Software developer population
Total registered software developers on the platform.
Unit million Industry Software and IT Services
The chart
By region
Each region's latest published value. Periods differ where publishers release on different schedules; the period sits under each name.
Software developer population by region
Latest value per region, as of 29 Oct 2024
View the underlying data
| Category | Source | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | GitHub | Actual | 4 million |
| Philippines | GitHub | Actual | 1.7 million |
| Netherlands | GitHub | Actual | 1.3 million |
| South Africa | GitHub | Actual | 0.66 million |
| Switzerland | GitHub | Actual | 0.52 million |
Every record
All records
5 records · 5 regions · 2024
| Period | Value | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom 1 record | |||
| as of 29 Oct 2024 | 4 million | GitHub · 29 Oct 2024 | actual |
| Philippines 1 record | |||
| as of 29 Oct 2024 | 1.7 million | GitHub · 29 Oct 2024 | actual |
| Netherlands 1 record | |||
| as of 29 Oct 2024 | 1.3 million | GitHub · 29 Oct 2024 | actual |
| South Africa 1 record | |||
| as of 29 Oct 2024 | 664 thousand | GitHub · 29 Oct 2024 | actual |
| Switzerland 1 record | |||
| as of 29 Oct 2024 | 519,000 | GitHub · 29 Oct 2024 | actual |
Primary documents
Sources
1 document. Each links to the publisher's own copy.
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octoverse: AI leads Python to top language as the number of global developers surges | GitHub | — | 5 |
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