"The number of questions on Stack Overflow fell by 78 percent in December 2025 compared to a year earlier. Developers are switching en masse to AI tools in their IDEs, making the popular developer forum increasingly irrelevant. In December 2025, only 3,862 questions were asked on Stack Overflow. That is a total implosion compared to the platform in early 2014, when more than 200,000 questions were posted per month."
"According to a Stack Overflow survey from 2025, 84 percent of developers now use or plan to use AI tools, up from 76 percent a year earlier. This rapid adoption partly explains the decline in forum activity. Toxic moderation plays a role However, AI is not the only culprit. Many users point to hostile treatment by moderators, explains DevClass. Stack Overflow focuses on a limited number of "high-quality" questions, but that policy makes it difficult to attract new users."
Question volume on Stack Overflow plunged by 78 percent year-on-year in December 2025, falling to 3,862 questions compared with more than 200,000 per month in early 2014. Developer adoption of AI tools is rising, with 84 percent using or planning to use AI assistants, which encourages in‑IDE problem solving and reduces forum usage. Hostile moderation and a focus on a narrow set of "high-quality" questions discourage new users and participation. Forum decline shifts some help-seeking to broader platforms like Reddit and undermines metrics that rely on Stack Overflow data for programming language popularity.
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