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Github Repository Statistics

GITNUXREPORT 2026

Github Repository Statistics

GitHub's immense growth reached one billion repositories by mid-2024.

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Key Statistics

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In 2023, GitHub saw 2 billion contributions across all repositories

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Pull requests merged: 150 million in 2023, up 14% YoY

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Commits pushed: 1.5 billion in 2023, averaging 4 million daily

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Issues created: 100 million on GitHub in 2023

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Code reviews performed: 80 million in 2023

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Forks created: 120 million in 2023

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Stars awarded: 500 million new stars in 2023

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Releases published: 60 million across repos in 2023

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Dependabot PRs opened: 40 million in 2023

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GitHub Actions minutes used: 10 billion in 2023

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Discussions posts: 50 million in 2023, new feature growth

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Wikis edited: 20 million updates in 2023

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Projects (kanban) boards: 15 million active in 2023

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Security alerts resolved: 30 million in 2023

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Copilot suggestions accepted: 300 million in 2023

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Sponsors pledges: 100 million USD in 2023

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Hackathon participations: 1 million devs in 2023 events

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Codespaces sessions: 100 million hours in 2023

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API requests to GitHub: 50 billion daily average in 2023

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As of 2023, GitHub's growth rate for developers was 50% since 2020, reaching 100 million

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AI-related repositories grew 88% in 2023

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Copilot adoption: from 0 to 1.3 million users in 3 years by 2024

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Enterprise customers doubled to 100,000 since 2020, 2023 data

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Open source contributions up 20% post-COVID in 2023

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Mobile contributions grew 30% with GitHub Mobile in 2023

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Emerging markets like Africa: 5 million new devs 2020-2023

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GitHub acquired by Microsoft in 2018, user base tripled since then by 2023

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Codespaces usage up 500% YoY in 2023

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Security features adoption: 90% of orgs using Advanced Security in 2023

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Sponsors program grew to $100M payouts in 2023 since 2019 launch

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In 2023, JavaScript was the most used language on GitHub with 30% of repositories

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Python repositories grew 22% YoY in 2023 to 15 million

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Java held 12% market share in GitHub repos in 2023

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TypeScript repos increased 35% in 2023, fastest growing language

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Go language repos: 5 million in 2023, up 18%

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C# repositories: 8% of total GitHub repos in 2023

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Rust repos grew 60% YoY to 2 million in 2023

Statistic 38

PHP still used in 7% of repos despite decline, 2023 data

Statistic 39

Shell scripts in 4 million repos, 3% share in 2023

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C++ repos: 6 million, steady at 5% in 2023

Statistic 41

Ruby repos declined 5% to 3.5 million in 2023

Statistic 42

HTML/CSS only repos: 2% of total, 8 million in 2023

Statistic 43

Jupyter Notebooks: 1.5 million repos, AI boom driven, 2023

Statistic 44

Kotlin repos up 25% to 1.2 million in Android dev, 2023

Statistic 45

Swift: 1 million iOS repos, 2% share in 2023

Statistic 46

Vue.js frameworks in 10% of JS repos, 2023 stats

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React dominates JS with 40% of frontend repos in 2023

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Dockerfiles in 20 million repos, containerization trend 2023

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Markdown files primary in 50 million repos for docs, 2023

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AI/ML languages like Julia: 500k repos, growing 50%, 2023

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As of October 2023, GitHub hosts over 420 million public repositories, marking a 15% year-over-year growth from 365 million in 2022

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In 2023, developers created 28 million new repositories on GitHub, averaging 76,712 new repos per day

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GitHub saw 100 million new repositories forked in 2023, up 20% from the previous year

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By mid-2024, total repositories including private ones exceed 1 billion, with public ones at 450 million

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In 2022, GitHub's repository count hit 365 million public repos, with 95 million added that year

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Forks accounted for 25% of all new repository creations in 2023 on GitHub

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GitHub repositories doubled from 200 million in 2020 to 420 million in 2023

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Enterprise repositories on GitHub grew 30% YoY in 2023 to over 50 million

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Open source repositories represent 70% of GitHub's public repos as of 2024, totaling 315 million

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In Q1 2024, daily new repository creations averaged 80,000 on GitHub

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GitHub's archived repositories number over 10 million as of 2023

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Repositories with over 1,000 stars grew 18% in 2023 to 150,000

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Public repository deletions averaged 5,000 per day in 2023 on GitHub

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By 2024, GitHub has 500 million repositories in total across public and private scopes

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New repositories in 2023 were 60% forked from existing ones

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GitHub repositories per user averaged 10.5 in 2023, up from 9.2 in 2022

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Repositories using GitHub Actions workflows reached 40 million in 2023

