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Rust
Created by Graydon Hoare (Mozilla) in 2010
Rank
#8
Score
48.9▲3
Rust is a systems programming language focused on safety, speed, and concurrency. It has been voted "most loved language" in Stack Overflow surveys for years.
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Key Statistics
Current Rank
#8
▲3
Popularity Score
48.9
out of 100
First Released
2010
16 years ago
Trend Direction
↗ Rising
7.7 pts
Created by Graydon Hoare (Mozilla) in 2010
Popularity Trend
48.945.041.2
Jan 10Jan 24Feb 7
Composite score over the last 5 weeks
Source Breakdown
Contribution by data source (Total: 48.9)
GitHub(20% weight)
12.024.5%
Stack Overflow(20% weight)
5.010.2%
Google Trends(15% weight)
9.018.4%
Reddit(10% weight)
6.012.3%
Job Postings(15% weight)
8.016.4%
Tutorials(5% weight)
3.98.0%
Scores are weighted by importance: GitHub (20%), Stack Overflow (20%), Packages (15%), Google Trends (15%), Jobs (15%), Reddit (10%), Tutorials (5%)
Recent History
| Period | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026Current | #8 | 48.9 |
| Jan 2026 | #11 | 45.2 |
| Dec 2025 | #12 | 43.8 |
| Nov 2025 | #12 | 42.5 |
| Oct 2025 | #13 | 41.2 |