GitHub's Indian Developer Community Surges to 17 Million, Showcasing AI-Driven Growth

GitHub Now Boasts 17 Million Indian Developers

At Github Universe 2024, the developer platform owned by Microsoft announced that India now boasts over 17 million developers actively building on its platform, reflecting a remarkable 28% increase in 2024. In Q4 FY23, it had 13.2 million Indian developers using GitHub. This surge establishes India as the fastest-growing developer community worldwide. Comparatively, in the US, there were approximately 20 million developers. According to the latest GitHub Octoverse report, India is emerging as a crucial player in the global technology sector, with substantial contributions to generative AI and open-source projects. India ranks second globally in GitHub Education users and public contributions to generative AI projects, trailing only the United States. The country experienced a 79% increase in contributions to generative AI projects compared to last year and a staggering 95% year-over-year growth in overall contributions to these initiatives, placing India third globally behind the US and Hong Kong (SAR). GitHub chief Thomas Dohmke said, "Our latest Octoverse report affirms that India's developer community is the fastest growing developer population on the planet. India's rise as a global tech titan is now inexorable." Further, he added, saying that Indian developers are increasingly leveraging AI to drive innovation, enhancing the likelihood that major multinational companies will emerge from India. The report also underscores the commitment of Indian developers to open-source projects, with India being the second-largest contributor on GitHub. This dedication is evident in popular projects like ERPNext, which addresses societal challenges and promotes sustainable development through its contributions to GitHub's For Good First Issue. Moreover, Indian open-source communities are employing GitHub Copilot, an AI developer tool, to create impactful digital solutions. One such initiative is the Open Healthcare Network (OHC), focused on improving healthcare delivery and management in the country. The growth of GitHub Education users in India is partly driven by the National Education Policy of 2020, which mandates coding and AI in school curricula. A recent Udemy study identified GitHub as one of the most sought-after skills in India, comparable to English grammar, underscoring its significance in the nation's educational landscape. Looking ahead, GitHub projects that India will surpass the US to become the world's largest developer community by 2028, a shift that was initially forecasted for 2027. This ongoing investment in software development and AI literacy positions India as a long-term leader in the global technology arena. Earlier this year, Dohmke visited India and announced that GitHub Copilot now supports coding in Hindi. "Together, GitHub and Microsoft will generate a groundswell of developers in India, building and deploying in natural language. India will rise in the age of AI -- and we're here to enable it," said Dohmke. Coding in Hindi on GitHub Copilot was also highlighted by Satya Nadella at Microsoft Build 2024. "Think about it -- every person can now start programming, whether it's in Hindi, Brazilian, or Portuguese, and bring back the joy of coding in their native language," said Nadella. The company also partnered with Infosys to launch the first GitHub Center of Excellence in Bangalore. The partnership represented a generational opportunity for Global Systems Integrators (GSIs) to lead advancements in the AI and software sectors. "A new day has begun for the world's GSIs. The Age of Copilot is here," said Dohmke. Besides Infosys, other customers of GitHub Copilot in India include Axis Bank, HCLtech, and LTI Mindtree. Axis Bank was the first in the country to adopt Copilot for Microsoft 365 at an enterprise scale, with 300 users, and has achieved over 30% productivity gains in daily work. Indian IT giant HCLTech developed a Copilot for Microsoft 365 plugin for Microsoft Teams to help software developers and managers streamline bug resolution. Meanwhile, LTIMindtree, an IT and consulting services company, created a Copilot for Microsoft 365 plugin for Teams to optimise staff management.

