May 2026 TIOBE Index keeps Python #1 as Java edges past C++. R climbs to #8, and Paul Jansen says statistical tools are ...

Python stays far ahead after another dip; C holds second, Java retakes third from C++, and R rises to eighth as SQL slips, ...

Python is the first programming language to climb to an 18% rating since Java, which rated 18% nearly eight years ago. Python has scored its highest rating ever, 18.04%, in Tiobe’s index of ...

Rust slips from 13th to 16th place in the Tiobe Index, ending a longer upward trend. Python remains at the top. In the Tiobe Index for April 2026, Rust has fallen from its peak of 13th place at the ...