India accounts for 15% of GitHub’s global user base, with 27 million developers on the platform

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The developer base in India on GitHub, an internet hosting service for software development platforms, has grown to 27 million in 2026 from 21.9 million in October 2025.

Kyle Daigle, chief operating officer (CEO) of GitHub, said in a post on X that India now accounts for one in seven new developers globally. India now makes up over 15% of GitHub’s global user base of over 180 million developers.