Is laravel dead?
Deaditude Score:
42.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Enterprise-ready, which is code for 'boringly reliable'.
*Data last collected: 29 Dec 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
34
Answer Rate
53%
Acceptance Rate
29%
Growth
-15%
Recent Questions
Laravel policies return 403
Answered94 views
laravelpolicies
Android Emulator cannot access local Laravel API – ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED
Unanswered85 views
laravelandroid-studioxampp
Vite build tool will not recognize and compile changes to source files unless I restart the Vite server
Unanswered47 views
laravelubuntunginx
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
104,258
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
70
Posts
25.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-34.4%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAppreciation post for Laravel
r/laravel20 days ago
183(100%)57
PhpStorm 2025.3 now includes Laravel support out-of-the-box, fully integrating the features of the Laravel Idea plugin
r/laravel1 months ago
101(99%)11
I work for a small to medium sized Japanese company and all our products use Laravel. However, I noticed something with the coding styles of my coworkers and want to ask if this is normal in other teams and companies. It's about coding style in a Laravel project.
r/laravel18 days ago
88(99%)59
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
laravel jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
1,687🇺🇸United States
278🇫🇷France
202🇬🇧United Kingdom
200🇩🇪Germany
181🇨🇦Canada
105Market Summary
2,653
Total Jobs
🏢
65,559
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
laravel gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
78
Posts
Community Interest
Average points23.2
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Why I Chose Elixir Phoenix over Rails, Laravel, and Next.js
2 months ago
272260
The next generation of Laravel Forge
3 months ago
71
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried laravel content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
37
Videos
84.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-40.0%
Average Engagement
2.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering laravel:
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YouTube Royalty
Hari Aspriyono
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Laravel API for Beginners - A Complete Guide
The Codeholic
2 months ago
990117
2 months ago
33617
2 months ago
686
2 months ago
460
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 29 Dec 2025 | 42.0% |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 42.5% |
| 2 Dec 2025 | 30.3% |
| 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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