TIOBE Index for February 2026: Specialized Languages Gain Ground as Python’s Lead Eases

February 2026 TIOBE Index shows Python still far ahead, C strengthening in second, C# rising, and R holding the top 10 as rankings compress.
InfoWorld

Python is slipping in popularity – Tiobe

The world’s most popular programming language is losing market share to more specialized languages such as R and Perl, Tiobe ...
TechRepublic

Python remains atop the TIOBE programming language index

The February TIOBE Index of the most popular programming languages is out, and while the work going on in the background of TIOBE’s calculations has changed, not much has shifted in the way of ...
ZDNet

Python's rise: Could it soon edge out C++ in programming language popularity?

A boom in machine-learning applications continues to drive up the popularity of 27-year-old Python, so much that it could soon outrank 33-year-old C++ on TIOBE's programming language index. Python's ...
InfoWorld

Python tops Tiobe language index

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 ...