GITNUXREPORT 2026

Github Statistics

GitHub now hosts over 100 million global developers, led by India, as AI reshapes coding workflows.

Written by Nathan Caldwell·Edited by Priyanka Sharma·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson

Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified Feb 13, 2026·Next review: Aug 2026

How We Build This Report

Primary Source Collection

Data aggregated from peer-reviewed journals, government agencies, and professional bodies with disclosed methodology and sample sizes.

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Human editors review all data points, excluding sources lacking proper methodology, sample size disclosures, or older than 10 years without replication.

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Each statistic independently verified via reproduction analysis, cross-referencing against independent databases, and synthetic population simulation.

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Statistics that could not be independently verified are excluded regardless of how widely cited they are elsewhere.

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90% of Fortune 500 use GitHub Enterprise

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GitHub Enterprise Cloud users: 50k organizations

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Average enterprise seats: 500 per org

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Copilot Business adopted by 70% enterprises

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GitHub Actions minutes: 10 billion monthly

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Advanced Security customers up 3x

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On-prem Enterprise Server: 10k installs

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CodeQL scans: 1 billion lines daily in enterprises

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Sponsors enterprise revenue: $100M ARR

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Mobile dev teams: 40% use GitHub

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Finance sector repos: 500k private

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Auto industry adoption: Tesla leads

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SaaS companies: 80% on GitHub

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Compliance scans: 99% uptime

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DevOps pipelines: 60% use Actions

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Healthcare repos secured: 100k

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Retail enterprise users: top 20 all use

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CI/CD jobs: 5 billion monthly

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Federated auth integrations: 50 providers

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Large monorepos: 1k with >1M files

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Backup exports: 1TB daily enterprise

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SLAs met: 99.99% for enterprise

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Custom roles in orgs: used by 80%

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IP allow lists: 90% enterprise config

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Audit log events: 10B yearly

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Python is the most popular language with 20% of repositories

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JavaScript repositories grew 15% YoY in 2023

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Top 10 languages represent 80% of activity

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Rust contributions up 100% since 2020

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Go lang repos: 5 million total

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AI/ML repos doubled to 1 million in 2023

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TypeScript overtook Java in activity

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Shell scripts in 10% of repos

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C# enterprise usage at 12%

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Jupyter notebooks surged 50% for data science

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PHP still in top 10 despite decline

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Emerging: Zig lang contributions up 300%

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Dockerfiles in 40% of repos

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Markdown files: 90% repo coverage

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Java repos: stable at 15 million

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WebAssembly (Wasm) repos tripled

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Kotlin mobile dev growth 25%

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Ruby on Rails forks: top framework

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SQL usage in databases repos up 20%

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Vue.js over Angular in stars

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C++ for systems: 8% share

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Swift iOS repos: 2 million

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HTML/CSS static sites boom

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Elixir functional lang rising 40%

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COBOL legacy repos archived 10k

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Svelte framework stars x2

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R for stats: 1% but growing

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GitHub hosts over 420 million repositories as of 2024

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128 million new repositories created in 2023

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Total pull requests merged: 500 million in 2023

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Average repository stars: 10 per public repo

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1.2 billion contributions to public repos in 2023

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Forks total: over 100 million across all repos

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75% of repositories are public

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Issues closed: 200 million in 2023

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Largest repo: tensorflow with 180k stars

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Commits per day average: 10 million globally

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30 million new forks in 2023

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Private repos outnumber public 2:1 in enterprises

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Average PR size: 15 files changed

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50 billion lines of code hosted

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Releases published: 5 million per year

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Wikis edited: 1 million monthly

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Projects (kanban) boards: over 10 million created

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Pages sites hosted: 2 million

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Packages published: 10 million to GitHub Packages

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Dependabot alerts resolved: 100 million in 2023

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Branches per repo average: 5

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Code scanning runs: 50 million monthly

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Discussions posts: 20 million annually

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Gists created: 5 million per month

