Is laravel dead?
Deaditude Score:
42.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The tech equivalent of sensible shoes.
*Data last collected: 18 Nov 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
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ 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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
67
Answer Rate
33%
Acceptance Rate
16%
Growth
-4%
Recent Questions
How to test laravel on other devices, i use herd and xampp to run it on local machine
Unanswered78 views
phplaravelwindows
Laravel API returning HTML instead of JSON when served via NGINX
Unanswered76 views
laravelvue.jsnginx
Error "stty: invalid argument" while creating new laravel app or new filament panel
Answered72 views
phplaravellaravel-filament
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
102,335
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
62
Posts
31.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-4.0%
Minor decline
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysNativePHP going truly native.. for real-real!
r/laravel1 months ago
181(94%)47
I've Curated a List of 30+ Large Laravel/PHP Projects
r/laravel20 days ago
174(99%)37
Disappointed in Laracon AU
r/laravel8 days ago
103(96%)73
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
laravel jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
1,720🇺🇸United States
293🇩🇪Germany
248🇬🇧United Kingdom
248🇫🇷France
218🇨🇦Canada
94Market Summary
2,821
Total Jobs
🏢
62,574
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
84
Posts
Community Interest
Average points7.7
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Why I Chose Elixir Phoenix over Rails, Laravel, and Next.js
1 months ago
272260
Building a Jeopardy Game for Laravel Live Denmark
3 months ago
101
The next generation of Laravel Forge
1 months ago
71
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
laravel content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
33
Videos
55.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
1.7K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering laravel:
Amitav Roy
Small Creator
DevExplorers
Hobby Channel
VFIX TECHNOLOGY
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
How to Create a Laravel API: Explained in 14 Minutes
Laravel Daily
1 months ago
40624
2 months ago
9125
2 months ago
50
2 months ago
32
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2025 | 42.4% |
| 5 Nov 2025 | 34.9% |
| 23 Oct 2025 | 34.8% |
| 9 Oct 2025 | 36.6% |
| 25 Sept 2025 | 31.8% |
| 12 Sept 2025 | 29.5% |
| 29 Aug 2025 | 33.8% |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 47.9% |
| 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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