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

Python's rise among developers around the world has been documented by several well-known programming-language indexes. But UK developer-focused analyst SlashData has now put a figure on the actual ...

A year ago Java was the most popular programming language among developers, but it's now jostling for second place with Python. Software firm Tiobe's December 2020 programming language rankings place ...

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

The TIOBE Index has put Python as the second most popular programming language, replacing Java. It's the first time in nearly 20 years that the TIOBE Index is not reporting C and Java in the top two.