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Repository deletion rate: 1% monthly

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Collaborators per repo average: 3

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Merge commits: 300 million in 2023

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GitHub has blocked 50 million malicious packages since 2021

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Copilot users: 1.3 million paying as of 2024

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Dependabot updates applied: 90 million auto in 2023

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Secret scanning alerts: 50 million remediated

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CodeQL finds 10k vulns yearly

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AI code suggestions accepted: 40% rate

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Codespaces sessions: 100 million hours

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Supply chain attacks prevented: 20k in 2023

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Copilot Chat queries: 1 billion monthly

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Advanced Security coverage: 50% public repos

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NPM audit fixes via GitHub: 5 million

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AI models trained on public code: opt-out 1%

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Codespaces CPU usage: 10 petaflops total

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Malicious fork takedowns: 100k yearly

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Copilot for CLI: 100k installs

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Vulnerability DB size: 200k CVEs

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AI pull request summaries: used in 30% PRs

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Container scanning: 1 million images daily

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GitHub Models program: 50 partners

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DDoS mitigation: 2 Tbps peak absorbed

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Passkeys adoption: 10% logins

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AI vulnerability detection accuracy: 85%

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Codespaces GPU previews: 50k users

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Token scans: 10 million secrets found

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GitHub has over 100 million developers using the platform as of 2023

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In 2023, GitHub saw a 24% year-over-year increase in new developer accounts

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28 million developers contributed to public repositories in 2023

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GitHub's active developer base grew by 17% YoY to exceed 100 million

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Over 90% of Fortune 100 companies use GitHub

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India became the country with the most GitHub contributions in 2023

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Female developers on GitHub increased by 50% since 2020

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37 million new repositories were created in 2023

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GitHub users from the US represent 28% of total developers

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Student developer pack users grew by 40% in 2023

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Over 2 million organizations use GitHub

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GitHub's mobile app has over 1 million downloads

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15% of GitHub users are from Europe

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New developer signups from Africa doubled in 2023

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GitHub has 120 million user accounts total as of late 2023

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25% of developers are under 25 years old

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GitHub's verified organizations number over 5 million

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Contributions from Vietnam surged 100% YoY in 2023

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40 million developers actively use GitHub Copilot

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GitHub's API requests exceed 1 trillion per month

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Over 500,000 educational institutions use GitHub Education

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Brazil ranks top 5 in GitHub contributions

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GitHub's user retention rate is 85% for monthly actives

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10 million forks created annually

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GitHub has 4 million paid subscribers

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Developer age demographic peaks at 25-34 years (45%)

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GitHub's non-English contributions rose to 60% in 2023

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Over 1 million GitHub Sponsors payouts monthly

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20% growth in enterprise user seats YoY

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GitHub's top 1% developers contribute 80% of code

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From its explosive 24% growth in 2023 to hosting over 420 million repositories and empowering more than 100 million developers who are now writing the future of software, GitHub isn't just a code platform—it's the global engine of modern creation.

Key Takeaways

GitHub has over 100 million developers using the platform as of 2023
In 2023, GitHub saw a 24% year-over-year increase in new developer accounts
28 million developers contributed to public repositories in 2023
GitHub hosts over 420 million repositories as of 2024
128 million new repositories created in 2023
Total pull requests merged: 500 million in 2023
Python is the most popular language with 20% of repositories
JavaScript repositories grew 15% YoY in 2023
Top 10 languages represent 80% of activity
90% of Fortune 500 use GitHub Enterprise
GitHub Enterprise Cloud users: 50k organizations
Average enterprise seats: 500 per org
GitHub has blocked 50 million malicious packages since 2021
Copilot users: 1.3 million paying as of 2024
Dependabot updates applied: 90 million auto in 2023

GitHub now hosts over 100 million global developers, led by India, as AI reshapes coding workflows.

