Is MySQL dead?
Deaditude Score:
32.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> So stable it might as well be in a museum.
*Data last collected: 22 Jul 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
✨
1995
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
55
Answer Rate
49%
Acceptance Rate
22%
Growth
-33%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
44,265
Subscribers
5
Active Users
Activity Metrics
45
Posts
2.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+61.5%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysMySQL Workbench Alternatives
r/mysql1 months ago
18(96%)35
thread_pool_hybrid: a faster more scalable connection handler
r/mysql1 months ago
7(100%)2
How best to visualise my tables with growing complexity?
r/mysql16 days ago
5(100%)1
How are you naming your database?
r/mysql19 days ago
6(87%)12
MySQL Workbench Not Importing All Rows From CSV
r/mysql22 days ago
5(100%)6
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
9,694🇺🇸United States
9,197🇫🇷France
1,840🇩🇪Germany
1,326🇨🇦Canada
921🇬🇧United Kingdom
851Market Summary
23,829
Total Jobs
🏢
172,020
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
MySQL 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 MySQL, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
658
Posts
Community Interest
Average points16.7
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Enhancing MySQL: MySQL improvement project
1 months ago
5742
Features I Wish MySQL Had but Postgres Already Has
1 months ago
182
Show HN: My Cross-Platform MySQL Parser
29 days ago
50
MySQL Query Optimization with Releem
2 months ago
50
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
YouTubers discovered MySQL generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
17
Videos
291.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+75.0%
Average Engagement
17.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering MySQL:
Codehal
Growing Channel
CodeLucky
Hobby Channel
Code With Neha
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
SQL Full Course 2025 | SQL Tutorial for Beginners | SQL Beginner to Advanced Training | Simplilearn
Simplilearn
1 months ago
2321
Difference between Primary Key & Foreign key in MySQL || MySQL Tutorial|| Code With Neha
Code With Neha
1 months ago
623
1 months ago
578
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2025 | 32.6% |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 31.7% |
| 25 Jun 2025 | 47.1% |
| 11 Jun 2025 | 49.8% |
| 29 May 2025 | 44.2% |
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