percent of surveyed software developers worldwide reported using PostgreSQL, the highest share of any database technology. Other popular database tools among developers included MySQL and SQLite.
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The source phrased the question as follows: "Which database environments have you done extensive development work in over the past year, and which do you want to work in over the next year? (If you both worked with the database and want to continue to do so, please check both boxes in that row.)"
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Stack Overflow. (June 13, 2023). Most popular database technologies among developers worldwide as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/794187/united-states-developer-survey-most-wanted-used-database-technologies/
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