Years using Stack Overflow — Community data 2026 | Stack Overflow Developer Survey

Developer Survey 2026

Question

How long have you used Stack Overflow?

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v2026.1

Data

	Respondents	Percent
Between 10 and 15 years	5,739	33.5%
Between 5 and 10 years	4,291	25.0%
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008	3,000	17.5%
Between 3 and 5 years	1,561	9.1%
I don't use Stack Overflow	1,020	6.0%
Between 1 and 3 years	957	5.6%
Less than one year	574	3.4%

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Stack Exchange Inc. (2026). “Years using Stack Overflow”. Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2026. Licensed under ODbL 1.0. https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/community/data/so-years

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|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Between 10 and 15 years | 5,739 | 33.5% |
| Between 5 and 10 years | 4,291 | 25.0% |
| More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | 3,000 | 17.5% |
| Between 3 and 5 years | 1,561 | 9.1% |
| I don't use Stack Overflow | 1,020 | 6.0% |
| Between 1 and 3 years | 957 | 5.6% |
| Less than one year | 574 | 3.4% |

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