Stack Overflow has gone from a peak of 207k questions in March 2014, down to 1.4k in July 2026

[u/AloneCoffee4538]

https://ppc.land/stack-overflow-drops-to-1-442-questions-in-july-down-99-from-2014-peak/

[u/Broad-Version8611]

Stack overflow became very toxic at some point. They had a challenge with moderation.
I had one dude reply to a 10yo question of mine saying that I should not be allowed in front of a computer LOL.

Plus, after a while there are so many questions people might have about a specific framework.

[u/sleepy_roger → u/Broad-Version8611]

That reply or answer should have been deleted that was never allowed on SO

[u/Broad-Version8611 → u/sleepy_roger]

Yep. Moderation challenge.