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Ruby

Created by Yukihiro Matsumoto in 1995

Rank
#10
Score
3.9

Dynamic language focused on simplicity and productivity

Object-orientedProceduralFunctional

Key Statistics

Current Rank
#10
Popularity Score
3.9
out of 100
First Released
1995
31 years ago
Trend Direction
↘ Falling
4.7 pts
Created by Yukihiro Matsumoto in 1995

Popularity Trend

8.66.23.9
Feb 8Feb 22Mar 8

Composite score over the last 5 weeks

Source Breakdown

Contribution by data source (Total: 3.9)

GitHub(20% weight)
15.6400.0%

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

Recent History

PeriodRankScore
Mar 2026Current#103.9
Mar 2026#103.9
Feb 2026#103.9
Feb 2026#128.6
Feb 2026#128.6

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