Microsoft GitHub Now Boasts 17 Million Indian Developers

In Q4 FY23, it had 13.2 million Indian developers using GitHub. This surge establishes India as the fastest-growing developer community worldwide. Comparatively, in the US, there were approximately 20 million developers. According to the latest GitHub Octoverse report, India is emerging as a crucial player in the global technology sector, with substantial contributions to generative AI and open-source projects. India ranks second globally in GitHub Education users and public contributions to generative AI projects, trailing only the United States. The country experienced a 79% increase in contributions to generative AI projects compared to last year and a staggering 95% year-over-year growth in overall contributions to these initiatives, placing India third globally behind the US and Hong Kong (SAR). GitHub chief Thomas Dohmke said, "Our latest Octoverse report affirms that India's developer community is the fastest growing developer population on the planet. India's rise as a global tech titan is now inexorable." Further, he added, saying that Indian developers are increasingly leveraging AI to drive innovation, enhancing the likelihood that major multinational companies will emerge from India. The report also underscores the commitment of Indian developers to open-source projects, with India being the second-largest contributor on GitHub. This dedication is evident in popular projects like ERPNext, which addresses societal challenges and promotes sustainable development through its contributions to GitHub's For Good First Issue. Moreover, Indian open-source communities are employing GitHub Copilot, an AI developer tool, to create impactful digital solutions. One such initiative is the Open Healthcare Network (OHC), focused on improving healthcare delivery and management in the country. The growth of GitHub Education users in India is partly driven by the National Education Policy of 2020, which mandates coding and AI in school curricula. A recent Udemy study identified GitHub as one of the most sought-after skills in India, comparable to English grammar, underscoring its significance in the nation's educational landscape. Looking ahead, GitHub projects that India will surpass the US to become the world's largest developer community by 2028, a shift that was initially forecasted for 2027. This ongoing investment in software development and AI literacy positions India as a long-term leader in the global technology arena. Earlier this year, Dohmke visited India and announced that GitHub Copilot now supports coding in Hindi. "Together, GitHub and Microsoft will generate a groundswell of developers in India, building and deploying in natural language. India will rise in the age of AI -- and we're here to enable it," said Dohmke. Coding in Hindi on GitHub Copilot was also highlighted by Satya Nadella at Microsoft Build 2024. "Think about it -- every person can now start programming, whether it's in Hindi, Brazilian, or Portuguese, and bring back the joy of coding in their native language," said Nadella. The company also partnered with Infosys to launch the first GitHub Center of Excellence in Bangalore. The partnership represented a generational opportunity for Global Systems Integrators (GSIs) to lead advancements in the AI and software sectors. "A new day has begun for the world's GSIs. The Age of Copilot is here," said Dohmke. Besides Infosys, other customers of GitHub Copilot in India include Axis Bank, HCLtech, and LTI Mindtree. Axis Bank was the first in the country to adopt Copilot for Microsoft 365 at an enterprise scale, with 300 users, and has achieved over 30% productivity gains in daily work. Indian IT giant HCLTech developed a Copilot for Microsoft 365 plugin for Microsoft Teams to help software developers and managers streamline bug resolution. Meanwhile, LTIMindtree, an IT and consulting services company, created a Copilot for Microsoft 365 plugin for Teams to optimise staff management.

Over 17M developers now building on GitHub in India, fastest growing developer community in the world

GitHub, the most widely adopted Copilot-powered developer platform, today revealed that there are over 17 million developers in India building on GitHub, representing an increase of 28% in 2024, and making India the fast-growing developer community in the world. India also has the second-highest number of GitHub Education users, second-highest number of contributors to public generative AI projects, and the second-highest number of contributions to open source projects -- underscoring India's rise as a global technology leader. The 2024 edition of GitHub's Octoverse report shows a surge in generative AI activity in India, signalling that AI has moved beyond the hype of 2023 as Indian developers and organisations prioritise results over experimentation. India is the second largest developer community contributing to public generative AI projects on GitHub, just behind the US, with a 79% increase from last year. India also saw a 95% year-over-year (YoY) growth in contributions to these projects, placing third globally, after the US and Hong Kong (SAR). "Our latest Octoverse report affirms that India's developer community is the fastest growing developer population on the planet. India's rise as a global tech titan is now inexorable," said GitHub CEO, Thomas Dohmke. "Not only this, but India's booming developer community is using AI to build AI in record numbers, making it evermore likely that the next great multinational will come from India," Dohmke added. The report highlights that developers in India are the second highest contributor to open source projects on GitHub, showcasing the strength and dedication of the developer community. These efforts are shaping the future of software and directly influencing innovation on a global scale. India's developer community is also driving societal change through popular open source projects like ERPNext. This project from India has the most contributions in GitHub's For Good First Issue, which connects contributors with projects addressing societal challenges and promoting sustainable development. Additionally, open source communities in India are leveraging GitHub Copilot, the world's most widely adopted AI developer tool, to build digital solutions, such as Open Healthcare Network (OHC), a pioneering open source organisation dedicated to enhancing healthcare delivery and management. Fueled by a small team of dedicated developers, GitHub Copilot is accelerating the project's growth as it addresses the needs of the country's healthcare system. Finally, the report revealed that India has the second-highest number of GitHub Education users, driven in part by the National Education Policy of 2020, which requires schools to include coding and AI in their curriculum. A recent study from the learning platform Udemy found that GitHub is one of the most sought-after skills in India, comparable to English grammar, further highlighting the important role of GitHub in India. By investing in early-age software development and AI literacy, India is creating a sustained wave of developer talent, driving ongoing growth and securing its position as a global technology leader long-term. GitHub predicts that India will surpass the US to become the world's largest developer community by 2028. Previously, GitHub had forecasted this shift by 2027, based on linear population growth. About GitHub GitHub is the world's leading Copilot-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 100 million developers, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to collaborate and more than 77,000 organisations have adopted GitHub Copilot.

