November 2026 PYPL Index: Objective-C Outranks Swift

Objective-C may be older than Swift, but developers are still searching for lessons in it.

Apple’s older programming language ranks fifth in November 2026’s PYPL Index, ahead of Swift in tenth. Python leads with 52.04% of the index’s measured tutorial-search interest.

The PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language Index compares Google searches for language tutorials using normalized Google Trends data smoothed over six months. For development managers reviewing training needs, it offers a signal of learning interest—not a measure of production use or hiring demand.

Python’s share exceeds the combined total of the other 29 ranked entries.

Java ranks second at 12.56%, followed by C/C++ at 8.49% and R at 4.35%.

Objective-C ranks above Swift

Objective-C ranks fifth at 3.36%, more than twice the share of Swift, which places tenth at 1.63%.

JavaScriptranks sixth at 2.87%, followed by Ada at 2.07%. PHP and Rust occupy eighth and ninth, respectively,...

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