Is Svelte dead?
Deaditude Score:
48.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Will be running unchanged in production when the sun explodes.
*Data last collected: 17 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
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
4
Answer Rate
75%
Acceptance Rate
50%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
51,890
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
132
Posts
25.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-6.8%
Minor decline
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysmapcn is now available for Svelte!
r/sveltejs16 days ago
393(99%)24
CVEs affecting the Svelte ecosystem
r/sveltejs3 days ago
173(99%)9
crates.io devs are moving to Svelte
r/sveltejs16 days ago
148(100%)7
God I love Svelte
r/sveltejs20 days ago
135(94%)28
Before discovering Svelte
r/sveltejs28 days ago
134(96%)11
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sustainable
Resume with Svelte skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
368🇮🇳India
98🇩🇪Germany
89🇨🇦Canada
43🇫🇷France
42🇬🇧United Kingdom
39Market Summary
679
Total Jobs
🏢
7,052
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
108
Posts
Last mentioned 2 days ago
Community Interest
Average points19.7
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
CVEs affecting the Svelte ecosystem
3 days ago
18029
SveltePlot: A Svelte native visualization framework
2 months ago
100
Show HN: V0 for Svelte (svelte0), a Svelte UI generator
2 months ago
63
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Svelte content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
18
Videos
46.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
2.6K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Svelte:
Tech Guy Dilan
Hobby Channel
Chris Hay
Small Creator
Svelte Society
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
755
Async Svelte — Svienna
Svelte Society
1 months ago
565
SvelteKit and Effect with Dillon Mulroy
Svelte Society
1 months ago
626
Building Hydratable with Elliott Johnson
Svelte Society
1 months ago
494
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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