Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025

5 Stack Overflow

Community is at the center of all that we do. Here we take a look at how people use Stack Overflow and how connected they feel to the community.

5.1 Stack Overflow site use

How long have you had an account on Stack Overflow?

The Stack Overflow user base is deeply tenured: 76% have used the site for 6 or more years, with 45% having used it for over 11 years.

How long have you used Stack Overflow?
All RespondentsAge 18-24Age 25-34Age 35-44Age 45-54Age 55-64
All RespondentsLess than one year2.6%1 - 2 years6.5%3 - 5 years12.3%6 - 10 years31.4%11 - 15 years33.1%15+ years12.2%
Responses: 32,578(66.5%)
Age 18-24Less than one year8.4%1 - 2 years22.5%3 - 5 years34%6 - 10 years28.6%11 - 15 years2.2%15+ years0.2%
Responses: 32,578(66.5%)
Age 25-34Less than one year1.9%1 - 2 years5.5%3 - 5 years13.7%6 - 10 years45.7%11 - 15 years29.1%15+ years2.3%
Responses: 32,578(66.5%)
Age 35-44Less than one year1.1%1 - 2 years1.6%3 - 5 years4.2%6 - 10 years25.1%11 - 15 years48.7%15+ years17.9%
Responses: 32,578(66.5%)
Age 45-54Less than one year1.1%1 - 2 years1.7%3 - 5 years3.8%6 - 10 years19%11 - 15 years43%15+ years30.5%
Responses: 32,578(66.5%)
Age 55-64Less than one year1.1%1 - 2 years2.5%3 - 5 years5.3%6 - 10 years25%11 - 15 years40.4%15+ years24.9%
Responses: 32,578(66.5%)

Frequency of visiting Stack Overflow

Stack Overflow is a frequent destination for information. A strong majority (82%) visit at least a few times per month, with 25% visiting daily or more often.

How frequently would you say you visit Stack Overflow?
All RespondentsMultiple times per day8.2%Daily or almost daily16.7%A few times per week28%A few times per month or weekly29.5%Less than once per month or monthly10.7%Less than once every 2 - 3 months4.1%Infrequently, less than once per year2.9%
Responses: 32,661(66.6%)

5.2 Participation and Feedback

Frequency of participation on Stack Overflow

A combined 68% of respondents do not participate or rarely participate in Q&A. While Stack Overflow is a trusted source for finding human-verified knowledge, we’re continuing to find new ways to cultivate community and power learning, making the experience more valuable and engaging. See what's on the roadmap for the third quarter of 2025.

How frequently would you say you participate in Q&A on Stack Overflow? By participate we mean ask, answer, and vote or comment on questions.
All RespondentsInfrequently, less than once per year37.5%I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow30.9%Less than once every 2 - 3 months14.2%Less than once per month or monthly7.5%A few times per month or weekly5.9%A few times per week2.4%Daily or almost daily1%Multiple times per day0.6%
Responses: 32,183(65.7%)

How do you choose to find relevant developer content?

While all age groups want lists and articles, younger developers show a significantly higher interest in more social and interactive formats. For example, 37% of 18-24 year olds want "Chat (people)", compared to only 20% of 55-64 year olds. Similarly, 39% of the youngest cohort want "Coding challenges," also aligning with a motivation to skill up.

Whether it be to solve a problem, for career growth or connecting with a community of developers, is there an alternative to the Q&A format you prefer using today or would like to see on Stack Overflow to get what you need? Select all that apply.
All RespondentsAge 18-24Age 25-34Age 35-44Age 45-54Age 55-64
All RespondentsLists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)47.6%Long-form articles40.8%Chat (bot/AI)33.2%Coding challenges29.5%Chat (people)26.6%Videos25%Job board20.8%Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts19%Message Boards17.8%Logic games/puzzles15.8%Direct messaging of users15%Other4.5%
Responses: 22,807(46.5%)
Age 18-24Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)48.3%Long-form articles40.9%Chat (bot/AI)31.3%Coding challenges38.8%Chat (people)37.4%Videos26.2%Job board20.7%Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts22.4%Message Boards19.3%Logic games/puzzles21.2%Direct messaging of users19.8%Other3.2%
Responses: 3,731(7.6%)
Age 25-34Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)48.5%Long-form articles41.5%Chat (bot/AI)34.2%Coding challenges32.8%Chat (people)27.5%Videos24.9%Job board23.8%Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts22.2%Message Boards17.4%Logic games/puzzles17.9%Direct messaging of users15.1%Other4.2%
Responses: 7,424(15.1%)
Age 35-44Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)46.2%Long-form articles39.9%Chat (bot/AI)36.2%Coding challenges27.1%Chat (people)24%Videos25.3%Job board21.9%Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts18.6%Message Boards16.9%Logic games/puzzles14.2%Direct messaging of users12.7%Other4.4%
Responses: 6,526(13.3%)
Age 45-54Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)48.6%Long-form articles39.8%Chat (bot/AI)33.1%Coding challenges22.1%Chat (people)21.1%Videos23.8%Job board16.9%Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts13.6%Message Boards18.4%Logic games/puzzles12%Direct messaging of users13.8%Other5.2%
Responses: 3,179(6.5%)
Age 55-64Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)47.9%Long-form articles43.5%Chat (bot/AI)25.3%Coding challenges20.3%Chat (people)20%Videos23.4%Job board14.3%Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts10.9%Message Boards18.3%Logic games/puzzles9%Direct messaging of users13.8%Other6.2%
Responses: 1,362(2.8%)

How would you like to use Stack Overflow?

The top-ranked activities developers are interested in are passive consumption: Read and/or vote on comments (Rank 1) and arriving at a Q&A post via search (Rank 2). Active contributions like answering a question rank much lower (Rank 6).

When visiting Stack Overflow, which following activities are you most interested in? Please rank the following so the first activity is what most interests you and last is your least interested activity.
ActionsOverall RankMedian RankMode Rank
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in121
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer241
Ask a question352
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed452
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts553
Answer a question656
Comment on Q&A posts766
Bookmark posts to look at later868
Use discussion or chat feature979
Other (write in):101010
Responses: 26,234(53.5%)

Feel like part of the Stack Overflow community?

One third of respondents consider themselves a member of the Stack Overflow community. While respondents who have participated in the community longer are more likely to consider themselves part of the community, newer users are showing slightly elevated community sentiment, which could be a result of the expansion of features like Staging Ground.

Do you consider yourself a member of the Stack Overflow community?
All RespondentsBy Duration
All RespondentsYes, definitely9.6%Yes, somewhat23.3%Neutral20.2%No, not really31.4%No, not at all14.6%Not sure0.9%
Responses: 31,664(64.6%)
By DurationLess than one year30.5%1 - 2 years28.5%3 - 5 years28.7%6 - 10 years30.7%11 - 15 years37.4%15+ years36.3%
Responses: 31,502(64.3%)
Percent who consider themselves definitely or somewhat part of the Stack Overflow community.

Frictions on Stack Overflow

Developers turn to Stack Overflow for human-verified, trusted knowledge. About 35% of developers report that their visits to Stack Overflow are a result of AI-related issues at least some of the time.

When you visit Stack Overflow, how often is it a result of encountering issues from AI or AI-enabled tools that require extra time or effort to fix, understand, or debug?
All RespondentsRarely, almost never42.9%I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools22.1%Less than half of the time18.5%About half of the time9%More than half the time7.4%
Responses: 30,751(62.7%)
Previous
Work
Next
Methodology