GitHub Statistics 2026
150M+ developers, 420M+ repos, Copilot AI, and open-source data — sourced from Octoverse, Microsoft filings, and official reports.
150M+
Registered Developers
+25% YoY
$2B+
Annual Revenue (Est.)
Part of Microsoft
420M+
Repositories
100M+ public repos
190+
Countries
Global developer community
Key Takeaways
- GitHub has surpassed 150 million registered developers — more than doubling since Microsoft's $7.5 billion acquisition in 2018
- GitHub Copilot, the AI coding assistant, has 1.8M+ paid subscribers and generates $400M+ in estimated annual revenue — making it Microsoft's fastest-growing AI product
- Over 420 million repositories exist on GitHub, with 100M+ public and 320M+ private repos — developers create 300M+ new repos annually
- GitHub Actions processes 2 billion+ CI/CD workflow runs per month, establishing GitHub as a dominant DevOps platform beyond source control
Platform & Growth
GitHub has 150 million+ registered developers — 25% YoY growth
GitHub surpassed 150 million registered developers in 2024, up from 120 million in 2023 and just 36 million at the time of Microsoft's $7.5 billion acquisition in October 2018. This makes GitHub the largest source code hosting platform in the world — more than 4x GitLab's 30 million users. Growth is driven by emerging markets: India (16M+), Brazil (5M+), and Nigeria (700K+, 100% growth) are the fastest-growing developer communities. Approximately 20% of registered accounts are active monthly (30M+ MAU). GitHub processes 3.5 billion+ API requests per day and hosts 420M+ repositories.
420 million+ repositories exist on GitHub — with 300M+ created annually
GitHub hosts over 420 million total repositories as of 2024, with developers creating more than 300 million new repositories annually. Of these, approximately 100 million are public repos and 320 million are private. The shift toward private repos reflects enterprise adoption — 90% of Fortune 100 companies use GitHub Enterprise. The largest public repos include Linux (150K+ stars), React (220K+ stars), and TensorFlow (180K+ stars). GitHub's storage infrastructure processes 2.5+ petabytes of Git data and handles 2 million+ git push events per hour during peak times.
GitHub generates an estimated $2 billion+ in annual revenue
GitHub is estimated to generate over $2 billion in annual recurring revenue as of 2024, up from approximately $1 billion in 2022. Microsoft does not break out GitHub revenue separately, but analysts estimate it based on subscriber counts and pricing. Revenue sources include: GitHub Enterprise Cloud/Server ($21/user/month, ~29K enterprise customers), GitHub Team ($4/user/month), GitHub Copilot ($10-39/user/month, 1.8M+ subscribers), GitHub Actions (metered compute billing), and GitHub Marketplace. GitHub was unprofitable at the time of acquisition but is believed to have reached profitability in 2023.
India is GitHub's fastest-growing market with 16 million+ developers
India surpassed the United States as GitHub's largest developer community by growth rate, with 16 million+ registered developers (a 28% YoY increase). The U.S. remains the largest by total count (~25 million), followed by India, China (~12 million), Brazil (~5 million), and the UK (~4 million). Africa is the fastest-growing continent — Nigerian developers grew 100% YoY, and the continent now has 4 million+ GitHub users. GitHub has invested in local developer programs: GitHub Education reaches 5 million+ students globally, and GitHub Sponsors has paid out $50 million+ to open-source maintainers since launch.
JavaScript remains the most popular language — but Python and TypeScript are surging
JavaScript remains the most-used language on GitHub (22% of all repos), but Python has overtaken Java for the #2 spot (18% vs. 10%) driven by AI/ML demand. TypeScript is the fastest-growing major language, now at 12% — up from 5% in 2019. Rust grew 40% YoY (though from a small base), and HCL (HashiCorp Configuration Language) for infrastructure-as-code grew 55% YoY. The rise of AI has shifted language trends: Python overtook Java across all metrics (new repos, pull requests, and active contributors) for the first time in 2024. Go and Kotlin are also growing steadily at 15-20% annually.
