Is MySQL dead?
Deaditude Score:
32.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The tech equivalent of sensible shoes.
*Data last collected: 26 Oct 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent 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
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
โจ
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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
24
Answer Rate
50%
Acceptance Rate
33%
Growth
+11%
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
45,423
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
36
Posts
4.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+87.5%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysWhat are the reasons *not* to migrate from MySQL to PostgreSQL?
r/mysql11 days ago
44(88%)52
SQL fails that made me laugh ๐
r/mysql23 days ago
27(86%)35
Known Big companies using MySQL
r/mysql14 days ago
24(80%)58
Someone save me from myself
r/mysql13 days ago
10(86%)15
MySQL expired repo maintainer's GPG key
r/mysql6 days ago
8(100%)5
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐ฎ๐ณIndia
9,361๐บ๐ธUnited States
7,748๐ซ๐ทFrance
1,862๐ฉ๐ชGermany
1,261๐จ๐ฆCanada
1,010๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
996Market Summary
22,238
Total Jobs
๐ข
195,401
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.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about MySQL, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
638
Posts
Community Interest
Average points14.7
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Show HN: My Cross-Platform MySQL Parser
4 months ago
50
Oracle announces WebAssembly support in MySQL
11 days ago
41
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
MySQL content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
20
Videos
55.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Modest growth+12.5%
Average Engagement
2.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering MySQL:
Hunar Seekho Academy
Hobby Channel
Tirup Parmar
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
SQL Full Course in Telugu 2025๐คฉ๐คฉ | Part 1 | With Free Notes๐๐ and Practice Questions
Tech Jashwanth
1 months ago
19266
1 months ago
61
1 months ago
70
MySQL Tutorial in Hindi 2025 | Part 2: DDL & DML Commands
Hunar Seekho Academy
1 months ago
00
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2025 | 32.1% |
| 12 Oct 2025 | 28.5% |
| 29 Sept 2025 | 37.8% |
| 15 Sept 2025 | 36.5% |
| 1 Sept 2025 | 34.1% |
| 19 Aug 2025 | 41.1% |
| 5 Aug 2025 | 33.7% |
| 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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