GitHub Statistics 2024: Key Trends, User Growth, and Popular Repositories

<h2>Editorâs Choice: Key Milestones</h2>
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<li><strong>100 million developers</strong> are projected to be using GitHub by the end of <strong>2024</strong>, continuing its trend of exponential growth.</li>
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<li>GitHub crossed a major milestone of hosting <strong>372 million repositories</strong> globally, showcasing a <strong>20% increase</strong> over the past year.</li>
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<li>The <strong>open-source movement</strong> has thrived on GitHub, with <strong>87 million new projects</strong> initiated in <strong>2023</strong> alone, up from <strong>78 million</strong> in <strong>2022</strong>.</li>
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<li><strong>GitHub Sponsors</strong>, launched to support developers financially, saw a <strong>65% increase</strong> in participation over the last year, indicating rising support for the open-source community.</li>
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<li><strong>GitHub Copilot</strong>, the AI-powered code assistant, is now used by more than <strong>1.2 million developers</strong>, helping automate code suggestions and boosting productivity.</li>
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<li>The GitHub Marketplace now features over <strong>1,000 tools</strong>, a <strong>15% growth</strong> from the previous year, enhancing automation and collaboration for developers.</li>
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<li><strong>GitHub Actions</strong> usage has surged, with over <strong>4 million</strong> workflows run daily in <strong>2023</strong>, an increase of <strong>35%</strong> year-over-year.</li>
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<h2>编者精选：关键里程碑</h2><p><!-- /wp:heading --></p><p><!-- wp:list --></p><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>预计到<strong>2024年底</strong>，将有<strong>1亿</strong>开发者使用GitHub，持续保持指数级增长态势。</li><li>GitHub全球托管仓库数量已达<strong>3.72亿</strong>个，较去年增长<strong>20%</strong>，达成一项重要里程碑。</li><li>开源运动在GitHub上蓬勃发展，仅<strong>2023年</strong>一年就新增<strong>8700万</strong>个项目，较<strong>2022年</strong>的<strong>7800万</strong>个实现增长。</li><li>旨在为开发者提供财务支持的<strong>GitHub赞助计划（GitHub Sponsors）</strong>，去年参与量增长<strong>65%</strong>，反映出开源社区获得的支持持续提升。</li><li><strong>GitHub Copilot</strong>，这款AI驱动的代码助手，目前已有超过<strong>120万</strong>开发者使用，可自动生成代码建议并提升开发效率。</li><li><strong>GitHub应用市场（GitHub Marketplace）</strong>目前拥有超过<strong>1000款</strong>工具，较上年增长<strong>15%</strong>，为开发者的自动化开发与协作提供了更强支撑。</li><li><strong>GitHub Actions</strong>的使用量激增，<strong>2023年</strong>每日运行的工作流超过<strong>400万</strong>个，同比增长<strong>35%</strong>。</li></ul><p><!-- /wp:list --></p><p><!-- wp:heading --></p>