Azul Systems, in its Azul 2025 State of Java Survey & Report, says that Java leads Python and JavaScript for AI development in Java shops, based on a survey of 2,039 Java professionals on six continents.
The report, released January 28, finds that 50% of organizations that use or deploy Java-based applications and infrastructure use Java to code AI functionality and Java-based libraries to build AI functionality. The survey found that 50% of these companies use Java for coding AI functionality, followed by JavaScript at 44%, and Python at 41%.
Java developers are actively leveraging AI to drive innovation, enhance application functionality, and deliver significant business value, the report states. Also, 72% of survey participants said compute consumption will have to grow for them to support Java applications with AI functionality.
