Is Svelte dead?
Deaditude Score:
50.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The docs exist. On GeoCities.
*Data last collected: 23 Apr 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
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 reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
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
Struggling
Question Metrics
Total Questions
3
Answer Rate
67%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
54,149
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
95
Posts
36.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-17.6%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Svelte detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysRecreated my Nineties Tape Recorder in Svelte
r/sveltejs25 days ago
564(99%)66
Svelte in production: 226K MAU, just got featured on Japanese national TV
r/sveltejs18 days ago
318(100%)47
🌸Blossom color picker UI built with Svelte
r/sveltejs26 days ago
268(100%)23
Re-introducing SvelteDnD - drag & drop for Svelte 5
r/sveltejs27 days ago
224(100%)15
I worked with a German startup that used Svelte and I still think about it
r/sveltejs11 days ago
180(99%)26
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sustainable
Resume with Svelte skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
366🇮🇳India
91🇩🇪Germany
70🇫🇷France
57🇨🇦Canada
35🇬🇧United Kingdom
18Market Summary
637
Total Jobs
🏢
7,189
Companies Using It
Big tech's favorite toy. Even your local coffee shop probably uses it.
Reality Check
Career Life Support
Svelte isn't dead, but maybe start a side project with something trendier.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Svelte, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
143
Posts
Community Interest
Average points11.9
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
CVEs affecting the Svelte ecosystem
3 months ago
18428
Golf game built last night with Claude Code, Svelte and ThreeJS
2 months ago
3630
How We Rewrote 130K Lines from React to Svelte in Two Weeks
1 months ago
143
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried Svelte content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
22
Videos
358.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-50.0%
Average Engagement
16.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Svelte:
Larue
Major Creator
Procodestore
Hobby Channel
Svelte Society
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
5.9K279
1 months ago
2.5K199
1 months ago
35948
This Week in Svelte, Ep. 132 — Changelog
Svelte Society
2 months ago
130
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | 50.4% |
| 9 Apr 2026 | 46.7% |
| 26 Mar 2026 | 43.0% |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 39.1% |
| 27 Feb 2026 | 51.6% |
| 13 Feb 2026 | 35.6% |
| 31 Jan 2026 | 44.8% |
| 17 Jan 2026 | 48.6% |
| 3 Jan 2026 | 46.5% |
| 21 Dec 2025 | 40.4% |
| 7 Dec 2025 | 35.0% |
| 23 Nov 2025 | 33.2% |
| 10 Nov 2025 | 25.6% |
| 28 Oct 2025 | 37.4% |
| 14 Oct 2025 | 44.3% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 27.2% |
| 17 Sept 2025 | 32.7% |
| 3 Sept 2025 | 39.7% |
| 21 Aug 2025 | 25.7% |
| 7 Aug 2025 | 22.7% |
| 24 Jul 2025 | 27.5% |
| 11 Jul 2025 | 39.7% |
| 27 Jun 2025 | 33.7% |
| 13 Jun 2025 | 32.4% |
| 31 May 2025 | 28.5% |
| 10 May 2025 | 27.7% |
| 4 May 2025 | 29.8% |
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