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563 Python Stays #1, R Rises in Popularity, Says TIOBE

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 05/17/2026 10:34 EDT

Python Stays #1, R Rises in Popularity, Says TIOBE

Are statistical programmers coalescing around a handful of popular languages? That's the question asked by the CEO of software assessment site TIOBE, which every month estimates the popularity of programming languages based on their frequency in search results:

This month, the programming language R matched its all-time high by reaching position #8 in the TIOBE index once again. This is not a coincidence. The statistical programming language market is clearly undergoing a major consolidation. The biggest w

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