THE DEVELOPERSBEHINDGENERATIVE AIAPPLICATIONSAn in-depth look at who they are, where theyare located, and who they work for MAY 2025 About SlashData We transform noise into actionable, high-value insights fordecision-makers. SlashData is a Market Research firm, serving the technologyand more industries for 20+ years. We support the strategicdecision-making of industry leaders with exceptional qualitydata. With our help, CEOs, CTOs, strategic managementteams, product managers and engagement and supportprofessionals have the confidence and information theyneed to invest in the right audiences and markets,maximising ROI and driving the industry forward to thefuture. About Developer Nation Developer Nation is a global developer community,committed to creating a space where all software creatorscan set the right foundations for their career, learn how theystack up against emerging software development trends,get tips and discover opportunities for professional growthas well as plan wisely their next moves.Our vision is to empower developers to shape the future!www.developernation.net@devnationworld From product development to audience insights andcompetitive intelligence, we can get you the answers youneed. SlashData Ltd.Swan Buildings (1st floor)20 Swan StreetManchester, M4 5JW+44 161 240 0603www.slashdata.co @SlashdataHQSlashData@SlashDataHQ Can I share data from this report? 2. Limitation of LiabilitySlashDataTM, believes the statements contained in this publication to be based upon 1. License GrantThis report is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivativesLicence4.0 (International).Put simply, subject to the terms and conditions of this license, youare free to: information that we consider reliable, but we do not represent that it is accurate orcomplete and it should not be relied upon as such. Opinions expressed are currentopinions as of the date appearing in this publication only and the information,including the opinions contained herein, are subject to change without notice. Use ofthis publication by any third party for whatever purpose should not and does notabsolve such third party from using due diligence in verifying the publication’scontents.SlashDataTMdisclaims all implied warranties, including, without limitation,warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Share—You can reproduce the report or incorporate parts of the report into one ormore documents or publications, for commercial and non-commercial purposes. Under the following conditions: Attribution—You must give appropriate credit toSlashDataTM, and indicate if changeswere made. In that case, you may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any waythat suggests thatSlashDataTMendorses you or your use. SlashDataTM, its affiliates, and representatives shall have no liability for any direct,incidental, special, or consequential damages or lost profits, if any, suffered by anythird party as a result of decisions made, or not made, or actions taken, or not taken,based on this publication. NoDerivatives—you cannot remix or transform the content of the report. You may notdistribute modified content. The analyst of the developer economy | formerly known asVisionMobileSlashData© Copyright 2025 | Some rights reserved Liam Bollmann–Dodd Senior Market Research Consultant Liam is a former experimental antimatterphysicist, and he obtained a PhD in Physicswhile working at CERN. He is interested inthe changing landscape of clouddevelopment, cybersecurity, and therelationship between technologicaldevelopments and their impact on society. NikitaSolodkov Market Research and StatisticsConsultant liam.dodd@slashdata.co NikitaSolodkovis a multidisciplinaryresearcher with a particular interest in usingdata-driven insights to solve real-worldproblems. He holds a PhD in Physics and hasover five years of experience in dataanalytics and research design. KonstantinosKorakitis nikita.solodkov@slashdata.co Director of Research Konstantinos heads the Research Productteam atSlashDataand is responsible for allsyndicated research products and customresearch projects. With more than 10 yearsof experience as an engineer, consultant andmanager, he oversees research planning,survey design, data analysis, insightsgeneration and research operations. ABOUT THE AUTHORS THANK YOU We'd like to thank everyone who helped us reach 10,500+respondents, and create this report. Our Media Partners-DBOS,DevNetwork, Mozilla, Laravel,Kodluyoruz,Codemotion,Netdata,TechnologyAdvice, and so many others. Our Developer Committee supported our efforts once more, to createthe most up-to-date and detailed survey. Special thanks to ourmembers: Antti, Artem, Christopher, Dominic, George, Ioannis, Ivan,Lim, Niccolò Nicholas, Raffaele and Rajasekar for your help withreviewing survey content, translations, and suggesting prizes. PARTNERS Our survey was translated into nine different languages-SimplifiedChinese, Traditional Chinese,