JetBrains just released the results of the "State of PHP" survey for 2025. This year, they collected responses from 1,720 developers who indicated PHP as their primary programming language, with the largest populations living in Japan, the United States, Russia, China, and France.
The State of PHP 2025 examines how developers use, prefer, and rely on PHP, showing how this long-standing web language continues to modernize through new frameworks, improved tooling, and AI-assisted workflows.
In this report, we present findings from the Developer Ecosystem Survey 2025. Alongside the numbers, you’ll also hear commentary from Brent Roose, JetBrains Developer Advocate for PHP, and insights from other community experts explaining what’s shaping PHP today and where the ecosystem is heading.
Some of the interesting stats include 89% of respondents are using PHP 8.x, and both Laravel and Pest continue to gain market share.
Explore the survey results in their post, complete with charts, graphs, and insightful commentary from leaders in the PHP community on a range of various PHP related topics.
