[pella]

see -> Methodology ( https://db-engines.com/en/blog_post/109 )

"Methodology We calculate the DBMS of the year by subtracting the January 2024 from the January 2025 scores. We use the difference between each DBMS’s score, rather than a percentage growth, which would favor systems with lower popularity at the beginning of the year. The DMBS of the year is an illustration of how much each system increased in popularity during the year. You can read more about our exact methodology here ( https://db-engines.com/en/ranking_definition ), but in short we are ranking popularity of DBMS based on how much people are discussing and communicating about each system, including job offers, professional profile entries and citations on the web. job offers, professional profile entries and citations on the web. "

[stonemetal12]

The listed diff from Jan 2024 puts Snowflake at almost double Pg, and third place MSSQL server is next to last place. Even if they meant Azure when they said MS in third, it is still in negative territory while there are more than 20 dbs with positive ratings.

Postgresql +15

Snowflake +28

MSSQL -78

So DB of the year seems to be based on feels rather than their numbers.