Python has won the prestigious TIOBE Programming Language of the Year award for the second time in a row.
Python opened at the third position of the TIOBE index at the start of 2021 but left both C and Java behind to take the top position later. Currently, Python is more than 1 percent ahead of the rest.
According to TIOBE Python has the capability to become the ‘de facto’ standard programming language.
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The TIOBE award is given to the programming language which has gained the highest increase in ratings in a year. Python surpassed the popularity of C last month.
| Jan 2022 | Jan 2021 | Programming Language | Ratings | Change |
| 1 | 3 | Python | 13.58% | +1.86% |
| 2 | 1 | C | 12.44% | -4.94% |
| 3 | 2 | Java | 10.66% | -1.30% |
| 4 | 4 | C++ | 8.29% | +0.73% |
| 5 | 5 | C# | 5.68% | +1.73% |
The TIOBE Programming Community index indicates the popularity of programming languages.
The index is updated every month. Popular search engines like Google, Yahoo!, Wikipedia, Bing, Amazon, YouTube and Baidu are used to calculate the ratings.
| Year | Winner |
| 2021 | Python |
| 2020 | Python |
| 2019 | C |
| 2018 | Python |
| 2017 | C |
| 2016 | Go |
| 2015 | Java |