GitHub Copilot & AI
GitHub Copilot has 1.8 million+ paid subscribers — Microsoft's fastest-growing AI product
GitHub Copilot, the AI pair programmer powered by OpenAI's models, reached 1.8 million+ paid subscribers by end of 2024 — growing 64% from 1.1 million in late 2023. Copilot is available in three tiers: Individual ($10/month), Business ($19/user/month), and Enterprise ($39/user/month). Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has called Copilot 'the most widely adopted AI developer tool in history.' Copilot generates an estimated $400 million+ in annual revenue. Over 50,000 organizations use Copilot Business or Enterprise, including 40% of the Fortune 100. Copilot suggests code in 12+ languages with an acceptance rate of approximately 30%.
Copilot generates 46% of all code in enabled repositories
In repositories where GitHub Copilot is enabled, the AI assistant now generates approximately 46% of all code committed — up from 35% in 2023 and projected to exceed 50% by mid-2025. Developers using Copilot report completing tasks 55% faster on average, with the biggest productivity gains in boilerplate code, test writing, and documentation. Copilot Chat (the conversational AI interface) handles 1 million+ conversations per day. The tool supports all major IDEs including VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Neovim, and Xcode. GitHub Copilot Workspace, announced in 2024, enables developers to go from issue to pull request entirely with AI assistance.
GitHub Advanced Security scans 150 million+ repositories for vulnerabilities
GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS), which includes code scanning, secret scanning, and dependency review, now scans over 150 million repositories. GHAS has detected and blocked 100 million+ leaked secrets (API keys, tokens, passwords) since launch, preventing an estimated $1 billion+ in potential security breaches. Dependabot, GitHub's automated dependency update tool, processes 300 million+ vulnerability alerts per month and creates 30 million+ automated pull requests annually. GHAS is included free for public repos and available as an add-on ($49/user/month) for enterprise. Security scanning is the second-fastest growing revenue line after Copilot.
Ecosystem & DevOps
GitHub Actions processes 2 billion+ CI/CD workflow runs per month
GitHub Actions, the platform's built-in CI/CD and automation service launched in 2019, now processes over 2 billion workflow runs per month — making it one of the largest CI/CD platforms globally (competing with Jenkins, GitLab CI, and CircleCI). Actions revenue is estimated at $300 million+ annually (metered compute pricing). The Actions Marketplace has 20,000+ pre-built automation actions. GitHub-hosted runners process 500 million+ minutes of compute per month, while self-hosted runners account for 60% of total runs. The most common workflows are automated testing (45%), deployment (25%), and code quality checks (15%).
90% of Fortune 100 companies use GitHub Enterprise
GitHub Enterprise (Cloud and Server) is used by 90 of the Fortune 100 companies and approximately 29,000 total enterprise organizations. Enterprise pricing starts at $21/user/month (Cloud) and $21/user/year (Server, self-hosted). Average enterprise deal size is approximately $68,000 annually, with the largest contracts exceeding $10 million. Enterprise features include SAML SSO, audit logging, IP allow lists, and custom deployment rules. GitHub Enterprise Managed Users (EMU), which gives enterprises full control over developer identities, has been adopted by 5,000+ organizations. Net revenue retention for enterprise accounts exceeds 125%.
GitHub Sponsors has paid out $50 million+ to open-source maintainers
GitHub Sponsors, launched in 2019 to enable financial support for open-source developers, has facilitated over $50 million in payouts to maintainers. The platform supports 100,000+ sponsored developers and organizations across 100+ countries. GitHub takes 0% commission — 100% of contributions go to developers (payment processing fees still apply). Top-sponsored projects receive $20,000-50,000+ per month. In 2024, GitHub introduced Sponsors for Companies, allowing organizations to sponsor the open-source projects they depend on at scale. The average individual sponsorship is $8/month, while organizational sponsorships average $200/month.
GitHub Education reaches 5 million+ students with free developer tools
GitHub Education, which provides free access to GitHub Pro and $200+ in developer tool credits, has reached over 5 million students across 3,000+ educational institutions worldwide. The Student Developer Pack includes free access to 100+ tools from partners like JetBrains, DigitalOcean, Namecheap, and Heroku. GitHub Classroom, used by 50,000+ teachers, automates assignment distribution and grading through Git repositories. Campus Experts (student ambassadors) operate in 70+ countries. GitHub reports that students who use GitHub during education are 2x more likely to be hired within 6 months of graduation.
