We measure what developers actually do
Independent, survey-based research on the global developer economy — used by platform and developer-tool teams to size markets, benchmark programmes, and understand how developers really work.
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Where do developers go to learn, connect, and stay informed
YouTube is the go-to platform for learning, preferred by 62% of developers who use social media, 31 percentage points ahead of the next option, Reddit (31%).
Cloud Repatriation_ Not the Story We've Been Told
Among organisations that changed their cloud infrastructure in the last 12 months, 31% moved services from on-premises to public cloud, compared with 28% moving from public cloud to private cloud and 24% moving to on-premises infrastructure.
Progression of how developers engage with AI
88% of professional developers now work with ML/AI models, tools, APIs, or services.
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Why SlashData
The numbers behind the research
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Who we serve
I lead DevRel
Benchmark your developer programme against the market and show what moved.
I build AI platforms
See which tools developers actually adopt, trust and keep using.
I run engineering
Track how teams work, what they adopt and where the market is heading.
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Meet the analysts
The people behind the numbers
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We run custom studies on the questions your market has not answered yet.
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Publish research your buyers cite — with our data and our analysts behind it.