Here are a few of the most interesting Github statistics I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.

Github Facts

• GitHub  Website: github.com
• Year of GitHub  launch: 2008
• Location of GitHub headquarters:  San Francisco, CA
• GitHub Creators: Tom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, PJ Hyett
• GitHub CEO: Nat Friedman
• GitHub Parent Company: Microsoft
• What is GitHub?

GitHub is a development platform inspired by the way you work. From open source to business, you can host and review code, manage projects, and build software alongside millions of other developers. (about)

Github Statistics

Total number of Github users:

40 million users

Last updated 1/14/20

Number of repositories hosted on GitHub:

100 million

Last updated 11/8/18

Average number of visitors to GitHub:

32 million monthly visitors

Last updated 6/17/15

Percentage of GitHub visitors from Europe:

36%

Last updated 6/17/15

Percentage of GitHub users that are outside the US:

70%

Last updated 7/29/15

Number of countries Github has users in:

200

Last updated 5/23/19

Number of projects on GitHub that users collaborate on:

49 million projects

Last updated 12/19/16

Number of times GitHub’s Atom text editor has been downloaded:

750,000 times

Last updated 5/6/15

Number of active users for GitHub’s Atom text editor:

1 billion MAU

Last updated 6/28/16

Number of projects that have been started on GitHub projects:

100,000

Last updated 11/9/16

Number of GitHub employees:

800

Last updated 11/1/18

Amount that Microsoft purchased GitHub for:

$7.5 billion

Reported value of GitHub:

$2 billion

Last updated 10/12/17

GitHub annual revenue:

$200 million

Last updated 10/12/17

Percentage of the Fortune 50 companies that are GitHub Enterprise customers:

54%

Last updated 11/1/18

Percentage of the Fortune 100 companies that are GitHub Enterprise customers:

49%

Last updated 11/1/18