Is laravel dead?
Deaditude Score:
34.8%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The Toyota Corolla of technologies. Never breaks, never impresses.
*Data last collected: 23 Oct 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
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
73
Answer Rate
21%
Acceptance Rate
10%
Growth
+48%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
101,598
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
63
Posts
26.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+23.8%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI'm James Brooks, Engineering Team Lead of Laravel Forge, Ask Me Anything!
r/laravel1 months ago
159(94%)115
NativePHP going truly native.. for real-real!
r/laravel4 days ago
154(93%)29
Craft CMS moving fully to Laravel
r/laravel24 days ago
104(97%)49
Is everyone happy with the new Forge UI ?
r/laravel9 days ago
74(95%)128
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
laravel jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
1,715🇺🇸United States
337🇬🇧United Kingdom
287🇩🇪Germany
260🇫🇷France
236🇨🇦Canada
106Market Summary
2,941
Total Jobs
🏢
60,660
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
88
Posts
Community Interest
Average points16.6
Minimal traction
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
10 days ago
272259
Building a Jeopardy Game for Laravel Live Denmark
2 months ago
101
The next generation of Laravel Forge
24 days 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
30
Videos
81.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
2.7K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering laravel:
WPBrim
Small Creator
TutorialsFor
Hobby Channel
Laracasts
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Should You Learn Laravel Before PHP?
Laracasts
1 months ago
63594
1 months ago
12729
2 months ago
10512
1 months ago
100
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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