Is software solved?
33% solved

Stack Overflow questions

Do developers still ask other people?

Contributes to: Are fewer people needed?. Signal score: 100 / 100. Relative weight within this question: 1.

All signalsJSON

StatusAsking less
Latest value1,046
Year over year-80%
Distance from high-99%
Caution

Questions were already falling before ChatGPT, and the site's own rules and popularity also play a part, so AI is only one possible cause.

Developers may be asking AI, or asking elsewhere. Fewer questions does not mean fewer people are needed to build software. Deleted questions are not counted, which can change older months.

Observed trend

Questions asked on Stack Overflow per month.

Questions asked on Stack Overflow per month. · 2019-01 – 2026-10

ChatGPT launched
2026-10 — Questions asked on Stack Overflow per month.: 1,046

Milestones provide timing context, not evidence of causation.

View data table
Period / observationQuestions asked on Stack Overflow per month.
2019-01149,522
2019-02146,309
2019-03161,040
2019-04153,466
2019-05151,285
2019-06135,821
2019-07150,965
2019-08137,072
2019-09136,849
2019-10152,588
2019-11148,199
2019-12132,486
2020-01146,583
2020-02145,010
2020-03155,866
2020-04182,820
2020-05186,376
2020-06171,823
2020-07165,978
2020-08148,251
2020-09141,728
2020-10141,749
2020-11134,890
2020-12133,855
2021-01139,816
2021-02131,618
2021-03148,696
2021-04135,815
2021-05133,732
2021-06128,914
2021-07123,920
2021-08122,028
2021-09119,729
2021-10118,764
2021-11119,017
2021-12112,072
2022-01119,166
2022-02113,638
2022-03123,261
2022-04113,932
2022-05115,910
2022-06111,157
2022-07110,578
2022-08112,525
2022-09103,417
2022-10105,743
2022-11109,120
2022-1296,161
2023-0196,622
2023-0285,569
2023-0387,123
2023-0468,351
2023-0566,341
2023-0663,491
2023-0762,557
2023-0859,938
2023-0952,684
2023-1052,334
2023-1150,273
2023-1242,283
2024-0147,570
2024-0245,922
2024-0344,707
2024-0442,361
2024-0540,021
2024-0631,930
2024-0731,435
2024-0827,779
2024-0924,730
2024-1023,161
2024-1120,806
2024-1217,913
2025-0118,182
2025-0215,498
2025-0315,075
2025-0411,385
2025-059,645
2025-067,748
2025-076,621
2025-085,020
2025-095,072
2025-105,263
2025-115,347
2025-124,162
2026-013,614
2026-023,042
2026-032,987
2026-042,322
2026-051,986
2026-061,700
2026-071,175
2026-081,019
2026-09966
2026-101,046

What it measures

Metric
Questions asked on Stack Overflow, latest full month
Solved if
Developers stop asking people for help with code
Signal score
100 / 100. Down 99% since ChatGPT launched. Falling to a tenth scores 100%. How it is scored
Status rule
Asking less when fewer questions are asked than in the same month a year before.

Update history

The reading on each date we checked, separate from the historical observations above.

DateValueYear over yearStatus
2026-11-021,046-80%Asking less
2026-11-011,046-80%Asking less

Source

SourceRoleMeasuresLatest data
Stack Exchange APIScored measurementQuestions asked on Stack Overflow per month2026-10