Is Next.js dead?
Deaditude Score:
26.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Rock solid stability, soul-crushing mediocrity.
*Data last collected: 21 Jan 2026, 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
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Reddit Drama
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Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
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Stackoverflow copypasting
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Job offering
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Companies adoption
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Hacker News Hype
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⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
53
Answer Rate
23%
Acceptance Rate
9%
Growth
+131%
Recent Questions
ky headers missing in Next.js Server Action only in Production/Kubernetes environment
Unanswered54 views
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Next.js / React app is deployed to AWS Amplify, but the login is not workable
Unanswered48 views
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How to refactor a Next.js Client Component to a Server Component while keeping "isFetched" animation logic?
Unanswered39 views
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🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
157,358
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
272
Posts
12.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+138.6%
Explosive growth!
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
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Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Next.js detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAnyone else exhausted by the constant churn in Next.js?
r/nextjs20 days ago
270(94%)97
I built a library that auto-generates shimmer skeletons from your actual components (so you don't have to maintain them
r/nextjs1 days ago
234(97%)31
Vercel just launched skills.sh, and it already has 20K installs
r/nextjs1 days ago
207(91%)18
I analyzed the top 500 active Next.js issues. The state of production CSS is concerning.
r/nextjs15 days ago
115(91%)41
You don't need Vercel. Hosting Next.js 15 with Docker and SQLite
r/nextjs6 days ago
90(93%)63
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Next.js on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
2,449🇮🇳India
1,469🇬🇧United Kingdom
509🇨🇦Canada
359🇩🇪Germany
341🇫🇷France
321Market Summary
5,448
Total Jobs
🏢
20
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.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Next.js, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
484
Posts
Community Interest
Average points6.5
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
RCE Vulnerability in React and Next.js
1 months ago
628258
Why I Chose Elixir Phoenix over Rails, Laravel, and Next.js
3 months ago
272260
Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in React and Next.js
1 months ago
13477
One year with Next.js App Router and why we're moving on
2 months ago
119104
Next.js 16
3 months ago
2810
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried Next.js content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
46
Videos
1.1M
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-61.5%
Average Engagement
24.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Next.js:
WebDev Warriors
Small Creator
Cand Dev
Growing Channel
Web Dev Simplified
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Learn Tanstack Start In 60 Minutes
Web Dev Simplified
1 months ago
2.3K260
How to Use Prisma 7 in Next.js
Cand Dev
1 months ago
35439
Building a Complete Backend API with Next.js 16 & PostgreSQL | Authentication & Authorization
Dipesh Malvia
1 months ago
21111
1 months ago
11715
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2026 | 26.1% |
| 7 Jan 2026 | 27.0% |
| 25 Dec 2025 | 29.7% |
| 11 Dec 2025 | 17.5% |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 20.1% |
| 14 Nov 2025 | 22.5% |
| 1 Nov 2025 | 19.4% |
| 18 Oct 2025 | 29.2% |
| 5 Oct 2025 | 21.3% |
| 21 Sept 2025 | 20.9% |
| 7 Sept 2025 | 21.9% |
| 25 Aug 2025 | 20.6% |
| 11 Aug 2025 | 24.1% |
| 28 Jul 2025 | 23.0% |
| 15 Jul 2025 | 19.5% |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 15.8% |
| 17 Jun 2025 | 14.9% |
| 4 Jun 2025 | 10.2% |
| 10 May 2025 | 9.3% |
| 4 May 2025 | 12.5% |
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