Is laravel dead?
Deaditude Score:
33.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Perfect for systems that must never, ever change. Like your manager's mindset.
*Data last collected: 2 Aug 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
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Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
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Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
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Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
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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
76
Answer Rate
38%
Acceptance Rate
28%
Growth
+4%
Recent Questions
Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: NetworkError when attempting to fetch resource in Laravel 12 + Livewire V3 + Vite setup
Unanswered40 views
phplaravelubuntu
Logged in successfully, but all commands return "Your API Token is invalid"
Unanswered38 views
phplaravelforge
Why does Laravel 11+ requires curl 7.34.0? What is this specific curl version used for that olders can't do?
Unanswered34 views
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🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
99,652
Subscribers
54
Active Users
Activity Metrics
66
Posts
43.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+80.0%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysCustom Fields v2.0 - Major Update for Filament Apps
r/laravel1 months ago
331(99%)21
[Open Source] Custom Fields for Filament - Add dynamic fields to any model without migrations
r/laravel25 days ago
238(96%)23
Built a production-ready Open-Source CRM with Laravel 12 & Filament 3 - Solved some interesting performance challenges with custom fields
r/laravel14 days ago
159(98%)16
The Laravel Idea Plugin is Now Free for PhpStorm Users | The PhpStorm Blog
r/laravel11 days ago
245(99%)40
Why I'm not using Livewire any more - magic vs bloat.
r/laravel23 days ago
99(92%)81
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
laravel jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
2,032🇫🇷France
307🇺🇸United States
273🇩🇪Germany
241🇬🇧United Kingdom
195🇨🇦Canada
92Market Summary
3,140
Total Jobs
🏢
54,647
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
laravel is still paying the bills in 6 countries.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about laravel, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
74
Posts
Community Interest
Average points13.0
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Laravel Nightwatch
1 months ago
70
LaraCopilot – AI Powered Laravel Copilot
15 days ago
30
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about laravel.
Content Metrics
23
Videos
23.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-38.5%
Average Engagement
999.3
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering laravel:
CodeHunger Pvt Ltd
Growing Channel
Net Ninja
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
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2 months ago
15520
1 months ago
5110
2 months ago
431
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 2 Aug 2025 | 33.0% |
| 19 Jul 2025 | 38.6% |
| 5 Jul 2025 | 35.8% |
| 22 Jun 2025 | 36.2% |
| 8 Jun 2025 | 39.7% |
| 13 May 2025 | 29.2% |
| 9 May 2025 | 23.3% |
| 3 May 2025 | 34.2% |
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