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JavaScript

Created by Brendan Eich in 1995

Rank
#2
Score
40.2

The language of the web, running in every browser

Event-drivenFunctionalPrototype-based

Key Statistics

Current Rank
#2
Popularity Score
40.2
out of 100
First Released
1995
31 years ago
Created by Brendan Eich in 1995

Source Breakdown

Contribution by data source (Total: 40.2)

GitHub(20% weight)
52.1129.7%
Stack Overflow(20% weight)
40.9101.8%
Google Trends(15% weight)
4.010.0%
Job Postings(15% weight)
75.5187.9%
Tutorials(5% weight)
88.8221.1%

Scores are weighted by importance: GitHub (20%), Stack Overflow (20%), Packages (15%), Google Trends (15%), Jobs (15%), Reddit (10%), Tutorials (5%)

Recent History

PeriodRankScore
Feb 2026Current#240.2

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