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Python

Created by Guido van Rossum in 1991

Rank
#1
Score
51.9

High-level, general-purpose programming language

Object-orientedProceduralFunctional

Key Statistics

Current Rank
#1
Popularity Score
51.9
out of 100
First Released
1991
35 years ago
Created by Guido van Rossum in 1991

Source Breakdown

Contribution by data source (Total: 51.9)

GitHub(20% weight)
64.5124.2%
Stack Overflow(20% weight)
42.281.2%
Google Trends(15% weight)
46.088.6%
Job Postings(15% weight)
80.5155.0%
Tutorials(5% weight)
100.0192.5%

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#151.9

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