Blogging in 2026

Just over three years ago, I wrote a post about blogging. In hindsight, that was a pretty “OK” post. Blogging, and blogging about blogging, has continued to thrive since then. Blogging has strengthened its legitimacy as both a hobby and a source of revenue. It has never been easier to blog: true in the 90s, true three years ago, true today. Careers can begin on blogs, or be a natural evolution of an established career. Or, you can just do it for yourself. I am neither a prolific blogger nor a diligent follower of other bloggers. Even so, only two of the bloggers that I follow have completely given up the hobby since I started my own blog (and only one of those two have removed their blog from the web). In my previous blog post about blogging, a reference was made to lay-offs. 2023 saw 264,320 tech employees laid off, 152,922 in 2024, 124,201 in 2025, and 92,272 so far this year (as of 02/05/2026). I have noticed more blogs cropping up and an increased interest, especially from the…