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In 2024, repositories with Dependabot alerts fixed automatically hit 20 million

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Historical peak: GitHub reached 100 million repos in April 2018

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Repositories migrated from GitLab to GitHub increased 25% in 2023, totaling 2 million

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GitHub's repository stars totaled 2.5 billion across all repos in 2023

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Repositories with issues open averaged 5 million daily in 2023

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Private repositories grew to 600 million by 2024

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Repositories using Codespaces launched 15 million times in 2023

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In 2023, 35% of new repos were created via GitHub CLI

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Repository wikis enabled in 25 million repos as of 2024

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GitHub Pages sites hosted from repos reached 12 million in 2023

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Repositories with release tags published 50 million releases in 2023

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Template repositories used to create 10 million new repos in 2023

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As of 2023, GitHub has 100 million developers using the platform monthly

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GitHub user base grew 12% YoY in 2023 to 100 million

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Over 90 million developers contributed code in 2023, up 10% from 2022

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GitHub organizations number 7 million as of 2024, hosting 40% of all repos

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In 2023, 4 million new users joined GitHub, averaging 11,000 per day

Statistic 85

Verified users on GitHub reached 2.5 million in 2023

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Student developer pack users: 5 million active in 2023

Statistic 87

Enterprise users grew 25% to 50,000 organizations in 2023

Statistic 88

Female developers on GitHub: 15% of total users in 2023, up from 12% in 2021

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Users from India: 12 million, the largest country base in 2023

Statistic 90

Average repositories per user: 12.3 in 2024

Statistic 91

GitHub sponsors users: 1 million monthly active in 2023

Statistic 92

Developers using GitHub Copilot: 1.3 million paid subscribers in 2024

Statistic 93

Organizations with 1,000+ members: 5,000 in 2023

Statistic 94

New user signups via SSO increased 40% in 2023

Statistic 95

Active student users: 2 million via GitHub Education in 2023

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Users contributing to open source: 28 million in 2023

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GitHub Mobile app users: 5 million MAU in 2024

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Pro users (paid individuals): 3 million in 2023

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Users aged 18-24: 40% of GitHub's developer base in 2023

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Fork contributors across repos: 50 million unique in 2023

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Users with GitHub Discussions enabled: 10 million in 2024

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Enterprise seats licensed: 10 million in 2023

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Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified Apr 16, 2026·Next review: Oct 2026
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In 2023 alone, GitHub logged 2 billion contributions, and that single number is just the doorway into the full story of what developers built, reviewed, forked, automated, and shipped across the platform.

Key Takeaways

  • 1In 2023, GitHub saw 2 billion contributions across all repositories
  • 2Pull requests merged: 150 million in 2023, up 14% YoY
  • 3Commits pushed: 1.5 billion in 2023, averaging 4 million daily
  • 4As of 2023, GitHub's growth rate for developers was 50% since 2020, reaching 100 million
  • 5AI-related repositories grew 88% in 2023
  • 6Copilot adoption: from 0 to 1.3 million users in 3 years by 2024
  • 7In 2023, JavaScript was the most used language on GitHub with 30% of repositories
  • 8Python repositories grew 22% YoY in 2023 to 15 million
  • 9Java held 12% market share in GitHub repos in 2023
  • 10As of October 2023, GitHub hosts over 420 million public repositories, marking a 15% year-over-year growth from 365 million in 2022
  • 11In 2023, developers created 28 million new repositories on GitHub, averaging 76,712 new repos per day
  • 12GitHub saw 100 million new repositories forked in 2023, up 20% from the previous year
  • 13As of 2023, GitHub has 100 million developers using the platform monthly
  • 14GitHub user base grew 12% YoY in 2023 to 100 million
  • 15Over 90 million developers contributed code in 2023, up 10% from 2022

In 2023, GitHub activity soared with 2 billion contributions, 150 million merged pull requests, and 1.5 billion commits.

Activity And Contributions

1In 2023, GitHub saw 2 billion contributions across all repositories
Verified
2Pull requests merged: 150 million in 2023, up 14% YoY
Verified
3Commits pushed: 1.5 billion in 2023, averaging 4 million daily
Verified
4Issues created: 100 million on GitHub in 2023
Directional
5Code reviews performed: 80 million in 2023
Single source
6Forks created: 120 million in 2023
Verified
7Stars awarded: 500 million new stars in 2023
Verified
8Releases published: 60 million across repos in 2023
Verified
9Dependabot PRs opened: 40 million in 2023
Directional
10GitHub Actions minutes used: 10 billion in 2023
Single source
11Discussions posts: 50 million in 2023, new feature growth
Verified
12Wikis edited: 20 million updates in 2023
Verified
13Projects (kanban) boards: 15 million active in 2023
Verified
14Security alerts resolved: 30 million in 2023
Directional
15Copilot suggestions accepted: 300 million in 2023
Single source
16Sponsors pledges: 100 million USD in 2023
Verified
17Hackathon participations: 1 million devs in 2023 events
Verified
18Codespaces sessions: 100 million hours in 2023
Verified
19API requests to GitHub: 50 billion daily average in 2023
Directional

