The Most Popular Programming Languages - 1965/2020

In this video the most used programming languages from 1965 to 2020. The data are updated to the second quarter of 2020. In the second quarter of 2020 the most used programming languages are: Python, Javascript and Java. C#, PHP, C++ and others follow.

The source of the starting data is the video and the calculation made by Data is Beautiful which has realized a popularity index on GitHub and other national surveys. To this data has been added the value of the 2020 data. The Y-axis is a value relativized specifically to create the data.

[mu]

Very fascinating.

Excellent job.

From reddit.

[sudo]

The graph doesn't specify any qualifications for what is shown in the data. Thus the Linux kernel (written in C) might count as a single point for "1 project made releases this month" ; or maybe 1000 because "1000 developers contributed this month" ; maybe 7 billion because "7 billion users" ; or maybe even 20 billion because "20 billion devices"?

[DarkGharren]

I find it interesting that C -> Java -> Python is basically the progression of which programming language I used most at a given time.

[TonyTigerTonyTiger]

0:34 Assembler. Isn't the language Assembly, and an Assembler is a "compiler" for assembly language?

[TammonOG]

I would havs thought c++ would have been a lot higher

[JesseLucas]

Do you have any sources for these numbers?

[samrichardson]

must have have been huge change since 2020. Any update planned ? Your work is awesome

[steampunkscientist]

1995 to 1996 felt like all languages below C were saying "Every man for himself!"

[tonyennis]

For the first 25 seconds, almost every language in the top get used less and less. I can only think there has been an explosion of lesser-used languages and these are diluting the pool.

[icxcarnie]

To what unit are you measuring the popularity with?

[haksell]

In ten years, I just want to see rust skyrocket in popularity.

[davidleighsparks]

I find it interesting as I'm a retired S/W Systems Engineer who started out in 1971.

[BawlBag]

What? No mention of the Shakespeare Programming Langauge?!

[matteodesu]

Can you please source the song? I don't see it anywhere in the description.

[eitan]

Delphi really deserves to be in a MUCH higher place

[StrobeSML]

I have to wonder how much of this is new programming compared to companies that had old projects. COBOL was still in the back-end for many government and business uses 20 years ago, beginning to lose popularity mainly because the older mainframers that used them were retiring and companies were needing to change their infrastructure. Companies are slow to change their core processes because of the cost involved. However, I can definitely accept the shifts in general.

I also wonder what the source of the data is? Would this be based on the type of programmers hired?

[bkbk]

1:33 - 1) С: 48, Ada - 46, Pascal - 34, 48+46+34 > 100, so what does the x axis mean?

[santosvella]

There's no key, so assuming a 1 to 1 relationship. I programmer to 1 on your chart.

[beingpravas]

What is the x-axis signifies, i.e. from 0...20...40...60...80....

[bjarnenilsson]

Ok so c# is climbing in the rankings but it’s popularity seams to fall, I wonder if that has something to do with web front ends, it will be interesting to se how this changes as was and blazer becomes more popular ( if they indeed do.