We aggregated data from nine different rankings to produce the ZDNET Index of Programming Language Popularity. Here's which languages came out on top and what to make of this information.

In brief: Learning a programming language can be tricky, especially for someone new to coding. However, knowing the most popular languages may help some make a critical decision.

The ranking of popular programming languages for February 2025 will be announced This article, originally posted in Japanese on 12:00 Feb 17, 2025, may contains some machine-translated parts.

Python has its largest lead ever in Tiobe’s monthly index of programming language popularity, having jumped ahead of second-place C language by nearly 4.5 percentage points.

The current rankings of the index are as follows: Python came in first, followed by C, C++, and Java. C++ rose to third place, while Java fell to fourth.

The alternative PyPL Popularity of Programming Language Index, which assesses popularity based on how often language tutorials are searched on in Google, had Java ranked first, with a 24 percent ...

The consistent performers If there are any languages that embody classic programming, they're the C-based languages: Java, C++, C#, and C itself.