[delaguardo]

You should split this question in two: - is JVM usage increasing or decreasing in 2026 and - is Java usage increasing or decreasing in 2026

JVM usage (which is the main host for Clojure) as a platform is increasing modestly, driven by modernization (Loom, GraalVM, Valhalla on the horizon)

[PaulHoule]

The organizations that I've worked for for the past 20 years have mainly used either .NET or the JVM for the back end. Some of these were startups and others have been around almost 80 years. On the JVM it has usually been Java but sometimes Scala.

I know there are organizations that use Go or Node but I think you can still get work using the JVM.