Python overtakes Java to become the second-most popular programming language Your email has been sent The November edition of TIOBE’s top programming languages list holds a surprise: For the first ...

Java's popularity continued to decline this month, almost clearing the path for Python to snatch its spot as the world's second most popular programming language, according to Tiobe's latest ...

Java ranked third in the Tiobe Index for January 2026 at 8.71%, holding steady behind Python and C and just ahead of C++. Tiobe named C# its Programming Language of the Year for 2025 after the largest ...