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+title: "Apache Camel 2025 Download Statistics"
+date: 2026-02-09
+authors: [ davsclaus ]
+categories: [ "Roadmap" ]
+preview: The rising popularity of Apache Camel with almost 500 million downloads in 2025
+---
+
+In 2025, Apache Camel's adoption continued to surge, as shown by monthly download statistics from Maven Central.
+
+The graph below tracks downloads over the last 12 months (December 2024 to December 2025).
+It starts at approximately 29 million downloads in December 2024 and shows steady overall growth,
+with some fluctuations along the way. Monthly figures rose progressively, reaching peaks around 47 million in July and
+over 50 million in October, before settling at about 44.8 million by December 2025. Year-over-year growth
+from December 2024 to December 2025 was roughly 54%, while peak months demonstrated even stronger increases—highlighting
+robust demand. The total comes roughly to half a billion (500 million) downloads across 2025.
+
+![Camel 2025 Downloads](./2025-downloads.png)
+
+(Note: There's a minor labeling error on the x-axis where some months appear duplicated, but the download numbers and
+trend are accurate.)
+
+This upward trajectory underscores the growing interest in Apache Camel's versatility for building cloud-native,
+distributed, and microservices-based integration solutions.