Java ranked third in the Tiobe Index for January 2026 at 8.71%, holding steady behind Python and C and just ahead of C++. li> 1. Tiobe named C# its Programming Language of the Year for 2025 after ...

Despite advances in cloud computing, mobile development, and AI, the day-to-day business of enterprises around the world still runs on three programming languages that made their debut in the 1990s.

Python stays far ahead; C strengthens at #2, Java edges past C++, C# is 2025’s winner; Delphi returns, R holds #10.

Once mired behind the C language in popularity, Java has regained its mojo and is expected to have bright future as it retains its top spot for the month Java is coming off a banner year in language ...

C# was named TIOBE’s Programming Language of the Year, while the index also pointed to a potential rise for TypeScript.