Future Trends
GitHub Copilot Workspace aims to enable fully AI-driven software development
GitHub Copilot Workspace, announced at GitHub Universe 2024, represents the company's vision for AI-native development — allowing developers to go from a natural language issue description to a working pull request with AI assistance at every step (planning, coding, testing, review). The tool analyzes the repository context, proposes implementation plans, writes code across multiple files, generates tests, and creates PRs. Early technical preview data shows 3x faster time from issue to PR. GitHub's long-term vision, articulated by CEO Thomas Dohmke, is that 'AI will write 80% of code by 2030, while developers focus on architecture, design, and problem-solving.'
The developer tools market is projected to reach $45 billion by 2028
The global developer tools and DevOps market is projected to grow from $28 billion in 2024 to $45 billion by 2028, representing a 12.5% CAGR. GitHub is the dominant platform in source control and increasingly in CI/CD, security scanning, and AI-assisted development. Key growth drivers include: the global developer population growing from 28 million in 2024 to a projected 45 million by 2030, increasing software complexity requiring more tooling, and AI-powered development tools becoming essential. GitHub's competitive moat includes network effects (150M+ developers), data advantages (training Copilot on the world's largest code corpus), and Microsoft's distribution channels.
Open-source contributions reached 5.2 billion on GitHub in 2024
Developers made 5.2 billion contributions (commits, pull requests, issues, code reviews) on GitHub in 2024 — a 15% increase from 4.5 billion in 2023. Pull request volume grew 20% to 410 million+, with the average PR review time decreasing from 4.5 to 3.2 hours (partly due to Copilot-assisted reviews). The most active open-source projects by contributors include: VS Code (19,000+ contributors), Flutter (16,000+), Kubernetes (15,000+), and React (14,000+). AI-related repositories (machine learning, deep learning, LLMs) grew 65% in 2024, with Python and Jupyter notebooks dominating. The 'AI-first' development paradigm is reshaping open-source contribution patterns.
Financial Summary Table
| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Developers | 94M | 120M | 150M+ | +25% |
| Revenue (Est.) | $1B | $1.5B | $2B+ | +33% |
| Copilot Subscribers | — | 1.1M | 1.8M+ | +64% |
| Repositories | 330M | 372M | 420M+ | +13% |
| Actions Runs/Month | 1.2B | 1.6B | 2B+ | +25% |
| Enterprise Customers | ~19K | ~24K | ~29K | +21% |
Visual Data & Charts
Registered Developers (M)
Top Programming Languages
Copilot Subscribers (M)
Est. Revenue by Product ($M)
Developers by Region (%)
Methodology
All statistics are sourced from GitHub's annual Octoverse Report, Microsoft's quarterly earnings calls and SEC filings, and GitHub's official blog and product announcements. Revenue estimates for GitHub are based on analyst consensus since Microsoft does not disclose GitHub revenue separately. Developer counts represent registered accounts. Market projections come from IDC and Gartner. All figures are in U.S. dollars unless stated otherwise.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many developers use GitHub?
GitHub has over 150 million registered developers as of 2024, making it the world's largest source code hosting platform. Approximately 30 million users are active monthly. The platform serves developers in 190+ countries.
How much revenue does GitHub generate?
GitHub is estimated to generate over $2 billion in annual revenue as of 2024. Key revenue streams include GitHub Enterprise ($21/user/month), Copilot ($10-39/user/month, 1.8M+ subscribers), Actions (metered CI/CD), and Advanced Security ($49/user/month).
What is GitHub Copilot?
GitHub Copilot is an AI pair programmer powered by OpenAI's models. It has 1.8M+ paid subscribers and generates approximately 46% of all code in enabled repos. Pricing: Individual ($10/month), Business ($19/user/month), Enterprise ($39/user/month).
Is GitHub free?
Yes — GitHub offers free accounts with unlimited public and private repositories, 500 MB storage, and 2,000 Actions minutes/month. Paid plans (Pro $4/month, Team $4/user/month, Enterprise $21/user/month) add features like advanced security, audit logs, and more storage.
What programming language is most popular on GitHub?
JavaScript is the most-used language (22% of repos), followed by Python (18%), TypeScript (12%), Java (10%), and C# (7%). Python is the fastest-growing major language, driven by AI/ML demand, and overtook Java in 2024.
Who owns GitHub?
Microsoft acquired GitHub in October 2018 for $7.5 billion in stock. GitHub operates as an independent subsidiary with its own CEO (Thomas Dohmke) and brand. The acquisition has been widely regarded as successful, with GitHub growing from 36M to 150M+ developers under Microsoft.
Sources
Last checked: March 2026