Is React dead?
Deaditude Score:
39.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> So stable it might as well be in a museum.
*Data last collected: 4 Jan 2026, 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
2013
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
73
Answer Rate
40%
Acceptance Rate
16%
Growth
-26%
Recent Questions
fatal error: 'react/utils/CoreFeatures.h' file not found
Unanswered74 views
reactjsreact-nativereact-native-reanimated
Google Maps reloads tiles as gray when revisiting previously viewed area in @react-google-maps/api
Unanswered52 views
javascriptreactjsgoogle-maps
Why is Prettier throwing an error in my PR about tsconfig.json?
Unanswered50 views
reactjstypescriptprettier
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
485,903
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
264
Posts
22.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+42.6%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
๐จ
Migration Alert
3 mentions of migrating away from React detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysReact Server Component, maybe a mistake from the beginning?
r/reactjs1 months ago
736(94%)178
I got hacked - 10+ apps/projects and 3 servers were affected.
r/reactjs1 months ago
472(96%)144
I made a decision tree to stop myself from writing bad useEffect
r/reactjs9 days ago
372(96%)52
2 New React Vulnerabilities (Medium & High)
r/reactjs26 days ago
253(98%)95
Base UI 1.0 released!
r/reactjs26 days ago
241(99%)65
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
48,512๐ฎ๐ณIndia
13,921๐ซ๐ทFrance
5,493๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
4,608๐จ๐ฆCanada
2,996๐ฉ๐ชGermany
2,446Market Summary
77,976
Total Jobs
๐ข
275,902
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
React is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about React, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points11.7
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
React is winning by default and slowing innovation
3 months ago
698837
A worker fell into a nuclear reactor pool
2 months ago
689507
RCE Vulnerability in React and Next.js
1 months ago
628258
The React Foundation
2 months ago
313378
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried React content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
44
Videos
571.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-33.3%
Average Engagement
13.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering React:
Codevolution
YouTube Royalty
Simplilearn
Small Creator
Austin Davis
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
76044
React 19 Tutorial - 7 - Rules of JSX
Codevolution
2 months ago
23015
React 19 Tutorial - 8 - Props
Codevolution
1 months ago
19011
React 19 Tutorial - 10 - Conditional Rendering
Codevolution
1 months ago
1929
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 4 Jan 2026 | 39.3% |
| 21 Dec 2025 | 30.3% |
| 8 Dec 2025 | 25.3% |
| 24 Nov 2025 | 19.4% |
| 10 Nov 2025 | 15.9% |
| 29 Oct 2025 | 21.4% |
| 15 Oct 2025 | 16.6% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 20.2% |
| 18 Sept 2025 | 31.5% |
| 4 Sept 2025 | 22.8% |
| 21 Aug 2025 | 26.8% |
| 8 Aug 2025 | 27.4% |
| 25 Jul 2025 | 36.7% |
| 11 Jul 2025 | 33.3% |
| 28 Jun 2025 | 23.5% |
| 14 Jun 2025 | 26.4% |
| 1 Jun 2025 | 27.6% |
| 10 May 2025 | 12.7% |
| 4 May 2025 | 14.1% |
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