Only twice in TIOBE Programming Index history has a language commanded such a high percentage of developers’ interest.

There's been an upset in the Octoverse, as Python has unseated JavaScript as the most-used programming language on GitHub.… Python's ascendancy from the number-two slot, which it's held since ...

Java’s reign as the top programming language is in jeopardy as Python has been steadily rising the chats. In TIOBE’s latest top programming language Index Python has surpassed C++ and is now ...

It's productive. Compared to other programming languages like C, C++. and Java, Python can get the same task done in fewer lines of code. Similarly, it's great for whipping up prototypes in the ...

A programming language has held such a high share of public interest only twice in the index’s history, decades ago: In June 2001 and October 2001, Java held a higher share than Python does in 2025.