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Language Trends
Weekly movement in programming language popularity. Updated every Tuesday from 7 independent data sources.
Current data as of June 21, 2026 · 8 weeks of history
Perl is this week's biggest mover, climbing 1 spot to #19. Elixir saw the steepest decline, dropping 1 place to #20.
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“Python remains the world's most popular programming language this week, leading across all 7 data sources we track.”
Source: LangPop · langpop.com/trends
Score Trajectories
Composite scores for the top languages over time. Higher is more popular.
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Ruby
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Java
Composite score = weighted average across GitHub, job postings, Stack Overflow, Google Trends, packages, Reddit, and tutorials. See methodology
Current Snapshot
| Rank | Language | Change | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Python | — | 23.3 |
| #2 | JavaScript | — | 19.6 |
| #3 | Ruby | — | 19.6 |
| #4 | TypeScript | — | 17.5 |
| #5 | Java | — | 16.2 |
| #6 | C++ | — | 14.0 |
| #7 | Go | — | 12.4 |
| #8 | Rust | — | 11.7 |
| #9 | PHP | — | 8.5 |
| #10 | C# | — | 5.8 |
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