Is Svelte dead?
Deaditude Score:
32.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Stable as a rock. About as exciting as one too.
*Data last collected: 13 Jun 2025, 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 achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2016
GitHub Pulse
Stable
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
83,066
total stars
Forks
4,550
total forks
Open PRs
763
open pull requests
Recent Commits
94
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Stable
trend assessment
Language Distribution
JavaScript72.4%
Svelte21.9%
TypeScript4.0%
CSS1.3%
HTML0.5%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
16
Answer Rate
38%
Acceptance Rate
25%
Growth
-57%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
47,212
Subscribers
35
Active Users
Activity Metrics
225
Posts
23.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-14.5%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysshadcn-svelte v1 - Svelte 5, Tailwind v4, Charts, Calendar, Custom Registry Support
r/sveltejs6 days ago
389(99%)39
Claude Sonnet 4 and Opus 4 can write Svelte 5 code using Runes properly!
r/sveltejs23 days ago
214(96%)31
HUGE NEWS! Svelte Flow 1.0 has officially landed! [self-promo]
r/sveltejs25 days ago
200(96%)36
VueJS vs ReactJS vs SvelteJS
r/sveltejs19 days ago
165(94%)90
Made a multiplayer world creator with svelte/threlte (demo/source in comment)
r/sveltejs13 days ago
165(100%)11
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sustainable
Resume with Svelte skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇩🇪Germany
368🇺🇸United States
278🇮🇳India
83🇫🇷France
57🇨🇦Canada
45🇬🇧United Kingdom
26Market Summary
857
Total Jobs
🏢
5,082
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
82
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday
Community Interest
Average points13.7
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Konva.js - Declarative 2D Canvas for React, Vue, and Svelte
2 months ago
25372
Svelte 5 is not JavaScript
3 months ago
194202
Svelte5: A Less Favorable Vue3
3 months ago
6492
I like Svelte more than React (it's store management)
13 days ago
6164
Svelte: $derived can now be overwritten
2 months ago
5148
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Svelte content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
19
Videos
122.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Modest growth+20.0%
Average Engagement
6.5K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Svelte:
Code with Stanislav
Small Creator
Code Hub
Hobby Channel
Ben Davis
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
587103
1 months ago
67083
SvelteKit is the best way to build single page apps - and it just got even better!
Code with Stanislav
2 months ago
26929
1 months ago
21115
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | 32.4% |
| 31 May 2025 | 28.5% |
| 10 May 2025 | 27.7% |
| 4 May 2025 | 29.8% |
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