Is This Tech Dead?
Is This Tech Dead?
Apr 19, 2026Live
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Is Next.js dead?

Deaditude Score:

29.7%
ⓘ How is this calculated?
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The tech equivalent of sensible shoes.
*Data last collected: 13 Apr 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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🔬Component Breakdown

Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad

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

Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
🚀
2016

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
31
Answer Rate
26%
Acceptance Rate
6%
Growth
-9%
In the last 30 days

Recent Questions

How to show a modal/popup when user navigates away from a particular page in Next.js 15 App Router?
Unanswered60 views
next.js
delay applying styles in nextjs with tailwind
Unanswered41 views
next.jstailwind-css
Next.js 16 + MUI 7.3.9 + Tailwind 4.2 Setup
Unanswered37 views
next.jsmaterial-uitailwind-css

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling

Community Size

164,291
Subscribers
0
Active Users

Activity Metrics

190
Posts
9.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+11.1%
Strong momentum

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨

Migration Alert

2 mentions of migrating away from Next.js detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.

Popular Discussions

Last 30 days
Vercel Changing TOS - Feeding your data to AI
r/nextjs1 months ago
113(97%)35
This is how much space my .next folders are taking up
r/nextjs15 days ago
99(95%)33
How are you self-hosting Next.js apps in 2026? Here’s my go-to "Single VPS" stack.
r/nextjs17 days ago
61(93%)72
uh what the hell
r/nextjs20 days ago
59(97%)28
Next.js Across Platforms: Adapters, OpenNext, and Our Commitments
r/nextjs24 days ago
60(94%)14
Browse Reddit

💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

Next.js on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.

Global Job Distribution

🇺🇸United States
2,488
🇮🇳India
1,336
🇬🇧United Kingdom
451
🇫🇷France
327
🇩🇪Germany
303
🇨🇦Canada
295

Market Summary

5,200
Total Jobs
🏢
19
Companies Using It
A few courageous (or stubborn) companies still on board.

Reality Check

Marketable Skill Alert!

Next.js is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.

Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.

Source: Adzuna

🔸 Hacker News Discourse

Still Relevant

HN tolerates discussions about Next.js, but the real party's elsewhere.

Mentions

681
Posts

Community Interest

Average points5.8
Stone cold silence

HN Verdict

The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10

Notable Discussions

Order bypoints
How we rebuilt Next.js with AI in one week
1 months ago
540236
We moved Railway's frontend off Next.js. Builds went from 10+ mins to under 2
11 days ago
215217
Cloudflare rewrites Next.js as AI rewrites commercial open source
1 months ago
245
Vinext – The Next.js API surface, reimplemented on Vite
1 months ago
172
Next.js 16.2
1 months ago
161
Search on HN
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Some Content

Next.js content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.

Content Metrics

43
Videos
1.4M
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+28.6%

Average Engagement

32.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering Next.js:
JavaScript Mastery
Major Creator
Coded Design
Major Creator
Your Average Tech Bro
Growing Channel

Popular Videos

Sorted byviews
2 months ago
3.3K238
2 months ago
1.4K128
1 months ago
37947
1 months ago
291
Search on YouTube
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
13 Apr 202629.7%
30 Mar 202623.7%
17 Mar 202638.0%
3 Mar 202628.4%
17 Feb 202633.8%
4 Feb 202633.0%
21 Jan 202626.1%
7 Jan 202627.0%
25 Dec 202529.7%
11 Dec 202517.5%
27 Nov 202520.1%
14 Nov 202522.5%
1 Nov 202519.4%
18 Oct 202529.2%
5 Oct 202521.3%
21 Sept 202520.9%
7 Sept 202521.9%
25 Aug 202520.6%
11 Aug 202524.1%
28 Jul 202523.0%
15 Jul 202519.5%
1 Jul 202515.8%
17 Jun 202514.9%
4 Jun 202510.2%
10 May 20259.3%
4 May 202512.5%

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