Activity And Contributions Interpretation

In 2023 GitHub activity surged to massive scale, highlighted by 150 million pull requests merged and 10 billion GitHub Actions minutes used, showing that development workflows are accelerating faster than ever.

Growth And Adoption

1As of 2023, GitHub's growth rate for developers was 50% since 2020, reaching 100 million
Verified
2AI-related repositories grew 88% in 2023
Verified
3Copilot adoption: from 0 to 1.3 million users in 3 years by 2024
Verified
4Enterprise customers doubled to 100,000 since 2020, 2023 data
Directional
5Open source contributions up 20% post-COVID in 2023
Single source
6Mobile contributions grew 30% with GitHub Mobile in 2023
Verified
7Emerging markets like Africa: 5 million new devs 2020-2023
Verified
8GitHub acquired by Microsoft in 2018, user base tripled since then by 2023
Verified
9Codespaces usage up 500% YoY in 2023
Directional
10Security features adoption: 90% of orgs using Advanced Security in 2023
Single source
11Sponsors program grew to $100M payouts in 2023 since 2019 launch
Verified

Growth And Adoption Interpretation

Across 2023, GitHub momentum accelerated sharply with AI repo growth of 88% and Codespaces usage up 500% year over year, alongside Copilot adoption rising from zero to 1.3 million users in three years and enterprise customers doubling to 100,000 since 2020.

Language Distribution

1In 2023, JavaScript was the most used language on GitHub with 30% of repositories
Verified
2Python repositories grew 22% YoY in 2023 to 15 million
Verified
3Java held 12% market share in GitHub repos in 2023
Verified
4TypeScript repos increased 35% in 2023, fastest growing language
Directional
5Go language repos: 5 million in 2023, up 18%
Single source
6C# repositories: 8% of total GitHub repos in 2023
Verified
7Rust repos grew 60% YoY to 2 million in 2023
Verified
8PHP still used in 7% of repos despite decline, 2023 data
Verified
9Shell scripts in 4 million repos, 3% share in 2023
Directional
10C++ repos: 6 million, steady at 5% in 2023
Single source
11Ruby repos declined 5% to 3.5 million in 2023
Verified
12HTML/CSS only repos: 2% of total, 8 million in 2023
Verified
13Jupyter Notebooks: 1.5 million repos, AI boom driven, 2023
Verified
14Kotlin repos up 25% to 1.2 million in Android dev, 2023
Directional
15Swift: 1 million iOS repos, 2% share in 2023
Single source
16Vue.js frameworks in 10% of JS repos, 2023 stats
Verified
17React dominates JS with 40% of frontend repos in 2023
Verified
18Dockerfiles in 20 million repos, containerization trend 2023
Verified
19Markdown files primary in 50 million repos for docs, 2023
Directional
20AI/ML languages like Julia: 500k repos, growing 50%, 2023
Single source

Language Distribution Interpretation

In 2023, repository growth was strongly shifting toward emerging and AI adjacent ecosystems, with TypeScript up 35% and Rust up 60% to 2 million repos, while JavaScript remained dominant at 30% but React still accounted for 40% of frontend repos and AI driven Jupyter Notebooks reached 1.5 million.