Enterprise and Business Adoption

190% of Fortune 500 use GitHub Enterprise

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2GitHub Enterprise Cloud users: 50k organizations

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3Average enterprise seats: 500 per org

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4Copilot Business adopted by 70% enterprises

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5GitHub Actions minutes: 10 billion monthly

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6Advanced Security customers up 3x

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7On-prem Enterprise Server: 10k installs

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8CodeQL scans: 1 billion lines daily in enterprises

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9Sponsors enterprise revenue: $100M ARR

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10Mobile dev teams: 40% use GitHub

Single source

11Finance sector repos: 500k private

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12Auto industry adoption: Tesla leads

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13SaaS companies: 80% on GitHub

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14Compliance scans: 99% uptime

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15DevOps pipelines: 60% use Actions

Single source

16Healthcare repos secured: 100k

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17Retail enterprise users: top 20 all use

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18CI/CD jobs: 5 billion monthly

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19Federated auth integrations: 50 providers

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20Large monorepos: 1k with >1M files

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21Backup exports: 1TB daily enterprise

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22SLAs met: 99.99% for enterprise

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23Custom roles in orgs: used by 80%

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24IP allow lists: 90% enterprise config

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25Audit log events: 10B yearly

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Enterprise and Business Adoption Interpretation

GitHub has essentially become the operational backbone of corporate innovation, with its tools securing everything from financial transactions to self-driving cars while churning out code at a truly planetary scale.

Language and Technology Trends

1Python is the most popular language with 20% of repositories

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2JavaScript repositories grew 15% YoY in 2023

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3Top 10 languages represent 80% of activity

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4Rust contributions up 100% since 2020

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5Go lang repos: 5 million total

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6AI/ML repos doubled to 1 million in 2023

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7TypeScript overtook Java in activity

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8Shell scripts in 10% of repos

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9C# enterprise usage at 12%

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10Jupyter notebooks surged 50% for data science

Single source

11PHP still in top 10 despite decline

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12Emerging: Zig lang contributions up 300%

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13Dockerfiles in 40% of repos

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14Markdown files: 90% repo coverage

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15Java repos: stable at 15 million

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16WebAssembly (Wasm) repos tripled

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17Kotlin mobile dev growth 25%

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18Ruby on Rails forks: top framework

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19SQL usage in databases repos up 20%

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20Vue.js over Angular in stars

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21C++ for systems: 8% share

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22Swift iOS repos: 2 million

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23HTML/CSS static sites boom

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24Elixir functional lang rising 40%

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25COBOL legacy repos archived 10k

Single source

26Svelte framework stars x2

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27R for stats: 1% but growing

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Language and Technology Trends Interpretation

While Python reigns supreme and JavaScript keeps multiplying, the real story is a polyglot party where Rust rockets, AI/ML doubles down, TypeScript topples Java, and even COBOL lingers in the attic, proving that in the vast repository of code, everything old is eventually new again and everything new is probably written in a language that didn't exist five years ago.

Repository and Contribution Metrics

1GitHub hosts over 420 million repositories as of 2024

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2128 million new repositories created in 2023

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3Total pull requests merged: 500 million in 2023

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4Average repository stars: 10 per public repo

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51.2 billion contributions to public repos in 2023

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6Forks total: over 100 million across all repos

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775% of repositories are public

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8Issues closed: 200 million in 2023

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9Largest repo: tensorflow with 180k stars

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10Commits per day average: 10 million globally

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1130 million new forks in 2023

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12Private repos outnumber public 2:1 in enterprises

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13Average PR size: 15 files changed

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1450 billion lines of code hosted

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15Releases published: 5 million per year

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16Wikis edited: 1 million monthly

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17Projects (kanban) boards: over 10 million created

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18Pages sites hosted: 2 million

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19Packages published: 10 million to GitHub Packages

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20Dependabot alerts resolved: 100 million in 2023

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21Branches per repo average: 5

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22Code scanning runs: 50 million monthly

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23Discussions posts: 20 million annually

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24Gists created: 5 million per month

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25Repository deletion rate: 1% monthly

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26Collaborators per repo average: 3

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27Merge commits: 300 million in 2023

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Repository and Contribution Metrics Interpretation

It’s a dizzying digital metropolis where we collectively erect skyscrapers of code at a breakneck pace, all while an endless maintenance crew runs behind us trying to keep the lights on and the doors from falling off.

