May 2026 TIOBE Index keeps Python #1 as Java edges past C++. R climbs to #8, and Paul Jansen says statistical tools are consolidating around Python and R.
While Python isn’t fast, it has enough entrenched popularity to get a boost from non-software engineers choosing it to learn programming. Fast programming languages are gaining popularity, TIOBE CEO ...
Python rises above C and Java to take the top position in the index of programming language popularity for the first time. Python this month has taken the top spot in the Tiobe index of programming ...