Python this month has taken the top spot in the Tiobe index of programming language popularity, becoming only the third language to ever lead the index in its 20-plus years of existence.

Python is not the language with the highest share in the index’s history, however. Java in June 2001 and October 2001 had a higher share. June 2001 was the first month TIOBE Software published ...

Python’s popularity grew 0.80% between March 2023 and March 2024, according to TIOBE’s proprietary ranking system. Figure A Trends year-over-year from the TIOBE Index.