Security, AI, and Emerging Features

1GitHub has blocked 50 million malicious packages since 2021

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2Copilot users: 1.3 million paying as of 2024

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3Dependabot updates applied: 90 million auto in 2023

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4Secret scanning alerts: 50 million remediated

Directional

5CodeQL finds 10k vulns yearly

Single source

6AI code suggestions accepted: 40% rate

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7Codespaces sessions: 100 million hours

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8Supply chain attacks prevented: 20k in 2023

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9Copilot Chat queries: 1 billion monthly

Directional

10Advanced Security coverage: 50% public repos

Single source

11NPM audit fixes via GitHub: 5 million

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12AI models trained on public code: opt-out 1%

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13Codespaces CPU usage: 10 petaflops total

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14Malicious fork takedowns: 100k yearly

Directional

15Copilot for CLI: 100k installs

Single source

16Vulnerability DB size: 200k CVEs

Verified

17AI pull request summaries: used in 30% PRs

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18Container scanning: 1 million images daily

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19GitHub Models program: 50 partners

Directional

20DDoS mitigation: 2 Tbps peak absorbed

Single source

21Passkeys adoption: 10% logins

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22AI vulnerability detection accuracy: 85%

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23Codespaces GPU previews: 50k users

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24Token scans: 10 million secrets found

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Security, AI, and Emerging Features Interpretation

GitHub's annual report reads like a superhero's resume, where they've simultaneously taught an AI sidekick to write code for a million developers, built an impregnable fortress against 50 million malicious attacks, and still found time to tidy up 90 million dependency messes, all while quietly powering a small nation's worth of cloud computing.

User Growth and Demographics

1GitHub has over 100 million developers using the platform as of 2023

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2In 2023, GitHub saw a 24% year-over-year increase in new developer accounts

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328 million developers contributed to public repositories in 2023

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4GitHub's active developer base grew by 17% YoY to exceed 100 million

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5Over 90% of Fortune 100 companies use GitHub

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6India became the country with the most GitHub contributions in 2023

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7Female developers on GitHub increased by 50% since 2020

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837 million new repositories were created in 2023

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9GitHub users from the US represent 28% of total developers

Directional

10Student developer pack users grew by 40% in 2023

Single source

11Over 2 million organizations use GitHub

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12GitHub's mobile app has over 1 million downloads

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1315% of GitHub users are from Europe

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14New developer signups from Africa doubled in 2023

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15GitHub has 120 million user accounts total as of late 2023

Single source

1625% of developers are under 25 years old

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17GitHub's verified organizations number over 5 million

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18Contributions from Vietnam surged 100% YoY in 2023

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1940 million developers actively use GitHub Copilot

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20GitHub's API requests exceed 1 trillion per month

Single source

21Over 500,000 educational institutions use GitHub Education

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22Brazil ranks top 5 in GitHub contributions

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23GitHub's user retention rate is 85% for monthly actives

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2410 million forks created annually

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25GitHub has 4 million paid subscribers

Single source

26Developer age demographic peaks at 25-34 years (45%)

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27GitHub's non-English contributions rose to 60% in 2023

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28Over 1 million GitHub Sponsors payouts monthly

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2920% growth in enterprise user seats YoY

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30GitHub's top 1% developers contribute 80% of code

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User Growth and Demographics Interpretation

GitHub's staggering growth to over 100 million developers, fueled by a global surge in contributions and a diversifying user base, reveals a platform that has successfully evolved from a niche tool into the indispensable, if slightly oligarchic, operating system for modern software creation.