Is Tailwind dead?
Deaditude Score:
40.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The Toyota Corolla of technologies. Never breaks, never impresses.
*Data last collected: 17 Dec 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
✨
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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
24
Answer Rate
50%
Acceptance Rate
25%
Growth
-50%
Recent Questions
Trying to get these slide indicator dots to stay on the right
Unanswered72 views
javascriptreactjstailwind-css
Stylelint extension not validating Tailwind CSS @apply directives in VS Code
Unanswered58 views
csstailwind-cssvscode-extensions
Node.js segmentation fault during vite build after adding Typst (@myriaddreamin/typst-ts-node-compiler) – works locally but build step fails
Unanswered44 views
node.jsdockertailwind-css
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
38,577
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
65
Posts
6.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-55.6%
Significant drop
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI built blocks.so - free shadcn blocks/components for your projects.
r/tailwindcss19 days ago
68(95%)6
Part 1: Building Fluid Responsive Designs in TailwindCSS v4: How I Created fluid-tailwindcss
r/tailwindcss8 days ago
63(98%)15
GitLab now uses TailwindCSS
r/tailwindcss28 days ago
43(97%)4
Made my app OKLCH-first!
r/tailwindcss18 days ago
26(90%)4
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Tailwind jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
2,191🇮🇳India
509🇬🇧United Kingdom
192🇫🇷France
171🇨🇦Canada
152🇩🇪Germany
138Market Summary
3,353
Total Jobs
🏢
33,905
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
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
182
Posts
Community Interest
Average points8.1
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Show HN: Tail Lens – Visually edit tailwind css dev tool
3 months ago
81
Show HN: PDF Generator API Based on React and Tailwind
2 months ago
52
Meku – Generate React and Tailwind Apps from Prompts
2 months ago
41
Show HN: Convert any website to Astro and Tailwind
2 months ago
40
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried Tailwind content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
32
Videos
346.2K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-42.9%
Average Engagement
10.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Tailwind:
Sina Maghsoudi
Hobby Channel
Dev Script
Small Creator
Nauval
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
4.6K89
Tailwind CSS v4 Full Course 2026 — Master in 1 Hour!
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1 months ago
13218
1 months ago
1009
1 months ago
936
"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 Dec 2025 | 40.6% |
| 3 Dec 2025 | 30.0% |
| 20 Nov 2025 | 21.1% |
| 6 Nov 2025 | 25.8% |
| 24 Oct 2025 | 46.1% |
| 11 Oct 2025 | 27.3% |
| 27 Sept 2025 | 25.5% |
| 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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