for systems that must never, ever change. Like your manager's mindset.
*Data last collected: 6 Jun 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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
6
Answer Rate
33%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-33%
Recent Questions
Since KYAML is a subset of YAML why does it need to be "enabled"?
Answered55 views
kuberneteskyaml
Kubernetes CRD unable to make an api call to Kubernetes default service despite egress ipblok rule in Network policy
Unanswered50 views
kuberneteskubernetes-networkpolicy
KM Worker vs KM Master node [ is I can have pods in KM Master ? ]
Answered46 views
kubernetesnginxkubernetes-ingress
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
203,498
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
229
Posts
28.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+8.3%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
๐จ
Migration Alert
5 mentions of migrating away from Kubernetes detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysBye bye Nginx (officially) ๐
r/kubernetes29 days ago
1966(97%)124
Happy Birthday Kubernetes !!
r/kubernetes7 days ago
480(99%)17
How did you learn Kubernetes without using it at work?
r/kubernetes9 days ago
213(95%)94
Simplify static hosting by using an OCI image as Volume in Kubernetes 1.36
r/kubernetes18 days ago
160(97%)21
Kubernetes interview gone really bad
r/kubernetes21 days ago
147(94%)137
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
40,900๐ฎ๐ณIndia
13,131๐ซ๐ทFrance
5,020๐ฉ๐ชGermany
3,729๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
3,461๐จ๐ฆCanada
2,321Market Summary
68,562
Total Jobs
๐ข
177,869
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
306
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday
Community Interest
Average points5.9
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Dear friend, you have built a Kubernetes (2024)
1 months ago
143175
K3k: Kubernetes in Kubernetes
1 months ago
11452
Our agent found a bug with WireGuard in Google Kubernetes Engine
1 months ago
6836
Show HN: Klaw.sh โย Kubernetes for AI agents
3 months ago
6043
Show HN: Renovate โ The Kubernetes-Native Way
4 months ago
4315
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Kubernetes content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
34
Videos
182.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Modest growth+9.1%
Average Engagement
5.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Kubernetes:
Cloud Guru
Hobby Channel
CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]
Hobby Channel
Yash Academy
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
536
Section 18.1 | EFK Stack Kubernetes Tutorial | Fluent Bit + Elasticsearch + Kibana Explained
Yash Academy
2 months ago
157
2 months ago
163
1 months ago
120
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2026 | 43.9% |
| 24 May 2026 | 33.6% |
| 10 May 2026 | 39.0% |
| 26 Apr 2026 | 34.6% |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 46.8% |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 29.7% |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 35.8% |
| 3 Mar 2026 | 44.8% |
| 17 Feb 2026 | 36.2% |
| 3 Feb 2026 | 27.8% |
| 21 Jan 2026 | 32.8% |
| 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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