IMO, the TIOBE index cannot be taken seriously, and that’s an understatement. Reading their methodology (https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/programminglanguages

IMO, the TIOBE index cannot be taken seriously, and that’s an understatement. Reading their methodology (https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/programminglanguages_definition/ https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/programminglanguages_defin...), if all the C++ programmers decide to call it quits and put their books for sale on eBay.co.uk, eBay.com or eBay.de (but not eBay.fr, eBay.it, etc), C++ will rise further in the Tiobe index. They also mention that several sites get excluded from search for UNKNOWN reasons. So, they exclude some sites, but don’t know why. I rest my case.