Is Swift dead?
Deaditude Score:
33.7%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> It does exactly what it's supposed to. Nothing more, nothing less. Forever.
*Data last collected: 5 Jun 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
2014
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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
48
Answer Rate
40%
Acceptance Rate
31%
Growth
+180%
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
139,247
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
136
Posts
11.6
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+11.6%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI open-sourced the native Markdown rendering engine I built for my native macOS app
r/swift1 months ago
240(98%)52
Bringing Goodnotes to the web with Swift and WebAssembly
r/swift12 days ago
104(99%)4
I brought The Swift Programming Language book back to Apple Books, along with PDF and EPUB archives
r/swift1 months ago
76(99%)17
I'm building a Swift native Kubernetes Client called Rune
r/swift11 days ago
68(95%)12
Kedi - a git client for everyone - written with SwiftUI and Metal
r/swift8 days ago
59(92%)27
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
25,056๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
3,010๐ฎ๐ณIndia
2,638๐จ๐ฆCanada
871๐ฉ๐ชGermany
437๐ซ๐ทFrance
423Market Summary
32,435
Total Jobs
๐ข
55,468
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Swift 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
Swift gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points20.4
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Swift 6.3
2 months ago
340230
Closing this as we are no longer pursuing Swift adoption
3 months ago
328315
Show HN: A native macOS client for Hacker News, built with SwiftUI
3 months ago
265187
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Swift content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
20
Videos
20.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-25.0%
Average Engagement
1.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Swift:
CodeWithChris
YouTube Royalty
YOGX WORLD
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
22032
2 months ago
636
2 months ago
566
Learn Swift for Beginners - Lesson 4 - Data Types
CodeWithChris
1 months ago
3615
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2026 | 33.7% |
| 23 May 2026 | 39.9% |
| 9 May 2026 | 30.2% |
| 25 Apr 2026 | 34.6% |
| 12 Apr 2026 | 34.9% |
| 29 Mar 2026 | 41.9% |
| 15 Mar 2026 | 32.2% |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 41.6% |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 28.6% |
| 2 Feb 2026 | 37.1% |
| 20 Jan 2026 | 36.8% |
| 6 Jan 2026 | 42.5% |
| 23 Dec 2025 | 40.9% |
| 10 Dec 2025 | 42.8% |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 38.0% |
| 12 Nov 2025 | 35.7% |
| 31 Oct 2025 | 37.0% |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 38.8% |
| 3 Oct 2025 | 31.5% |
| 20 Sept 2025 | 39.7% |
| 6 Sept 2025 | 35.6% |
| 23 Aug 2025 | 41.0% |
| 10 Aug 2025 | 43.4% |
| 27 Jul 2025 | 37.4% |
| 13 Jul 2025 | 34.2% |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 22.8% |
| 16 Jun 2025 | 21.4% |
| 3 Jun 2025 | 27.7% |
| 10 May 2025 | 29.8% |
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