HN mention stats 2007–2026: Rust projected to overtake Python in 2026
vista8 · x · 2026-11-12
Hacker News language-mention stats from 2007 to 2026 show Python long dominant but Rust surging: in 2025 Python led with 35,159 mentions vs Rust's 33,697, and the 2026 projection has Rust (≈33,954) overtaking Python (≈31,415) for the first time. Java and PHP keep declining; Ruby ≈4,473, Swift ≈4,807.
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