Is MySQL dead?
Deaditude Score:
31.7%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Your boss loves it. That should tell you everything.
*Data last collected: 9 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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
75
Answer Rate
47%
Acceptance Rate
28%
Growth
+30%
Recent Questions
How to speed up MySQL query containing LEFT JOIN and GROUP BY with 4M+ rows?
Unanswered55 views
mysql
Set date constraint to be after a specified date in mysql table
Unanswered26 views
mysqldateconstraints
real time summarized table with streaming data aggregated using MY SQL Database
Unanswered23 views
mysql
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
44,123
Subscribers
5
Active Users
Activity Metrics
38
Posts
2.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+7.7%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysMySQL Workbench Alternatives
r/mysql14 days ago
18(100%)35
Free MySQL tier for personal project
r/mysql25 days ago
10(86%)14
thread_pool_hybrid: a faster more scalable connection handler
r/mysql16 days ago
7(100%)2
MySQL Workbench Not Importing All Rows From CSV
r/mysql2 days ago
5(100%)6
What MySQL DR strategy do you use?
r/mysql8 days ago
4(83%)12
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
9,837🇺🇸United States
9,592🇫🇷France
1,867🇩🇪Germany
1,517🇨🇦Canada
964🇬🇧United Kingdom
918Market Summary
24,695
Total Jobs
🏢
168,340
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
662
Posts
Community Interest
Average points17.4
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
MySQL transactions per second vs. fsyncs per second (2020)
3 months ago
12152
Enhancing MySQL: MySQL improvement project
1 months ago
5742
Features I Wish MySQL Had but Postgres Already Has
29 days ago
182
Show HN: My Cross-Platform MySQL Parser
9 days ago
50
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTubers discovered MySQL generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
17
Videos
63.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+125.0%
Average Engagement
3.7K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering MySQL:
Laurence Ayo
Hobby Channel
Ashok IT
Small Creator
Codehal
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
21115
SQL Full Course 2025 | SQL Tutorial for Beginners | SQL Beginner to Advanced Training | Simplilearn
Simplilearn
1 months ago
2311
Difference between Primary Key & Foreign key in MySQL || MySQL Tutorial|| Code With Neha
Code With Neha
1 months ago
423
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2025 | 31.7% |
| 25 Jun 2025 | 47.1% |
| 11 Jun 2025 | 49.8% |
| 29 May 2025 | 44.2% |
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