Is laravel dead?
Deaditude Score:
31.8%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> So stable it might as well be in a museum.
*Data last collected: 17 Apr 2026, 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
29
Answer Rate
41%
Acceptance Rate
3%
Growth
+44%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
107,594
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
77
Posts
23.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-20.0%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from laravel detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysThey really are going heavy with the AI. New Laravel homepage
r/laravel1 months ago
153(98%)107
Laravel's wildcard validation is O(n²), here's a fix
r/laravel12 days ago
122(98%)31
Lerd - Local PHP development for Linux
r/laravel20 days ago
78(93%)20
Laravel adds their own product to LLM instructions
r/laravel8 days ago
75(83%)136
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
laravel jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
1,623🇺🇸United States
237🇩🇪Germany
173🇫🇷France
145🇬🇧United Kingdom
119🇨🇦Canada
85Market Summary
2,382
Total Jobs
🏢
69,529
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
175
Posts
Community Interest
Average points15.6
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Laravel Inertia Toast
1 months ago
72
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
laravel content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
40
Videos
617.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-27.8%
Average Engagement
15.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering laravel:
Laravel Daily
YouTube Royalty
Web Tech Knowledge
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
77764
2 months ago
23940
2 months ago
965
2 months ago
21623
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | 31.8% |
| 4 Apr 2026 | 34.1% |
| 21 Mar 2026 | 28.7% |
| 7 Mar 2026 | 32.6% |
| 22 Feb 2026 | 46.4% |
| 8 Feb 2026 | 27.7% |
| 25 Jan 2026 | 36.1% |
| 12 Jan 2026 | 37.6% |
| 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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