Python stretches lead in language popularity index

Python increased its lead over second-place C language in the March 2024 edition of the Tiobe index of programming language popularity.

Editor at Large, InfoWorld |

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 Tiobe index ranks programming languages based on the number of engineers, courses, and third-party vendors, which are measured using Google, Amazon, Wikipedia, Bing, and other websites.

The Tiobe index’s top 10 languages in March 2024:

The rival Pypl Popularity of Programming Language Index assesses ranks languages based on how often language tutorials are searched in Google. The Pypl index’s top 10 for March 2024:

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Paul Krill is an editor at large at InfoWorld, whose coverage focuses on application development.