Is laravel dead?
Deaditude Score:
34.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Stability guaranteed. Innovation optional.
*Data last collected: 5 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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
72
Answer Rate
28%
Acceptance Rate
14%
Growth
+24%
Recent Questions
Backend Laravel api and frontend vuejs works in dev but not in production on a shared hosting
Unanswered73 views
phplaravelvuejs3
Laravel + React (Old & Incomplete App to make it work)
Unanswered45 views
reactjslaravelroutes
Laravel Browser Tab Favicon is changing
Unanswered42 views
phplaravelframeworks
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
101,924
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
57
Posts
28.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-11.8%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysNativePHP going truly native.. for real-real!
r/laravel19 days ago
179(94%)42
Introducing Nimbus: An integrated, in-browser API client for Laravel with a touch of magic
r/laravel18 days ago
91(93%)22
I built Laranode, an Open-Source Hosting Control Panel for Your VPS made with Laravel & InertiaJS
r/laravel7 days ago
88(93%)35
Is everyone happy with the new Forge UI ?
r/laravel24 days ago
76(95%)130
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
laravel jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
1,687🇺🇸United States
276🇬🇧United Kingdom
270🇩🇪Germany
265🇫🇷France
215🇨🇦Canada
110Market Summary
2,823
Total Jobs
🏢
61,574
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
96
Posts
Community Interest
Average points10.1
Minimal traction
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
25 days ago
272260
Building a Jeopardy Game for Laravel Live Denmark
2 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 is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
39
Videos
93.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-7.1%
Average Engagement
2.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering laravel:
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Hobby Channel
Laravel
Small Creator
Laravel Daily
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Filament v4 FREE Course: 1-Hour Practical Start!
Laravel Daily
2 months ago
42031
2 months ago
230
Laravel 12 Tutorial #78 | Product Detail Page (IV) | Dynamic Pricing with Discount and Variants
Stack Developers
2 months ago
20
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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