Is Rust dead?
Deaditude Score:
33.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Enterprise-ready, which is code for 'boringly reliable'.
*Data last collected: 13 Jan 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent 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
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Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
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Hacker News Hype
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โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
โจ
2010
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
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
56
Answer Rate
64%
Acceptance Rate
38%
Growth
-5%
Recent Questions
Why can Rust infer the static lifetime for a trait implementation's associated type in some syntactic situations but not others?
Answered54 views
rustlifetimeassociated-types
Rust: chrono in mongodb v3.4.1
Answered48 views
mongodbrust
How do I fix INVALID_ALIAS_KEY when trying to transfer a fungible token with a Hedera smart contract?
Unanswered40 views
rustsolidityhedera-hashgraph
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
381,648
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
315
Posts
96.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+600.0%
Explosive growth!
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
๐จ
Migration Alert
3 mentions of migrating away from Rust detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 dayscorroded: so unsafe it should be illegal
r/rust15 days ago
1383(96%)267
[Media] I love Rust, but this sounds like a terrible idea
r/rust21 days ago
1160(96%)373
Introduction ffmpReg, a complete rewrite of ffmpeg in pure Rust
r/rust13 days ago
886(86%)239
[Media] I was having trouble finding my Rust files, so I made an icon.
r/rust2 days ago
806(98%)51
I used to love checking in here..
r/rust29 days ago
807(97%)151
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Rust on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐ฉ๐ชGermany
8,323๐บ๐ธUnited States
7,705๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
556๐ฎ๐ณIndia
445๐ซ๐ทFrance
298๐จ๐ฆCanada
273Market Summary
17,600
Total Jobs
๐ข
26,186
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Rust is still paying the bills in 6 countries.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
HN Darling
Rust gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points25.9
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Rust in the kernel is no longer experimental
1 months ago
962803
GotaTun โ Mullvad's WireGuard Implementation in Rust
25 days ago
632131
Rust cross-platform GPUI components
2 months ago
515218
Show HN: OpenWorkers โ Self-hosted Cloudflare workers in Rust
12 days ago
500158
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried Rust content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
18
Videos
444.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-55.6%
Average Engagement
24.7K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Rust:
Saad Saleem
Hobby Channel
Low Level
Major Creator
SyedHussimDev
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
did rust take down the internet?
Low Level
1 months ago
9.9K1.8K
From C to Rust: Modernizing Malware Development
Suit Up and Hack
1 months ago
1.2K6
Getting Started With GTK4 With Rust
SyedHussimDev
1 months ago
18620
![[Media] I love Rust, but this sounds like a terrible idea](https://i.redd.it/xvddtxbza09g1.png){kind=link}
![[Media] I was having trouble finding my Rust files, so I made an icon.](https://i.redd.it/cgng6vpponcg1.png){kind=link}
1 months ago
121
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2026 | 33.9% |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 32.0% |
| 17 Dec 2025 | 21.1% |
| 3 Dec 2025 | 18.3% |
| 20 Nov 2025 | 36.3% |
| 6 Nov 2025 | 26.9% |
| 24 Oct 2025 | 23.3% |
| 11 Oct 2025 | 15.6% |
| 27 Sept 2025 | 16.1% |
| 13 Sept 2025 | 29.5% |
| 31 Aug 2025 | 24.1% |
| 17 Aug 2025 | 24.3% |
| 3 Aug 2025 | 11.5% |
| 21 Jul 2025 | 15.3% |
| 7 Jul 2025 | 25.5% |
| 23 Jun 2025 | 21.0% |
| 10 Jun 2025 | 16.5% |
| 14 May 2025 | 27.5% |
| 9 May 2025 | 21.7% |
| 4 May 2025 | 19.9% |
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"I chose Rust because I hate having free time and enjoy debugging obscure errors."