PHP Jumps to #7 in November 2023 TIOBE Rankings – What the Trend Means
The November 2023 TIOBE Index shows PHP rising to the seventh spot, while Kotlin advances from #18 to #15, reflecting shifting popularity based on Google Trends search frequencies, with the index’s methodology drawing from multiple search engines and expert activity to gauge language demand worldwide.
Introduction
Programming language popularity rankings are created by analyzing how often language tutorials are searched on Google; higher search frequency is taken as an indicator of greater popularity, using raw data from Google Trends.
PHP rose to 7 in the November 2023 ranking.
November 2023 TIOBE Programming Language Rankings
Kotlin shows solid progress, gaining 0.17 % this month and moving from #18 to #15, three positions higher. Its popularity surged after Google announced first‑class support for Kotlin on Android in 2017, reaching nearly 1 % of the TIOBE index at its peak.
Current month’s rating for Kotlin is 1.15 %. Because Kotlin is fully interoperable with Java, it competes directly with Java and remains a strong choice for Android development. Its expressive type‑safe design helps avoid null‑pointer errors, and the author expects Kotlin could break into the top 10, though whether it will join the “big four” remains unanswered.
— Paul Jansen, CEO of TIOBE Software
How the TIOBE Index Is Calculated
The TIOBE Programming Community Index measures language popularity and is updated monthly. It aggregates the number of skilled engineers, courses, and third‑party vendors worldwide, using search engine results from Google, Bing, Yahoo, Wikipedia, Amazon, YouTube, and Baidu. The index reflects interest, not necessarily which language is best or writes the most code.
Other Programming Languages
The article lists the full top‑50 languages, noting that the list is informal and may miss some languages; readers are invited to notify TIOBE at [email protected] if omissions are found, and to view the overview of all monitored languages.
Historical Top‑10 Positions
Charts illustrate the positions of the top‑10 languages over the years.
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