GitHub's India developers rise 28% to 17 million

India will surpass the US to become the world's largest developer community by 2028, from earlier forecast of 2027.GitHub, Microsoft-backed software developer platform, has seen a 28% increase in its software developers in India with now 17 million of them building on its platform in 2024, making India the fast-growing developer community globally. "India is the second largest developer community contributing to public generative AI (artificial intelligence) projects on GitHub, just behind the US, with a 79% increase from last year. India also saw a 95% year-over-year (YoY) growth in contributions to these projects, placing third globally, after the US and Hong Kong," the company announced at its tenth annual developer conference GitHub Universe '24 on Tuesday. Until February this year, about 13.2 million Indian developers were using GitHub compared to around 20 million in the US. "India's booming developer community is using AI to build AI in record numbers, making it evermore likely that the next great multinational will come from India," said GitHub chief executive Thomas Dohmke. Globally, GitHub aspires to have one billion developers on its platform from the current over 100 million globally. Addressing the media, Dohmke said, "Our aspiration is to achieve that goal in the next decade. Maybe even sooner maybe by 2030." He further foresees children as young as first graders using a mobile phones would also learn to code to create software on their devices, akin to a skill like math, science and social studies. To enable building micro applications, GitHub also introduced GitHub Spark, an AI-native tool to build personal, customised, and fully functional web apps entirely in natural language. These can integrate AI features and external data sources without requiring any management of cloud resources. During the keynote, Dohmke said the firm is bringing developer choice to GitHub Copilot by making it multi-model, enabling developers to select from industry-leading models including Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro, and OpenAI's GPT-4o, o1-preview and o1-mini. In September this year at the ET World Leaders Forum, Dohmke said that India will overtake the US as home to the largest software developer community in the world by 2027, converging with the rise of AI. He said the that tens of millions of developers in India are creating the digital public infrastructure of the future, fuelling economic growth. GitHub is a developer platform that allows developers to create, store, manage and share their code. The company was acquired by technology giant Microsoft in 2018. Releasing its 2024 edition of its Octoverse report in the US, GitHub said it has seen a surge in GenAI activity in India, signalling that AI has moved beyond the hype of 2023 as Indian developers. "Our latest Octoverse report affirms that India's developer community is the fastest growing developer population on the planet. India's rise as a global tech titan is now inexorable," Dohmke added. The report highlights that developers in India are the second highest contributor to open source projects on GitHub. This is also shaping the future of software and directly influencing innovation on a global scale. India also has the second-highest number of GitHub Education users, contributors to public GenAI projects, and contributions to open source projects -- underscoring India's rise as a global technology leader, the company said during the announcement. The report also pointed out that the rise in Education users is driven in part by the National Education Policy of 2020, which requires schools to include coding and AI in their curriculum. It goes on to say that a recent study from the learning platform Udemy found that GitHub is one of the most sought-after skills in India, comparable to English grammar. "By investing in early-age software development and AI literacy, India is creating a sustained wave of developer talent, driving ongoing growth and securing its position as a global technology leader long-term," GitHub added.

"India's rise as a global tech titan is inexorable," says Thomas Dohmke CEO GitHub

Dohmke in a social media post on X noted that Indian developers are embracing AI as a core tool and are driving advancements by building AI systems using AI itself. "Of course, I have to show some love to India. Now the fastest growing developer population on the planet, India's rise as a global tech titan is inexorable," Thomas Dohmke said in the post on X.Thomas Dohmke, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the developer platform GitHub, lauded India for its extraordinary rise as the fastest-growing developer population worldwide, recognising the country's increasing impact on the global tech landscape and its vital contributions to artificial intelligence (AI). Dohmke in a social media post on X noted that Indian developers are embracing AI as a core tool and are driving advancements by building AI systems using AI itself. "Of course, I have to show some love to India. Now the fastest growing developer population on the planet, India's rise as a global tech titan is inexorable," Thomas Dohmke said in the post on X. "India's developers have gone a leap further: they're increasingly using AI to build AI. India has the second-highest number of contributors to public generative AI projects. This makes it evermore likely the next great AI multinational is borne on the continent," he added. Dohmke added in the post that India's contribution to all projects on GitHub stood at 5.2 billion, with 108 million new repositories in 2024. He further added that India has the fastest-growing developer population. GitHub is a developer platform that allows developers to create, store, manage, and share their code. The company, in its recently unveiled report called Octoverse, said that notable growth is occurring in India, which is expected to have the world's largest developer population on GitHub by 2028, as well as across Africa and Latin America. As per the Octaverse report, there was a 59 per cent surge in the number of contributions to generative AI projects on GitHub in 2024 and a 98 per cent increase in the number of projects. It mentioned India as a major contributor country in its projects. The report added that India is on track to surpass the United States in number of developers on GitHub by 2028, adding that the country has the fastest-growing developer community. "India prioritises open source software and introduced the National Education Policy of 2020, which requires schools to include coding and AI in student curriculum. And notably, a recent study from the learning platform Udemy found that GitHub is one of the most sought-after skills in India, comparable to English grammar skills," the company added in the report underscoring the potential of the country due to various government-run schemes. As per GitHub, it has seen a 95 per cent increase in year-over-year contributions to generative AI projects on its platform, which shows the company's impressively growing business in the country.