Is Tailwind dead?
Deaditude Score:
30.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Still works perfectly. That's the most interesting thing about it.
*Data last collected: 13 Sept 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component 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
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
✨
2017
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
56
Answer Rate
59%
Acceptance Rate
36%
Growth
+100%
Recent Questions
How to make a pseudo-element span full width of grid container but align with specific grid item in Tailwind CSS?
Answered79 views
csstailwind-csstailwind-css-4
Tailwind @container query behavior
Answered60 views
csstailwind-csstailwind-css-4
Docker compose cannot find @tailwindcss/vite plugin
Unanswered53 views
reactjsdockertailwind-css
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
36,993
Subscribers
5
Active Users
Activity Metrics
66
Posts
7.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+15.0%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysCreated some free minimal tailwind content/maps templates
r/tailwindcss26 days ago
66(96%)5
We made a small Tailwind library with 30+ free components
r/tailwindcss20 days ago
55(92%)7
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Tailwind jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
1,244🇮🇳India
511🇩🇪Germany
241🇬🇧United Kingdom
233🇫🇷France
169🇨🇦Canada
87Market Summary
2,485
Total Jobs
🏢
688
Companies Using It
A handful of brave companies keeping the dream alive.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Tailwind is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Tailwind, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
183
Posts
Last mentioned 2 days ago
Community Interest
Average points12.1
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Vanilla JavaScript support for Tailwind Plus
1 months ago
304191
DaisyUI: Tailwind CSS Components
1 months ago
227176
CSS's problems are Tailwind's problems
1 months ago
126174
Show HN: Tail Lens – Tailwind editor in browser
3 months ago
210
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried Tailwind content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
10
Videos
142.7K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-66.7%
Average Engagement
14.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Tailwind:
Manu Arora
Growing Channel
DEBUG ENTITY
Small Creator
Code with Ahsan
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
![React Course for Beginners w/ Tailwind CSS [2025]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IJ85kCdqWao/mqdefault.jpg)
React Course for Beginners w/ Tailwind CSS [2025]
freeCodeCamp.org
1 months ago
2.2K88
1 months ago
80452
2 months ago
975134
![[Update] fully rewrote tailwindcss cheatsheet in react and few other updates](https://i.redd.it/lk5mb8i5kjjf1.png){kind=link}
1 months ago
7513
"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 Sept 2025 | 30.3% |
| 31 Aug 2025 | 26.4% |
| 17 Aug 2025 | 25.4% |
| 3 Aug 2025 | 34.7% |
| 21 Jul 2025 | 32.5% |
| 7 Jul 2025 | 35.9% |
| 23 Jun 2025 | 40.3% |
| 10 Jun 2025 | 43.3% |
| 14 May 2025 | 35.8% |
| 9 May 2025 | 33.7% |
| 4 May 2025 | 35.5% |
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