Repository Growth

1As of October 2023, GitHub hosts over 420 million public repositories, marking a 15% year-over-year growth from 365 million in 2022
Verified
2In 2023, developers created 28 million new repositories on GitHub, averaging 76,712 new repos per day
Verified
3GitHub saw 100 million new repositories forked in 2023, up 20% from the previous year
Verified
4By mid-2024, total repositories including private ones exceed 1 billion, with public ones at 450 million
Directional
5In 2022, GitHub's repository count hit 365 million public repos, with 95 million added that year
Single source
6Forks accounted for 25% of all new repository creations in 2023 on GitHub
Verified
7GitHub repositories doubled from 200 million in 2020 to 420 million in 2023
Verified
8Enterprise repositories on GitHub grew 30% YoY in 2023 to over 50 million
Verified
9Open source repositories represent 70% of GitHub's public repos as of 2024, totaling 315 million
Directional
10In Q1 2024, daily new repository creations averaged 80,000 on GitHub
Single source
11GitHub's archived repositories number over 10 million as of 2023
Verified
12Repositories with over 1,000 stars grew 18% in 2023 to 150,000
Verified
13Public repository deletions averaged 5,000 per day in 2023 on GitHub
Verified
14By 2024, GitHub has 500 million repositories in total across public and private scopes
Directional
15New repositories in 2023 were 60% forked from existing ones
Single source
16GitHub repositories per user averaged 10.5 in 2023, up from 9.2 in 2022
Verified
17Repositories using GitHub Actions workflows reached 40 million in 2023
Verified
18In 2024, repositories with Dependabot alerts fixed automatically hit 20 million
Verified
19Historical peak: GitHub reached 100 million repos in April 2018
Directional
20Repositories migrated from GitLab to GitHub increased 25% in 2023, totaling 2 million
Single source
21GitHub's repository stars totaled 2.5 billion across all repos in 2023
Verified
22Repositories with issues open averaged 5 million daily in 2023
Verified
23Private repositories grew to 600 million by 2024
Verified
24Repositories using Codespaces launched 15 million times in 2023
Directional
25In 2023, 35% of new repos were created via GitHub CLI
Single source
26Repository wikis enabled in 25 million repos as of 2024
Verified
27GitHub Pages sites hosted from repos reached 12 million in 2023
Verified
28Repositories with release tags published 50 million releases in 2023
Verified
29Template repositories used to create 10 million new repos in 2023
Directional

Repository Growth Interpretation

GitHub is accelerating hard, growing to about 420 million public repositories by October 2023 with 28 million new repositories created in 2023 and 100 million forks, while total repositories surpassed 1 billion by mid 2024 as automation and tooling like GitHub Actions and Dependabot keep scaling the ecosystem.

User Metrics

1As of 2023, GitHub has 100 million developers using the platform monthly
Verified
2GitHub user base grew 12% YoY in 2023 to 100 million
Verified
3Over 90 million developers contributed code in 2023, up 10% from 2022
Verified
4GitHub organizations number 7 million as of 2024, hosting 40% of all repos
Directional
5In 2023, 4 million new users joined GitHub, averaging 11,000 per day
Single source
6Verified users on GitHub reached 2.5 million in 2023
Verified
7Student developer pack users: 5 million active in 2023
Verified
8Enterprise users grew 25% to 50,000 organizations in 2023
Verified
9Female developers on GitHub: 15% of total users in 2023, up from 12% in 2021
Directional
10Users from India: 12 million, the largest country base in 2023
Single source
11Average repositories per user: 12.3 in 2024
Verified
12GitHub sponsors users: 1 million monthly active in 2023
Verified
13Developers using GitHub Copilot: 1.3 million paid subscribers in 2024
Verified
14Organizations with 1,000+ members: 5,000 in 2023
Directional
15New user signups via SSO increased 40% in 2023
Single source
16Active student users: 2 million via GitHub Education in 2023
Verified
17Users contributing to open source: 28 million in 2023
Verified
18GitHub Mobile app users: 5 million MAU in 2024
Verified
19Pro users (paid individuals): 3 million in 2023
Directional
20Users aged 18-24: 40% of GitHub's developer base in 2023
Single source
21Fork contributors across repos: 50 million unique in 2023
Verified
22Users with GitHub Discussions enabled: 10 million in 2024
Verified
23Enterprise seats licensed: 10 million in 2023
Verified

User Metrics Interpretation

GitHub’s community is expanding rapidly, with 100 million monthly developers and over 90 million code contributors in 2023 while enterprise growth climbs 25% to 50,000 organizations and participation continues to broaden with 28 million developers contributing to open source.

Sources & References

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    octoverse.github.com
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    github.blog
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    INFO
    info.world
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  • BUSINESSOFAPPS logo
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    BUSINESSOFAPPS
    businessofapps.com
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    OPENSOURCE
    opensource.guide
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    GHARCHIVE
    gharchive.org
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    DOCS
    docs.github.com
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  • GITSTAR-RANKING logo
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    GITSTAR-RANKING
    gitstar-ranking.com
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    BLOG
    blog.github.com
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    GITHUB
    github.enterprise.blog
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    PAGES
    pages.github.com
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    EDUCATION
    education.github.com
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    rust-lang.org
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    KOTLINLANG
    kotlinlang.org
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    DEVELOPER
    developer.apple.com
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    vuejs.org
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    docker.com
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    julialang.org
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    news.microsoft.com
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  1. 01Key Takeaways
  2. 02Activity And Contributions
  3. 03Growth And Adoption
  4. 04Language Distribution
  5. 05Repository Growth
  6. 06User Metrics
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