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The region is set to India though. If you set it to worldwide Rust is much more popular.

Not sure why "Rust" is part of the comparison there either, it is not a functional language by most definitions, although some parts have functional interfaces.

OP mentioned Rust as a language that has been more talked about. GP brought some data to support that.

You’re right that it’s not a functional language, but its type system and developer experience has proved very attractive to a lot of people who normally are drawn to Haskell.

Unrelated, but interesting to see C++ overshadowing all of them, even if you look over larger time intervals seemingly without any signs of decline.

If you are India ("geo=IN" in the URL), then you are correct. If not, then it is not.