Users using technology — Technology data 2026 | Stack Overflow Developer Survey

Question

In the last 12 months, has your role at work, school, or in personal projects intersected with any of the following types of settings involving technology? We are going to ask you about to ask you about tools you used within each setting next. Select all that apply.

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Data

	Respondents	Percent
I used a programming, scripting, or markup language for any reason	13,697	84.3%
I used a development environment (IDE) to write code or interact with agent-assisted developer tools	12,423	76.5%
I used a database for storage, querying, deployment	11,910	73.3%
I used an LLM (large language model)	11,655	71.8%
I built, maintained or learned about web technologies	10,176	62.7%
I used a knowledge management platform (such as a wiki)	10,074	62.0%
I used a cloud platform or any tools related to cloud technologies	9,659	59.5%
I used a community platform or online public forum to search, comment, post to, or read from for technology-related content	9,062	55.8%
I used an enterprise search platform (a secure way to search for disparate internal content)	3,987	24.6%
I used security software for permissions and compliance operations	3,755	23.1%
None of these	364	2.2%
Other	197	1.2%

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|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| I used a programming, scripting, or markup language for any reason | 13,697 | 84.3% |
| I used a development environment (IDE) to write code or interact with agent-assisted developer tools | 12,423 | 76.5% |
| I used a database for storage, querying, deployment | 11,910 | 73.3% |
| I used an LLM (large language model) | 11,655 | 71.8% |
| I built, maintained or learned about web technologies | 10,176 | 62.7% |
| I used a knowledge management platform (such as a wiki) | 10,074 | 62.0% |
| I used a cloud platform or any tools related to cloud technologies | 9,659 | 59.5% |
| I used a community platform or online public forum to search, comment, post to, or read from for technology-related content | 9,062 | 55.8% |
| I used an enterprise search platform (a secure way to search for disparate internal content) | 3,987 | 24.6% |
| I used security software for permissions and compliance operations | 3,755 | 23.1% |
| None of these | 364 | 2.2% |
| Other | 197 | 1.2% |

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