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

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.

Python achieved a historic 25.35% market share in the May 2025 TIOBE Index, its highest ever, establishing an unprecedented ...